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There are no air conditioning in the hotel rooms. It is impossible to sleep in a room with 37 degrees celsius! So during the warmest summer it is not possible to sleep. And we had 3 fans in our room.

The Scandic brand gives you guaranteed standards wherever you go. The hotel in Rauma, well located for the old town and with free parking, is a bog-standard offering and nothing to write home about. It felt like a regional hotel trying to pretend to be something better. Rooms are identical, but paying a supplement will get you a few extras such as bathrobes, a higher floor and tea and coffee facilities. There is nothing special about the rooms. With no air-conditioning and windows which barely open, the summer experience can be a hot and stuffy one. Beds and pillows were comfortable. Breakfast and dinner are served in a large and gloomy ground floor room. It was dark enough in summer, so in the winter goodness knows what it must be like. There is some outside seating overlooking the canal. Staff were friendly and welcoming as usual, but seemed to be under a lot of pressure, perhaps because of summer holiday absences. So I would recommend the hotel as a base for exploring Rauma, especially if you arrive by car. But don’t expect too much of the hotel.