Back in 1968 a local constructor built a motel by a busy highway. The building originally featured eight rooms and was operated by a state owned chain called Motorest. Back then it was the newest new. Two years later the motel was extended with another 12 rooms. And there it served passengers for decades. InContinue reading “Oh The Decadence”
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Mambo No 5 Part III
That must be the door from the pub to the terrace, which I saw earlier from the outside. The wall to wall carpet is a blast from the past. The children’s menu and the drinks. A nice fit! The use of wood in the interior is striking. It was visible everywhere except for the floor.Continue reading “Mambo No 5 Part III”
Mambo No 5 Part II
The back door opened directly to a dark corridor with cold rooms and meat boxes. As every single window of the building was nailed shut, this would become a dark and messy exploration with very bad quality photos. Sorry for that, not sorry. The cold room no longer contained food. It contained china and glasses,Continue reading “Mambo No 5 Part II”
Mambo No 5 Part I
Back in the early 1960’s something important in the history of Finnish highways happened. In 1964 route number 3 from Helsinki to Vaasa via Tampere had finally been rebuilt according to modern standards. A year earlier the Sääksmäki bridge, one of the five big suspension bridges on Finnish highways was completed. As soon as theContinue reading “Mambo No 5 Part I”
Bankrupt By Covid Part II
In my previous post I said, that the hotel wasn’t the only building on the lot. This is the spa and conference department. It was located in a separate building. The spa building also seemed closed. The furniture remains inside. The hotel seen from the front door of the spa. The back of the spaContinue reading “Bankrupt By Covid Part II”
Bankrupt By Covid Part I
Back in the 1960’s a new type of hotels was born in Finland. They were nicknamed backwoods hotels, and were often located in rural and isolated areas in beautiful sceneries. Their main customers were companies arranging conferences and Finnish holidaymakers, who wanted more luxury than camping sites had to offer. Many of the hotels hadContinue reading “Bankrupt By Covid Part I”
Visiting Childhood Memory Ruins
Although I knew, that it would probably be too late, I decided to visit the site of this hotel. And there I was faced with a fence. I could have easily gone around it, but the tapes up front summoned it all. I knew, that demolition would begin shortly, and it seems, that it hadContinue reading “Visiting Childhood Memory Ruins”
A Room For One, Please Part V
I start this final post from the hotel with a view to the staircase. There was a small corner in the bar with loads of tiger covered stools. One more look at the bar down here. And surprisingly we are back in the lobby. Let’s look what is upstairs. There’s a small lounge. Looks aContinue reading “A Room For One, Please Part V”
A Room For One, Please Part IV
The reception and lobby bar. There were even more alcohol ads in the lobby. It looks like some renovation work has been attempted here. But still the view towards the lake has been as beautiful as ever. A lot of stuff was again stored at the back of the lobby, A look back. The roofContinue reading “A Room For One, Please Part IV”
A Room For One, Please Part III
The corridor of the original part of the hotel. And yes, this one’s even more vintage than the previous one. This is what the original hotel rooms without the balconies look like. There seems to be a floor change here also, but it’s an earlier one. It is what it is. Two beds and aContinue reading “A Room For One, Please Part III”