Sokos Hotel Alexandra – Typical Finnish hotel

Jyväskylä has two Sokos hotels, one located in the main shopping street and the other near the railway station. The distance between these hotels is about three blocks, so there’s not much need to select the hotel based on your route. We stayed this time in Sokos Hotel Alexandra — near the railway station.

The hotel has been partially renovated quite recently, and the lobby and the restaurants are in top notch shape. There was a fair in the city, and all renovated rooms were already booked when I made the reservation. The older areas of the hotel do need renovation. There’s nothing wrong per se, and the rooms are way more comfortable and in better shape than typical hotel in the UK or France. They are worn and the textiles are outdated. Beds are comfortable, and there is no difference in amenities.

The price includes a sumptuous breakfast buffet and free use of saunas, available both in the morning and in the evening. There is no pool, but instead three jacuzzis that had surprisingly cold water. Otherwise the sauna was excellent.

www.sokoshotels.fi, Hannikaisenkatu 35, Jyväskylä, Finland, +358 20 123 4642