Hotel Indigo Boulevard, Helsinki
Hotel Indigo Helsinki-Boulevard is a stylish boutique hotel that opened in 2015, perfectly capturing the spirit of the Finnish capital. Located on the historic Bulevardi street, it acts as a bridge between the elegant Esplanadi district and the western industrial area, reflecting the city’s dual nature. The building itself is an impressive example of modern, eco-conscious conversion, holding a gold-level LEED certification.
The hotel’s design is deeply rooted in local culture, featuring unique murals in guest rooms created by Finnish graphic designers Linda Linko and Pietari Posti. These artistic touches, combined with Nordic wood details and contemporary decor, make each room feel personal and connected to its surroundings. Guests can also unwind in a traditional Finnish sauna and steam room, a must-try authentic experience.
Dining is a highlight at the on-site Restaurant Bröd Punavuori, an urban bistro that serves delicious Nordic-inspired dishes using fresh, seasonal ingredients. It’s a great spot to soak in the local atmosphere, especially when enjoying a meal on their charming courtyard terrace during the warmer months.
Its location in the heart of the Design District is ideal for exploring. You are within walking distance of the Design Museum, the Museum of Finnish Architecture, and the peaceful Kamppi Chapel of Silence. Whether you want to browse local art galleries or take a quick ferry to the historic fortress island of Suomenlinna, everything you need for a perfect Helsinki adventure is right at your doorstep.
Expert reviews
“Opened in 2015, the 120-room Hotel Indigo Helsinki is in the central Design District and features made-in-Helsinki details ranging from decorative murals painted by local artists to the Pelago bikes available for guests to ride around town.”
Featured in 36 Hours in Helsinki by The New York Times.
What guests liked
- Top location
- Comfortable beds
- Private parking
- Excellent Wifi
- Friendly staff
- Buffet breakfast
Location
Recent guest reviews
5 October 2025
Exceptional
Perfect location, very helpful staff
22 September 2025
Cosy trendy hotel in a great location, has everything you need for a city break.
Great location, clean, comfortable, tasty breakfast.
Sauna operated on weird hours. I was looking forward to going to sauna after the half-marathon but the facilities were closed and would be opened again during dinner time.
20 September 2025
A middle class hotel to recommend warmly
Cosy location at the Boulevard, easy access to public transportation (3 strreet cars lines outside), many restaurants and café. Rooms regular size, big bathroom Walking distance to central Helsinki. Breakfast exceptional - included a freshly prepared hot item such as Egg Benedectine. Very helpful friendly staff.
Actually no complains.
19 September 2025
large room and great bathroom, in a good location for a reasonable price
Very nice room with pleasant decor and fantastic bathroom- best hotel bathroom I have ever seen! Great room size for the price. Friendly staff. Good location with all of Helsinki centre being walkable.
The wifi wasn't password protected so this could have been more secure. The snack shop at reception had a limited selection but I visited only once late at night.
17 September 2025
Excellent under all aspects, location is great
Everything with the small exception below. Amazing location, clean, silent.
Some subtle noise in the room due to the AC system
14 September 2025
Very comfortable hotel in central location.
The location is very good, also the facilities are excellent. Good and fast wi-fi anywhere, gym, sauna, it has a bar and a restaurant. Very comfortable room, bed, slippers and bath robe included. A+
13 September 2025
Highly recommended
Love the location. Very friendly staff.
Nothing!
10 September 2025
Fabulous
No breakfast
28 August 2025
Fantastic
Great location staff were wonderful great breakfast
On two mornings we had to grab a takeaway breakfast which was not great. Sandwiches were stale
25 August 2025
Everything was great!
amazing central location, very tasty breakfast buffet, the room was very bright and beautiful.
11 August 2025
A pleasant stay
Great location, spacious rooms, comfy beds, super friendly staff.
I could hear the water running in the other rooms, which was a little annoying, especially trying to fall asleep at night.
