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Reviews of Bob W City Centre

4 out of 5
Bob W City Centre
Vuorikatu 18b, Helsinki

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 78 out of 97 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 97 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 97 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 97 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 97 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Louise

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and size for our family of 4. Walking distance to all we wanted to see and do. We found it difficult to regulate the temperature via radiators and aircon. Too warm. But otherwise great.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Saara

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great stay. Great location.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Katerina

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Milton

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carmel

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great place, very central, for families or larger groups. Easy walking to all city attractions. Great communication.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yi Wen Charmaine

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Support help over WhatsApp was efficient and room is well-maintained.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place to stay in Helsinki. Close to main train station, supermarket and many cafes etc.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
Great location. Spacious. Bob W has all the extra touches to make your stay really comfortable. They communicated well, and were welcoming and nothing was too much trouble. Highly recommend!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Apartment was very clean and quiet. Really enjoyed the sauna. Would recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Bob W on Oct 17, 2023
Hey Emily, Thank you for your kind words. It’s great to hear that you had a nice stay with us, the smarter alternative to hotels and random rentals. Our aim is to give you the best of both worlds, including super easy contactless check-in, a fully equipped kitchen, and complimentary gym passes.It would be great to welcome you again at any of our locations all over Europe!Best,Bob W.

10/10 Excellent

Thitiphol

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eric, Port Moody

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We would stay and will stay here again next time! It’s convenient close and comfortable!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from bob W on Oct 17, 2023
Hey Eric, Thank you for your kind words. It’s great to hear that you had a nice stay with us, the smarter alternative to hotels and random rentals. Our aim is to give you the best of both worlds, including super easy contactless check-in, a fully equipped kitchen, and complimentary gym passes.It would be great to welcome you again at any of our locations all over Europe!Best,Bob W.

10/10 Excellent

Tuomas

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Ryan

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Gisela

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Bob W on Aug 25, 2023
Hey Richard, Thanks for staying with us, the smarter alternative to hotels and random rentals. From contactless check-in to free gym passes and local art, our goal is to give you a totally smooth, sustainable and authentic experience. Let’s do it again sometime in any of our location around Europe!Best, Bob W.

8/10 Good

Mirwais

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to everything.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Bob W on Jul 23, 2023
Hi Mirwais, Thanks for staying with us, the smarter alternative to hotels and random rentals. From contactless check-in to free gym passes and local art, our goal is to give you a totally smooth, sustainable and authentic experience. Let’s do it again sometime in any of our locations around Europe. Best, Bob W.

10/10 Excellent

Nadine

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sullivan

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Natalia

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Bob W. on Jun 9, 2023
Hi Carl, Thanks for staying with us, the smarter alternative to hotels and random rentals. From contactless check-in to free gym passes and local art, our goal is to give you a totally smooth, sustainable and authentic experience. Let’s do it again sometime in any of our locations around Europe! Best, Bob W.

8/10 Good

Isabelle

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Bob W. on Jun 1, 2023
Hi Isabelle!Thanks for staying with us, the smarter alternative to hotels and random rentals. From contactless check-in to free gym passes and local art, our goal is to give you a totally smooth, sustainable and authentic experience. Let’s do it again sometime in Tallinn, Tartu, Helsinki, Madrid, Florence or London!Best,Bob W.

10/10 Excellent

Aleida

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Bob W on May 31, 2023
Hi Aleida, Thanks for staying with us, the smarter alternative to hotels and random rentals. From contactless check-in to free gym passes and local art, our goal is to give you a totally smooth, sustainable and authentic experience. Let’s do it again sometime in any of our other locations all over Europe!Best, Bob W.

10/10 Excellent

Jieun

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Bob W. on May 26, 2023
Hi Jieun, Thanks for staying with us, the smarter alternative to hotels and random rentals. From contactless check-in to free gym passes and local art, our goal is to give you a totally smooth, sustainable and authentic experience. Let’s do it again sometime in any of our properties around Europe! Best, Bob W.

