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Saariselka is the most northerly of Lapland's resorts, nestling in a picturesque white wilderness of gently rounded hills and snow-laden forests, 200kms north of the Arctic Circle.
Here in Santa's spiritual home, it is the call of the untouched wild that makes Saariselka so unforgettable, and the native Sami, with their fascinating cultural heritage and hospitable charm, welcome and enthral visitors with their tales and legends of bygone days. |
Saariselka is home to Santa's tribe of Saari Elves, a hardy outdoor bunch, renowned for their lively energetic personalities, and whose ears and noses don't grow so long as their cousins in Rovaniemi, due to the time they spend outdoors, playing in the snow, rather than toy-making in one of Santa's busy workshops further south.
You can ski, snowboard or toboggan on the snow-covered hills, enjoy husky-sled safaris out into the wild, over lake and river, through forest and tundra, and for the ultimate thrill, try out the roaring snowmobiles and speed along endless tracks out into the heart of the wilderness.
And nature doesn't sleep! Gaze skyward at night for a glimpse of the Aurora Borealis - the unforgettable Northern Lights. This spectacular phenomenon fascinates young and old alike, and being this far north gives you a great chance of seeing them!
Holiday Club Hotel
This superb hotel has everything a family could wish for on a perfect Lapland break and is an established favourite with Esprit guests. The exciting indoor pool with its waves and chutes will keep the children amused for hours, and parents can watch from the comfort of the pool bar.
The evening meal can be enjoyed from 5-8pm in the atmospheric dining-room and is generally buffet style, with flexible timings allowing you to choose whether to eat together as a family, or get tired children earlier to bed, before enjoying an adult-only dinner later on.
The hotel's main bar area has open log fires and comfy lounge seating, making this the perfect spot to relax over a pre or post-dinner drink.
Combined with the convenient choice of family rooms, suites and apartments, and the superb pool area, the Holiday Club makes an excellent choice for your Lapland break.
Location:
Located in the far north of Finnish Lapland, 250km above the Arctic Circle, Saariselka is a small resort, with a handful of hotels and private cabins, literally in the middle of nature.
Accommodation:
Family Rooms
Family Suites
Family Apartments
Log Cabin Apartments
Facilities:
Central village location
Superb swimming-pool with 2 Jacuzzis, water-slide, waves, water chutes, an upstream river, children's pool & pool bar
Sauna and steam-bath
Spa centre for massages, health and beauty treatments (local charge apply)
Lobby bar/lounge with two open fireplaces
Small children's play area
Boutique offering souvenirs, beauty treatments & clothing
FREE use of toboggans
Hot and cold buffet breakfast
Lunches included with activities
Full-board option includes excellent 3-course buffet-style evening meals, with choices, with a special Gala Buffet Dinner on your last night* and a packed lunch on departure day
Family rooms, suites and apartments are available to suit all family sizes
Hotel Kieppi
Hotel Kieppi has been serving tourists for three decades. The hotel was earlier known as Riekonkieppi, and that was popularly termed Kieppi by its regular clientele until it became the official name of the hotel in autumn 2004.
The Kieppi is a charming small hotel built in traditional Finnish style and located in the village centre, just opposite the Hotel Holiday Club and is known for its friendly informal atmosphere. The main building houses its cosy lounge, bar, restaurant and saunas, with the bedrooms located in four smaller cabins just 10m away.
Location:
Hotel Kieppi is a charming small hotel built in traditional Finnish style and located in the village centre. The main building houses its cosy lounge, bar, restaurant and saunas with the bedrooms located in four smaller cabins just 10m away.
Accommodation:
Standard Rooms
Family Suites
Facilities:
Central village location, opposite Hotel Holiday Club's leisure centre complex
Friendly hotel atmosphere
Male and female saunas
Family rooms and suites all with cable TV and tea & coffee-making facilities
Lobby bar and lounge with open fireplace
Small children's play area
FREE use of toboggans
FREE internet corner
Hot and cold buffet breakfast
Lunches included with activities
Full-board option includes excellent 3-course buffet-style evening meals, with a special Gala Buffet Dinner* on your last night in one of our hotels and a packed lunch on departure day
Hotel Riekonlinna
The Riekonlinna is a well appointed hotel with an excellent range of facilities and a reputation for wonderful food. Unsurprisingly therefore, it has proved extremely popular with Esprit guests over recent years.
A favourite feature is the Northern Lights Lounge, which offers big squishy sofas looking out to the northern skies through huge, wall-to-wall panoramic windows, so you can watch for the Aurora Borealis in warmth and comfort!
Children meanwhile will probably be more interested in the play area and the hotel's toboggans, provided free of charge for use by guests.
The Riekonlinna offers a range of family rooms, suites and stylish, well appointed new family apartments set in woods behind the main hotel building, approx. one minute's walk away.
Location:
Located in the far north of Finnish Lapland, 250km above the Arctic Circle, Saariselka is a small resort, with a handful of hotels and private cabins, literally in the middle of nature.
Accommodation:
Standard Rooms
Family Suites
Family Apartments
Facilities:
Elegant and comfortable hotel
Convenient location close to village centre
NEW for 2010 - optional overnight stay in an Igloo snow-cabin
Cosy lobby bar/lounge with open fireplace
Special Northern Lights viewing room!
