First trip to Turku, the riverside is the best area by far, lots of restaurants and bars. Recommend the castle to visit. Allow half a day cos its massive.
Although we enjoyed Turku, the Scandic Atrium was a huge disappointment. Although well located a shortish walk from the railway station and the riverside, the hotel is well overdue for a re-furb. The weather was quite warm during our visit and the room was like an oven with no aircon, so sleeping was very difficult. The hotel did provide a small electric fan, but this was pretty ineffective. only able to open a small window. Breakfast was ok, but fairly limited. Very busy at check in, but staff helpful and polite. Seems to be popular with families with small children, who we assumed were visiting the nearby Moomin Land.
Felt that the hotel did not represent good value for money and was probably the worst we have stayed in during our regular trips to Finland.
