Hellsten Helsinki Parliament

Excellently situated in a quiet, pretty residential area about 1,5 kilometer from the Central train station and the city centre. If you take the tram it’s two stations and then you have to walk a few hundred metres.
The two bedroom apartment with twin beds and a sofa bed in the living room/​kitchen room was spacious and fresh. The staff was friendly (some speak Swedish) and the checking in/​out was easy. WIfi is free and fast.
A few kinks though —
There was a distinct sewer odour in the clean bathroom.
The waste bin in the kitchenette had apparently not been emptied so after a few days the smell was pretty awful when we opened it to throw trash.
The table chairs with red fabric covers had seen better and cleaner days. I would suggest changing them for wood or plastic chairs that are much easier to keep clean.
Apart from that, a great, good value for money place to set base and explore the beautiful city of Helsinki from.

The only reason I did not give Hellsten Helsinki Parliament a FIVE is because some people might be put off by the fact that this centrally located apartment hotel does not have someone at the reception desk on Sundays. But there is a telephone number that you can call for anything you need. Besides being immaculately clean and quiet, it is located close by numerous restaurants, museums, public transportation and shopping. The people who work there are English-​speaking and quiet warm as well as friendly. The WiFi is free as is the sauna and laundry room down stairs. I am a teacher who was taking a seminar at the University of Helsinki for several weeks. With the price as compared to the rest of Helsinki, I was quite happy. It is great for the business, couples, family, friends or solo. I am going back to Helsinki just for vacation next summer, and I will be staying there again. One thing, Finnish is related to remotely related to two other languages on earth, Estonian and Hungarian. So, the Finns automatically switch to English when they here an accent, whether your from Sweden, Canada or India.

this is definitely one of the best hotel apartments with all services you need and is also centraly located