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Hostel Domus Academica
Hietaniemenkatu 14 (Helsinki) 00100

Only a 5-minute walk from Kamppi Metro and Bus Station, this eco-friendly hostel offers a free morning sauna. Free WiFi is available in the common room and lobby area, while wired internet access is possible in the rooms. All the rooms at Hostel Domus Academica have a private toilet with a shower. Some rooms are located in an annex building and feature a kitchenette with a stovetop and fridge. Bed linen and towels are included. A buffet breakfast is available each morning at the in-house Restaurant Metropol at an additional cost. Bus and tram stops are both nearby, and the surrounding area has plenty of shops and restaurants. Helsinki Central Station is about 15 minutes’ walk away while Hietaniemi Beach is 1 km away.

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7.8/10

Rooms: 241

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Surprisingly large and surprisingly quiet as well, Domus Academica is a good place for those who like minimalism and is seld-contained. There are several buildings, including houses for living, swimming pool and sauna (the two last-mentioned are free for visitors: every morning from 7 till 8:30 for women and from 8:30 till 10 for men). The maximum number of beds in a dormitory is three. Each room has a separate bathroom and a tiny kitchen, while the houseware could be borrowed from the kitchen.
all reviews » We just needed a quiet place where we could cook food, and rest between shopping and sightseeing, without carpets on the floor. Since we both have to avoid certain foods, the cooking and opportunity to keep food cold was essential. It was very cheap compared to other self-catering options, and the windows effectively shut out noise from the streets. There wasn't an endless party going on as in some hostels. Staff was friendly and the commonroom had both wifi and the equipment we needed for cook. Simple but comfortable room, with own kitchen area and refrigerator. In quirt area but walking distance from central station and other places of (some) interest. Quiet, in spite of being very popular. Interesting ecological initiative to compensate for their co2 emissions through investment in a windmill generator in Turkey. Helsinki is also a good departure place on the way to San Petersburg, a more interesting place that can be reached by "Allegro" fast train (and about 50 Eu one way...). This is a fantastic hostel/hotel. We stayed in a twin room with our little baby. The rooms are very big, with kitchen area is great. So plenty of room for the pram just by the room entrance. Staff where friendly and helpful. Brilliant location for the town centre and beach area is ten minutes away. My wife is Finnish and loved it. We will 100% stay here again. Would recommend shopping in Kamppi for provisions as this is much cheaper than the shop opposite. Good location, within walking distance from the railway station in a comfortable living area. The staff was friendly. Our room (we took a twin room) was clean and silent. Haven't taken breakfast, so no opinion on this matter. There is a pool that is open early in the morning (7:00-8:30 for women, 8:30-10:00 for men), didn't check it either. Positive points: free wifi and internet computers in the lobby room, very friendly staff, quiet hostel and neighborhood, close to train station( 10 min by foot). There is a bathroom , a refrigerator and a stove in the room. The room seems more like a little apartment. Reasonable price for Helsinki. Took a twin room with it's own bathroom. It was clean and rather big for a hostel. There is a fridge and electric stove in the kitchen. Clothes dryer in bathroom is hot, even when it is summer. Location of the hostel is excellent, if you are going to Olympic stadium (15-20 min walking). This hostel looks like a hotel. It has very comfortable rooms with a little kitchen inside the rooms and separated bathrooms. :-) I would surely come back. They also have a sauna and a swimming pool. They also have computers for those who don't have computers. It's a general hostel - nothing is super good, nothing is super bad. The location is quiet good, not far from Kamppi and famous Temppeliaukio church (though it is near graveyard also...). Beds are quite comfortable and the staff is qiuet friendly and helpful. I needed cheap hostel close to beach for one night only. Hostel Domus was perfect choice for me. Very friendly stuff is ready to help you with your stay in Helsinki. Rooms are clean. Location is not far from center- maybe 20 minutes walk. The staff were incredibly helpful and friendly - my bag was lost by the airline and they helped me call multiple times a day to track it down. The dorm only had 4 beds, was really spacious, and had an en suite bathroom and kitchenette. The hostel is situated only 10 min walk from the city centre as well as the the beach. Nearby shop closes at 23. Very friendly and helpful staff. Superb, free internet, just remenber to bring a cable as I did. Very secure hostel. The location is very convenient, 3 tram stops from the train station and walking distance from Kamppi. The staff is very friendly, the