6/10 Okay

Tim

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Bob W on May 25, 2023
Hi Tim, Thank you for your visit and for leaving a review. I want each of my guests to have a 5-star experience, so could you please let me know what we could do better for next time? I’d love to work on it and welcome you back sometime at one of my apartments all around Europe!Best,Bob W.

10/10 Excellent

patricia and james

Stayed 6 nights in May 2023
Response from Bob W on May 23, 2023
Hi Patricia and James, Thanks for staying with us, the smarter alternative to hotels and random rentals. From contactless check-in to free gym passes and local art, our goal is to give you a totally smooth, sustainable and authentic experience.Lets do it again sometime in any of our apartments around Europe. Best, Bob W.

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Bob W on May 8, 2023
Hi David, Thanks for staying with us, the smarter alternative to hotels and random rentals. From contactless check-in to free gym passes and local art, our goal is to give you a totally smooth, sustainable and authentic experience. Let’s do it again sometime in one of our apartments all over Europe!Best, Bob W.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Bob W. on Apr 9, 2023
Hi! Thanks for staying with us, the smarter alternative to hotels and random rentals. From contactless check-in to free gym passes and local art, our goal is to give you a totally smooth, sustainable and authentic experience. Let’s do it again sometime in Tallinn, Tartu, Oslo, Helsinki, Madrid, Florence or London!Best, Bob W.

10/10 Excellent

Yvonne

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Bob W on Feb 20, 2023
Hi Yvonne, thank you so much for your great rating! We hope to welcome you again soon! Best, Bob W.

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Besides the location, the property exceeded our expectations. It was spacious and the attention to detail made our stay a very pleasant one. The personal touches such as the notice board, camera etc were really nice. Communication was excellent and all in all the apartment felt very welcoming. Defiantly a place i would highly recommend.
Response from Bob W on Jan 23, 2023
Hi Jennifer, thank you for your feedback following your visit to Bob W. It is amazing to read that we exceeded your expectations! We love to hear that you enjoyed the little details in our apartments and the communication with our team. We hope to welcome you again soon! Best, Bob W.

10/10 Excellent

Jasmin

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great stay with Bob and really loved the personal touch with the handwritten message, whatsapp to stay in touch, chocolates, polaroid. Everything we needed was provided and it felt like a home stay. When there were issues, the staff were responsive and settled them quickly. We could also store our luggage in the luggage room before or after checkout using a code which was great for our late night train. Location was good, with a metro station and supermarket just round the corner and a short walk to the railway station. We could also walk to senate square and esplanadi easily or take the tram. If there was anything to nitpick, the shower area was not enclosed so the water may flow out to the dry area but nothing significant to affect our stay. Will highly recommend and try out Bob apartments in other cities if i have the chance 😄
Response from Bob W on Jan 16, 2023
Hi Jasmin, thanks for your feedback! I’m glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us, the smarter alternative to hotels and random rentals. I hope the contactless check-in, fully equipped kitchen and complimentary gym passes made your trip extra nice. We’d love to host you again in Helsinki, Tallinn, Tartu, Madrid, Florence or London.Best,Bob W.

10/10 Excellent

Pasi, Iowa City

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I booked the Finnish Design Penthouse for one night and liked the apartment so much that I wished I could stay longer. It was exactly what I was looking for: a modern Nordic-style apartment, with all the amenities you'd expect in your second home, and in a great location on a quieter side street but still within a quick walk from all parts of downtown Helsinki. After booking the stay, there was a quick check-in process online, and I got the door code that allowed access to the building and the apartment during my stay. There was also a personal online mini-portal with information about access to a gym, wifi password, and other useful details. The apartment was clean, quiet, thoughtfully decorated, and equipped with all the kitchen and bathroom amenities to make even a demanding traveler happy. The air conditioning kept the place cool even during a hot late-summer day, and in the morning it was nice to shut off the AC, open the windows, and let in the morning breeze. I really liked how much the place felt like a second home and not a hotel room. The only minor downside was that the bed was so big that there wasn't very much room on either side of it—not even for a nightstand. This wasn't a surprise, though, since the bedroom was exactly how it had looked like in the pictures when I viewed the property online before booking.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Perfect apartment close to city centre
Perfect. Very clean, spacious, and well equipped apartment in an excellent location close to city centre and station. Friendly and responsive communication. Would stay here again if visiting Helsinki.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Judith

