Mango Hotel

Clean and good hotel for the price. It's a 30 minute walk from the city center, so take that into consideration when booking. You get a digital code to enter the building and your room which we found convenient. The breakfast didn't have that many options and there was only a coffee machine.

It's no secret hotels are very expensive in Tampere. This small hotel (about 12 rooms) is a SIMPLE 2 star located in a quiet industrial area about 2 km away from downtown that offers clean, quiet rooms for a reasonable price. It's a 30 minute walk or a short bus ride to the downtown area. There are no services, restaurants, or attractions in the immediate area. Reception is not attended all the time, but "usually" attended during the daytime. Otherwise, everything is done online using your web browser, from registration to payment to getting an entry code for the building and your room. Lots of free parking (the area appears to be quite safe), and complimentary self-serve laundry. Very friendly and hospitable staff (when staff are actually there, which is not always).

The hotel is around a 30-minute walk to the city centre, but there are buses that can drop you off near the hotel (only a 5-minute walk to the nearest bus stop). It's in a slightly unusual location on a kind of industrial estate, but it's quiet and feels safe as you walk around. The keycode system is a little odd - we didn't know if the code for our room would also work to get in to the main building; sometimes it seemed to work, and other times it didn't. This can be quite stressful as the reception desk isn't manned 24 hours a day, so when it didn't work for us late one evening, we panicked a bit. There's no lift, so this isn't a great place for the less mobile or those with heavy bags. I would also have preferred to have a kettle in the room, so you could make hot drinks whenever you wanted without having to walk downstairs. The rooms also aren't very soundproof. The room itself was fairly basic, but the bed was comfortable, though only had one pillow per person. Overall, it's fine for a short stay, especially if you're just looking for a place to rest your head while visiting Tampere for an event. To me, it seemed more like a 2* hotel than 3*.

We visited Tampere for a couple of weeks, our accommodation was calm and the hotel is not bad. But the price much exceeded the service level. You need to walk 1.5 KM to reach the city center. Personally, I felt I was in prison bcz of the safety system they used.