Break Sokos Hotel Levi

The rooms were very cosy, clean and warm. The food was excellent and had the best Salmon ever!!! The breakfast was soooo good with the nicest pancakes and waffles for breakfast. The staff were very friendly and helpfull. Will definitely recommend them.

This was my first visit to Finland as I was in search of some late winter/early spring skiing. Some friends were in Levi and as most of Europe was green, I booked this hotel. A few things to note here. Finnish people assume a great deal of their guests and are unapologetic about their social equality and green culture. All of this is a good thing, just a bit of a culture shock. That said, they assume I’m not dumb as wood and know how to operate a key card to access the lift or front door of the building or ski room (another useful bit of information nobody volunteered), or that I can follow simple directions. I wasn’t expecting my room to be in a different building an no one offered to assist with my bags (or bothered telling me there is access via the underground car park rather than braving the -18 temperatures after travelling fro most of the day). The rooms were like a ten year old IKEA showroom and the bathroom, whilst spacious, had pitiful shower pressure, like an old man urinating with an enlarged prostate. No working safe, so anyone who’s ever travelled anywhere, will know my anxiety of having to take passport and wallet with me all the time for fear of the off-chance of an unscrupulous intruder. No replacement safe was offered. Merely a dismissive apology. Breakfast was the usual buffet style bun fight if you didn’t arrive early enough. It is, however, extremely close to the slopes and generally quite nice. Given the choice (I was too late and they were sold out), I would’ve booked for the Panorama. Levi, is a very relaxed and easy place to get to. It’s pretty, The restaurants are wonderful and the people are lovely. It’s snow-sure and low level so no altitude headaches. The skiing is limited, so if you’re coming for skiing adventure, try higher altitude in Europe. In hindsight, I would’ve preferred Switzerland (same money, better skiing). That said, The Aurora Borealis made an appearance. You don’t get that in the Alps.