10 August 2025
Great hotel in a convenient location
The breakfast was nice and the staff was very accommodating.
31 July 2025
Excellent hotel with excellent service and staff at very convenient location!
Location is excellent! Very close to the center (like 10-15 min walk), but not in the middle of the busy central area, which is perfect. The transportation is just 1-3 minute walk and has all the necessary public transportation needed for the main attractions and to go to the center, shopping area etc. The breakfast is very good, a-la carte options of omelets, and a choice of coffees. Rooms is excellent, spacious, but comfy and cozy, modern and quite new, in good condition. The shower has proper water pressure and different temperatures. The bathroom is spacious and comfortable for women. Coffee, teas, slippers, bathrobe, iron board, and iron - rooms have all the necessities for a comfortable stay! Staff is exceptionally warm, welcoming, polite, and helpful!
Wi-fi is very slow and has a very bad connection
29 July 2025
Excellent, not a single fault.
Cleanliness, location, staff were amazing, room great, shower brilliant
Nothing
24 July 2025
Great location and very comfortable.
Great hot and cold breakfast food as well as delicious coffee.
Some noise from the elevator as our rooms were very close to it.
22 July 2025
Very comfortable city hotel
Staff were wonderful especially Antonetta. Superior twin room was huge, large very comfortable beds, large walk in shower.
Could not adjust aircon at all and windows didn’t open so it was generally a few degrees too hot in the room all the time.
10 July 2025
Great location for a short break
Fantastic central location, good breakfast, helpful staff
6 July 2025
A perfect stay in central Helsinki.
Friendly, helpful staff, my breakfast, the central location and my lovely clean, modern room with all the facilities I needed.
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2 July 2025
A northern journey full of pleasant surprises
Very well placed to be used as a base for exploring the city or doing other businesses in the city center. A lot of places to eat and drink in immediate vicinity, even some places still having the kitchen open close to midnight. Just a 10 minutes light stroll away from the Kauppatori piers with connection to Suomenlinna and Vallisaari islands. Excellent breakfast with diverse choices. Conveniently connected to the airport combining one train to/from central railway station and one tramway (6T) with effective walk in between of max 150m.
29 June 2025
Very good
Excellent location for exploring Helsinki. Great breakfast and comfortable room.
28 June 2025
Fabulous
Great location, great staff, clean room
21 June 2025
Fabulous
Did what it said on the tin & actually exceeded what I was expecting.
Absolutely NOTHING!!!,
11 June 2025
Fabulous
The location is perfect. Major attractions were only walking distance.
10 June 2025
Above expectation well situated pleasant modern slightly minimalist style but very comfortable
Helpful reception clean modern room good refreshment / minibar setup easy arrangements for food and drink
price when booking 4 consecutive nights
30 May 2025
Convenient and pleasant stay
Convenient and nice facilities
My room was adjacent to the lifts, the noise of which intruded into the room. Suggest requesting a room away from lifts.
29 May 2025
Very good
Very clean room and hotel location near the city center.
Small room, a view to roofs only. Breakfasts were OK, but every day the same, a bit boring.
26 May 2025
Perfect :)
Extremely friendly staff both on reception, and also the cleaning staff.
7 April 2025
The minute we worked through the door of the hotel my husband and self knew it was going to be very good. We would recom
Pleasant, comfortable and superb decor. Ideal location
19 February 2025
Relax in Helsinki!
- Bed was good. - Bath (amme) was nice. - In the hotel, there was Cocktail bar, but unfortunately we did not have time to test it. - Coffee was good. - Wifi connection was good.
- Breakfast had some portion to choose at and buffet, buffet selection was somehow small. Breakfast little bit was disappointment. To us it was included to price, but if you buy it is not worth of 32 euros.
11 February 2025
Good and enjoyable
Clean, good location
No gym
19 December 2024
Fabulous
Really helpful and friendly staff and a fantastic location.
