The Snow Elf Hotel & Apartments

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InYlläs, Lapland

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ABOUT THE HOTEL

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An indoor swimming pool, plenty of space to play in the snow, and regular visits from Captain T – the Snow Elf Hotel and Apartments are well geared up for family getaways.

This resort-style complex has a real fairytale setting – it’s bordered on all sides by snow-dusted pine forests. It’s a family-friendly spot, with an indoor pool and lots of activities on offer.

As well as comfortable and spacious apartments, you can stay in cosy log cabins, which feature traditional décor, a fireplace and a sauna.

This hotel comes with a SnowClub, where families can get involved with entertainment and activities. You can join the SnowClub entertainment team for indoor and outdoor activities like snowman-building, tobogganing and Christmas crafts. There's plenty of entertainment, too, including live shows, festive parties and a Christmas-themed silent disco.

You'll find the details of your itinerary below - just remember that all itineraries are subject to change. You can find your final itinerary on the TUI Santa Trips app two days before you're due to go - just search for TUI Santa Trips in the App Store or Google Play to download it. If you'd like to book additional experiences, we'd recommend booking these with us - it's just so we can make sure they fit around the included activities such as your meeting with Santa, taster sessions and festive finale.

Rooms: 100
Buildings: 17
Floors: 2

Things you'll love

Woodland setting
Indoor swimming pool
SnowClub for kids

Location

In the centre of Äkäslompolo village, with the nearest restaurants and shops 300m away
Near cross-country ski tracks
Ski lifts, ski equipment rental and a ski school just 3.2km away
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Your Itinerary

ARRIVE IN KITTILA

You’ll get a traditional cooked English breakfast on your flight to Lapland. After landing at Kittila airport, you’ll pick up your thermal clothing before you take the transfer to your hotel in Yllas. Once you’ve arrived, the rest of the day’s yours to suss out your snowy surroundings.
SNOW VILLAGE AND SANTA

There’s lots on the agenda today. First up, you’ll get a big dose of Lappish culture at the snow village. This is the place where you’ll have your husky-sleigh ride taster session before decorating cookies and making Christmas ornaments. Next, you’ll zoom through the snow on a toboggan ride as you make your way to the big event – your meeting with Santa.
FREE TIME/FESTIVE FINALE

Today’s free for you to explore at your own leisure, or book in an extra TUI experience – just make sure you book before you go so you don’t risk missing out. If you’re staying for three nights, you’ll hand your thermal clothing back today before you head to your festive finale this evening, where you’ll tuck into a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings. Meanwhile, those staying for four nights will have a free evening.
FLY HOME/FESTIVE FINALE

Whether you stayed for three or four nights, you’ll get a festive Christmas dinner on your flight back home. For those on a three-night trip, it’s time to head back to the airport ready for your flight home today. Or, if you’ve still got another night left, you’ll have another free day to fit in anything you missed the day before. Search for Yllass for all the options. Later, you’ll hand in your thermal clothing before heading to your festive finale, which will feature a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings.
FLY HOME

It’s home time for those staying for four nights today, as you’ll be heading back to the airport ready for your flight home.

FOOD & DRINK

Full Board

Breakfast
Lunch
Evening Meal
Drinks
Snacks

Buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Facilities

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SnowClub
This is one of our SnowClub properties, which means Captain T will be on hand for plenty of festive fun. He’ll entertain little ones with activities like snowdog-building, Christmas-themed storytelling and arts and crafts. Plus, he’ll be hosting special festive parties and sing-alongs. Family-friendly quizzes and games are part of the line-up, too.
Buffet restaurant*
Decorated with a Christmas theme and serving international and local foods with children's options.
Indoor pool
A great place to have some family fun or keep trim with a few laps. Please note that loose swimming trunks are not permitted.

Rooms

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Superior 1 Bedroom Apartment with Sauna
These superior 1 bedroom apartments are spacious and inviting. There’s a twin bedroom plus a lounge with 2 sofa-beds in the lounge. You’ll have a kitchenette and there’s a sauna or that extra touch of luxury.
Annexe 1 Bedroom Apartment with Sauna
These annexe 1 bedroom apartments come with a sauna. There's space for up to six with a twin bedroom, two extra beds in the lounge and a double sofa-bed in the lounge. You'll also find a kitchenette, too.

