Hotel Fabian, Helsinki
Expert reviews
“Fabian Hotel, tucked into a courtyard in the heart of Helsinki, is a little place with a big heart which is all about service and details. What it lacks in views, it makes up for in snug, elegant interiors.”
“In a central but quiet location, Fabian has elegant ‘Comfort’ (ie standard) rooms with a restrained modern design, higher-grade ‘Style’ rooms (some with French balconies) and top-range ‘Lux’ rooms equipped with kitchenettes. Staff are super-helpful.”
What guests liked
- Central location
- Boutique style
- Comfortable beds
- Friendly staff
- Great breakfast
All you need to know
Situated just a brief stroll from Esplanade Park, the Finnish Architecture Museum, and Market Square, Hotel Fabian boasts an optimal location in the heart of Helsinki.
With a mere 58 rooms, the ambiance at Hotel Fabian is refined, lavish, and roomy. Recognized as TripAdvisor – Traveler’s Choice 2020, this establishment prides itself on its exceptional interior aesthetics and hospitable air.
Built around a scenic courtyard, the hotel is awash with natural light and chic decoration. Guests have three distinct room types to select from: Comfort, Style, and Lux. The 36 Comfort rooms offer ample space, an entertainment setup, and a sizeable bathroom stocked with eco-friendly toiletries.
The Style rooms, available on all floors of the hotel, feature upgraded amenities, enhanced luxury elements, and a loft-like ambiance. Meanwhile, the Lux rooms cater to extended-stay guests as a “second home”, with many of these rooms equipped with a kitchenette and private access.
Your room rate includes a complimentary morning buffet packed with wholesome and organic fare like eggs, oatmeal, fruits, smoothies, Italian coffee, and freshly baked items from Kanniston Leipomo bakery.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
27 June 2024
Excellent
The location is perfect for a quick walk around the city
I liked everythibg
10 June 2024
Exceptional
The breakfast is wonderful
6 June 2024
Fabulous
Helpful staff lady from Thailand was a standout
12 May 2024
Awesome place and well worth the price!
Clean, beautiful and fresh! The bed was pure magic! The shower was hot and awesome! Love love loved it!!!
There were no tea and coffee making facilities.
5 May 2024
Very helpful friendly staff and comfy beds
Location and Staff
No restaurant facilities for lunch and dinner
26 April 2024
We enjoyed our stay in this hotel as location was good and the room was really nice.
Breakfast variety was lacking. Eggs were the same everyday as well as the other breads and cold meats. Would be good if they offer freshly cooked eggs like sunny side up or omelette.
6 March 2024
Fabulous
The room was changed as soon as we asked
3 March 2024
Great hotel in a central location
Excellent, clean, modern hotel with a fabulous breakfast. Staff were very friendly and helpful.
28 February 2024
Perfect
The decor, amenities, location.
Nothing. All was good
25 February 2024
Balanced choice
Location. Good reception work. Restaurants and small supermarket close to the hotel
Reconstruction of the building in front. Breakfast choice might have been better
13 February 2024
Fabulous
Excellent location. Excellent breakfast. Lovely bathroom. Comfy furniture.
9 February 2024
You can walk to the city centre easily.
It was in a great location on a quiet street. They also had a nice selection for breakfast.
25 November 2023
Cute hotel in the middle of the city
- Comfortable Rooms - Great Location - Friendly service
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21 November 2023
Clean, large, great location
The room itself was big, tv easy to use. It was very clean and warm, shower was great. Staff were always helpful and friendly. Would stay here again.
Breakfast could be improved, maybe some more egg or hot options.
12 November 2023
Exceptional
Very good breakfast! Very polite personel! Bike available.
12 November 2023
Good place for an overnight stay in Helsinki
The location is great just near the Esplanade but in the inner silent square. Lots of dining places nearby (The Cock is recommended), also Stockmann and other shops are close to the hotel. Importantly, it’s in walking distance to/from railway station and bus station (Kampi). The hotel itself is splendid, has a brand-new designer fit-out, very well-equipped rooms, comfortable beds. The staff is very welcoming and helpful. Though we missed breakfast, we have seen it looks very nice.
The entrance to the building can be somewhat inconvenient if you have massive luggage. I would expect a Finnish hotel to provide a kettle and tea/coffee in the room. Also, our room for some reason missed any slippers (but we did not bother to ask for them).
11 November 2023
Friendly staff, excellent location with very comfortable & clean rooms
Great location, easy access to the whole city. Very friendly & helpful staff. Rooms were very clean & comfortable. Good TV's too, which allowed me to cast from my own devices.
4 November 2023
Very good
Large room, nice bathroom Good breakfast Friendly staff
No tea and coffee making in the room
28 October 2023
Helpful front desk worker
Our suitcases did not arrive with us in the plane and one of the girls at the front desk went out of her way making phone calls and helped us get them back. We are very grateful for that.
23 October 2023
Fabulous
Great location, brilliant value for money.
23 October 2023
Fantastic hotel, staff were brilliant and couldn't do enough!
Break, location and room were perfect for a quick city break! I actually worked from the hotel on the Friday and the hotel were able to arrange early check in which helped immensely. Wifi is also very good.
Nothing, If I had to say something, there wasn't a restaurant to get lunch, a snack or dinner, but you're in the centre of town so no more than a 3 mins walk to somewhere.
18 October 2023
A perfect spot to enjoy a short break in Helsinki.
Breakfast offered variety of options, all that we tried were excellent. Beds were firm and comfortable. Room spacious and clean. Reception staff available and very helpful.
As a coffee-in-bed person I would have appreciated coffee facilities in the room.
15 October 2023
Exceptional
The room is spacious and designed to a very high spec. It is very comfortable and clean hotel. Good breakfast. Helpful staff.
