Unlike many of the reviewers here, the two of us were not based here for a holiday. We only stayed one night before heading North for a three day snowmobile safari up to the Baring Sea. The reception was friendly and efficient and we were upgraded to a suite. This looked like it had last been decorated by Mrs Brezhnev... more

Booked via santatrips.co.uk at the end of November 2007 and paid around £1950 for 2 adults and 2 children aged 10 and 6 to go on 14th Dec for 4 nights (this gets cheaper the longer you leave it, I booked 3 weeks before to get this price). The holiday was with Esprit and the trip was called 4 day... more

We have stayed at this hotel twice now, in December 2006 on a Santa trip with Esprit and over new year 07/08 with Inghams. The hotel is very centrally placed in the village and an easy walk to the supermarket, gift shops, chapel, toboggan run, safari offices etc. The free ski bus to the slopes, fell top. Kiilopaa and kakkslauttenan... more

I so wanted to be positive about this whole Lapland thing. The problem is that if I shell out mega bucks for a 3 day trip I expect it to be mega good. As it turns out this trip, for us, wasn't mega good - it was all about snow, a good pool and some huskies - but the cost... more

We booked last minute to do the Santa Spectacular trip with Esprit staying at the Holiday Club, Saariselka. Visiting the real Father Christmas in Lapland had always been a bit of a dream for me so the experience had a lot to live up to. From the moment that we arrived at Ivalo aiport the trip was well organised. With... more

I booked this hotel about a week and a half before departure through cosmos via the Santatrips.com site, and booked a 5 day trip. I'll comment on each aspect in turn: The Hotel I would describe this as a three star hotel only in so far as the "full board" option is concerned, simply because the "mass catering" was, well... more

Booked the Santas Spectacular three night four day break and overall we had a great experience. It was a beautiful place, with the snow caked trees and eeiry light, quite magical. And the package provided did everything it said on the tin, as it were - the activities were as stated (although the snow-mobile safari was in fact about 12... more

We booked a 3 night trip run by Esprit. I want to start by saying that the reps were fab. In all my years of travelling I have never received such good treatment by the reps. Plus they were happy and seemed to be really enjoying their work. The hotel was the right choice for us. We were travelling as... more

Returned today from Lapland, 2 nights at the Holiday Club. Santa's Magic short break with Esprit Holidays. The rooms are average, did a full board option to include a Gala Dinner - don't bother... it started at 7.30pm and by 10.00pm the room was empty, we were expecting party games etc for the children... It was just long rows of... more