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Hotels
All my carefully chosen Lapland hotels and woodland log cabins in Saariselka are very different, varying in size and the facilities they offer, but they all have one of my special helpers from Esprit always on hand to ensure you enjoy your stay to the full when you visit me in my homeland!
Santa’s Hotel Holiday Club
This is my favourite place to stay, with its fantastic indoor pool and spa facilities. It offers families great opportunities to have fun together, and the Gala Dinner that they host here is a superb evening!
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Santa’s Hotel Tunturi
A unique hotel with an excellent choice of rooms and suites, including the recently added luxury Gielas wing. I love the atmosphere here, backed up by friendly service and great food.
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Santa’s Hotel Riekonlinna
This elegant hotel has excellent facilities and even has its own special Northern Lights viewing room! Situated close the the village centre, this is a very popular family hotel.
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Santa’s Hotel Kieppi
This cosy, centrally situated hotel in Saariselkä is the smallest hotel in my selection, and offers friendly family service, in traditional Lapland style.
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Santa’s Christmas Cabins
In these cabins, you have the dedicated care and attention of one of my very dear helpers, who will look after you during you stay in my homeland. This is a way to experience Lapland in the most traditional way, whilst still enjoying all the comforts of a home from home!
More info »- A Meeting with Santa (me) in my secret log-cabin home in the woods. I guarantee a private meeting for every family and not a meeting in a restaurant with a coach-load of other families.
- Reindeer sleigh-ride.I offer a proper 7-10 minute ride through the snowy winter woods, not a 2-minute ‘taster’ ride going around and around a small looped track.
- Husky-sled-ride. My unforgettable ride is approx. 15-minutes and is not a 2-minute ‘taster’ ride, being driven around a short circular route.
- Snowmobile ride. When you come to visit me, everyone gets to ride behind a snowmobile during our ‘Search for Santa’, and mini skidoos are available for the children.
- The resort experience. I believe in the true spirit of a Lapland Christmas, with our full-length activities held in magical woodland wilderness locations. I am not so keen on commercialised centres where you may end up killing time in charmless gift-shops and grottos!
- Places to stay. I have chosen three and four-diamond hotels with excellent facilities and food, and also my own Santa’s Christmas Cabins. Beware of others that offer one or two-star business-style hotels.
- My resort helpers. I chose Esprit to run my special Lapland trips as their dedicated and professional resort team will make sure that your break runs magically for all the family! Some companies just use part-time local agents.
- Child Prices. It is the children that really want to see me so I have thousands of FREE Child Places and many other magically low prices for them.
- Travel arrangements. Saariselkä is only 25 minutes from Ivalo Airport whereas other companies travel up to 2 hours by coach to and from the resort.
My Special Lapland Check-List
| Items to check | What I offer |
What some other companies offer |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting Santa | Guaranteed Private Family Meeting | In a large group |
| Reindeer sleigh ride | 7-10 minute ride in the snowy woods | A 2-minute 'taster' ride |
| Husky sled-ride | 15-minute ride driving yourselves | 2-minutes around a small loop |
| Snowmobile sleigh-ride | Included for everybody | Not included |
| The resort | The magical, natural spirit of Lapland | Commercialised and busy |
| Places to stay | The best hotels and Christmas cabins | Business hotels |
| Resort helpers | My own helpers and Rangers | Limited help or just agents |
| Child reductions | FREE places and low low prices | Small, token reductions |
| Airport Transfers | Short 25-minute coach-ride | Up to 3 hours in some cases! |