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Valkea Arctic Lodge has 30 log cabin apartments. All of them have a bedroom, living room, kitchenette, bathroom shower, free Wifi, hair dryer, bed linen, towels, fire place, coffee and tea making facillities, micro, fridge, basic cooking facilities.
Valkea Restaurant sit up to 100 persons and is equipped with a fire place and lounge area.
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What better way to start the New Year: An unforgettable experience in a fairy tale environment, enjoying the wilderness of pure nature and the comfort of a very clean and cozy cabin. Amazing for the whole family. The very well organised and incredible activities, the delicious food and very friendly and helpful staff made our three-day stay just perfect. A really big thank you to Antti-Pekka and the whole team for everything. A special thanks to Mia and Avi for their much appreciated support and flexibility. We will be back! :-)
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Date of stay: December 2019
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A big thank you to the entire Valkea Lodge team and especially to Maureen and Mika. Availability, advice, smile, kindness. Perfect organization. We were close to perfection. The excursions offered were all as wonderful as each other. The lodges were perfectly equipped (mini kitchen, wood fire, boot warmer, bathroom with underfloor heating, small living room, etc.). A very good time in a splendid region.
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Date of stay: March 2024
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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What a lovely vacation in the Valkea Lodge ! Very beautiful place, great staff,top guide, delicious food.... 10/10 !! We stayed here the first week of february, there was a lot of snow and we saw the Northernlight !!
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Date of stay: February 2017
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Trip type: Traveled with family
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Beautiful lodges with all the trimmings. Meals very sparse, especially breakfast was quite meager. This is in contrast to other comments. Dinner was also very limited in both quality and quantity. We had much better restaurants on our Blue Bird trip.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled with friends
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I booked two rooms for my family of four to stay for three nights. Very comfortable accommodation. The staff were extremely nice and very accommodating! We were in the woods .enjoyed watching a family of Reindeer who enjoyed setting in the shade near our rooms Each room had a bedroom. Living room with a small kitchen , stove, fridge, microwave, French press and plates , cups and utensils. Nice size bathroom with big standing shower and a window . We had two family events with the extended family at Valkea’s Restaurant. One for a milestone birthday and the other for a family reunion in which we had the entire resturant to ourselves. The service and food were excellent!! I can’t say enough about how lovely this place is ! I asked the chef if it’s possible to have a small birthday cake for my daughter’s birthday that happened to be at that time , I was told it was not a problem and they did have a beautiful delicious cake for her . Hotel staff were very friendly and service was excellent!! Free WiFi in every lodge and in the main building where the restaurant is We had a very lovely time . We plan to go back for another stay.
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Date of stay: August 2018Trip type: Traveled with family
Room Tip:Â Order a room with a sauna .
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We stayed here 4 nights at the end of January 2018, with temperatures around -20. Unfortunately we had a cabin without sauna, because they were all booked. Due to the outside temperatures, inside the cabin it was not really comfortable without using the wood burner. The cabin itself is nice and clean with a small kitchen area. The beds are good but the pillows small and disappointing. The shower is ok. Staff at the Reception and in the Restaurant are very friendly and helpful. There is free Wi-Fi in the main building and in the cabins but sometimes it is very slow. The Lodge is located at a lake which was totally frozen during our stay and as far as you could see everything was beautifully covered with snow. We took a 3 hour snowmobile tour which was really nice, but it actually took 2 hours (which was sufficient due to the temperature). The sleigh rides with the huskies were an amazing experience, but the one sold as 1,5 hours takes about an hour and the 3 hour one took about 2 hours. Breakfast in the Lodge is an average buffet, the set lunch has 3 courses and is excellent value for money (€12). Diner is also a set, 3-course meal, most of the time good, but the pike burger was the worst food we had in a long time (lunch and dinner are also available a la carte). When having breakfast and lunch there were only a few other people in the restaurant. However, diner starts at 19.00 with appr 50 people which makes the restaurant a very noisy place. Unfortunately diner only starts when everyone is present and one night this meant we had to wait until 19.30 before they started with serving the appetizer. We found this a very unpleasant experience.
