The Hotel Maria

Since we live in Helsinki we only enjoyed breakfast in the restaurant Lilja. It was a really nice experience. The breakfast was good and service excellent. We can recommend it to all of you who want a little more than orsinary hotel breakfast Christer and Anita

The Hotel Maria is a brand new, opened in December 2023, 5-star luxury hotel. Clearly aiming, and currently succeeding, to be the best hotel in Helsinki. What makes The Hotel Maria such a unique and special experience at the moment is the level of service. I am genuinely impressed by how this team is managed. Maria clearly has an ownership or management that prioritizes high-level personal service, something very rare around these parts of the world. I honestly commend them for the effort to staff the hotel at a high density and find and train the talent to execute a great level of service. The staff is friendly, attentive, courteous, and very professional whilst maintaining a personal connection. During our visit, we had both special requests and a personal celebration, and the staff really went the extra mile to acknowledge and accommodate us. I've seen ultra luxury hotels struggle at less. The property is built to the highest standard, and even with a basic category room, our room was well-appointed with a separate seating area and a massive bathroom with a bathtub. There are very few rooms per floor so we found it to be very quiet. Construction is still going on during the daytime, and only one of the three buildings with guest rooms are currently open. The location is in central Helsinki but slightly off from the main center in a more quiet but upscale area with some decent restaurants around. The main amenity of the hotel is the aptly named Maria spa. It’s a luxurious and well-sized hotel spa with a lounge pool, a larger hot-tub, a cold-plunge pool, and both wet and dry saunas. There’s also a striking relax area with a spa-bar built-in under a glass atrium covering the former courtyard. From my one experience staying here so far, Maria easily outperforms its closest competitors (Kämp or St:George). As such, I’d say it’s a very interesting addition to the Helsinki hotel scene, and I’m excited to see if they can maintain this high level of service and how their competitors will react. If you’re in Helsinki, the Maria is a must-visit. For even more details, pictures and information check out my page @mattiasvisitshotels on Instagram.

What a truly unique stay, everything was simply perfect! The staff so welcoming, breakfast was among the best we've ever had and the room was absolutely gorgeous!

Hotel Marias states that the “goal is to apply for a Green Key certification” goal is good but actions could be done right away. Nowadays it is very common in Finland to have recycling in the rooms with at least three bins combined (Bio, Plastic, Other) Some hotels even have metal bin near the reception. Also there could be options for more sustainable food in the breakfast. The price / Luxury rate is not met and the view and the area is dull, but the staff was very very good and extremely clean. 😊

What can i say about this amazing and wonderful hotel? We found out when we arrived that we were the VERY first booking for this newly open hotel! They treated us like royalty! Highly recommended to all ! Kiitos, Ed Laakso

We dined at Hotel Maria Garden Terrace and took a tour of hotel checking some of their rooms. Beautiful old building (officers quarters) renovated to high standard. Service is polite and attentive. Very calm a**osphere. Rooms are different sizes but all high-quality and fine attention to details. Rooms have big beds and toilets (many with bathtub and some with sauna). Downstairs has one fine dining area, bar and. Garden terrace restaurant. They also have nice looking spa. There is an annex of the hotel that is still being built.

Exquisite hotel in Helsinki. Beautiful accommodations and excellent staff. The cocktails are some of the best in the city. The spa offered relaxing and innovative trea**ents, leaving you pampered. This hotel is also interesting from a historical perspective and has a rich history.