Checking in at a timber resort: welcome to Helsinki’s Solo Sokos Pier 4

Stepping contained in the timber resort Solo Sokos Pier 4, a fragile perfume paying homage to Finnish forests gently hits. The brand new Helsinki resort actually makes good on its sustainable structure’s unstated promise. The refreshing scent of a box-fresh wood design? Test. A relaxed and soothing, wall-to-wall atmosphere in timber? Test. Birdsong subtly buzzing within the background? Test, examine, examine. Certainly, as cliché as such options might sound within the context of the constructing’s wooden structure, its atmosphere is the whole lot you anticipate it to be in the very best approach.

An evening at a timber resort: experiencing Solo Sokos Pier 4

The brand new participant within the Finnish capital’s hospitality scene is located throughout the Helsinki harbour’s Katajanokan Laituri, a not too long ago opened timber-framed constructing designed by native studio Anttinen Oiva Architects. It comprises the headquarters of Finnish forestry firm Stora Enso on one finish and the 164-room Solo Sokos Pier 4 Resort on the opposite – each span 4 flooring.

The spherical, timber gymnastics of the foyer space – which is shared between resort and workplace house – is the work of Anttinen Oiva, however the whole lot else in Pier 4, equivalent to its room interiors, was created by interiors outfit Franz Design. Not that you can instantly inform, because the envelope and its contents have been rigorously curated to work seamlessly, following the theme of pure wooden and light-weight, impartial tones all through.

A specifically created signature scent is current all through the resort. The rooms are minimalist, and the partitions – alternating glazing and wooden – are punctuated by specifically chosen items by native artists. An adequately stocked, curated fridge locations an emphasis on sense of place (beer from a Turku brewery and blueberry juice make this an unmistakeably Finnish expertise).

A café off the principle foyer and the Harbore restaurant on the other aspect of the constructing (additionally the place the resort breakfast is served) get pleasure from expansive waterside views. As soon as the continuing works on the seaside promenade simply exterior are accomplished, company will be capable of benefit from the easy, seasonal Nordic and Finnish ingredient combine on the menu with a backdrop of the close by port’s majestic ferries and folks on leisurely strolls, making this a really perfect spot for a drink exterior in the course of the gentle summer season months.

A rooftop terrace gives extra outside house, with a planted backyard and a devoted bar. In the meantime, on the decrease floor ground, a gymnasium is accompanied by a versatile wellness house. Eschewing inflexible reserving methods and lessons (these are on supply as nicely, nonetheless, if wanted), company can pop in for an unbiased yoga or meditation session – or to get pleasure from essentially the most Finnish of pastimes, a sauna.

The bottom ground’s state-of-the-art convention amenities make this a versatile vacation spot – equally open to enterprise and household journey. This timber resort’s sense of luxurious lies in its sustainable, design-led origins – a component Solo Sokos Pier 4 is rightly pleased with.

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