Hotelli Alma

Style and decor as well.

Hotel Alma is a very good hotel. The rooms are clean and have everything you need. The food in the restaurant is very good. I would like to stay again.

Hotel Alma is a very good hotel. The rooms are clean and have everything you need. The food in the restaurant is very good. I would like to stay again.

This is a confusing hotel with what looks like an original historic building with a large modern and stylish-looking building at the rear. There are Hotel Alma signs everywhere, including at the railway station nearby, which made it hard to find the entrance. I entered what I thought was the front door of the original building and stood at a desk with a staff member behind who was on the phone and ignored me - eventually another staff member directed me to the "real" hotel reception. My room, a single, did not seem to have the boutique style and characteristics that the photos on the Expedia website suggest, it was quite bland and dated. The curtains did not fit well (not good during midsummer). The coffee selection was a little mean compared to other lower-priced hotels that I stayed at in Finland. The bathroom was also rather old-fashioned. Breakfast was in a huge hall (as shown on the Expedia page) and was generally good, but not exceptional particularly for hot food. My stay was quite expensive, perhaps because it was one of only a couple of rooms left on that night in Seinajoki (I don't know why the town seems so popular!), so I didn't feel that it offered value for money. It's good that they are investing in new buildings but some attention or upgrade to original rooms should also be considered.