Stayed at Sokos Hotel Kaarle for one night as we were visiting friends in town.

As Kokkola is such a small city, pretty much every location downtown would be a good one, I suspect. We traveled to and from Kokkola by train and we walked about 7 minutes from the station to the hotel.

Upon arrival we were greeted by a very friendly staff member at the check in desk and I cannot fault the staff at all. Everyone was very friendly.

We had room on the second floor. It was very clean but simple and felt slightly outdated in terms of decor. However, for a short stay it was more than adequate. With some of the rooms on the second floor, as was with ours, you cannot really speak of any views, as the window overlooks a parking lot that has been raised to the window level. Ie. the hotel has its own parking lot on the 2nd floor level. Thus we had to keep the curtains closed at all times.

Also, it seems the heating/airconditioning system did not work in the... more