The new style of the legendary Hesperia convinced – Crowne Plaza Helsinki – Hesperia returned to the top of Finnish hotels
The new style of Crowne Plaza Helsinki – Hesperia, following its reopening in October 2020 after extensive refurbishment, convinced both business and holiday guests, voting it the best hotel in ‘Finland’s Leading Business Hotel’ category.
“Crowne Plaza Helsinki – Hesperia is one of Helsinki’s most legendary landmarks. The refurbishment, carried out by interior design company dSign Vertti Kivi & Co. last year, has been warmly welcomed by our guests,” says Saija Savela-Palovaara, the hotel’s General Manager. ”Crowne Plaza Helsinki – Hesperia’s stylish rooms, variety of event facilities, Club Lounge, and cosy Hesperia restaurant provide one of the best hotel experiences in Helsinki. The IHG Clean Promise provides hotel guests with peace of mind, based on a guarantee that they can stay over and meet safely,” says Savela-Palovaara.
At the Crowne Plaza Helsinki – Hesperia hotel, you can combine work and leisure in a relaxed setting with style. The hotel has a variety of rooms for events and meetings, and the Hesperia Ballroom has space for up to 1,000 people. 349 luxuriously decorated rooms, and the Club rooms, suites and Club Lounge on the top floor, cater for even the most discerning tastes. The popular Forever Health Club, with its range of services, offers one of the best places for rest and recreation.
Hesperia Restaurant & Bar, at street level, is gaining new popularity among hotel guests and locals as a cosy living room.
The annual World Travel Awards™, the travel industry ‘Oscars’, were handed out for the first time in 1993. Nominations are made by an international expert jury. This year, the monthly voting figures for the WTA programme were a record high, as tourism professionals and consumers were eager to cast their votes, and there was more search traffic on the WTA website than in any previous year. The awards are given to hotels and companies providing tourism services in different categories and regions. Crowne Plaza has won the World Travel Award already five times previously, in 2008–2011 and 2014. In this year’s vote, Crowne Plaza Helsinki – Hesperia left behind Hotel Kämp, Naantali Spa Hotel, Radisson Blu Plaza, and Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Helsinki, among others.
