Both Helsinki

1.0 star property
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Economy Triple Room
Terrace/patio
Courtyard
Lobby sitting area
Full-sized fridge, stovetop, cookware/dishes/utensils

Reviews

7.6 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Laundry
  • Kitchen
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Hietaniemenkatu 14, Helsinki, 100
  • Temppeliaukio Church
    6 min walk
  • Parliament Building
    10 min walk
  • Helsinki Music Centre
    12 min walk
  • Helsinki (HEL-Vantaa)
    37 min drive

Room options

Basic Quadruple Room

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

Single Room

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Comfort Triple Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Twin Room

  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Comfort Double Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Comfort Twin Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Triple Room

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Comfort Single Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Helsinki

With a stay at Both Helsinki, you'll be centrally located in Helsinki, within a 10-minute walk of Tennispalatsi Finnkino Cinema and Temppeliaukio Church. .This hostel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Finnish Museum of Natural History and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Parliament Building.

What's nearby

  • Temppeliaukio Church - 6 min walk
  • Helsinki Music Centre - 12 min walk
  • Finlandia Hall - 16 min walk
  • Olympic Stadium - 4 min drive
  • Helsinki Cathedral - 6 min drive

Getting around

  • Perhonkatu Station - 1 min walk
  • Helsinki (HEC-Helsinki Central Train Station) - 15 min walk
  • Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL) - 37 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bar Favela - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Ravintola Töölö - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Ravintola Konnichiwa - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Kraken Helsinki - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Mala Master Arkadiankatu - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Both Helsinki

Hostel in Helsinki, a quick walk to Tennispalatsi Finnkino Cinema
Both Helsinki offers 326 accommodations. Kitchenettes offer full-sized refrigerators/freezers, stovetops, and cookware/dishes/utensils.

Bathrooms include showers and bidets. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a limited basis and hair dryers can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 326 guestrooms, featuring kitchenettes with full-sized refrigerators/freezers and stovetops. Complimentary wired internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include desks, and housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a communal living room.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, multilingual staff, and laundry facilities. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.

Languages

English, Finnish, Swedish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free wired Internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and public transport

  • Self parking on site (surcharge)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Family friendly

  • Full-sized fridge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Reception hall

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (limited)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Communal living room
  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Kitchenette
  • Fridge
  • Stovetop

More

  • Desk
  • Laptop-friendly workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: EUR 15

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Monday - Friday (8:00 AM - 6:00 PM) and Saturday - Sunday (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 25 per accommodation, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 6 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: EUR 25 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-out fee: EUR 15 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

Property is also known as

Hostel Domus Academica Helsinki
Hostel Domus Academica
Domus Academica Helsinki
Both Helsinki Helsinki
Hostel Domus Academica
Both Helsinki Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Both Helsinki Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Helsinki
Both Helsinki Helsinki
Both Helsinki Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Both Helsinki Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Helsinki

Both Helsinki Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 115 out of 611 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 303 out of 611 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 127 out of 611 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 51 out of 611 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 611 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
They would not return any communications about our canceled airline tickets that required us to move the dates of stay to next year. We are having to seek a travel insurance claim.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jenna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Moa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing from start to finish
Booked this hotel thinking it was a hotel. Is is a student living hostel. They give you a key which you have to turn in every time you leave the building and wait for when you get back. Got to my room: nothing in the bathroom, not even hand soap let alone the small toiletries you usually get. Had to go downstairs and argue with the receptionist to give me a hand soap. One small body towel, no floor or hand towel. Bathroom was not clean and wished I would have brought shower shoes. I chose a room with a kitchenette since I have some allergies that make it hard to eat out. One small pot and pan, both dirty and very worn. One plate, one bowl, 2 small glasses, one spoon, one knife, one fork, no cutting board, spatula or anything else to cook/mix with. All of those were extremely dirty with dried food visible on them. No dish towel or drying rack either. Oven was so dirty and greasy with food on it that I thought it would start a fire had I used it. Bed was a roll away bed with wheels viable and one small blanket and one hard pillow. I am a person who can sleep anywhere but this bed was hard! Very dirt and old mattress stuffed in one of the wardrobe cabinets, looked like it would have had bed bugs or worse. Super loud (not due to the construction) but from the loudest mini fridge I have ever heard with a constant high pitch squeal and the students living there who I heard screaming at all times of the night both nights (10pm, 1am, 3am, 5am) from when they woke me up.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Tsz Wai

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Herman, UK

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Staff were very welcoming and friendly. Good Location, near to public transport. But the room has very basic aminities. No shampoo nor shower gel. Old small towel. Pillows were very small. We stayed one night only so we did not use the cooker.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Monika

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Big building with lots of rooms. Rooms are equipped with only essentials thought. They do have fridge and cooker, but no shampoo/shower gel/in-room hair drier. Room was cold and wind was blowing from window right above the bed and we had to move the bed and use the curtains in order to mitigate as much as possible. Pillows very small. Only one towel per person available. Pipe in the bathroom was broken and there was water all over it when washing hands. Staff was friendly. There is luggage room available for after check-out. Seemed like a hostel rather then hotel. We stayed in Helsinki for one night only and were mostly out during the day, so the room was a good value. Location is good, near transportation and on walking distance from city center and some nice city tourist areas. However, I would not choose this property for a longer stay.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

HERRIES

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Apartment near to city
This apartment just few minutes drive from Helsinki train station and walking distance to malls / hypermarket / cinema / bus station. (Opposite apartment got K minimarket) The apartment comes with 4 beds, kitchen and dining area. Reception is 24hrs, the staffs speak good English and very friendly. The location is quiet and convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quite centrally located. Good rooms and facilities.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

W

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Room and staff service disappointed than first time.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Dale

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
student-like accomodation
Low cost student-like accommodation. If that's what you are expecting, you won't be disappointed.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Olha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great Experience on the budget
The staff of the hostel is absolutely amazing! I’m very pleased with my stay, I wish the rooms were a bit warmer and more renovated. It’s a very good deal for the price and it’s close to the city center.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
No amenities. Expensive for what you get. Charged extra kn arrival.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved it.
It was a great stay. Comfy bed. Kitchenette in room which was amazing to have to prepare breakfast and dinner. WiFi working well. Staff so friendly and welcoming. 15min walk to Helsinki Central Station. 2 supermarkets across the road. I would def stay here again. I absolutely loved it!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff are very helpful. My luggage was lost during flight transfer. I stayed at BOTH for a week and they told me not to worry too much because by their experience, it would be shown up. Finally, it arrived 2 days later. Location is close to coach & train station. Major sights are within walking distance. Helsinki is an expensive city but staying at BOTH is value for money.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Double Comfort Room with kitchenette - bare minimum linen & towels, room ceiling peeling, bathroom sink does not drain, generally low maintenance.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
Basic rooms hostel good for students and solo travelers bit noisy due to students around
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Shaban, Prishtina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good area and polite reception service
Good place to stay, very good location and staff always ready to serve and help guests!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very practical (student?) studio with kitchenette. Spacious but bed could be wider.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Basic but clean and comfortable, with friendly, helpful reception staff available 24 hours a day. Within walking distance of the city centre, the sea, and the excellent public transport network, and very reasonably priced.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fanatic value for money. Very comfortable for the 4 nights stay. Thank you
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019