Brink ´s Old Vicarage

It is an honest for us to meet Mrs. Katrina Isotalo, the owner of Brink´s Old Vicarage.

The old, beautiful building Brink ´s Old Vicarage is just outside the center of Kokkola. This place is has been the residence of the chaplain until recently. The vicarage was built at the beginning of the 19th Century and has been kept largely in its original state. 

The affordable and idyllic rooms of vicarage or enjoy the charming rooms and beds in the attic rooms is paid attention of us. This is a new experiment for the new coming like us. We also be welcome various groups. In the evenings everybody who wants to can enjoy the taste of “Finnish grilled makkara” and tell stories while watching and enjoying the flames of a fire. We not only improve the Finnish language skills, but also Finnish culture.

Mrs. Katrina Isolato spent more than 1 hour to meet and share with us about the place where she build up and what she expect from this place. 

Firstly, cheaper and flexible is one of the characters made her hotel be well known than another hotel. But cheap in price is not meant cheap in quality, her idea is make customers feels like home. The best and ready to service good meal to customers is the top-mission in this hotel. Customers have two options that enjoy their breakfast on dinning room or order direct from their room. The main food on the menu is porridge, which takes 30 minutes to serve. 

There are 2 different hotels. One has the name is villa carleborg, which include the breakfast. The second is brinkin wanha pappila, which was be prefer by customer because of the cosy room and good furniture. 

Although both hotels have its strength but same the service system, customer feedbacks is very important to her hotel, she always received the direct feedbacks in manager and employees and students.

Beside that, activities as sauna and sports also supply in the hotel to make sure customers can enjoy in the best way. Moreover, coffee shop or event are established on her hotel to grateful to customers.

With her, the key of success to establish the hotel are good price, profitable

and the revolution of the Internet. With good website design and the help from search engine the customers can search her hotel faster than ever.Also with well booking system.

Services her company provide accommodation.

  As an BM student, one of us – Chau Nguyen – would like to work in this field especially for this company. her major somehow related to this kind of job and Katrina’s company is also a potential company.here is some picture take in the brinkin wanha papilla hotel 5/12/2015