Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Helsinki

This is a really nice hotel especially for the price. Very nice service, clean big rooms with air conditioning. The hotel is located a block from the central train station making it very convenient. Easy walk to many sightseeing things. You can also walk two blocks and take the #2 Tram and see much of the city.

Good room size, clean rooms , clean bathrooms. Good breakfast with many vegetarian options. Excellent restaurant staff however one feels reluctant to approach front desk. Drinking water , coffee provided at reception can be improved. Biggest problem we faced was the room temperature control. We used to get up in the middle of night sweating and there was no way to improve confort as the windows were sealed and AC was not working.

NOT a 4 star hotel and I can only conclude that the current 4.3-star rating must be faked. Truly it's worse than a random motel in rural Ohio. A particularly stark contrast after a wonderful Radisson Blu Waterfront in Stockholm. Stale air even with the fan running, dirty, mildew in the bathroom, etc. We couldn't sleep and now both of us are coughing and have runny noses — this place is making us sick. Whoever cleaned this room ... simply didn't. Normally I'd have left right away, but we arrived at 2 o'clock at night and didn't have any other options. I will try to cancel the remainder of the reservation and move to another hotel. Will update this review to let you know whether they let me cancel. Update: No dice. Nikita at the front desk did his best to be helpful but couldn't refund the remaining night, and while it's certainly not his fault the entire building is a Soviet ruin, all he could do was give us another room which is identical to the first but with less hair and has a window that opens. The fan in the bathroom doesn't work, though. And the toilet is cracked. And other such things. This review and pictures are of rooms 413 (original) and 531 (replacement) on August 7 2025. Avoid at all costs!!!