LAPLAND HOTELS LUOSTOTUNTURI & AMETHYST SPA, Luosto

Lapland Hotels Luostotunturi provides hotel rooms, log cabins, and holiday apartments. Rooms have wireless internet. Some rooms include a balcony or terrace. Log cabin apartments feature 2 bedrooms with bunk beds and a sofa bed for one child. These cabins include car parking, a block heater power point, wireless internet, a fireplace, a kitchen/dining area, and a clothes drying cupboard. Standard Twin rooms offer two separate beds. Superior Twin rooms include two separate beds and a convertible sofa-bed. Family Rooms are loft rooms with two separate beds downstairs and in the sleeping loft. Suites have a living space, a bedroom with a double bed, and a view of Luosto-fell, sleeping up to four persons on the sleeping loft.

The hotel provides dining options, including Restaurant Kelo (300 meters from the hotel), Bistro, À la carte Tunturi, and Parvi, plus four bars. À la carte Tunturi seats 200 and features Lappish delicacies. Restaurant Parvi is located above À la carte Tunturi and accommodates private events. Restaurant Bistro and Rumpu bar are in the lobby. NightClub Karhu provides after-party entertainment. Breakfast includes Nordic cuisine and natural ingredients, and is served from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. for 18 € /person, children 4-12 years old for 9 € /person. The menu includes Lappish tapas, creamy salmon soup, Lapland Hotels salad, Arctic char, and reindeer tartar for starters. Main courses feature sautéed reindeer, beef tenderloin, reindeer of the day, fish of the day, and Lappish potato gnocchi. Burgers include Lapland Hotels burger, reindeer burger, chili & jalapeño burger, and veggie burger. Desserts include rhubarb sorbet, snowball, chocolate cake, and northern flavour ice cream. Kids menu options are sautéed reindeer with mashed potatoes, sausages with mashed potatoes, and breaded chicken fillets with fries.

Lapland Hotels Luostotunturi offers the Amethyst Spa, with a bird-shaped multi-purpose pool featuring gentle waves and water jet massage points, plus an amethyst cave jacuzzi. The sauna department includes a Finnish sauna, a Turkish bath, massage, and gym services. The gym includes exercise bikes, treadmills, and free weights. Hotel guests can use the spa from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. There are two saunas: a traditional sauna and a steam bath. The steam bath is unisex. In the traditional sauna, men and women have separate sauna rooms. A guided tour at the Amethyst Mine includes fresh beverages, stories about geology and history, and digging for an amethyst stone. The starting point for excursions is the parking area at the Luosto holiday resort, below the ski slopes. Other options include hiking, biking, skiing, and snowshoeing.

Lapland Hotels Luostotunturi & Amethyst Spa is 100 km from Rovaniemi. The hotel is near the Luosto Ski resort. The hotel is accessible from Rovaniemi Airport (110 km) and Kittilä (approximately 1h 50 min). SkiBus runs daily for flights and trains from Rovaniemi. By car from Rovaniemi, continue towards Ivalo / Kemijärvi (E75) for 90km, then take Pyhä-Luostontie (962) for 15km. Parking is available in front of the hotel, including spaces with heating outlets. The hotel includes an electric car charging station (11-22 kW), compatible with all electric cars and chargeable hybrids (Type 2 cable required). Services in Luosto include 176 accommodation options, 3 restaurants, 2 order restaurants, the Amethyst spa and gym, conference facilities, wireless internet, an electric car charging station, Luosto Ski resort, and a Night Club. The only functioning amethyst mine in Europe is 2 km away.

The hotel has central heating based on woodchips. Check-in is at 4 p.m. and check-out is at 12 noon. Late check-out costs 25-50 €. Additional beds are available for most rooms. Cots are free for guests under 4. Pet-friendly rooms are available for an extra fee of 20 € per accommodation (check availability in advance). Free wi-fi is available in all rooms, log chalets, and common areas. Ski passes to Luosto Ski Resort and Lapland Safaris excursions can be bought from the hotel reception. The hotel shop at the reception is open 24/7 and sells beverages, souvenirs, and gifts. Conference facilities include an auditorium for 100-160 persons and four conference rooms for 10-60 persons. The auditorium has 118 fixed seats with desks. Kipinä, a conference room with brick walls, fits 10 - 25 persons in a U-shaped layout, a maximum of 50 persons can fit when the room is setup like a classroom. These taxis and transfer services will help if you need transfer from Pyhä-Luosto bus stop to your cabin or a ride to the airport. The Finnish sauna and the Turkish bath together with massage, treatment and gym services will help you relax and get fit.