About
Location :
Added by Jopie, at 13 January 2019
Gallery
Add missing information
5 Reviews
-
12 March 2020
For us, completely different from our normal holidays. Snow and cold. Good activities. Good food. I especially liked set meals. Saved me choosing. Helpful staff. No complaints.
response / report this review -
19 December 2019
If anyone is looking for a quite, remote time in the middle of the arctic winter, then this is the place to go ! In reflecting, I struggle to point out anything negative. Even without Northern Lights sighting, it would have been a wonderful vacation.
We stayed 6 nights in mid-December and were lucky that the temperature wasn't too cold (only -5C). It was cloudy most of the time with light snow flurries. In the hours between 10am and 2pm there was some light, other than that it was dark - which created a special atmosphere which I enjoyed. The lodge, room, experience and activities are overall magical. Finish style buildings, top service and very good, local food (with flexibility to accommodate preferences and dietary requirements in case your are not into reindeer, fish or bear). The international service team under Finish management was outstanding (Thank You !). Everything was spotless clean and of very high quality.
Our room had a small kitchen with fridge which would have allowed us to cook some meals (next time)
Northern Lights - we got lucky on the last day as the clouds opened for a few hours right at the time when the aurora came around. It was an amazing experience and lastet for about 45 minutes. I took pictures with my smartphone (Pixel 3 in NightSight mode) and attached some for reference. The best viewing was not from the lake or the room terrace but around the main lodge with plenty of things providing great foregrounds for the pictures
Activities - led by local guides passionate about the wonderful nature of Lapland. They can be booked as a single activity or bundled - all come with the required equipment (see below). Each activity (between 2-4 hours, some with open air lunch around a camp fire) was a very unique experience with special moments in the wilderness. I didn't want to have missed any
- Husky sledging
- Snow show walk
- Aurora camp fire
- Snowmobiling
- Cross-country skiing
- Ice fishing
Sauna - either in the room or in the main lodge, rounded up each of our 'days' and got the body temperature back up again
Equipment - all equipment (e.g., boots, overalls, snow shoes, skies, helmets, snow mobiles) was provided and either new or in top conditions. Only few things to bring yourself: warm clothing up to mid-layer (top layer is provided), camera, heating patchesresponse / report this review -
16 December 2019
Love this place!!! Totally exceeded my expectations. The rooms are super cozy, the main cabin is SO cute, and we did the snow shoe (4hr) with Ida and loved it!! Totally recommend this place!
response / report this review -
21 January 2019
Nangu is a fantastic place for a very special winter experience. The superior rooms are warm and comfortable and the central lodge - dining room and lounge - is a real pleasure to sit in.
The food is excellent, mainly Finnish/Lappish dishes, but they also cater for all special diets.
They provide good quality cold weather outer clothing for the activities. The activities are well organised with new and well maintained equipment. The guides truly love their wilderness region and are extremely helpful.
All the staff are attentive and go out of their way to help the guests.response / report this review -
20 January 2019
The location is wonderful, very close to The Lake and in the middle of nature. Rooms are very comfortable and clean
response / report this review
