Original Sokos Hotel Ilves

Work related trip to Tampere. Good food in every meal, breakfast/lunch/dinner. Rooms were good, higher you are, better the views. Hotel has good sauna and pool in the ground floor. Morning sauna was missing in weekdays, that is a pitty. Easy access from bus- or train station or by your own car, huge garage under the hotel. Staff was friendly, professional always ready to help.

A reason for me to select this hotel had been its closeness to the bus station, where the Finnair bus from Helsinki airport arrives, but its location is generally a very positive aspect, since it is close to the shopping centres Koskikeskus and Ratina, but also to the main street Hämeenkatu. Many restaurants and sights are in walking distance. Good was also my room, a Standard Twin on the 8th floor with big windows and a great view. It had all I needed, especially also a writing desk, and it was very clean. One could ask for daily room service, otherwise it takes place on every third day. Check-in at reception was fast and very friendly. The lobby is large with several rooms to sit down, just the pop music there was a bit too loud for my taste. Also one will find here the Lynx bar ('ilves', the hotel's name, in Finnish means lynx). Further down is a spa with sauna and swimming-pool, open for men between 6 to 9pm, a time, which didn't suit me, so I never went there. Breakfast is served at the Amarillo restaurant on the ground floor and there is a big choice of items, also a good coffee from the machine.

If possible, I always stay at Ilves when in Tampere. It’s a centrally located legendary hotel with excellent service and services. It also has been renovated recently and it was done with good taste. They have a spacious garage right under the hotel. Nice restaurant and very nice spa area. Recommend highly!

Nice room, comfy bed. Good breakfast and if the hotel parking is full you can leave car near at Koskikeskus parking hall. Staff was helpfull and nice and there was enough staff at the reception even it was busy summer weekend. Great location, my favourite hotel in Tampere!

Hotel's new interior done succesfully. Clean room, good breakfast and friendly service (overall). Self check-in plus. Kids playroom was fun even for bigger children (adults). Lobby shop was good enough. Elevators were fast. Hotel location and spa +

Hotel is renovated that is good. Rooms are clean, super clean huge plus for that! Bed is dopg, get a good night sleep. But you can hear everything thrue walls, even cough. Retaurant are not good, eat elsewhere. But hotel athmosphere is good, but still I will go another hotel next time.

Beautiful room, freshly renovated. Nice view from the 15th floor, very quiet as requested. Good deco and lights. Stylish and fresh. Dirty waterglasses in the bathroom: someones eyelash in one and a dirty fingerprint inside another. Uncomfortable bed, didnt feel stable. Two sleeping pillows+ decorative pillow. Breakfast was almost good, it had everything right on paper but all veggies had dried from surface from the prep, apparentently from the previous night. Orange juice tasted like it’s been industrially made, not from orange. Staff was very friendly and nice. Parking on the lower garage level = you have to carry your luggage up steep stairs. Signs are not clear, also really small space for cars, not clearly marked spaces = people park on 2 spots.