17 December 2024
Excellent!
Great location, amenities and staff. The hotel room was exceptionally clean.
11 December 2024
Exceptional
1. Employee-friendly and eager to help 2. The hotel location is excellent, close to major attractions and stations 3. The rooms are comfortable and clean
1. The hot food options for breakfast were a bit limited. We hope the hot food selection could be more varied and abundant.
9 December 2024
Great value and excellent breakfast
Great location and friendly staff - breakfast is excellent
9 December 2024
Great!
Friendly staff, clean, great location!
Value for money
28 November 2024
Short stay - served its purpos. It’s cute but there are better places for that price.
Cute place and good location.
Kinda small but did the job.
17 November 2024
Exceptional
The staff was amazing; we were only in Helsinki for a long weekend but the receptionist (Antoanette - apologies if spelt incorrectly) gave us some really good suggestions for places to go and how to get there. All the staff were very helpful and friendly. Loved the room and the easy distance to all the sites.
Nothing to dislike, had a lovely time.
8 November 2024
Exceptional
Perfect base for exploring Helsinki with comfortable rooms and a warm welcome.
8 November 2024
It showcases the typical standards you can expect at hotels in a casual way.
Gym Location
Regarding my name, some mistake.
19 October 2024
A stylish hotel value for money
- rich breakfast and a lot of choices - the room is very stylish and bright, I like the bathroom which has a big mirror with lights around it
Nil
14 October 2024
Great location
Friendly staff & very helpful
No pool
13 October 2024
An outstanding Helsinki hotel
It is an excellent well located hotel with great staff, and excellent breakfast.
12 October 2024
Exceptional
Hotel was amazing and so close to everything. Breakfast was wonderful
11 October 2024
The location, staff and amenities were excellent.
Great location and friendly/helpful staff. Restaurant was excellent, both the food quality and service. Bar was convenient and friendly.
Not much to improve on.
30 September 2024
A perfect hotel with excellent breakfast that was a surprise
This hotel was a most positive surprise. Friendly staff that checked me although I arrived well before 3 pm. Beds perfect, well functioning WiFi, clean, tasteful bath room. And best - the breakfast at the hotel's restaurant Bröd. Everything fresh and a great variation. Fresh home-made bread. And about 10 different hot dishes to chose from the menue .
Nothing to dislike
26 September 2024
Exceptional
Great attitude of all of the hotel's staff Amazing rooms Superb breakfast !!! - one breakfast meal of choice !! So so good Awesome sauna
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23 September 2024
I stayed in five hotels during my stay in Finland. All were four star. Hotel Indigo was the stand me
Comfortable room with additional complimentary extras much appreciated ie bathrobe, slippers, bottled water each day and body lotion. Delicious, good quality products for breakfast with plenty of choice each day. Pleasant staff.
18 September 2024
Fabulous
The Indigo is my go-to-address in Helsinki! Always love it there. The rooms are spacious enough for me, sleeping like a baby 😊 The breakfast is always good and the staff is the best! Thanx again and CU in december 😊
18 September 2024
Unexpectedly amazing, quirky and unique bijou hotel in great location
Great location, lovely spacious and quirky room with interesting murals. Modern bathroom with top quality towels. Various options for breakfast, including a la carte. Clean modern yet cosy hotel! Friendly and helpful staff.
I liked everything.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Shared lounge/TV area
- - Pet basket
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Sauna
- - Fitness centre
- - Cycling
- - Steam room
- - Fitness
- - Temporary art galleries
- - Bicycle rental
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Entertainment & family services
- - Board games/puzzles
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Electric vehicle charging station
- - Accessible parking
Transport
- - Public transport tickets (additional charge)
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Raised toilet
- - Lower bathroom sink
- - Emergency cord in bathroom
Miscellaneous
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property
- - Face masks for guests available

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18 October 2025
Very nice, good location, good staff and pretty good breakfast.