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    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 Lapland app two days before you're due to go - just search for TUI Lapland 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: 88
    • 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

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    • Breakfast
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    • 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.

    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.
    Magical wonderland ..
    26 Dec , 2024 weyweywong, 187069
    My daughter booked Santa trip through Tui ..absolutely fantastic . We stayed at this hotel for four nights ,full board . We had a family room ,just behind reception. Room was perfect,well equipped.. Full kitchen amenities..dish washer..microwave, kettle ..Hobb ..plenty pots and pans . If you are going self catering everything you need . Super market is 10 minutes walk. Fantastic airing cupboard, which dries your snow suits effectively. Rooms are spacious..plenty room for family of four . Shower room ,with sauna. We had breakfast,lunch and dinner at the hotel restaurant. Porridge is the best I’ve ever eaten , Mrs Claus secret recipe I was told ☺️ Plenty of choice ,something for everyone..my grandchildren never went hungry..and they can be a little fussy . Lunch and dinner was equally excellent… Staff are all very nice , but I believe if you treat someone respectfully, warm and friendly..they reciprocate it . Hotel has a regular bus service to a nearby ski resort..(7 euros each way ,per person..we booked a private taxi 20€.. It is free to sledge there ..the children had great fun for a couple of hours . We then lit a fire in a nearby yurt ( wood and matches there for your use ,free) Part of our holiday booking included a trip to Santa village ,husky ride ,and snowmobile ride .. I can fully recommend this hotel .. It has always been top of my bucket list to visit Lapland at Christmas..so lucky to have my been .. Pure magical from start to finish. We were even saw the northern lights!..wow
    Hotel and TUI 3 night package review
    20 Dec , 2024 MrsDonnaPowell, 186298
    I stayed for 3 nights with my daughter in law and 3 grandchildren on a TUI package. We had a 2 bedroom apartment which was clean and tidy. The beds and sofa bed were comfortable although there was only one person on the sofa bed. If there had been 2 sharing the quilt was too small. The walk to our room was horrendous with 4 large suitcases and 2 hugh bags with our snowsuits and boots in. There is no help from the hotel staff or TUI reps. It was so bad that we booked a large taxi to take our luggage from our room (444) to the reception for our departure. This cost 20 euros for a 2 minute drive but was worth it to get the luggage ready for coming home. We also had no outside lights on the block we stayed in except for a short period of time one day. This was very dangerous for us all especially when hauling our cases upstairs to the apartment. When I told the woman at reception, she said maintenance had finished for the day but we could have a head torch! We were dining on a full board basis but thought the buffet food could have been better. It was usually cold and not very nice. We dined out one night just to fill up on something freshly cooked. The positives of the hotel were the location and scenery. Short walk to the shops, restaurants and lake and amazing scenery all around. If we were to come to Lapland again I think it would be in a different hotel and book our own tours. TUI crammed as many people onto the buses and it seemed as though we were hurried. The reindeer experience (costing over £600 for our group) was mostly a waste of money. We were picked up too late to enjoy it. It was totally dark so we saw nothing, no magic whatsoever. Around 20 minutes ride, 20 minutes in a hut having a drink and chatting about reindeer and about the same time feeding reindeer in a large paddock. They came racing in for the food which frightened so many children. Screaming kids is not the best way to round off a trip that was billed as a magical 2-4 hour excursion that was around one hour with over an hour in the bus. The Santa Claus day is mostly very good. It is only 2 and a half hours so slightly rushed and the biggest disappointment was Santa himself. Nothing jolly about him at all. He almost threw the gifts at the children with no enthusiasm. Allowed a few photos to be taken and said Merry Christmas. 2-3 minutes and we were out. I think that spending the money it costs to go on this type of package we should have been totally wowed but unfortunately we weren't. The children loved sledging and playing in the snow. Some of the activities were good too. The festive finale was better than we expected with the added bonus of seeing the northern lights. I've written quite a lot about TUI in this review as a lot of the guests were on the same package as us so I feel it's a good balanced opinion. The TUI staff were also the entertainment in the restaurant and other areas nearby.
    TUI & hotel overpriced. Not very Christmassy but overall experience of a winter holiday and snow village great
    12 Dec , 2024 Sightseer58092716158
    Overall lovely holiday and experience for our first time to Lapland. We were part of a large group of all ages including children aged 3, 6 & 7. The temperature had been quite mild for Lapland and there had not been a lot of snow but luckily when we arrived there had been a bit of snow. Just seeing the snow is exciting & provides lots of fun for the children sledding. We booked through TUI and overall I think it’s an overpriced holiday and unfortunately not very ‘Christmassy’ we could have paid a fraction of the price and went in January/February and it wouldn’t have made any difference. The rooms are ok, spacious & clean which is the main thing. Food is awful at the hotel and be prepared the drinks (even soft drinks) are ridiculously overpriced (if you drink beer- very flat, not quite a pint glass and they’re charging 9 euro for that. 15 euro for a glass of red wine. ) The day out to the snow village was fantastic, we had a taster husky ride, taster snow mobile (pretty long session for a taster) visited Santa he doesn’t say much and you are in & out), children decorated cookies too. The only problem about the day here was it was far too short. We had 2.5 hrs to cram everything in, meaning we had to cut short our walk inside the igloos etc. we could have spent a lot longer here as really it is your full experience. The finale meal is very very disappointing, again very overpriced drinks (53-64 euros for a bottle house wine). The Christmas dinner was boiled potatoes (hard) or chips no roast potatoes, tinned peas & carrots and smoked turkey, it was not edible tbh. Puddings were nice though. Experiencing a winter holiday, sledding, and the snow village was brilliant, but if we went again we would not book through Tui or a package holiday and wouldn’t be as bothered about it being Christmas time as I think Lapland UK is far better for the Christmas experience and excitement for children. Hope this helps anyone looking to book.
    Magical
    13 Aug , 2024 Gianni C, 551834
    Great family experience. We have never been a winter holiday as a family and this was an amazing experience. Hotel was clean and food great for our fussy kids. The scenery is unbelievable and local people very friendly. Highly recommended to visit
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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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    Map Position: 67.603921796, 24.172568756
    Star Rating: 3
    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3 /5 based on 418 customer reviews

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