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Apukka Resort

3.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
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Aurora Cabin
Exterior
Property grounds
Lake
Aerial view

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Tutkijantie 28, Rovaniemi, Lapland, 96900
  • Santa Claus Village
    7 min drive
  • SantaPark
    8 min drive
  • Ounasvaara
    14 min drive
  • Rovaniemi (RVN)
    9 min drive

Room options

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Aurora Cabin Queen

Aurora Cabin Queen

  • 29 sq m
  • Partial lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Apukka Lakeview Suite | Living area

Apukka Lakeview Suite

  • 40.5 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Double Bed, 2 Twin Beds and 2 Large Twin Sofa Beds

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Aurora Cabin Family

Aurora Cabin Family

  • 41 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Kammi Glass Igloo Suite | Living area

Kammi Glass Igloo Suite

  • 32 sq m
  • Partial lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Sofa Beds

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Komsio Glass Igloo Suite

Komsio Glass Igloo Suite

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Futon and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Villa Apukka

Villa Apukka

  • 230 sq m
  • Sleeps 14
  • 3 Double Beds and 8 Twin Sofa Beds

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Aurora Cabin

Aurora Cabin

  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Aurora Cabin King

Aurora Cabin King

  • 29 sq m
  • Partial lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the area

Rovaniemi

Located in Rovaniemi, Apukka Resort is within a 15-minute drive of SantaPark and Pilke. .This beach hotel is 10.2 mi (16.3 km) from Lappia House and 10.2 mi (16.3 km) from Arktikum.

What's nearby

  • Santa Claus Village - 7 min drive - 9.1 km
  • SantaPark - 8 min drive - 11.2 km
  • Arktikum - 12 min drive - 16.4 km
  • Lordi's Square - 12 min drive - 16.5 km
  • Ounasvaara - 14 min drive - 16.8 km

Getting around

  • Rovaniemi Station - 17 min drive
  • Rovaniemi (RVN) - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Christmas House Restaurant & Coffee Bar - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Santa’s Cuisine - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Three Elves Restaurant - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Kitchen and Bar Ahkio - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Loft Cafe - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Apukka Resort

Delightful beach hotel with a sauna
Apukka Resort offers 84 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers and bidets. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 84 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, bidets, and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including a sauna and bicycles to rent. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a fireplace in the lobby.
Enjoy local cuisine at Aitta, one of the hotel's many dining establishments, which include 2 restaurants and a coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 8 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include multilingual staff and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 8 AM and 10:00 AM.
Aitta - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Kota - This restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open select days.
Riihi - Onsite lobby lounge. Open daily.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English, Finnish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 8 AM–10:00 AM
  • 2 restaurants and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar

Restaurants on site

  • Aitta
  • Kota
  • Riihi

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Playground
  • Sauna
  • Shopping
  • Snowmobiling

Family friendly

  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Gift shop/newsstand

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Dock
  • Firepit
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
  • Fireplace in reception
  • Renovated entire property – August 2022

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower
  • Towels

More

  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:30 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
This property offers airport transfer service for a surcharge, EUR 65 for 1-6 people and EUR 185 for 7-20 people.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 20.0 per stay

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 30 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 50)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: EUR 30 (one-way), (from 4 to 14 years old)
  • Housekeeping is available for an additional fee
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 20.0 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
This property's restaurant will be closed over the summer season and therefore the breakfast food selection will be reduced during this period.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Apukka Resort Rovaniemi
Apukka Rovaniemi
Apukka
Apukka Resort Hotel
Apukka Resort Rovaniemi
Apukka Resort Hotel Rovaniemi

Apukka Resort Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 171 out of 270 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 70 out of 270 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 270 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 270 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 270 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alexandria

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing experience 10/10
Upon arrival we weren’t able to check in yet but Patty gave us a thorough overview of the grounds and services and allowed us to store our luggage while we explored the grounds. There is so much to do and it’s a pity we couldn’t spend more time. There’s a shuttle that goes to Santa’s village which was very convenient. The resort is remote enough that you’re able to see the northern lights on a clear day. The staff even set up a bonfire for us while we went on our own hunt. The restaurants were amazing all around. The cabin was incredibly beautiful and cozy. I cannot recommend this resort more !
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alessia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were friendly and very helpful with our needs. The resort is lovely and a perfect get away. Very magical.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jayesh

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing natural beauty
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place was great, Rovaniemi is a magical place. Apukka is very convenient and worth the price.