rooms clean and comfortable. Overall, a very good place to stay over a visit to Helsinki. The kitchen inside the room and the reception 24x7. The staff was very kind. There is a cute supermarket just in front of the hostel. In teh reception there are lots of recommnedations about restauratns, bars and activities. Friendly staff, great location - walking distance from all main attractions of Helsinki, underground parking for those who need cheaper than commercial one, clean although kinda basic room. Grocery store across the street. Great location. Stones throw to beach. Nice walk to bus..train station. Equally not so far from ports. Cheap burger mini supermarket opposite. . And nice inexpensive pub. Secure room with great facilities and free wifi. Location was perfect, a few minutes walk from the station, and a conveniente store just opposite the hostel. Inthe room there was also the owen and all the kitchen utensiles could have been taken from the basement. able. - great and large room with large bathroom and kitchen - comfort and cleanliness - very kind and efficient staff - great shared kitchen and common room, pc and printer available - laundry service - near 24h supermarket. The rooms were great for thos travellers on a budget, well equipped with stove and fridge. The rooms were very clean and the staff could not have been more helpful. The central location with parking was perfect. Very friendly and helpful staff. Room was simple, but comfortable, with mini-kitchen, fridge and bathroom in it. Hostel ist located near the city centre. Free-of-charge WiFi in lobby and nice courtyard. Very cheap. Very comfortable. Good location . Staff was very frendly . Has a kitchen inside room . Good condition the bathroom . Wi-Fi free ( the first floor only ) Opportunity rent a bicycle. Girls at the check in were so friendly, correct and quick. The room has a kitchenette and fridge, so can not be better. The bathroom was in perfect conditions and the room in general as well. Location was so easy to get to wharf and downtown area. I could walk the city and find the public sauna...a must try! Free parking on the street on the weekend. I had a private room and bath. Very simple, clean, functional. Staff is very freindly, helpful. A bit on outskirts of the city centre, but Helsinki is very compact city, so it is not a problem. easily walking distance. Good location, 15 minute walk from main train station and only 400 metres from the beach. Staff were very friendly and helpful, free wifi in reception and lounge area. 24 reception staff. Staff is professional and kind Double room has kitchen and private toilet, better than a hotel! Free morning sauna, even if I haven't had time to ge there Just 5 minute walk from downtown. We stayed in a two bedroom apartment with private bathroom and kitchenette. Clean rooms. Building with elevator. Staff were helpful and spoke English. Luggage storage facilities. Good location only 10 min walk from centre and near beach. When I arrived they had booked out all dorms by mistake so they upgraded me to a single room for the same price. Very good staff and service, clean comfortable rooms, not too far from central Helsinki, access to pool and sauna in the AM, relatively inexpensive for a very pricey city. Exceptionally helpful staff with good budget-saving suggestions for sightseeing and meals. It was also helpful to have kitchen privileges and, in our room, a kitchenette. Friendly and helpful staff. Relaxed atmosphere. Clean and tidy room. Good location within walking distance from the west ferry terminal and city centre. Very good hostel to stay if you are in a budget. The rooms are like furnished apartments with bathroom and kitchen, they even provide you with dishes. Staff were very helpful and generous when my friend fell ill. Room was large with a kitchenette, table and two chairs, and clean. Excellent shower. Convenient location close to the subway. 24Hour reception desk. A large room with a kitchen. Eco-center (you can sort your waste in the yard). Location. It is good for a longer staying. They are really prepared to help you (weather, programs, timetables, etc.). A really good place. There was a very nice full kitchen in my room, which was great! A supermarket was just in front of the entrance. Very convenient location. Good staff , very friendly ,very nice , handsome and pretty . The room is clean and big . Comfortable ... The location is very central !. The room is clean and big. The kitchen is well equipped and the staff is really nice. The location is really close to the train station. Pool and sauna. Friendly staff and excellent location. Also staying in a double-bed room although having a reservation for a dorm room. Cheap, good location, nice and helpful staff, allowed us to leave luggage the next day, had a small kitchen but no dishes or utensils. Rather nice place. Free wifi. Comfortable location near Kamppi metro station (about 10 min). cheap price for room. Clean. Good staff. Nice room, very helpful staff, and very cheap. It's located very close to Kamppi shopping centre and the Central Railway Station. I liked the location. It was close to downtown and there is a little supermarket just in front the hostel, very convenient. Good location, near Kamppi. Quiet district. Spacious room. Cleanly. There are fridge, sink, electric oven in the room. Rooms was nice and large . Hotel is nice and clean. Hotel staff is friendly. As an indian hotel seems expensive. Very nice hostel. Сomfort for people, who want to make food by himself. The beach is very near. The staff was great, friendly and helpful, its near a park And 15 Min from Train station. 