Hotel Katajanokka

The historical prison milieu comes alive as a high standard hotel surrounded by a park. Best Western Premier Hotel Katajanokka (opened in May 2007) has 106 modern hotel rooms within the walls of the 170-year old prison building, in the centre of the Finnish Capital Helsinki. The hotel is located 500 m from Uspenski Orthodox cathedral, 800 m from the Presidential residence, and within 2 km from the main railway station and points of interest like the Botanical Garden, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, the National Gallery Ateneum etc. The facilities and services of the hotel include a 24h reception and concierge, restaurant, lobby bar, summer terrace, limited room service, wireless Internet access in common areas, business centre, meeting/conference facilities, gym, sauna, laundry service, luggage room and parking facilities (extra fee). The guestrooms are equipped with air conditioning/heating, bathroom (shower or tub), hairdryer, sat-TV, pay-per-view movies, telephone, Internet connectivity, iron/ironing board, mini bar and safe deposit box. Address: Merikasarminkatu 1A, 00160 Helsinki, Finland.