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was told there was on site parking. Never told parking was under construction so not knowing the signs we got a ticket the first day and there will be an additional fee from the rental company. We should have been told about the parking We chose this place partially because of parking on site
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Bob W. on Jul 15, 2022
Dear Judith,thank you for your visit and for leaving a review. I’m so sorry to hear about the parking ticket. I want each of my guests to have a 5-star experience, so could you please let me know where the misleading information about parking was so we could remove this. I have checked and all our pages say that we don’t offer parking. I’d love to work on it and welcome you back sometime at one of my apartments in London, Madrid, Tallinn or Helsinki. Best, Bob W

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a fantastic place. The location is great - very close to train station. The place is quiet thanks to the deep and multiple paned windows. We had the penthouse and it was very large. The sauna in the room was the best. We planned afternoon sauna time each day of our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Superb location with clean and spacious rooms
Superb location and a lovely venue. Big bathroom and loved the sauna! We put out child in the main bedroom and used the fold out sofa, which functioned very well as a proper bed and we slept well.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew, Boston

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in and communicate were a breeze. The location is a easy walk from the central rail station and has many shops and cafes close by
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Thank you Bob
Lovely stay. We were contacted (possibly by Bob himself) at the start and end of the stay to check in, which was a nice touch. We loved all the extras, especially the free chocolate and the polaroids from other people who had stayed. Brilliant location for sightseeing in Helsinki. The apartment was very well appointed and sparkling clean. Could not fault our stay and would like to thank all the staff at Bob W Helsinki!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and within short walking distance of the central station, other transport links, shops and sightseeing. Clean and modern apartment with comfortable bed and sofa bed. Keyless entry great for a late check in. Great customer service, although we had a few small issues they were rectified easily and quickly. Would definitely visit again. Thank you.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice spot in the middle of the town
Bob W is in a great, central spot in Helsinki. The room was spotless. I could well have been the first person ever to stay there. For the first night, my room had noise from the heating system. I could not sleep, but Bob W switched me to a comparable but quiet room quickly the next day. Overall, communication was quick, straightforward, and helpful. Will stay at Bob W again.
Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great location in the heart of Helsinki. Property is very clean with lots of cool features - local chocolates, Instax camera, and postcards.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
10/10
We had a wonderful experience at Bob W City Centre. Great location. Excellent property. Amazing customer service. Hosts went above and beyond to make our stay comfortable. Room was modern, cozy and super clean! Bed comfort can not be beat. Netflix and other TV apps, washer/dryer, kitchenette, yoga mats, gym access, charger, and the chocolate(instant fave!) I highly recommend Bob W for anyone visiting Helsinki.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

Jens

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness
Smart apartment downtown Helsinki
Modern 1 bedroom apartment with all you need in a great central location near metro and central station. There are cafés and a gym near-by but I prefer this at the property
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Bob W. on Oct 1, 2021
It was awesome to host you even though I didn’t meet you in person due to the contactless check-in at my apartment. I hope you got to take advantage of the fully equipped kitchen and complimentary passes to the neighbourhood gym. You’re warmly welcome at any of my apartments in Helsinki, Tallinn, Madrid and London in the future. Best, Bob W.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Perfect
Convenience, super clean, and great communication.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Leon

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best Of Both Worlds
If you want a 2 bed apartment in central Helsinki then this is the apartment for you. It’s got a good kitchen setup and has the bedrooms. In one bedroom is the sofa and TV and the other large bedroom is also in place. The apartment is on the fourth floor with no lift but it’s communal areas were clean and well maintained with lights also present. We would happily come back and enjoy another “Best Of Both Worlds” apartment. The landlord is very quick to respond to queries or issues and is very supportive of you just want some local advice.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019