Park hotel, Turku

 In Turku, we stayed in the Park Hotel. This hotel was built in 1902 and is a "proper" hotel where they have a reception desk and make you check in. It has a quaint interior which makes you feel like time has stood still, like you stepped inside a history book.

Each room is decorated to the max in an individual style. The rooms are spacious and include a large sofa (which converts into a bed for two children) with coffee table and a desk for you to write your letters home. Our bathroom had a full-on roll top bath but also acted like a wet room for the shower.

Breakfast was in the dining room and included a range of bread, cereal and fruit as well as the usual continental fare. There are no coffee making facilities in the room but you can ask for one at reception at any time.

There is a small bar and plenty of outdoor seating which backs onto the park where you can watch Turku go by. 

This hotel would suit older couples and families (although the stress of bringing a young child inside the ornately decorated rooms could be quite high - they are bound to knock something over!). It is not a party location but rather somewhere to escape from the modern world.