parking is offered for a fee. upscale rooms feature free wi-fi, flat-screens and loaner tablets, along with minibars, and city or courtyard views. set on a bustling city center intersection, this upmarket, circa-1937 hotel is opposite a tram stop. suites add separate living rooms and in-room breakfast; a swanky upgraded suite includes an office, a dining room and a sauna. there's also an indoor pool, a sauna and a gym. it's a 15-minute walk from toompea, a landmark limestone hill, and a 7-minute walk from the 13th-century tallinn town hall. other amenities include a refined restaurant and a contemporary bar. a breakfast buffet is complimentary. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm Tallinn Airport 14 min
Toompea Castle (9 min) Baroque castle built over a 9th century citadel & the present seat of the Parliament of Estonia. Town Hall Pharmacy (8 min) Pharmacy dating to 1422 & still in use, with a small museum of medicinal remedies. Kohtuotsa viewing platform (10 min) Outdoor viewing platform offering views of the red roofs of Old Town, plus a seasonal cafe & events. St Mary's Cathedral (11 min) Originally dating from the 13th century, this medieval church has a Baroque bell tower. St Olaf's church (14 min) Baptist church built in 12th century with a 405-foot tower surviving several lightning strikes. Tallinn Town Hall (7 min) Gothic town hall built in 13th century on center square in medieval Old Town, with concerts & tours. Toompea (11 min) A castle, a tower & government buildings sit atop this limestone hill in the city's old town. Kadriorg Art Museum (12 min) Foreign art museum in a baroque palace erected in the 18th century by Tsar Peter the Great. Estonian Open Air Museum (12 min) Immersive open-air museum featuring a reconstructed historic fishing village & walking trails. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (9 min) Designed by Mikhail Preobrazhensky, this soaring edifice was funded by public donations. Lennusadam (10 min) Maritime museum in a 500-year-old tower with a submarine & a sunken ship from the 1560s. Estonian Maritime Museum (12 min) Exhibits on Estonia's seafaring history in a 16th-century tower with city views from the rooftop. St. Nicholas' Church and Museum (7 min) Museum of ecclesiastical art in a landmark 13th-century church building restored after WWII bombing. Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom (6 min) Exhibits detailing the German & Soviet occupations from 1939 to 1991, including rusty prison doors. Kumu (11 min) State-of-the-art exhibition space for Estonian artworks & travelling exhibits of international work. |