地点：离火车站和购物街都是步行10来分钟房间很大，其实分成卧室和起居室，有两张桌子，四张椅子，冰箱、电炉。三人间四人住也没问题。床很舒服，不太软。前台人员很热情，有问必答。. Located near the main attractions of Helsinki. Kitchen available in the room. Clean. Easy check-in(except when there is a queue),clean,good location,decent breakfast. The breakfast was not as tasty as it could be, however worth the money I paid for it. The fridge was quite noisy during some night. Also there was a weird smell from the bathroom that seemed to come from the ventilationshaft at times. We only had one key for the room. Too much light from windows at morning, difficult to sleep ater 6.00am. No Wifi in roms. Kitchen area witout any plates/cuttlery/pans, though you can borrow fro common kitchen. Price is high as per central Europe standards for a Hostel, though not surprising as in Finland everything is considerably more expensive. The bathroom flooded due to blocked drain. We did not complain so we are sure we would have been given another room if we had complained. It's sad that there is no Wi-Fi in the rooms. But this was mentioned in the hotel's description so we knew it beforehand. Negative points: there is only wired internet in the rooms, so is necessary to bring an Ethernet cable. No soap or shampoo in the bathroom. (sic!) No dishes in the kitchen, only at reception at the first floor. No hair dryer of any sort. No TV. Only one towel per person. Well, I hated my roomates. Each one of them. I was put only with weird guys. No friendship made. I didn't need WiFi because I had a Finnish sim card, but I think they should put WiFi in the bedrooms. I hated that A-Block that is a little distant. It was very hard to find and on my last day it was raining. They don't have any reception there, so I was asking myself if I really needed to walk on the rain to check out. Terrible. The trash bin was full when we arrived. The shower room was rather plain and small. Wi-fi was available in the lobby only. The price is rather high. I read about the kitchenette but several things were missing, eg spoon and fork. At the hostel kitchen I couldn't locate any cutting knives. A soapdispenser at the toilet would have been nice. There was no soap in the kitchen to wash dishes. Tehre was a little of loud sounds coming from the street. There is sauna and swiming pool, but you can only use them very early in the morning (women and men separately). The wifi is only in the reception. Internet is provided only against payment and only cable-one - c'mon, it's 2013, not 1993! They should definitely offer wi-fi for free - price is far from "low budget" anyway!. - wi-fi not available in the room. Great kitchen in the room, but no utensils available. It was a bit difficult to find it for the first time using only a map on the booking print. Unfortunately on the kitchen ( inside the room ) was dirty . But in another places ( in room ) was very clean . They did not have soap in the common toilet at the reception area. A bit noisy... I am an older solo traveller. This was easy for me to stay here as staff and other young travelers were so nice but not all my friends could stay in a hostel. Internet access in the room would be good to have. No TV in the room, no soap or shower gel in room and only one towel provided, unless you paid for a second one. Wi-fi in common areas doesn't bear too many IP at the same time. No wifi in the room only in reception area. The internet in rooms is with cable only so we had to rent a cable (take one with you if you go!). The place is a little difficult to find. Very crowded in the reception area (being so popular) so more staff were needed. Lacks soul for a hostel. Timings of the pool/sauna should be more flexible. It was unseasonably hot & our room was on the afternoon-sunny side of the building, so we were disappointed that the window-opening hardware had been removed on all but one narrow window, and it was impossible to open it wide enough to cool the room adequately. WIFI only in the lobby. The location was a bit far from center of the town. While the kitchenette in the room, and cooking utensils etc in the shared kitchen were excellent, it would have been helpful to have access to a kettle, or boiling water on tap. Cleaning wasn`t every day. Shower with drain in the floor. If free WiFi was available in one's own room, not only in the common room, then it'd be perfect. Nothing. Expensive. Room was spartan and a little utilitarian. Hotel should provide soap, shampoo on complimentry. nothing. 没有告诉我们在一楼有锅可借用，走时我们才发现。房间和洗手间没垃圾桶，不方便。洗手间门口没吸水地毯，水印都印在房间的木地板上。有微波炉就更好。. Rooms are very basic, it is an hostel. Free wireless available only near the reception and not in the rooms. Only one towel per person. Practically nothing except when reception got a bit overcrowded on a couple of occasions.

