Santasport Resort

3.0 star property
Family-friendly hotel with a full-service spa and free breakfast

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Spa
BBQ/picnic area
Reception
Meeting facility
2 bedrooms, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Gym
  • Spa
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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Hiihtomajantie 2, Rovaniemi, Lapland, 96400
  • Place, Ounasvaara
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Lordi's Square
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Santa Claus Village
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Airport, Rovaniemi (RVN)
    ‪10 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Twin Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(12 reviews)
  • 258 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Quadruple Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(5 reviews)
  • 376 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

Superior Quadruple Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • 344 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

Deluxe Room, 2 Bedrooms, Sauna

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • 538 sq ft
  • Sleeps 6
  • 6 Twin Beds

Superior Quadruple Room, Sauna

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 420 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

Standard Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • 258 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

About the neighborhood

Rovaniemi

Lappi Areena is a short stroll from Santasport Resort, and other popular attractions like Ounasvaara are within a mile (2 km). This 83-room, 3-star hotel has conveniences like a full-service spa, an indoor pool, and free in-room WiFi.

What's nearby

  • Lappi Areena - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Ounasvaara - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Lordi's Square - 3 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Arktikum - 3 min drive - 1.5 miles
  • Santa Claus Village - 8 min drive - 6.2 miles

Getting around

  • Rovaniemi Station - 9 min drive
  • Rovaniemi (RVN) - 13 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hanki - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Coffee House - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Ravintola Puhti - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Hostel Café Koti - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Rosso - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Santasport Resort

Family-friendly hotel with a full-service spa and free breakfast
Guests of Santasport Resort enjoy a full-service spa, an indoor pool, and a children's pool. If you plan to drive, free parking is available. Front-desk staff can assist with securing valuables and luggage storage. Other amenities at this spa hotel include a gym, a sauna, and free WiFi in public areas.
Guests can expect free WiFi and 40-inch TVs with digital channels. Bathrooms offer hair dryers and bidets. Electric kettles and desks are also standard.
An indoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a waterslide, a health club, and a sauna.

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

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include massages.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Biosphere, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Buusti Lounge and Deli
  • Puhti

Things to do

  • 18-hole adjacent golf course
  • Basketball
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Bowling alley
  • Children's club
  • Children's pool
  • Cross-country skiing
  • Fitness classes
  • Full-service spa
  • Health club
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Indoor pool
  • Mini golf
  • Mountain biking
  • Pilates classes
  • Playground
  • Ropes course
  • Sauna
  • Ski storage
  • Snow sports gear
  • Snowshoeing
  • TV in common areas
  • Volleyball
  • Waterslide

Family friendly

  • Bowling alley
  • Children's club (surcharge)
  • Children's games
  • Children's pool
  • In-room crib
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Lifeguards on site
  • Mini golf
  • Playground
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Trampoline
  • Waterslide

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • In a state park

Full-service spa

  • Massage

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 20 accessible parking spaces
  • Elevator (35 inch wide door)
  • Hand-held showerhead
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Pool hoist on site
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Lifeguards
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch TV with premium digital channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Service animals exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children 4 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 30.0 per night
  • Free cribs/infant beds are available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

These fees and deposits will be charged at check-in, check-out, or the time of service.

  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 30.0 per night

This list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits might 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, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
  • Check-in: 3 PM
  • Check-out: noon
The front desk is available during limited hours. Driving? This property offers free parking.

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash.
  • Onsite safety features include a smoke detector.

Additional information about polices, regulations, and more:

  • Reservations need to be made in advance for golf tee times. Contact the hotel at the phone number listed on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Santasport Resort Rovaniemi
Santasport Resort
Santasport Rovaniemi
Santasport
Santasport Resort Hotel
Santasport Resort Rovaniemi
Santasport Resort Hotel Rovaniemi

Frequently asked questions

Is a free cancellation option available at Santasport Resort?

Santasport Resort offers free cancellation on some room rates. If you'd like to learn more, take a look at the cancellation policy on our site.

How much does it cost to stay at Santasport Resort?

As of Oct 9, 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Santasport Resort on Oct 10, 2025 start from $111.83, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What's there to see close to Santasport Resort?

This hotel is located in Rovaniemi, a short 6-minute walk from Lappi Areena and also 17 minutes on foot from Ounasvaara. You'll also find Ounaskosken uimaranta and Jätkänkynttilä (Lumberjack's Candle Bridge) less than a mile away.

Is parking available on site at Santasport Resort?

Yes, self parking is offered for free at the hotel. Accessible parking is also available for guests.

Is there a spa available at Santasport Resort?

There is a full-service spa available for guests to enjoy and services include massages.

Does Santasport Resort include a casino at the property?

No, Santasport Resort doesn't have a casino.

Will I find an indoor pool at Santasport Resort?

Yes, this hotel has an indoor pool.

Is Santasport Resort good for couples?

There are plenty of amenities for couples at this hotel, including an indoor pool, a bar, and a restaurant.

Does Santasport Resort have a hot tub?

No, but guests can enjoy a sauna at this hotel.

Does Santasport Resort have a restaurant that serves breakfast?

