Hotell Cikada in Mariehamn

The best hotel to film the next episode of HOTEL HELL. The hotel could not have been worse. 1. The rooms were smelling badly, the room temperature was always above 30 degrees Celsius , no air conditioning or possibility to air the room, and a hot towel drier providing additional heating turning the room into a tiny hell. We could not sleep in the night. The towels we got were smelling horribly, so we only used our own bath towels.
2. The breakfast; the bread was old, covered with dirty towel, and we we found mould on some slices of bread. The lady attending the breakfast area was coughing on the food.
In summary, the hotel has no standards on hygiene.

The only redeeming features of this hotel are its location and the surprisingly pleasant swimming pool. Everything else? A slow descent into hospitality hell. We were given a room in the attic, which I can only assume is where they send guests they really don’t like. It was an oven. No AC, barely any ventilation, and a tiny window that opened just enough to let in a single fly, who promptly died from the heat. The air was so stale I considered learning photosynthesis just to survive the nights. I ended up sleeping with the room door open like I was camping in a badly ventilated sauna. As if that wasn’t enough, breakfast came with a complimentary side of moldy bread. The dining tables hadn’t seen a clean cloth in what I assume was decades. Hygienic standards? More like a social experiment. And the towels—dear god, the towels. They smelled like they’d dried on a goat farm during monsoon season. I wouldn’t wipe a spilled drink with them, let alone my body. If you’re looking for a centrally located place with a pool and enjoy breathing through a straw, this place might be for you. Otherwise, run. (See the attached photos for proof I wasn’t hallucinating from the heat.)

The only good things about the hotel is the location and the quite nice swimming pool. Otherwise my experience was pretty bad. I got a room on the attic which was very hot. No AC and terrible ventilation, no air to breath. I slept very badly because the lac of fresh air. You can only open a tiny window and you have to keep the door to the room open to get some air flow. They served moldy bred for breakfast and the dining tables were dirty. Please look at the pictures below that I took during my stay.

Our experience was extremely disappointing and fell far below acceptable standards. I have traveled extensively and stayed in hotels across dozens of countries — and I have never encountered such a traumatizing experience as we did at Hotel Cikada. The room had a strong unpleasant smell and felt unclean upon arrival. There was no air conditioning, despite the hot July weather, and the towel dryer in the bathroom emitted constant heat, worsening the room temperature. The main window could not be opened, there was only a tiny ventilation holewindow that was insufficient for air circulation. There was no fridge in the room. The bathroom towels smelled strongly( of dirty feet ) and appeared unwashed. We had to use our own emergency towels. Breakfast & Hygiene Concerns; The food smelled old, and mould was found on the bread. No utensils were provided for serving bread, leading to guests handling it directly. The towels covering the bread were visibly dirty and smelled mouldy. The staff member attending the breakfast area was repeatedly coughing near the food. In summary, the hotel has no hygiene standards.