Radisson Blu Plaza

Wie soll man es am besten sagen?
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Hammer!
Ich bin überwältigt von dem Hotel!
Es passt einfach alles!!!
Und besonders gut sind die Betten und das Frühstück.
Über die Betten: ich bin ohne Rückenschmerzen aufgewacht, ich schlafe hier besser als zu Hause! Einfach nur genial!

This hotel is truly in the middle of the city. Some people might like that, but I prefer the less central and more iddylic parts of Helsinki. The hotel charges are pretty high, so that really raised my expectations. And they were met to some point. The rooms are great, nice design and spacious enough. The hallway has the room numbers as a light projection, supercool. You can swith thre color to red if you do not want to be disturbed. The lobby and restaurants look very nice too. Major disappointment was the gym, which has one machine of each, so only one treadmill to run on. Very poor.

This was my first time at the Radisson Blu Plaza. And it definitely will not be my last. For openers the hotel is located in the center of town which puts it in walking distance of everything; restaurants, pubs, shopping, public transportation (did I mention pubs?).
Upon entering the hotel it has a contemporary feel to. The lobby is very spacious a very nice bar area located behind the check-​in desk. The staff was very friendly and prompt in welcoming guests. The check in process was quick and painless. The elevators are located near the check-​desk which made them easy to find. Upon entering the elevator, a room key is required to operate any of the buttons.
Upon arriving on my floor I immediately noticed the hallways were sufficiently lit. One cool thing about the hallways is there are lots of tiny spot lights shining from the ceiling throughout. Room numbers are located on the floor in front of each room and are illuminated. More about those a little later.
Once in the room the contemporary feel continues. My room was nicely decorated with white finish and wood accents. The room contained a very nice flat screen TV (~35 inches). The room had a very nice integrated media center which allowed me to connect my iPad for music throughout the room. The hotel also had a nice jazz playlist that made for great listening. The rooms come equip with room darkening window treatments (required for the months of ~24 hours of daylight). The bathroom was nicely stocked with fluffy towels and the usual assortment of soaps, shower gel, shampoo and conditioner. There were robes and slippers.
Now back to those illuminated room numbers (what can I say, I’m a nerd/​technology geek). Upon arriving my room number was purple (my favorite color). Inside the room is a knob that changes the color of the room number lighting. Want your room cleaned immediately, turn the knob to that setting and the lighting changes to green. Don’t want to be disturbed (for whatever reason) turn the knob to that setting and the lighting changes to red. (As you can tell, it doesn’t take much to amuse me… I need to get a life)
The hotel also has an amazing sauna that is must when traveling internationally. The only disappointing part of the Radisson Blu Plaza was the ‘gym’. After all the other great things I was expecting a much nicer gym. The gym was basically a couple of guest rooms which contained a 2 – 3 treadmills, a weight bench, dumbbells and weight machine (which was out of commission during my stay).
If you’re ever in Helsinki definitely check out the Radisson Blu Plaza. I will stay there again on my future visits.