Choice of family rooms, suites and apartments available, most with private sauna
Massage and solarium available (local charge)
FREE use of toboggans
Children's play area with ball-pond
Four separate saunas
Boutique offering traditional souvenirs
Hot and cold buffet breakfast
Lunches included with activities
Full board option includes excellent 3-course buffet-style evening meals with choices, with a special Gala buffet dinner on your last night* and a packed lunch on departure day
Hotel Tunturi
The Tunturi is a unique, well-designed hotel with a main central building as its focal point, including the reception, restaurant and bar, where musical entertainment is on offer every evening. The hotel is popular among returning guests and prides itself on its friendly service and excellent food.
The well established, comfortable accommodation buildings are set in a charming wooded area near the cross-country ski trails, within an easy 2-3 minute walk of the main Tunturi building. Most room types have a private sauna, and whilst all the bedrooms are comfortable, the Family Suites do offer that extra bit of space in which to spread out.
All meals for all 5 room-types are served in the main central building. There is a super range of family rooms and suites available in different shapes and sizes, as follows.
Location:
Just a distance of 250 metres from the Village centre whilst being surrounded by snow capped trees, this is the perfect location for the perfect holiday. With cosy wood-panelled public areas and good cuisine.
Accommodation:
Standard Rooms
Family Suites
Family Apartments
Gielas Wing - Family Bedrooms
Facilities:
Attractive and comfortable hotel
Holiday Club leisure centre approx. 3 minutes' walk (300m)
NEW for 2010 - luxury Gielas wing offering superb family bedrooms, all with private bath/wc, sauna & balcony
Reception lounge area and cosy lounge bar
Family suites have private saunas
Small children's play area
FREE use of toboggans
Hot and cold buffet breakfast
Lunches included with activities
Full-board option includes excellent 3-course evening meals with choices (sometimes buffet-style), with a special Gala Buffet Dinner on your last night* and a packed lunch on departure day
Santas Christmas Cabins
Cosy catered log-cabins are full of charm with delicious family meals included. Imagine the pleasure of arriving at the cabin and being greeted by one of the festive helpers, with the kettle already on and a freshly baked cake waiting for you to help yourself.
You can book the whole or half the cabin, so whether you are an individual family or travelling with grandparents or friends, one of these Christmas Cabins is ideal! Santa’s Christmas Cabins are located in a secluded residential area of Saariselkä, offering a warm and cosy home in the landscape of glistening white, snow-clad fir trees.
Each cabin sleeps 8-10 people in four separate twin rooms with 2 additional beds available for use in the communal area if one group books the whole cabin.
Rooms:
Living/dining-room with open log fire,
Open-plan kitchen, Sauna, 2 showers in sauna area,
2 separate wc, Rooms 1 & 2 – Two twin rooms, Rooms 3 & 4 – Two twin rooms, 2 additional beds can be used if one group books
the whole cabin.
Facilities:
Sauna, free use of toboggans, Christmas tree in the lounge to set the festive mood
,Open log fire to warm you after exciting outdoor activities.
Hotel Snowflake & Apartments
Be stylishly snowed in at the Hotel Snowflake and Apartments. This place has loads of Lappish charm – from the à la carte restaurant specialising in local game dishes, to the lounge bar with its cosy stone fireplace. Rooms come with a balcony, satellite TV and a handy clothes drying cabinet. Plus, when an action-packed day is over, you can pull up a chair in the Northern Lights viewing room.
Rooms:
All rooms have heating, satellite TV, telephone, minibar, hairdryer and balcony.
Twin rooms sleep up to 4 adults with twin beds and sofa bed. Twin rooms with sauna and no sofa bed and Mini Suites available.
All apartments are located in a separate annexe 100m from the main building and have the same facilities as rooms plus kitchenette with 2 electric rings and a sauna.
1 bed apartments sleep up to 4 people with twin beds and sofa bed. 2 bed apartments sleep up to 6 people with 4 single beds and a sofa bed.
Facilities:
Sauna, massage (at a local charge), gym(at a local charge), restaurant for half board buffet meals - à la carte lunch and dinner for an extra charge, bar area, Lounge, internet access, money exchange(at a local charge), souvenir shop.
Hotel capacity:
196 Rooms.
Santas Tunturi Gielas
Santa's Tunturi Gielas is the latest addition to the Tunturi complex, which is really close to the resort centre. Decked out in a modern, Finnish style, the Gielas has its own breakfast room, bar and lounge with a log fire. What’s more, the complex as a whole has no fewer than five restaurants, including the buffet-based Restaurant Siula for those of you on half-board, and Restaurant Kaltio, which specialises in Scandinavian food. As for the bedrooms, they’re really plush come with a sauna, balcony and internet access.
Rooms:
All rooms have heating, satellite TV, radio, Wi-Fi, telephone, minibar, clothes drying cabinet and hairdryer.
Superior rooms sleep up to 4 adults and have a sauna and balcony.
Facilities:
games room, pool table (at a local charge), table tennis, sauna, playground, children's menu, early suppers, cots, highchairs, Santa's Tunturi Gielas building offers breakfast in its own restaurant, lounge, bar, Internet access and Shops. The nearby Tunturi Hotel offers buffet dinner in the Restaurant Siula for those on half board, a la carte lunch and dinner in the restaurant Kaltio for an extra charge, lounge, 3 bars, internet access and money exchange (at a local charge).
Location:
200m from the resort centre and 800m from the ski slopes.
Transfer time:
25 Minutes.
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