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Scandic Oulu Hotel


Saaristonkatu 4 , Oulu
Oulu 90100
Finland

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Price : From 182$


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The Scandic Oulu is located in the centre of the city of Oulu, Finland, which lies at the mouth of the Oulu River on the northern Baltic Sea. The bustling Market Square is 200 metres from the hotel, and Oulu train station is one kilometre away. The modern Scandic Oulu has three traditional Finnish saunas, a bar, and a gym. A garage is available for parking, and multilingual staff at the 24-hour help desk can assist with booking excursions. The hotel offers three dining options: Restaurant Torilla serves dinner and light meals, the Torilla Bar serves snacks, and there is also the Movie Diner which offers fast food and an ice-cream bar. This Scandic Hotel is a very good product, which offer all the facilities you would expect from this standard. A Very relax and friendly atmosphere, visitors can enjoy also 3 traditional Saunas and a spacious gym. The rooms are medium size and in very good condition. The decor used throughout the hotel has a very modern feel to it and all rooms are furnished to a high level of comfort. The wireless internet access available in every room so you can stay in touch with your office on holidays. We want to create a better world for our children so they can enjoy the green and eco friendly environment. Since 1993 small and large things that contribute to a more sustainable world have dominated our daily work. Scandic started developing what has become the industry's leading sustainability programme. Now we see good environmental, economic and social considerations feature in our everyday decisions. This has produced results, and we have become the trend-setters in our industry. Scandic is proof that you can be progressive in these areas and achieve even better profitability along the way. Scandic has been consciously tackling environmental issues since 1994. Our aim is to contribute to a socially and ecologically sustainable society. We have come a long way over the years. We have over 100 Swan ecolabelled hotels. In 2007 we announced our target of halving fossil carbon dioxide emissions by 2011 and ensuring that our activities have zero fossil CO2 emissions by 2025. Omtanke is a concept close to our hearts hear at Scandic – care and consideration both for people and the environment. Over the years, we have received many awards for our environmental and sustainability work. This shows that we are on the right path and spurs us to take our work on these issues even further. Here are just some of the awards and accolades we and our guests have received for our recent environmental and sustainability work. In March 2007, Scandic won the Swedish Grand Travel Awards prize for “Best Environmental Work”. The awards were based on Sweden’s largest survey of Swedish travel agents, carried out by Fürst Scandinavian Research. The respondents were asked to spontaneously say who they thought the leading players were in environmental work.

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Green Comment:

The Scandic Oulu offers 214 guestrooms have air conditioning and simple Scandinavian decor. The rooms amenities include satellite television with pay movies, air conditioning, desks and safes. You can relax at the Scandic Oulu hotel newly built in a fresh Nordic style and located in Oulu city centre. For the energetic guest you work out in the gym or unwind in one of three traditional Finnish saunas. In the central locale, Oulu attractions on the doorstep include the Botanic Gardens, Science Centre, Tietomaa, and the City Art museum. The popular restaurant Movie Diner next to the cinema is a place for casual, fast food enjoyment with hamburgers, pizzas, tortillas and other lighter meals and ice-cream bar. We have given 11,000 team members training on sustainability issues. We have now amassed a great deal of knowledge and see sustainability as a challenge and an ongoing process – globally and locally. Now days no company can avoid taking responsibility for the environment and focusing on environmental issues. Scandic lead the way and work continuously to promote both a reduction in our environmental impact, and a better environment. Scandic shall actively contribute to a sustainable society." Scandic's environmental policy since 1994. The Natural Step is an international organisation that advises companies on strategic issues concerning sustainability. Scandic works with The Natural Step and our environmental work is based on its four sustainability conditions. This hotel has been renovated with sustainable, natural and recyclable materials where possible to make the environment clean and green.We want to create a better world for our children. Since 1993 small and large things that contribute to a more sustainable world have dominated our daily work. We at Scandic have long been involved in water improvement initiatives. In 2005, we were one of the founders of the Stockholm Water Prize, an international accolade awarded by the Stockholm Water Foundation every year. The prize goes to a person, organisation or institution for outstanding achievement in water-related activities.We used to transport nearly four million bottles of water to our hotels. We used to sell around 1.2 million litres of water a year at our hotels. That is equivalent to 3.6 million 33 cl bottles. With our own water, we estimate that we will cut carbon emissions by 160 tonnes per year, based on our earlier volume of sales. We like statistics and record all our consumption of energy and water and our production of unsorted waste and carbon emissions. This hotel has been renovated with sustainable, natural and recyclable materials where possible.

Greenty Rating:

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Air 5/5
Rooms with ventilating windows - Yes, absolutely
No smoking - Yes, absolutely
Air quality - Yes, absolutely
Biofood 1/5
Serve Organic food - Not at all
Buy Local food - Yes, absolutely
Community 5/5
Green Label - Yes, absolutely
Staff Training - Yes, absolutely
Charity - Yes, absolutely
Communication - Yes, absolutely
Construction 5/5
Eco-friendly design - Yes, absolutely
Saving Natural Resources - Yes, absolutely
Recycling construction waste - Yes, absolutely
Energy 2/5
Using alternative energy - Don't know
Minimise energy - Yes, absolutely
Recycling 5/5
Recycling bins - Yes, absolutely
Composting - Yes, absolutely
Bulk soap & Amenities - Yes, absolutely
Compostable disposables - Yes, absolutely
Water 5/5
Water conserving - Yes, absolutely
Eco cleaning - Yes, absolutely
Responsible garden management - Yes, absolutely

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