Original Sokos Hotel Ilves Tampere, Tampere
About the Hotel
Rooms and Suites
Original Sokos Hotel Ilves offers standard rooms with twin beds or double beds, including an option for an extra bed sized 90 cm x 180 cm. Superior King rooms feature a 180 cm-wide double bed and views from the top three floors. Suites include a separate bedroom, a living room with a sofa bed (140 cm wide), and a balcony, named after Tampere neighborhoods. Presidential Suites on the 18th floor provide 75 square meters with a bedroom, dining area, lounge, a bathroom with a bubble bath, and can connect to a 20-square-meter Superior Twin room. Rooms include high-quality toiletries and Chromecast.
Onsite Dining
The hotel has five restaurants: Rosso, an Italian-style restaurant; Amarillo, a Tex-Mex restaurant; and Lynx Bar & Cafe, a casual lobby restaurant. Amarillo's menu features Mexican-inspired flavors. A new service, "The Table", offers a surprise menu for eight people. Lynx Bar & Cafe serves small "ipas" platters, salads, and cinnamon rolls. Pub Ukko Nooa, a classic bar in Tampere, offers cold drinks and sports every day until 4 a.m. A breakfast buffet is available. Ilves Bar & Night, located downstairs, is a night club with VIP booths and karaoke.
Leisure Facilities
Guests have access to the sauna and pool area, as well as the fitness room located on the G-floor of the hotel. The pool department has a 12.5-meter-long pool, a children's pool, and a jacuzzi. The fitness room (FitStop) is available from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and includes exercise bikes, a cross trainer, a treadmill, a rowing machine, adjustable benches, dumbbells (1 kg to 15 kg), stretch mats, an exercise ball, an exercise stick, foam rollers, and kettlebells (4 kg to 24 kg).
Location and Access
Original Sokos Hotel Ilves is 0.5 km from Tampere's Central Railway Station and 20 km from Pirkkala Airport. It is near Koskikeskus shopping centre with fashion stores, a cinema, cafes, and restaurants. The hotel is also close to the Tampere Stadium and Nokia Arena. There are two accessible parking spaces in the parking garage. The Lock of Love bridge (Kehräsaarensilta bridge) is close to the hotel. Flowpark Varala climbing park is a few kilometers away.
Hotel Services
The hotel provides a playroom for children and a welcome gift for families, including Onni Orava photo orienteering instructions. Pets are welcome for a fee of €15 per night, including a gift bag with chew bones and poop bags. Lock of Love souvenirs are available for purchase, with proceeds supporting mental health patients through Sopimusvuori's operations. There are ten electric car charging stations available for a fee of €5 each time you plug in your car (in addition to the parking fee). The hotel has two rooms designed for people with reduced mobility and 16 accessible rooms.
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Facilities
General
- No smoking on site
- Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
- Safe deposit box
- 24-hour reception
- Pets allowed
- Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
- 24-hour security
- Luggage storage
- Allergy-free rooms
- Lift
- Smoke detectors
- Electric vehicle charging station
- Fire extinguishers
- Key card access
Sports & Fitness
- Fitness centre
Guest Parking
- Electric kettle
Services
- Pet amenities available
- Room service
- Housekeeping
- Laundry
- Welcome drink
Dining
- In-room breakfast
- Restaurant
- Bar/ Lounge area
Business
- Meeting/ Banquet facilities
- Fax/Photocopying
Children
- Cots
- Children's menu
- Children's play area
Spa & Leisure
- Indoor swimming pool
- Night club
- Sauna
- Jacuzzi
Room features
- Free Wi-Fi in rooms
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Mini-bar
- Soundproofed rooms
- Terrace
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Ironing facilities
Bathroom
- Free toiletries
Self-catering
- Electric kettle
Media
- Flat-screen TV
Room decor
- Parquet floor