Sokos Hotel Viru

The top floor rooms of this modern hotel, situated close to Tallinn's historic 'old town', enjoy views out over the Baltic Sea.

You will find everything you need in the immediate vicinity of the hotel. The old town and a large shopping centre are just a short walk or tram ride away and there are two restaurants, two bars and a nightclub within the hotel complex. The nightclub, Cafe Amigo, where you are granted free entry, is one of the city's most popular venues and regularly hosts famous rock and blues bands.

If you fancy a quieter evening you can simply stroll around the nearby cobbled streets of Tallinn's historic centre or relax in one of the hotel's saunas before retiring to watch the sunset from the comfort of your room.

Rooms: 516
Rate: 78 - 133 EUR
Hotel chain: Sokos Hotels

The hotel is 22 storeys high and has 3 saunas (EUR 29 per hour for 5 people).

Conferences:
The hotel houses a number of conference rooms, the largest of which can accommodate 900 people. All meeting rooms were fully refurbished in 2003 and can be equipped with the very latest in audiovisual technology.

Rooms for the disabled are available.
The hotel's rooms are decorated in soft pastel colours, have patterned fabrics, modern wooden furniture and carpeted floors.

The hotel's Merineitsi restaurant serves a continental buffet breakfast from 07:00 until 11:00. The Merineitsi, on the second floor, is also open for dinner 7 days a week from 18:00 until 00:00.

The Amarillo restaurant serves Mexican food and cocktails. It also has a large outdoor terrace which can seat up to 400 people.

The hotel's Marco Polo bar, named after the explorer, on the ground floor serves a wide range of beverages well into the evening. Drinks are also available in Bar Bogart, a karaoke and dance club on the second floor, until around 01:00.

If you are still feeling energised after Bar Bogart shuts you can enjoy free entry at Cafe Amigo, one of Tallinn's leading night clubs, where rock and blues bands jam away until 04:00 or 05:00 every morning.

Old Town (around 1 km) - according to UNESCO, who have listed Tallinn's old town as a world heritage site, here you can see "an outstanding and exceptionally complete and well preserved example of a medieval northern European trading city".

Tram numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 run from the city centre and old town to a stop just 50m from the hotel.

A taxi from the central railway station to the hotel will cost less than EUR 10.

There are 20 pay and display parking places in front of the hotel. Parking for up to 15 minutes is free of charge. After 15 minutes: EUR 3.2 per hour or EUR 19.2 per day.
Parking is also available on levels 3 and 4 of the Viru shopping centre. You can enjoy special rates: EUR 1.9 per hour during the day. Flat fee of EUR 9.6 from 21:00 to 09:00. Hotel room card required. Accessible 24-hours a day.

Parking in front of the hotel: EUR 3.2 per hour or EUR 19.2 per day.
Parking at the Viru Shopping Centre: EUR 1.90 per hour during the day. Flat fee of EUR 9.6 through from 21:00 to 09:00.