Yes, Santasport Resort serves free buffet breakfast at Puhti each morning.

Will Santasport Resort allow pets to stay for free?

No, pets aren't allowed at Santasport Resort though service animals are welcome.

Does Santasport Resort have connecting rooms?

No, this hotel doesn't feature connecting guestrooms.

What is the closest airport to Santasport Resort?

The closest major airport to Santasport Resort is Rovaniemi (RVN), which is 6.5 mi away (13 minutes by car).

Are there rooms with balconies at Santasport Resort?

No, there aren't any guestrooms with balconies at Santasport Resort.

Santasport Resort Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 188 out of 490 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 191 out of 490 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 79 out of 490 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 490 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 490 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a former Olympic training center now used by local youth as a full time training facility so there's a LOT of kids and families staying here but everyone was polite and well behaved. There was no nonsense. There are two food facilities on site - a snack bar that has sandwiches, burgers and snacks and the cafeteria used to feed the athletes and provide the free breakfast. Both were very good. I highly recommend the in-room sauna rooms if you can get them. Note this is an easy to get to place from the airport but there is nothing within walking distance. Beds are very comfortable but there's no way to turn up the heat in the rooms. TV is very limited. You'll be Uber'ing to town and every where else from here. But thats not a deal braker. it was a good place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Kirsty

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great day perfect for us as a family. Enough to entertain the kids in the hotel but far enough out of town to have that winter woodland feel.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Kirby

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely short stay

Amazing value Only stayed two nights and didn't get chance to use the pool or bowling, but the food was good. Beds were comfortable Shower was lovely
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was a fantastic break! Perfect location, amazing facilities.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leslie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The upgrade was awesome!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Reshelle

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rooms are big and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Razputin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything is just perfect, from the amenities to the staff. Everyone is very accomodating.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect place for a family. So many wonderful things to see and do around and transport to the town was easy.

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

andrei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had a fantastic 3-day stay at this hotel, which is ideally located for nature lovers. It’s surrounded by beautiful landscapes, making it perfect for outdoor activities like hiking and exploring. The hotel itself was comfortable and cozy, offering a peaceful retreat after a day of adventures. One of the standout features is its easy commute to the airport, which made my travel arrangements hassle-free. The staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming, always happy to provide recommendations for local activities or help with any requests.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hannah

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely stay

Wonderful stay in a lovely, reasonably priced room with all the facilities we could want. Super friendly and helpful staff. Good facilities.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good choices were limited but the facilities, accommodation and service was exceptional
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent, cost effective place to stay in Rovaniemi. This was a fraction of the cost of staying near Santa Claus Village, and only a 10-15 minute drive away. We have a 6 year old and this place was just perfect for us. It was great having a water park, bowling alley, and kids play area all in the same building, and we loved being able to head right outside for cross country skiing. Plus we really liked the grill restaurant for a cheap but crowd pleasing dinner. Couldn’t recommend this enough for families!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Helen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
V close to winter walking trail and great hill for sledding (spare sleds at hotel). Breakfast ok. Short drive to airport, Santa Claus village. Soft play and pool great for families and nice food in ground floor bar/restaurant.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Cindy

Traveled with family
Santasport is a great option for families as the facilities such as pool, bowling alley and you get kids play area are great options.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Nina-Sophie

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Vang Kou, Fresno

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed at two different hotels; Santasport was the better hotel. Rooms are clean. There is a mini fridge and microwave with plates and utensils. We would stay here again. The other hotel we stayed at was Hotel Aakenus. I would stay away from that hotel. Old and was more expensive.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tara

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great family hotel

Great family room sleeps 6 comfortably. Has everything you need fridge , freezer, dishwasher, microwave etc all dishwasher tablets, washing up liquid etc provided .. added bonus of sauna in the room which was fab
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carrie

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel greatly exceeded our expectations! We had a wonderful time. All the staff were helpful and friendly. We had an amazing time in the pool with all of the additional features - mini pools with water features, hot tub, cold tub, kids pool with a great slide. We rented skis and had a go at cross country skiing on the first snow track - great advice for beginners from a chap at the hotel reception and further advice from the lady in the hire shop. We hired the kit for the shortest period of 3 hrs which was the perfect amount of time for us. The on-site bowling was great and great value for money. Our kids were excited by the large kids fun park (5 Euro/child). The included breakfast filled us up for the day and there was ample to choose from. There was a supermarket a short drive around the corner with a neighbouring pizza restaurant/take away which was reasonably priced and there was also a couple of on-site dining options. We also made tea in the microwave in the room. Santa's village and Santa Park were a short drive away. Santasport is the location of an Olympic training centre and had many more sporting facilities. We wish we could have stayed longer to explore more and will likely go back again.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Willem

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The shower was dreadful - water goes everywhere. coming from a culture with continuous water restrictions, I was looking forward to a good shower - no closed cubicle. Also the hotel was very noisy and the young guests extremely rude - is that Finnish? Hotel staff was very friendly and helpful. Breakfasts were good and the swimming too!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

ALLEN, oshtemo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good hotel
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024