Holiday hotel! - Rauhalahti Spa Hotel

I have stayed in this hotel twice before, this time we only went to the spa. The hotel is averagely good, I really liked the breakfast. The building is a bit old fashioned but the surroundings are nice for walking and being outside as the lake is just next to the hotel. Spa then, is not too big, but you'll find various different pools there (regular, cool, hot, jacuzzi, outdoors pool, for kids...). Kids will like the place, there is also a biggish waterslide. Usually I've found the water cold in many spas in Finland, but here it was nicer.

Room was hot and outdated.Pillow was thin and bed hard, bathroom outdated.Spa was a kind of a joke. Hot tubs were designed by some sort of sadists.It was virtually impossible to sit comfortably in them.Food that was served in the restaurant made me angry and sad.Nothing good to eat or drink.I definitely do NOT recommend to anyone.

We stayed here with our Finnish friends and shared a 3 bedroom villa overlooking the beautiful lake for 4 nights. There was plenty of parking and the house was well equipped for cooking. The villa was clean and there were plenty of places to walk. Although we didn't use it there were several volleyball courts, a small beach by the lake which was suitable for children all set in peaceful surroundings. We used the swimming pool once which was fine but not huge. It didn't seem packed considering it was high season. One word of advice if you order tap water make sure you tell them you don't require ice! We were charged for tap water and had to get a refund.