5/5 Bogdan G. M. 1 year ago on Google
Great
location
in
the
middle
of
the
forrest
around
a
pond.
About
30
minutes
easy
driving
from
Kuusamo
airport.
Some
"igloos"
have
a
better
location
facing
just
the
lake
and
the
forrest.
Magnificent
silence
and
peacefulness
around.
Just
nature.
For
shopping
or
eating
/
drinking
outside,
you
can
easily
drive
to
Ruka
(15
minutes),
where,
of
course,
you
can
ski
or
snowboard.
Staff
at
MP
is
very
friendly
and
helpful.
We
used
the
sauna
twice
(1
hour
per
reservation)
and
the
restaurant
(separate
building)
also
twice.
The
breakfast
is
served
in
the
lobby
(extra
building
as
well),
very
well
organized
even
with
more
guests
and
a
tasty
choices
of
food.
Not
tons
but
special.
Restaurant
with
set
menus
reserved
in
advance
very
cozy
and
romantic.
Only
negative
point
would
be
the
open
fire
with
some
smoky
clothing
after
and
maybe
some
eyes
/
throat
irritation.
But,
in
this
season,
open
fireplaces
are
mainly
everywhere
in
Lappland.
You
can
get
snowshoes
for
free
at
the
reception
and
can
rent
fat
tire
bikes
for
riding
on
snow
/
ice
(exhausting!).
Snowshoeing
I
would
highly
recommend;
you
just
can
use
phone
maps
(for
safety,
make
them
available
off-line,
too)
and
common
orientation
sense.
And
start
walking
in
any
direction
you
want.
15
minutes
walk
from
the
Magical
Pond
you'll
find
Lammintupa
with
options
for
husky
rides
(we
did
the
shorter
one
and
it's
been
really
fun
because
you
can
drive
the
sledge),
reindeer
rides
and
watching
with
some
interesting
explanations
by
the
staff,
ice
karting
(need
to
book
in
advance)
or
snowmobile
tours.
I
would
recommend
a
snowmobile
tour
where
you
are
driving
by
yourself
and
better
during
the
night
to
hunt
for
the
Northern
Lights
/
Aurora
borealis.
At
Lammintupa
you
can
have
some
delicious
pastry
and
drinks
as
well.
Of
course,
there're
everywhere
slopes
for
cross-country
skiing.
We
booked
some
outdoor
activities,
including
ice
floating
(super
fun)
with
Ruka
Safaris,
and
we've
been
very
satisfied
with
them.
It's
easier
if
you
have
a
rental
car
because
it's
giving
you
flexibility
to
move
around
and
pick
what
you
would
like
to
do.
Taxis
are
also
available
but
very
expensive.
About
Northern
Lights:
we've
spotted
them
several
times.
During
the
snowmobile
night
ride,
during
driving
around
with
the
rental
car
looking
for
proper
spots
to
watch
and
even
out
of
our
igloo
at
6
in
the
morning.
So
it's
almost
impossible
to
miss
them
within
1
week
of
holiday.