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Date of stay: January 2018
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:Â A cottage with a sauna is nic
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Response from Valkea A, Director of Sales at Valkea Arctic Lodge
Responded Apr 19, 2018
Hi, Thank you very much for your detailed review, this is good for us to hear this kind of feedback so we know what to improve. Some small comments on your feedback: - All of the safari times are given including the briefing and instruction part. So yes, it is quite common that the driving part of a 3 h Snowmobile safari actually lasts only 2 h - depending on the group etc. (And the same with the husky safaris) - Sorry to hear you didn't like the pike burger! I think we will take this off the menu for next year, it has quite a specific strong taste. - Regarding the noise level in the restaurant, we are aware of this, and we are planning to get some acoustic panels for the restaurant to soften the noise levels. - We also got the same feedback from other guests regarding the restaurant staff not serving the starter before everybody everybody is present, and they have instructions now to start serving the starter immediately. Hope this works better now. Thank you again for your kind feedback, and we wish you a good summer! Kind regards, Mia & the Valkea team
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As we speak we are enjoying the hospitality of the owners and theorie staff at Valkea Lodge. The lodge moved from Sweden to Finland and is brand new. The cabins are beautiful, nice sauna in the cabin, the food is excellent with more vegetables than we expected. Cappuccino are good. We enjoy the well organised activities(husky safari, snow mobile, etc). The lodge is located near the ski slope and the biathlon stadium.
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Date of stay: January 2017Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Amazing location, well-equipped apartments with private sauna, private fireplace and a breathtaking view to the lake. The breakfast and the dinner were both delicious and you can also organise retreat activities in the Safari room. Great place to recharge your batteries.
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Date of stay: October 2024
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Trip type: Traveled with friends
Room Tip:Â Sign up for the Northern Lights Alert!
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I stayed with a group at Valkea, but I had a lodge for myself: consisting of kitchen, fireplace, table, living with sofa and tv, bedroom and balcon. It is quite new (3 years) and in perfect condition. The materials are well chosen. The windows that open have their insect screen (when I was there I saw few insects). To have your private sauna was fantastic. The view from the balcon could be better, since the restaurant building is blocking partly the view towards the lake. The complex offers also a restaurant/bar. Very friendly staff. In winter you can do winter sports, in summer you can enjoy the lake, walk into the woods... This accomadation is thus suited both for summer and winter. The city of Rovaniemi is only 50 km away.
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Date of stay: August 2019
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Trip type: Traveled with friends
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I am still talking about this amazing adventure! Every day we had an adventure we had never ever had in our lives before which was so exciting! We had excellent guides who took us snowshoeing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, reindeer sleighing,dog sledding and to spend the day with Sixten a Sami elder.They were all incredible.The wilderness surrounding the lodge is stunningly beautiful..and you have it all to yourself.We were there a week and we did something different each day or you can just relax in your spotless cabin with a sauna and wood burning stove.The food at the lodge was delicious! I walked around with a smile on my face the entire time I was there :) We went to see the Northern lights...but it wouldn't have mattered if we hadn't...it was that much fun! We did see them four times..twice they were the " regular " northern lights and twice they were the amazing waves of color, dancing aurora borealis lights...we were very lucky. You can book your adventure directly with the lodge...Mia was wonderful at helping us decide what activities to do....we got the package deal and then added on activities. We flew in to Rovaniemi,the capital of Lapland. They pick you up at the airport and the lodge is about an hour away. Valkea Lodge is a special place...AP, Mia, Robert, Adam, Paula and the entire awesome staff work together to make this an unforgettable experience...I loved loved loved this trip. If you are thinking of going to Lapland,come here. You will be so glad you did!
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Date of stay: February 2019
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Response from Valkea A, Director of Sales at Valkea Arctic Lodge
Responded Apr 4, 2019
Hi, Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We still remember you and your beautiful smile, and we are happy if you keep with you some memories from the Arctic and Valkea. All the best! Mia & Valkea team
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PRICE RANGE
$116 - $121 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
FinlandLaplandPello
NUMBER OF ROOMS
30
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