Runo Hotel Porvoo

Style

Rhyme-honoured rest

Setting

Picture-book Porvoo

Runo is the Finnish word for poem, and Joanna Laajisto’s makeover of Runo Hotel Porvoo takes the theme and runs with it, resulting in poetry in motion. Modern Nordic design elements and contemporary Finnish art chime with restored Jugendstil features at this boutique stay in the city of Porvoo. A spell in the sauna followed by leisurely fika in the courtyard is quite the couplet. And when it comes to the Finnish plates whipped up for breakfast and lunch, you’ll find Runo’s kitchen team well versed.

Facilities

Rooms

56, including 10 suites.

Checkout

Check-in is at 3pm and check-out is at noon. Early check-in is free when availability permits, and there’s a €25 hourly charge for late check-out, on request.

More Details

A Finnish buffet breakfast, including local jams and yoghurt, and bread baked at the hotel, is served 7am–10am during the week, or an hour later on weekends.

Also

There’s one accessible room, featuring an adapted bathroom (the largest in the hotel at seven square metres). The bar and breakfast area are on the ground floor and there’s elevator access to the sauna and communal toilets. If you have limited mobility, you may find some of Porvoo’s cobbled lanes challenging.

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Pet Friendly

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

Spa

At the Hotel

Free WiFi throughout. In rooms: 50-inch TV with Chromecast, steamer, Mysoda sparkling water maker, tea- and coffee-making kit, minibar (in some rooms), bathrobes, slippers and Dermosil bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

Though purely decorative, the promise of an original art-nouveau fireplace in your room is hard to resist: Fireplace Suites also feature Porvoo old town views.

Spa

Turn up the heat in the hotel’s attic space, where the Finnish sauna includes a traditional cold-bucket shower and a fireside relaxation zone. There are also two spa treatment rooms with a range of massage and facial treatments available.

Packing Tips

Comfortable sofas by Danish designers Carl Hansen & Søn lend themselves well to curling up hygge-style with a book in Runo Hotel Porvoo’s lobby lounge. The town has strong links to local literary heavyweights, Tove Jansson and Johan Ludvig Runeberg (the Finnish national poet, no less). Opt for Jansson’s enchanting Summer Book or a volume of Runeberg’s epic poems for an authentic flavour of life in rural Finland.

Also

Impossibly picturesque jogging routes abound along the Porvoo archipelago. But for guests who prefer to work out indoors, access to Runo Hotel’s nearby partner gym, Fitness24Seven, is free.

Children

Porvoo’s fairytale charm is catnip for kids. Runo Hotel Porvoo has several suites and connecting rooms for families, and every child is gifted a Moomin-themed souvenir. A baby cot can be added for free and on request to all but Small and Medium rooms.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Grab a banquette by the window for optimal views of the sweet, painted wooden houses across the street.

Dress Code

Dress down for a casual breakfast or lunch in the Runo restaurant – colourful Scandinavian prints are de rigueur in summer, but you’ll want cocooning fishermens’ woollens for post-brunch winter strolls.

Hotel Restaurant

Set in the lobby living room, Runo Kitchen is an informal dining space that spins modern Finnish cuisine from local produce. Expect freshly baked breads, Finnish cheeses and house granola at breakfast and flavours of dill, garlic, capers and fermented cucumber in summery lunchtime salads and sandwiches. There’s a brunch option on weekends, starring pickled herring, lovage pesto, crushed potatoes with brown butter, and more. Dinner can be arranged for group bookings on request.

Hotel Bar

The long narrow Italian limestone bar in the lobby living room is a convivial space for conversation over snacks and signature cocktails. Try the Runo Clover Club, a sour and cloudy gin-based refresher with vermouth, raspberries, lemon and bubbly.

Last Orders

Breakfast is served until 10am during the week and 11pm on weekends, and the bar will keep serving you signature cocktails until 11.30pm (9.30pm on Sundays).

Room Service

An in-room menu of salads, sandwiches and fries is available 24/7.

Planes

It’s a 40-minute drive from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. One-way transfers from the airport can be booked in advance at a fixed cost of €95 for up to four passengers and €121 for up to eight. It’s €89 and €115 respectively for the return leg.

Trains

Helsinki Central Station is a 45-minute cab ride from the hotel, for services across Scandinavia and beyond.

Automobiles

Cars are available to rent at the airport and, though you won’t need one for getting around Porvoo, you might be grateful for your own set of wheels if you plan to explore the wider archipelago. There are seven private parking spaces at the hotel, at a nightly fee of €25.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Curated experiences available through Runo Hotel Porvoo’s concierge team are led by the seasons. Take a guided Winter Nature Walk or lean into the holidays with a Finnish Christmas bundle that wraps up snowmobiling, reindeer farm visits, traditional sauna and even a rendezvous with Santa, as you choose. A wilderness guide can tailor serenity-prompting outdoor adventures in spring: choose from forest bathing, hikes in nature, meditation and/or foraging. And pack all your camera lenses for an expert-led photoshoot safari.

Summer brings the chance to experience the midnight sun or get on board for a coastal cruise and lunch around the archipelago. And in autumn, fall foliage is as kaleidoscopic as the old town warehouses, and seasonal foraging trips extend to mushrooms and berries.

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This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .