Original Sokos Hotel AlbertvsScandic Grand Marina
Original Sokos Hotel Albert and Scandic Grand Marina are both recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Scandic Grand Marina scores significantly better than Original Sokos Hotel Albert. Scandic Grand Marina comes in at 81 with approval from 5 sources including The Telegraph, EuroCheapo and Fodor's.
Original Sokos Hotel Albert
Albertinkatu 30, Helsinki 00120, Finland
From $113/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
Michelin Guide
"Late 19C building with welcoming lounge bar. Standard bedrooms are compact but well-equipped and are useful for business travellers; superior rooms are slightly larger."
Lonely Planet
"A boutique-style hotel from this hotel chain that’s well located for design shops and bars in Punavuori."
Scandic Grand Marina
Katajanokanlaituri 7, Helsinki SF-00160, Finland
From $68/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"Housed inside an early-19th-century customs warehouse in the posh Katajanokka island neighborhood, the Grand Marina has one of the best convention centers in Finland." Full review
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Ask for a room with a view of South Harbor.
Lonely Planet
"On Katajanokka a very short stroll from the Viking Line ferries... The never-ending corridors make it feel like you’re on a ship, but the rooms, with their blond parquet, are typically Nordic." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The Scandic Grand Marina is a huge, upper-middle-range hotel with 470 rooms housed in an imposing seven-story red brick building that was built as a warehouse in the 1920s." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Although the expansive Grand Marina occupies a former 1920s harbour warehouse on the Katajanokka promontory in central Helsinki, the comfort and variety of the rooms render it far from industrial." Full review
EuroCheapo
Editor's Pick
"The sprawling four-star Scandic Grand Marina sits regally near the harbor in Katajanokka, the area just east of the city center." Full review