Versatile comfortable hotel

02 Mar , 2026 Sarah Louise L, 187046

Our first time on a winter holiday and in Lapland. We stayed in a one bed apartment with sitting room/kitchen diner, bathroom with sauna and bedroom. It was comfirtable and functional rather than luxurious. Lovely location, handy for all activities, supermarket and lake, fabulous friendly staff, frequent ( very expensive) transport. Free buffet breakfast great. Evening meal chouce of further buffet or a la carte but this was poor, there are though plenty of restaurants within a short walk. Would prefer the pool to open in the mornings as not oprn until 3om! We loved it. If we stayed here again it would be in a lodge to feel even closer to nature but overall this stay was close to perfect. Highly recomend.

Amazing in log cabin

18 Feb , 2026 DJAinLondon, 504182

Amazing. We stayed in a log cabin which was warm & cosy & rustic. Some people suggest they need updating but why? They are perfectly functional & not supposed to be luxurious. Just hubby & I. They are designed to accommodate 3 people but personally I don’t think they’re big enough for 3. Ours was a 7 minute walk to restaurant of hotel. Stayed half board which suited our needs. Food was good especially breakfast. We loved having the log burner & our own sauna & being set apart from the hotel. Didn’t use cooking facilities in the kitchenette but made tea & coffee & drank wine. Lots of storage space. We dried our clothes in no time in sauna. My one & only complaint is that when we arrived we are dinner as it was 8pm then were given key to cabin & had to find our own way to it which was a bit challenging in the dark & in the middle of a snow blizzard. Would have been better to have a porter show us to our cabin. We are returning next year

Fantastic experience

11 Jan , 2026 Tourist39191351860, 806327

We had a wonderfull time here! The staff is so friendly and helpfull, the food at the buffet (breakfast and dinner) was delicious and we enjoyed it there were also some Lappish dishes to choose from. The location is wonderfull and we stayed in a lodgecabin which was great. We definately want to come back here and highly recommend this place.

Highly recommend this hotel and the TUI Lapland holiday.

03 Dec , 2025 iansteventon, 499564

Booked a Lapland holiday with TUI at this hotel. We booked a log cabin which was very clean and well equipped. The sauna was a nice touch The surroundings are beautiful. Food was really good and plentiful with a lot of choice. Staff friendly and helpful. Very impressed for a three star hotel. The holiday was well organised by TUI. The Santa village morning included in the holiday was lovely. We also booked a husky ride which was brilliant

Magical Lapland experience - great stay with TUI (food wasn't great but didn't ruin it)

05 Feb , 2025 kirstie t, 186262

I never realized how beautiful Lapland would be. The accommodation has the most beautiful surroundings - literally winter wonderland. There was a lot of sledges around for the kids to play on - they had so much fun doing this - using the snow mounds/hills in the hotel area. Our apartment was really spacious - seemed clean - and had a great dryer cupboard for anything that got wet in the snow, dishwasher and a sauna. (we were busy on activities so didn't spend much time here.) It was great going with TUI as there was fun activities for kids in the spare time as well as in the evening, the reps were also very helpful with bus times/recommendations etc. The day out to the snow village was brilliant. Staff in the hotel were very friendly and helpful. Great bus routes to nearby ski resorts where kids can sledge for free. There was one issue but luckily this didn't ruin our holiday - breakfast was fine BUT dinner/lunch was not so great for food. Our kids aren't fussy and managed to find something simple like chips/chicken nuggets but the pasta dishes/meat dishes were really unappetizing for us - I stuck to what the kids ate, as I'm quite a foodie this was disappointing. However this didn't ruin the trip and I probably would return and use the breakfast but eat out nearby for dinner as the hotel was still great value. As a travel agent, I notice this one always comes up a great price including food - sometimes cheaper than the other hotels which dont include any food - AND you have apartment facilities plus the food - so I don't understand why people moan so much as its still better value. Yes some of the apartments are a little far away but there are sledges nearby to help with luggage.

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Special Assistance

This hotel hasn’t been surveyed for its accessibility yet, but we’re working on it.

We realise everyone’s needs are different, so it’s best to get in touch with our Assisted Travel team if you’ve got any questions, on 0353 1 6937700 and option 4. The team are available from 9am to 7pm on weekdays, 9am to 5pm on Saturday and 10am to 5pm on Sunday.

We’ve partnered with AccessAble to create Detailed Access Guides. View our other hotels Detailed Access Guides.

Also, if you or someone you’re travelling with requires assistance at the airport, or on your flight, please let us know as soon as possible once you’ve booked your holiday. You can give the Assisted Travel team a call to arrange this.

Looking for more info? Head to our Accessible Holidays page.

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