Stayed one night. Decent hotel with basic and functional amenities. It's location is quite good being close to the main train station.

My room is adequate, but for 163 euros per night, I had expected something much better than just adequate. The room is small but not tiny, with a double bed, armchair and lamp, and a small desk with chair and desklamp. The furnishings and fixtures are of good quality but mid-range Ikea in aesthetic. There is a small closet, and a minimal amount of hanging space with four coat-hangers (plus an additional would-be hanging space that has no coat-hangers supplied because it's too narrow for them to fit). The bed is comfortable. The shower is separated from the rest of the bathroom only by the geometry of the room; there is no actual shower enclosure or shower curtain. However, a large floor squeegee is provided.

The room is fairly well (but not perfectly) soundproofed against the traffic of the street below. However, the wooden floors let you know exactly when the person upstairs moves a chair or returns to her room at 2 in the morning wearing high heels.

Amenities include a small safe (for which the English instructions are confusingly mistranslated*) and a minibar. Breakfast and medium-speed DSL Internet are included in the room price. The breakfast buffet is of fair to good quality and adequate variety.

Missing from the room, although I would have expected them to be included at this price, were facial tissues, a shaving / make-up mirror, a coffee maker, a plug in the handbasin, and a clock (although the television has a wake-up feature). Included in the room, although I would not have expected it at this price, was a TV remote control held together with duct tape.

*The phrase "push and button" should have said "Push the unlabelled white button hidden on the back of the safe door".

I attended a 4 day conference up at the Helsinki Convention Center and was in need of a decent hotel located close to the railway station. The Cumulus Kaisaniemi definitely fit the bill. It was an easy 5 walk from the railway station and very close walking distance to the Esplanade, waterfront market and Lutheran Cathedral. Several trams also stop right out the front door on Kaisaniemi. The room was rather small and the bathroom was very cramped but there was decent closet space. Unfortunately, there was construction going on at the back of the hotel between 7am-7pm, so it was very noisy in the room during the day. Fortunately, I was almost never there during those hours. I appreciated the free wifi and the breakfast selection was outstanding. Probably the best I had during my entire 2 week trip. The front desk staff was friendly enough and helpful with restaurant recommendations.

We booked this hotel through an ebay auction of a voucher entitling us to a 2 night's b & b at any time during the following 12 months. It was great value. The hotel is a bit shabby but the staff are good and the location great. It is within a 200 m of the railway station on a principle road but Helsinki is a surprisingly quiet city. The room was bigger than you would expect to get in a more modern hotel and had a en suite wet room with bath. The ceiling of the bedroom was painted to resemble clouds. We had a room on the 3rd floor overlooking the main street but there was no intrusive traffic noise. Round the corner was a 24 hr shop selling snacks, beer and a wealth of everyday items. Very handy if you arrive at 2330 like we did. Breakfasts are self service with with an excellent range. Loads of cold meats, cereals, fruit and yoghurt and hot sausages, scrambled egg(looked a bit strange) meat balls etc . Sets you up for the day. I won't say how little we paid as it might make you jealous.