Villa Latvus

- Really beautiful and peaceful location, quite secluded and romantic - The house was very clean and well equipped, with the MAJOR exception of the toilet and washing facilities (see below) - The entire area is really nice and plenty of adventures and interesting things to do - you can easily spend two-three weeks without running out of things to do

The way in which the property has been presented on Booking.com is very misleading, if not outright incorrect: - There is no normal bathroom - the only toilet available is an outdoor dry toilet in a unheated wooden shed, which is quite a challenge when the temperature outside can be -20℃ or less - There is no running water in the house at all, neither hot nor cold, not even for washing your hands - There is no normal shower or bath - in order to shower you are supposed to heat a wooden fire boiler, carry water from a lake outside and boil it, and then you wash out of a bucket - I think this hardly qualifies as bathroom/shower, as presented on the website - furthermore, the water in the lake was not at all clean (it had a dark yellow/brown colour), so we used melted snow instead - The drinking water we were supposed to get from a well with a manual pump; and that worked pretty well, but the water had a very unpleasant smell, so we couldn't drink it, we could barely use it for washing our hands - The beds (esp. the pillows) were not very comfortable - Quite far to any shop or restaurant - the closest place where you could buy any food or drinking water was about 1 hour's drive away

Place is a great typical Finnish experience, me and my family loved it. Beautiful environment. Making the sauna with my father was a great experience and also being able to do some grill outside in winter was great!!! The house is really warm and Taking breakfast in the morning with that views is completely incredible.

Maybe only thing would be the toilet but I understand the situation with the pipelines in winter so no problem at all.

Villa Latvus was fantastic. We loved our stay. We came as a family with three children who are two , seven and seventeen . I was a little bit anxious about staying so remotely with the lack of running water with a 2 year old but it wasn’t an issue at all. We enjoyed the process of heating the water through the sauna , and enjoyed the sauna ( and the ice hole ) . The cabin was comfortable , well equipped and very warm. The whole experience was amazing - although we loved our stay in Lapland in general , the cabin was the best part and I wish we had stayed longer . We went into Rovaniemi several times and although obviously it was snowy and icy , the roads are kept clear and this was not an issue. We also saw the Northern lights from the lakeside which was a bonus .

Everything was great. I didn’t initially realise one of the bedrooms was separate ( this is probably something I missed in reading ) . In fact for us this was great as we have a teenager and younger children and the teenager loved having a separate space. But worth being aware of as might have been an issue depending on the make up of the party.

Good instructions. Great location. Fantastic facilities. We recommend booking the hot tub.

Washing long hair is a bit of a challenge 😉

Deep in the woods, on the bank of the lake. Awesome wooden cabin with the sauna and all needed for life and fun. I cannot even name all the things are there, here are some: fishing rods, SUP boards, sauna, darts, batuut, rowing boat hot sauna bath, private pier, terrace etc.

Would be nice to get the info about the hot bath rent in the very beginning of the stay. We got it too late so did not use.

Everything was perfect! We loved the cabin, the area and the beds. Incredible experience staying at the cabin. We loved using the sauna and taking cold baths in the lake. I would definitely recommend this accomodation to my friends and family.

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The location is just perfect for someone who want to have a wilderness experience.. A total bliss of the most beautiful lakeview and forest covered in snow. A magical winterland. Sauna was the highlight of all our stay in Finland. It was an exceptional experience, it cannot be more authentic than this. We received always a quick and helpful reply from the owners to all our inquiries. Hose is very cosy and well equipped. We used the snowshoes, such a fun experience we had!

Collecting the key was easy but as I an not familiar with these kind of keys, actually we fidgeted quite a lot until we managed to get in :-) Also, the toilet is outside (obviously, its a house in the middle of nowhere) - I just wondered how fun it is in minus 20. But I actually had no issues with it. And - as everything in Finland - the price is relatively high.

Calm, quiet, natural, secluded but still close to Rovaniemi, ideal for disconnecting and getting back to the things that matter. We especially liked the sauna and the ceremony around it (bringing water, making the fire, warming up the sauna, bathing, etc.). Unique!