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Hostel Domus Academica Room information

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Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room [Room Information]	1	from EUR 28.50	Search
Includes a bunk bed in a dormitory room that has its own kitchenette and bathroom. Please note that there is no space for extra beds. Room Facilities: Work Desk, Toilet, Shower, Refrigerator, Kitchenette, Bathroom
Single Room [Room Information]	1	from EUR 63.00	Search
Includes a kitchenette with a stove and fridge, a work desk and a private bathroom with shower. Room Facilities: Work Desk, Toilet, Shower, Refrigerator, Kitchenette, Bathroom
Triple Room [Room Information]	3	from EUR 105.00	Search
Includes a kitchenette with a stove and fridge, a work desk and a private bathroom with shower. Room Facilities: Work Desk, Toilet, Shower, Refrigerator, Kitchenette, Bathroom
Twin Room [Room Information]	2	from EUR 75.00	Search
Includes a kitchenette with a stove and fridge, a work desk and a private bathroom with shower. Room Facilities: Work Desk, Toilet, Shower, Refrigerator, Kitchenette, Bathroom
Economy Single Room [Room Information]	1	from EUR 60.00	Search
Includes private kitchen and bathroom facilities. Room Facilities: Work Desk, Toilet, Shower, Refrigerator, Kitchen, Bathroom
Economy Twin Room [Room Information]	2	from EUR 73.00	Search
Includes private kitchen and bathroom facilities. Please note that there is no space for extra beds. Room Facilities: Toilet, Shower, Bathroom
Bunk Bed in Male Dormitory Room [Room Information]	1	from EUR 28.50	Search
Includes a bunk bed in a dormitory room that has its own kitchenette and bathroom. Please note that there is no space for extra beds. Room Facilities: Work Desk, Toilet, Shower, Shared Toilet, Refrigerator, Kitchenette, Bathroom

Amenities at Hostel Domus Academica

Transportation

Street parking, Parking garage, Accessible parking

Shops

Souvenirs/Gift Shop

Services

Wi-Fi/Wireless LAN, Internet Services, Free Wi-Fi Internet Access

Pools and wellness

Sauna, Indoor Swimming Pool (seasonal), Indoor Swimming Pool

Miscellaneous

Wheelchair accessible, Smoke alarms, Rooms/Facilities for Disabled Guests, Non-Smoking Rooms, Heating, Fire extinguishers, Elevator, CCTV in common areas, All Public and Private spaces non-smoking

Hostel facilities

Laundry room

General

Private parking, Parking on-site, Parking

Front-desk/reception area services

Safety Deposit Box, Luggage Storage, 24-Hour Front Desk

Food & Drink

Vending Machine (snacks), Vending Machine (drinks), Restaurant, Breakfast details

Entertainment and children services

Board games/puzzles

Common areas

Terrace, Outdoor furniture, Garden, Games Room, Communal lounge/TV room, Communal kitchen

Cleaning services

Laundry, Ironing Service

Business facilities

Fax/Photocopying

Important information to guests

Cables for wired internet access can be rented in the reception. Please note that all guests departing on 1 September must be checked out by 09:00.