8/10 Good

Samantha

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tara

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The lakeside sauna is amazing!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dallian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful place to stay, its a dream and the staff was amazing
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is very pretty with the lake view.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exceptional stay in Lapland
We absolutely adored our stay at Apukka. We were initially put off by the distance away from Rovaniemi, but the property has so many activities and is near a beautiful lake. Our igloo was gorgeous. The food at the on-site restaurants was amazing. The staff here are the highlight - they are so helpful and kind! Just make the booking!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Abdullah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
To be the highlight and last stop of an 8 day trip to Finland, we had high expectations. Unfortunately the service and food let them down, which had been excellent elsewhere. We emailed ahead to ask if the cabin could be ready at 3pm to enjoy the daylight -no, it would be ready at 4pm. Fine. We arrived just before 4pm - it wasn't ready, we waited in reception and were told there had been an issue, couldn't say what, and asked if we wanted anything as 'compensation' - I suggested a glass of wine but was only offered a bar of chocolate. We waited an hour, it was now dark, and the cabin so cold, we slept in our clothes the first night. Not a good start. The next night the main restaurant had an event and was closed to guests. They opened the Kota instead. Good, looking forward to flame grilled salmon. No-just heat lamped. The beer was actually warmer than the food. The following day we had a takeaway from the restaurant, and an ice cold beer whilst I waited, both excellent. The cabin was now warm and cosy and the location stunning. I think we were unlucky, our cabin overlooked and the restaurant shut, but most disappointing was the lack of any meaningful apology after contacting the resort once we got home. The highlight of the trip, the Arctic Light Hotel Rovaniemi, public transport to Santa village and much wider food options
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Devansh

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
Great place to stay! Fun Large expanse! Good rooms especially the Kammi Suites!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

bradley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic Resort
After extensive research we chose Aupukka for our family holiday. We spent x5 nights in a Kammi Class igloo and booked lots of activities. From the moment we arrived we were made to feel welcome and were looked after by the very friendly and helpful staff. The igloo was perfect for our family of 3, it was clean, modern and had everything we needed. All the activities were ran by friendly, knowledgeable and professional staff and at no point did we feel rushed. Snowmobiling with Erwin was a particular highlight. The breakfast was amazing with plenty of choice, both hot and cold. We pre-booked and paid for half board for 4 nights of our stay, This was the only negative for me and I wouldn't do this again. Its no cheaper booking and paying up front than if you just rock up that evening. The starter and dessert are buffet and you get to choice your main meal from 2 options. Although what we had was nice, if you didn't like either of the 2 options you were stuck. We also tried to swap our pre-booked half board for the A La Carte menu on our last night and although initially being told we couldn't, they did allow it but only gave us 40% of our pre-paid monies towards the cost. Dont get me wrong, all the food was really nice but by pre-booking we boxed ourselves into a corner and had no option to try the other restaurant onsite. I would highly recommend Apukka and 100% stay here again but simply not book any dining options in advance.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Facility was excellent but staff should be trained
The facility was way beyond excellent but most of the staff did not seem too friendly or ready to assist. A good number at the desk seemed overwhelmed by the most fundamental task like refilling the water for guests at the reception or working the register. The resto staff could not tell for sure how much the buffet was. The guides for the "Norther Lights Hunt" were so uninspired and did not know anything about the presentation (which they will just read) they had before the hunt. The experience would have been so much better and complete if the staff matched the beautiful place. Only Carren at the desk knew how to handle many inquiries and have foresight.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mustafa Cagri

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kelvin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nothern light hunting
Couple from Singapore. Stay in Appuka Resort for 3 days 2 nights, main reason is to hunt for nothern light at the frozen lake. Managed to capture soft aurora on our first night, but unlucky on the second night. Our queen aurora cabin is comfortable. Morning breakfast is great. Overall we enjoyed our stay in Appuka Resort.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pretending to be boutique tourist scam
Pictures looks nice and exterior of the property matches the picture. Equipment is super CHEAP - bathroom equipment is like from a dollar store sale. Staff does not care about the client experience but about upselling things, which are part of the experience at room price of such cost (i.e. if you have breakfast included and wants orange juice - 5 EUR). I understand that they are full regardless how they treat their guests, but if you are looking to have boutique experience which matches the price, I would kindly advise to look somewhere else. Advice to management: I understand business is about money, but at least train your staff accordingly and if you maximize profits, I think most guests would prefer 100 EUR / night more if getting the respect they deserve.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brenda, Guaynabo

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Amazing place. Great food. Beautiful surroundings.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Charlene

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Its a good experience to stay in Apukka aurora cabin, however its with limited dining if stay there for the whole day, breakfast spread is reasonable but no great. Limited transport, only 9:50am shuttle to Arctic Circle hiking area and back 1 pm, they will not allow late check out and charge €30/hour which is not reasonable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sai Leung

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

AMANDA

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing! Everything that we need to do in Rovaniemi is available at the hotel. Love everything about Apukka. Hope the restaurants have more varieties
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was fantastic and i a beautiful setting. The staff are incredibly friendly. Activities are great and really good quality. The on site restaurant was lovely and breakfast was huge. Glass igloo was lovely and exactly as hoped for
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023