Gielas Hotel, Saariselka, Finland / Lapland

The luxury Gielas Hotel offers highly recommended deluxe rooms and junior suites, located in the deluxe wing of the Tunturi Hotel. This unique hotel offers you a chance to experience the beauty of the Arctic wilderness while enjoying comfortable amenities. The Gielas Hotel offers it's own fireside lounge, bar and a la carte restaurant - the perfect spot to relax after a day of exploring Saariselkä.

Village location

The Gielas Hotel has an excellent location in Saariselkä, set back around 250 metres from the main village. Its location makes it a great starting point for outdoor activities such as tobogganing, winter walking, cross-country skiing, and participating in optional extra excursions such as Northern Light experiences and snowmobile safaris.

Luxury accommodation

The hotel offers superior rooms furnished in a simplistic style that have been designed to provide a cosy retreat after a day out in the snow. The rooms are equipped with everything you need for a Lapland holiday, including a balcony overlooking the resort, free Wi-Fi, drying closest, tea and coffee making facilities and a sauna.

Lounge and bar

After a day of skiing or participating in one of our excursions, the lounge and bar area is an ideal spot to curl up next to the fire with a hot chocolate. Alternatively, enjoy adrink in the Bar & Grill Pirtti, which has a laid-back home away from home feel, or sit back and relax with the live entertainment, which is frequently on during the winter season.

Gielas Hotel guests have breakfast in their own hotel and take dinner in the main building of the Tunturi Hotel.

This hotel can also be booked as part of our 'Muotka 2-Centre Adventure'.

• 3 Restaurants (in main Hotel Tunturi building)
• Fireside bar
• Pub in main Hotel Tunturi building
• Lappish Kota (pay locally, on request)
• Music and dancing most nights in the main building
• Massage (pay locally)
• Ski waxing room
• Saunas
• Fitness room
• Guest PC
• Free Wi-Fi in the Lobby Lounge
• Free Wi-Fi in all hotel rooms and suites

• No. of rooms: 96

• No. of buildings: 1
• No. of floors: 5

Annexes

All rooms are located in the Gielas Wing of the Hotel Tunturi, approx. 100m from the main building.

Rooms

Superior Twin Room sleeps two to four people, recommended for two adults and two children or three adults, and are around 30 m2. These rooms have twin beds, and an additional sofa bed for one adult or two children

Single Superior Room is sole occupancy of the twin room

Please note that rooms are cleaned everyday, apart from Sundays.

Room facilities

• Balcony
• Free Wi-Fi
• TV
• Sauna
• Drying closest
• Tea and coffee making facilities
• Bath and shower
• Sauna
• WC
• Fridge
• Safe
• Hairdryer
• Iron

Accessibility

The Gielas Hotel rooms are not adaptable, and not all rooms are accessible by lift. Please give us a call to discuss whether this property suits your needs.

• Lift accessible: Yes
• Lift serves all floors: No
• Access ramp: No

Gielas Hotel guests have an extensive hot and cold buffet breakfast served in Restaurant Kaltio, located on the ground floor of the Gielas building.

All evening meals are served in the Tunturi Hotel's main building (approx. 100 metre walk). This is a three course buffet dinner with a choice of main courses, including a vegetarian option, two desserts, soup and a salad buffet.

New Years gala dinner and dance included.

Board basis options available

• Half Board

This property caters for the following special dietary requirements

• Diabetics - Insulin can be stored
• Gluten Free
• Vegetarians

The Tunturi can cater for special dietary requirements. Please note that all meals will be served from the buffet, including special dietary meals (vegetarian, dairy and gluten free) options. Please inform us of any dietary restrictions at the time of booking. Allergies and intolerances not listed above cannot be catered for. All allergies and intolerances, even if listed above, are subject to confirmation by the accommodation.