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Hostel Domus Academica is set in the Eteläinen Suurpiiri district in Helsinki, 600 metres from Helsinki Bus Terminal and 600 metres from Kamppi Shopping Centre. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant. Private parking is available on site. All rooms are fitted with a private bathroom. Hostel Domus Academica features free WiFi . You will find a 24-hour front desk at the property. Helsinki Music Centre is 800 metres from Hostel Domus Academica, while Finlandia Hall is 900 metres away. The nearest airport is Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, 17 km from the property.

Room information details

The single and double rooms have a private bathroom and kitchenette. Bed linen, towels and a morning sauna and swim are included in the room price.

Some rooms also include an internet connection.

The shared rooms accommodate a total of 4 persons, but only 1 bed can be booked at a time. Please also note that the price listed is for 1 bed, not the whole room. The shared rooms have en suite facilities, but they are shared with other guests in the same room.

Travelling information

From the airport, guests can take the Yellow Line Airport taxi to our hostel or the Finnair or regional transport bus number 615 Airport Bus to the Central Station.

From the Central Railway Station take tram 3T to Kauppakorkeakoulu. The tram turns to the right but keep on walking straight ahead. Turn left into Lapuankatu, walk straight ahead until Hietaniemenkatu where Hostel Academica is on the right.

Take the metro from Central Railway Station to Kamppi. Exit on the Runeberginkatu side and turn right. Hietaniemenkatu is on the left. Walk down the street and Hostel Academica is on the left, just before Mechelininkatu crossing.

From Katajanokka terminal take tram 2 or 4 to Aleksanterinkatu, in front of the Stockmann department store. Change to tram 3T and Kauppakorkeakoulut is the third from Stockmann. The tram turns to the right but keep on walking straight ahead. Turn left into Lapuankatu, walk straight ahead until Hietaniemenkatu where Hostel Academica is on the right.

From Olympia Terminal take tram 3T from the terminal to Kauppakorkeakoulut which is the 8th from the harbour. The tram turns to the right but keep on walking straight ahead. Turn left into Lapuankatu, walk straight ahead until Hietaniemenkatu where Hostel Academica is on the right.

From Länsisatama Western terminal and Central Bus Station take bus 15 to the central bus station, walk towards Kamppi metro station and behind the station turn right to the Runeberginkatu. Walk straight ahead, Hietaniemenkatu is on the left. Walk down the street and Hostel Academica is on the left, just before Mechelininkatu crossing.

Hostel Domus Academica Policies

Check-in

15:00 -

Check-out

- 11:00

Accepted CreditCards at Hotel

The hotel reserves the right to preauthorise credit cards prior to arrival.
American Express, Visa, MasterCard, MasterCard, UnionPay credit card

Cancellation Policy

If cancelled up to 1 day before the date of arrival, no fee will be charged.
If cancelled later or in case of no-show, the first night will be charged.

Children and Extra Bed Policy

All children are welcome.
All children under 3 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding.
All children under 2 years are charged EUR 15.00 per stay for cots.
All older children or adults are charged EUR 23.00 per night and person for extra beds.
Maximum capacity of extra beds in a room is 3.
Maximum capacity of babycots in a room is 2.

Deposit Policy

No deposit will be charged.

VAT and city/tourist taxes

9 % VAT is included.
Service charge is not applicable.
City/tourist tax is not applicable.

Internet

Wired internet is available in public areas and costs EUR 4.00 per hour.
Wired internet is available in some hotel rooms and costs EUR 4.00 per hour.
Wired internet is available in some hotel rooms and costs EUR 5.00 per 24 hours.