A modern city-centre hotel at the best spot in Helsinki. It’s easy to get here and the shopping streets and sights of the city are right next door. Enjoy dinner in the hotel restaurant and watch city life go by.
This city-centre hotel combines modern interior design with Nordic architecture. The rooms are light and use environmentally friendly materials. You can take care of your daily exercise in our well-equipped gym or borrow a bicycle or walking poles from the reception and get to know the city while exercising outdoors (bicycles are available to hotel guests during the summer). Afterwards you can relax in one of our three saunas. The hotel restaurant and bar are comfortable meeting places where you can enjoy both good food and a city view in an international atmosphere.
The meeting facilities are versatile and have top-quality equipment. For the most part they are located at street level. The facilities are suitable for smaller groups or even 90-person events. The Pavilion room on the top floor of the hotel is surrounded by a sun terrace and has a spectacular view over the city. The hotel offers free WiFi in all areas. There is also a car park under the hotel with direct access to the hotel and the Kamppi shopping centre.
You can easily get to know what Helsinki has to offer from the Scandic Simonkenttä. Next to the hotel there’s a bus station and the Kamppi shopping centre together with a movie theatre. Rautatientori and everything else the city centre has to offer are just a short walk away, including Kiasma Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Natural History. The busy Market Square and Helsinki Cathedral are only a 10-minute walk away, as is Rock (Temppeliaukio) Church.
Entrance:
- There are no level differences at the hotel entrance
- There is a non-revolving door at the main entrance with a minimum width of 80 cm
- Doors can be opened automatically
- There is a doorbell at night, which is accessible from a wheelchair
- There is no threshold at the entrance
- Seating is always available close to the entrance
Reception:
- You have clear access from reception to the entrance and lifts
- The reception desk is not lowered for better access with a wheelchair
- Reception has walking stick holders and a hearing loop
- You can borrow a vibrating alarm clock/fire alarm
- Seating is available close to the reception
Lifts and stairs:
- The hotel has at least one accessible lift with an open door width of 80 cm
- Lift doors can be opened automatically
- Both external and internal lift buttons are reachable from a wheelchair
- The control panel inside the lift doesn't have buttons marked in Braille
- There is no voice announcement of the floors or the direction of travel
Public toilets:
- There are 2 accessible bathrooms available in the hotel’s public area
- The bathroom door is accessible from a wheelchair and is at least 80 cm wide
- There are foldable armrests by the toilet
- The wash basin has a minimum height of 78 cm
- There is space under the wash basin to ensure it's accessible with a wheelchair
- There is a handrail on the inside of bathroom doors that open outwards
- Hooks are reachable from a wheelchair
- Emergency alarm is available in the bathroom
Other:
- The corridors in the hotel are accessible by wheelchair
- There is a clear passage to the hotel's shop by wheelchair
- The hotel can offer at least one computer station that is accessible for wheelchair users
- Guide dogs are always allowed in the hotel
Room:
- The hotel has 5 accessible rooms
- The room door has a minimum width of 80 cm when open
- The width of the hallway in the room is at least 80 cm
- The disabled room has wooden floors
- The light switch is reachable from a wheelchair
- The rail for the coat hanger has a max height of 120 cm
- The wardrobe shelf is accessible from wheelchair
- There is accessible space under the desk for a wheelchair
- The TV remote is placed on the side table when you arrive in the room
- The TV has subtitles or closed captions
- The bed height is 55 cm from the floor to top of the mattress
- There is a minimum of 80 cm clear floor space on both sides of the bed
- You will have a bed on legs
- The bed can be adjusted for legs and back
Bathroom:
- The bathroom door is accessible from a wheelchair and is at least 80 cm wide
- There is no threshold into the bathroom
- There is a handrail on the inside of bathroom doors that open outwards
- Emergency alarm is available in the bathroom
- The available free space in the bathroom is 2,8 m2
- Hooks and bathroom towels are reachable from wheelchair
- The wash basin has a minimum height of 78 cm
- There is space under the wash basin to ensure it's accessible with wheelchair
- There is a single lever basin mixer
- The soap dispenser by the wash basin is reachable from wheelchair
- Toilet paper dispenser is reachable from wheelchair
- There is no threshold into the shower
- The shower has a shower curtain
- You can borrow a shower stool or there will be one available in your room
- The shower has a thermostatic mixer
- The shower handle is placed in its lowest position when you arrive to the room
- Shower creme and shampoo dispenser in the shower is reachable from wheelchair
Restaurant and bar:
- Walkways to the restaurant and bar are at least 100 cm wide
- There are no level differences in the restaurant
- The buffet breakfast bar has a maximum height of 90 cm and can be reached from a wheelchair
- There are aids (assistance and trays) available during breakfast
Meeting and conference areas:
- The hotel's meeting and conference area is accessible by wheelchair
- There are 2 disabled toilets available in the meeting and conference area
- The hotel offers a portable hearing loop that is available for meeting and conference guests
- There is at least one meeting room with a minimum door width of 80 cm
