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Yliopistonkatu 12a, Turku 20100, Finland
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Centro Hotel Turku
Ranked #2 of 20 hotels in Turku
4.0 of 5 stars 45 Reviews
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Helsinki, Finland
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
“Recommend for visitors in Turku”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2012

plus sides:
+ centrally located, yet in quiet inner courtyard
+ nice interior
+ wonderful breakfast with great variety of foods

downsides:
- a small parking space
- not a proper air conditioning, only a ceiling fan
- only one pillow, I am used to hotels having two pillows so the customer can choose between flat and high pillow
- hard mattress, I have a hard mattress at home but not as hard as Centro Hotel
- you can hear the Turku Cathedral's bells toll every half an hour

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  • Stayed July 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Helsinki, Finland
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“One of the best hotel breakfasts I've had”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 October 2011
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Good location in the city center. Easy distance from both bus and train stations. Quite an ugly building on the outside, but nice enough inside. Light, modern rooms. The bathroom was tiny, though. Friendly service. One of the best hotel breakfasts I've had in Finland!

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Helsinki, Finland
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35 reviews 35 reviews
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42 helpful votes 42 helpful votes
“Ugly outside, modern inside”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 September 2011
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The outside of Centro Hotel is propably the most ugliest I've seen for a while. And when you enter the hotel, there's immediate feeling of hostel. But the first look is luckily misleading. Centro hotel is a good choice for peace loving people and also for them who are breakfast lovers.

Rooms and newly renowated and looks are very modern. Free parking and free wlan is nice extra.

  • Stayed September 2011, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Helsinki, Finland
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“Nice hotel, good breakfast”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 August 2011
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Upon our arrival, we were told that the free car park (they had advertised on their website) was full. We should've known that was going to happen as we arrived late and I had read from the previous reviews that you wouldn't necessarily be able to park there. The receptionist didn't seem to care much about our issue of not being able to park, but luckily we were able to park for free outside on the street until the morning.

The overall look of the room was pleasant, there was a huge fan in the ceiling, so air conditioning was covered, even though working out how to make it work was tricky. What was annoying was that the room was a bit stuffy and you weren't able to open the window for more than a crack. There were biscuit crumbs on one of the shelves, which was a bit off putting as this is a hotel, but the worst was our bathroom that stank of the sewer! Not a nice smell, I tell you. Other than that it was all pleasant.

The breakfast was what they advertised -Good and wide range on offer. Unfortunately, for some guests, they didn't check that the breakfast wasn't up 'til 10 am, like originally mentioned on their website, but to 9:30 am. By the time we got to the breakfast there were still things available, but within half an hour everything was pretty much vanished and the staff weren't really efficient to bring out new sets. Perhaps that was due to the fact it was late, but perhaps the hotel should be more accurate of the timetables.

Turku is a very nice city and I thoroughly enjoyed my stay and next time probably will stay at Centro too or somewhere cheaper. Besides the crumbs and the sewer smelling bathroom, we had a pleasant stay for 106 euros.

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
“Super-boutique?? C'mon...”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 July 2011

This is a super-ugly place on the outside, but blonde/modern on the inside. The breakfast buffet is superb, and the staff couldn't be nicer. Our room, however, was stuffy, with no a/c, and Turku can get rather hot in the summer. The free car parking is a gift in expensive Finland. I think it's a great value option in Turku.

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  • Stayed July 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Yliopistonkatu 12a, Turku 20100, Finland
Price range (per night):* INR5,993 - 9,522

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