Best Hotels near Ivalo Airport, Inari

Very friendly and helpfull service, great location in the middle of Ivalo. And very comfy overall. We were allowed to check in over 2 h early after a very stressfull flight and check out a hour late without additional charge. The room was comfy and big with a great view. Breakfast could be better but the dinner was always great.

We stayed here on our way to North Cape and it was a comfortable overnight stay. We particularly appreciated the heated indoor pool and saunas. The buffet dinner and breakfast were both of a good standard and thought that the hotel represents good value for money..

You won’t be disappointed at the Aurora village restaurant, the lunch buffet is value for money and the set menu for dinner is worth travelling all the way there for. No bookings are needed for lunch but must book for dinner especially during the Christmas holidays. I recommend you take the second seating as an excuse to have a Glogi or a bubbly with winter berries by their fire place. Wonderful place to relax and absorb the warm cosy atmosphere. You can request food requirements such as no eggs or no nuts in advance. Menu for the week is online. Hyvää ruokahalua!

In terms of cost performance, this hotel is considered to be very high among glass house hotels. It was a little hard to find. After the bus got off the bus, it was too difficult to drag the luggage in the snow. Later, I contacted the hotel reception to send a car at my own expense. You can book sleigh rides, snowmobiles, aurora chasing and other projects at the hotel. Overall is good!

Wow what can I say!!!! Amazing. We came for 10 days over new years with my husband and three children aged 8,11,13. From start to finish we had a great holiday. Accommodation - We had a cabin double bedroom downstairs (very small) and a mezzanine upstairs with three beds for the children. Cabin had a lounge area with tv and kitchen nook and table and chairs. Bathroom with inbuilt sauna. Only downside of the cabin was there wasn’t a huge amount of storage. Nowhere to store clothes in the bedroom at all. We lived out of suitcases. Resort itself not huge. Had a luxury feel. We didn’t want a commercialised holiday and this was perfect. Staff couldn’t have been more friendly. Dining room has a panoramic view over the frozen lake which was beautiful. Food - buffet every night. we mostly ate from the buffet every night as there was so much choice and the quality was really good. Expect some reindeer dishes but also standard pasta etc. A couple of times we used the a La crate menu just to try a few dishes. There is also a children’s menu at no extra cost doing pasta, burgers etc which you can order from. Breakfast was so much choice my children especially loved the waffles! Activities - we had pre booked activities but found it easy to swap and change them weather dependent and if we were doing too much on one day. Take advantage of the hotel clothing provided. They provide all outer gear including boots. Every size available and good quality. The clothing area is open twice a day. Huskies were awesome. Got to ride a fair distance taking it in turns to mush. We even got to see the new puppies. Snowmobile trecking. Unfortunately children have to be over 16 to sit on the snowmobiles. My children were pulled in a sledge by the guide while my husband and I drove our own snowmobiles. Be warned they were cold. Wrap them up extra warm for this activity. Snowshoeing this was a lovely activity with a great guide who was super knowledgeable. Aurora camp. Lovely chance to get into the wilderness at dark. Reindeer farm. Got to feed and pet the reindeer and learn lots about the Sami culture . Always free sledges around the resort and plenty of places for children to sledge all day New year was great. The staff made a special effort. We dressed up went into the dining room. Special food. A singer. And at midnight we went into the frozen lake. Where we all were given champagne and watched amazing fireworks over the ice. Super special. The resort itself is within walking distance about half an hours walk from town. Not a huge amount in the town. A super market, church bar (with great hot chocolate) and a souvenir shop. All in all this was a fantastic holiday somewhere special to go for new year and we also got to see the aurora!

This is the second hotel for the Wilderness chain of hotels in Inari, taken over a couple of years ago. It's smaller than the other hotel (Wilderness Inari) but it has had a lot of investment particularly in the restaurant and the bar. The restaurant and the food wouldn't be out of place in a city centre and the offerings are of a high standard. Not everything will be to your taste but all the dishes are beautifully created and the service is excellent. The wine choice is limited but we settled on the local Finnish blueberry wine which was robust enough to compliment the reindeer steak in a red wine sauce. Our package had full board and the food is plentiful and delicious. You could describe the hotel as a restaurant with some rooms. The backdrop to the bar and the restaurant is a winter scene overlooking the wide expanse of the river which flows into Lake Inari. It is a beautiful setting. As regards the accommodation the new owners appear to have opted for a makeover rather than refurbishment as there is a limit the changes they might make with the layout they have inherited with it's jumble of rooms and connecting sections. Accomodation is better in the neighbouring Wilderness Hotel but you wouldn't have access to their excellent restaurant. The Wilderness Juutua also scores with its proximity to the centre of Inari and it's (frozen) lake which meant a number of guests were able to walk out on the lake in the evening to see the aurora. If accommodation is one of your criteria go to the other hotel but you'd miss out on the location and the restaurant. The activities available are the same as the other hotels so not worth commenting other than they are 'must do' including the snowmobiles and snowshoeing. Finally the staff are really helpful and cope with an almost full hotel with charm and friendliness over an intense winter season. They really are the stars along with the food.