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Reviews of Outdoor Hostel Laajis

Laajavuorentie 15, 40740 Jyväskylä, Finland

#92 of 130 hotels in Jyväskylä

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Review score

Based on 39 hostel reviews

8.0

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.3

  • Comfort

    7.6

  • Location

    8.5

  • Facilities

    7.6

  • Staff

    8.3

  • Value for money

    8.4

  • Free WiFi

    8.7

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  • Reviewed: 22 August 2025

    8.0
    We didn’t have an other choice
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 9 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very basic and old, no aircon so very hot nites

    Good location for secto rally

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I cant connect to the wifi.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 August 2025

    8.0
    Affordable accommodation in Jyväskylä
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Travelling on one's own I had to remember to take the key with me every time I needed the bathroom... The cafe area was a bit bleak.

    Tidy,if smallish room with a sink and a small fridge. Toilet and shower in the corridoor. Bed was comfortable. It could possibly get a little stuffy in very hot weather. Not many people,so the night was quiet. The common kitchen was beautifully renowated and well equipped. Free parking, and there was a good bus connection to town.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 May 2025

    7.0
    OK for one night stay unless you came to ski...
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    I did not expect much, so I was not really disappointed. The only thing that I did not like is that toilets/shower are not in the room but I guess it is meant like that in the hostel (and I suppose it may have been written in the description, which I need to read more carefully next time).

    I was just passing through and needed place to stay over night. As such, the place is good enough. I did not realize that it is actually skiing place and hostel is meant to accommodate people who came to ski. As skiing season was over the hostel was very empty, I did not see any other guests when I arrive (or when I left early in the morning). I should have realized that as it is a hostel it may not have bathroom/toilet in the room and that is the only my "complaint" (but I should have read it in the description, I guess). Otherwise it was pretty OK for staying just over night.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 July 2024

    7.0
    You pay for what you get.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    - The smell of the bathrooms was a bit too overpowering, it suggests they do not do cleaning twice a day, especially when it is shared. - The beds were a bit uncomfortable and the room too tight. Definitely, for a short stay.

    - The price overall was very good and you paid for what you got. - The shared kitchen was well equipped. - The location was nice, for a bit more you can enjoy the amenities.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 July 2024

    8.0
    Good place to spend a night on road
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Stuff was very friendly and helpful

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 June 2024

    9.0
    Clean and quiet
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Was hard to find the entrance and reception since the lights were off.

    The hostel was pretty quiet since it is the off season. It was quiet and with a well stocked kitchen.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 March 2024

    9.0
    Friendly staff very helpfull.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing negative

    It was great that they were flexible with me arriving earlier and option to leave the car at the property as well as having the car there still on the day of the congress I visited when I checked out already in the morning. Nice that there was sauna turn and also option to buy a coffee in the common facilities when the restaurant was no longer open. Great location right next to the cross country skiing tracks. I will book here again when I am visiting Jyväskylä congress next time in winter.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 November 2023

    7.0
    Fair for staying a night!
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    The bathrooms and toilets really need more cleaning and improvement.

    The location, having a fridge in the room and quite a fair price, although it could be even cheaper

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 July 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the ventilation is not strong enough, there's no way to make it darker in the room which might be an issue during the summer

    clean, the kitchen is well equipped, free parking

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 31 May 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No supermarket nearby or shops

    Connectivity to public transport...

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 May 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Clean, low price.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 May 2023

    7.0
    cheap and clean hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    not really a fan of the shared showers

    location right beside a small ski area was great, we were just passing through and found everything to be all good

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    It was quite hard to do a self check-in.

    Good value for these money. Pretty clean and comfortable. Sauna is available for free.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 October 2022

    8.0
    good value - buy signage
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the reception is VERY hard to find from the roadside. need to invest in signage

    location and convenient transportation

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 29 September 2022

    7.0
    Was good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    More information on how to exit the premises.

    I didn't eat breakfast

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 3 August 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The shower and bath area

    The location

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 July 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Mountain view 🙂

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 May 2024

    6.0
    Fine once you are in - but beware the arrival and entry arrangements!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Make absolutely sure, when you are sent the code number that you'll need to enter the hotel, that you write it down! I turned up, there was no-one in reception, at whch point I tried to get online to read my code. There was absolutely no internet reception outside the hotel (though once inside, it was fine). There were two phone numbers on the door to get help: I rang both and neither was picked up (this at about 4:30pm). What could I do? In the end I went to the nearby Scandic Hotel, and asked them if I could briefly use their internet (which they kindly said 'yes' to), pick up the email with the code number, and return to the hostel and get in.

    The room was clean and comfortable.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 February 2024

    10
    Perfect location to enjoy a 2 days-trip without car, full of activities in winter
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    in winter, when a lot of snow, the walking/ hiking/ biking paths are not at all indicated, the map given by the place is not very precise. You should ask for a room with the view on the ski station if you can, but still the view on the other side is not that bad

    very clean and comfy rooms, easy access to sauna and to the kitchenette that we used every evening to cook our meal, access to a big smart TV (netflix available) and a sofa that we enjoyed to watch movies, direct access to the rental shop with fat bikes, ski, ... and proximity with the ski station is perfect! Nice trails in the forest to walk all day

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 December 2023

    4.0
    It's worth the price if it were cleaner
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    The cleanness of shared bathrooms was extremely poor! The second-floor bathroom was closed, and on the first floor, the bathroom was very dirty all around, and unused toilet papers were on the floor.

    Fairly good price and a very good location with good bus connections to the city centre and JYU.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 October 2023

    5.0
    My stay in Laajis for a few days
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The kitchen was a disappointment. There was just one portable stovetop, couple frying pans, but basically no utensils other than forks and knives, not even a cutting knife. Fridge only in the room. This hostel is really not well equipped for making your meals, rather for preparing readily bought microwave portions. The toilet seats were not regularly cleaned, and generally the bathrooms gave a bit of an untidy impression. Some other guests left the shower room completely soaked, I can hardly imagine how it was possible to get it so wet. I can recommend this hostel for a short stay. For my taste, the feeling in the room and the general atmosphere in the corridors was a bit too much facility-like, generic. The room itself was ok, with a sink and a fridge, though the fridge was making sound every now and then and resonated with the structure holding it, making a banging sound, which was unpleasant during the night, waking me up. I would say this hostel is for sports tourists or someone who needs a bed for a couple nights maximum.

    A cheap room in an outdoor hostel, I recommend for a short stay. Very nice sauna included in the price. Good laundry facilities. Nice full body mirror in the room. Fridge in the room, though there could have been one in the kitchen too. Right next to various outdoor activities, adventure park, downhill skiing, jogging paths, hiking... the fireplace room was nice, though it would also have been nice to have had the option to actually use the fireplace.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 August 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Waste containers right under my window. Who on Earth decided to put it right before the entrance and under the windows?

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 June 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Quadruple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Just perfect. 👍🏻

    Stayed in June 2023

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