Photo via Google, Hotelli Haikon Kartano & SpaHotel Haikko Manor & Spa
- Hours
- Today: Open 24 hours
- Getting there
- A short drive from Porvoo's old town, on the waterfront
Why it’s in the log
Haikko Manor sits in a waterside park just outside Porvoo's old town, its 19th-century manor house now a full hotel and spa with a restaurant inside the antique-furnished rooms. The setting does a lot of the work — manicured grounds running down to the water, the kind of grand-manor dining that's rare this close to Helsinki.
Worth knowing before visiting: it's not a hidden find. With several thousand reviews, it's a well-established Porvoo institution and spa destination rather than an under-the-radar dinner spot — the draw is the setting and the manor-house atmosphere, not obscurity.
A natural pairing with a day in Porvoo's old town, or an overnight built around the spa rather than just a meal.
“Grand-manor dining and a proper spa attached — more established than the "local secret" it sometimes gets billed as, but the parkland setting still delivers.”
What people said recently
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“Gorgeous views and easy check-in! I originally thought I booked for the Manor but ended being the spa side hotel. I was excited for the spa but realized I didn’t have a swimsuit. The shop in the lobby has some but unfortunately I didn’t…”
“Went here for hotel + spa night and got a whole lot more. The area is huge and had a larger variety of different activites than I realized, including pubs, restaurants, pool bar, seaside saunas and much more. The breakfast was top notch as…”
“Spa, sauna, jacuzzi and every water based activities are really good. Rooms are small and distance to Porvoo is around 7km. Service is really good.”
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