"Excellent Location, Great Hotel"Posted: Mon, Nov 23 2009Value:
3stayed at this hotel on 5th Nov-8th Nov 06, The hotel is about a five minute walk from the airport in Tallinn. Do not let this put you off, we did not hear one plane during our stay. Soon as you exit the airport cross the road and past the taxis, turn right, you will find the hotel on your right hand side about 500 metres.
The reception staff are very nice and friendly, rooms are well decorated, large and clean! bathrooms also very nice with luxury shower gel! Our room was overlooking the lake and was a standard room with mini bar. Unfortunatly no tea making facilities but good room service. Rooms cleaned everyday with fresh towels. No noise heard from road, airport or others in the hotel!
Breakfast is plentyful but again very eastern european, they do have hot and cold, toast and cereal and fruit and yes english tea!
There is a bus stop right outside the hotel Bus No 2 takes you straight into the city centre, takes about 5 minutes, ask the hotel for a time table as they are only every 30 mins.
We walked into town everyday a straight road taking about 25 mins, the walk is not the greatest very busy road and lots of pollution. However, once you get into town this will soon be forgotten. Beautiful city centre, all medieval style. Very safe of a night, lots of restuarants to choose from. The Garlic restaurant is a must (book a day in advance) 'Baltasar Restaurant' right in the main square, food and service is excellent (approx ?50 for two for two course and wine)
The Fish restaurant 'Mooklla' is also nice not far from the main square (?50 for three course and wine)
The taxi are rather shifty charging anything from 50K to 160K which is ?2.50-?8.00, for the same journey from the hotel to town. One tip always ask the price first.
Right next to the hotel there is a massive shopping centre, with a supermarket in. Everything is so cheap you have too have a look. open from 8am to 11pm!
Lovely place, lovely people, top hotel! I have an average of 10 holidays a year and am very fussy where i stay!