After my last visit (autumn 2015) the personnel has gotten even worse. The only hotel in the town, so perhaps it's not possible to get good staff, but omg - both the male and the female receptionists are unpolite and not-professionals.
Breakfast very basic. Hotel needs updating. It's clean, but everything from 90's.
We stayed there because it's the only hotel in the town. Plusses: beautiful view from the balcony and restaurant. Good location and nice outdoor areas for a walk.
We visited there with family of 3. Our daughter was attending for a figute skating camp. Hotel is located just 500 m from a center and just 300m from ice rink. There are usually KHL hockey teams also in July / August for training purposes. Hotel itself is a little old and worn out. Food... well... better to walk downtown.
A charming, very very clean hotel by a lake. Friendly people, restaurant, good rooms, hot showers and plenty of it. Comfy beds.
In Finland, hotel room floors are tile/hardwood....so sensible and clean. Showers have good water pressure, are reliably hot and did I say clean?
Make sure to stay at the Waltikka if you are birding in this part of Finland.
Excellent and abundant birds during migration.
And, we were goven a lake view room without even asking! Balcony.
I was in Hotel Waltikka just for 2 days. That's a very nice hotel, good bed, the room is large and has a beautiful view for the lake. The people that works there are very helpful and nice. The food is good and the localization is perfect!
I stayed a lot in the hotel in the 90:s. Now I'm back and it looks the same. The room was clean but the tiles in the bathroom are cracked. The bed and the pillows were not that comfortable.
The worst part was the restaurant. It was almost empty and we were a group of seven persons. The first person that got the food had almost finished eating when the food was served to the next couple of persons. When the last four of us got their food the rest had finished eating. I had a hamburger that was very dry.
The WiFi had a very weak reception in the room.