9 October 2023
Very good
The hotel is quite compact and small, located in walking distances to most attractions. The room was comfortable.
For the price I feel the hotel could have provided a kettle and tea/coffee service in the room. After such long travels and being Helsinki being a cold city having a warm drink facility in your room should definitely be there. It usually is a standard practice to provide this. Tea was an additional charge /service.
2 October 2023
Great little hotel for a Helsinki trip
Hotel Fabian is always excellent and a great location near to the esplanade and markets. Rooms are a good size, even with an extra single bed in it, and each has modern facilities and en suite bathrooms. Nice quiet courtyard facing windows for a restful night.
We were travelling with our 4 yo daughter so the typical breakfast options were not quite her taste but luckily she does love a croissant
28 September 2023
4 star hotel with 5 star staff
Wonderful room, super friendly staff. Very late checkout
The breakfast area is a bit busy and crowded. Liked the cosy “welcome in our kitchen” approach
28 September 2023
Lovely and Charming
Breakfast was delightful and cozy. I loved the little Travellers journal/log in the room. And the decor was very clean and stylish.
Breakfast was a bit on the pricier side.
19 September 2023
Comfortable stay and good value accommodation
I liked the central location close to the harbour and within easy reach from the rail station. The room was spacious and the bed very comfortable. Breakfast was good although I missed warm dishes.
19 September 2023
Room was perfect aswell as the staff.
Location was perfect for why I was there and needing access to the ferry to reach the island
I don't like staying at hotels were I have to pay for water. Paying for everything else is of course acceptable. I just feel water should be available to everyone free of charge.
13 September 2023
Fabulous
Really comfortable bed and convenient shower!
8 September 2023
Perfect
Everything!
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8 September 2023
Exceptional
The staff were welcoming, friendly and helpful and the room was quiet, immaculately clean and very comfortable. A wide selection of lovely food was provided for breakfast and the hotel was in a good location for exploring the city.
2 September 2023
Very good
Very clean & comfortable. Quiet, despite all of the construction noise. Had read previous reviews that suggested asking for a courtyard view for the noise issue (not related to the construction) & glad we did. Good breakfast & simple check in & check out.
Wasn’t made aware of all of the construction surrounding the hotel - this made getting to and from it VERY expensive
28 August 2023
Exceptional
location
price
22 August 2023
Exceptional
The location if the hotel is great! It is in the city center, you can reach all tourist destinstions on foot. Also Allas Sea Pool that I like a lot. The room was bigger that I expected which rarely happens. The bed was really confortable.
22 August 2023
Very comfortable hotel close to the city center.
Very good location, close to the city centre, the harbour and the market place. It is clean, comfortable, well-organized. The beds are very good, the bathroom and the shower are excellent. The receptionists and the personnel are very helpful and kind.
18 August 2023
Great location and very nice rooms for the price!
The location is fantastic and the rooms are smartly designed and clean.
It's not a big deal, but the towels didn't stay on the hooks outside the shower in the bathroom.
14 August 2023
Exceptional
Nice butique hotel with great breakfast, perfect location and very nice and kind staff.
11 August 2023
Very good
The breakfast did not have any hot items like bacon and eggs. In general it was a relatively small selection of items.
4 August 2023
It was an excellent stay.
Location, room and breakfast.
The main entrance could be more eye-catching and the seats for breakfast could be more.
31 July 2023
Fabulous
Beast hotel breakfast
22 July 2023
Exceptional
A wonderful place. Always stay here in Finland ❤️
19 July 2023
Very comfortable hotel in great location, friendly staff and excellent breakfast
Great location but also quiet, comfortable bedroom and exceptional bathroom, delicious breakfast with excellent choice, friendly efficient staff, spotlessly clean
Our room didn’t have tea coffee making facilities but I asked and a kettle, fresh milk and t bags bought to our room
7 July 2023
Very good
Great location, nice personal, pretty room
11 June 2023
Comfortable stay and location was perfect
Location, spacious room and helpful staff
Breakfast
30 May 2023
Boutique hotel stone's throw away from everything.
The location is great as it's tucked away in a semi residential area that is quiet but still walkable to the city centre and the harbour. Also the Kaivopuisto area (large park) is just a short stroll away and the sea views are extremely pleasant and calming.
Hotel isn't big thus the breakfast area is also quite small. When the weather permits it is great to have a morning coffee outside but otherwise it could become quite busy and crowded if you happen to come down at the wrong time.
17 May 2023
Excellent would stay here again.
Breakfast was good and plentiful. We stayed in room 504 quiet even across from the elevator. Staff was outstanding, ordering us a taxi for the airport and providing us with the Helsinki Card at the front desk.
Room windows did not open.
16 May 2023
Great breakfast, great hotel.
Great location. Lots of lactose free breakfast options. Extremely helpful staff. Big rooms.
Room a bit noisy.
16 May 2023
Good value hotel in a quiet area
Big comfortable room. Good spacious bathroom. Quiet location but still convenient for tram and waterfront. Small hotel so felt more personal.
Nothing really. Possibly a larger hot breakfast choice would have been nice.
Hotel facilities
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Shared lounge/TV area
- - Pet basket
- - Pet bowls
- - Shuttle service
Food & Drink
- - Bar
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Business facilities
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Entertainment and family services
- - Board games/puzzles
Activities
- - Temporary art galleries (additional charge)
- - Pub crawls (additional charge)
- - Stand-up comedy (additional charge)
- - Movie nights (additional charge)
- - Walking tours
- - Bike tours (additional charge)
- - Themed dinner nights (additional charge)
- - Tour or class about local culture
- - Live music/performance
- - Bicycle rental
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property
1 July 2024
Fabulous