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This large new hotel with a stunning glass and steel facade is in the middle of a busy area where two shopping centres, main bank offices and a multiplex cinema attract lots of people most times of the day. Stylish Nordic interior design, free morning sauna, an upscale nightclub and the steady tourist flow provided by the Tallink ferry company make this hotel a strong player in the accommodation market.
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A relatively new hotel (it opened in 2003) with funky design and a reasonable room rate. There’s a business centre and all expected amenities for business travellers, including internet access in all rooms. Pets are welcome at the hotel, so request an allergy-free room if necessary. Non-smoking rooms available on request. Facilities include a sauna, steam room, solarium and fitness centre as well as a chill-out area and a popular bar/bistro. Breakfast is a very well stocked buffet.
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Perhaps one sign of the quality of the Radisson SAS is that Israeli president Moshe Katsav stayed here in autumn 2005 during his visit to Estonia. The hotel’s conference centre is also among the best in the city. The Radisson SAS is worth including in your city sightseeing tour for the breath-taking view from the café on the roof, which is open in summer. The hotel has unfortunately closed its cigar store in the lobby, but it has introduced free broadband internet access for guests from September 2005—and there’s wi-fi too.
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Thoroughly renovated a couple of years ago, this hotel now has a huge European cuisine restaurant for 455 guests and an impressive conference centre that can welcome about 1,000 people. You can look down on the city while relaxing in Olümpia’s sauna on the 26th floor. The hotel was built to provide quality accommodation for the participants of the 1980 Olympics yachting regatta, and since then has become popular both among locals, who frequent it’s great café, and tourists.
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When the Finns took over this Soviet hotel built for the 1980 Olympics regatta, they quickly turned it into a respectable enterprise that has since become a city landmark. Apart from having one of the newest conference centres and the Viru Keskus shopping centre right next door, Viru has a strategic location just 100 metres from the Old Town. Live rock music in the hotel’s nightclub Amigo attracts a semi-Finnish, semi-local crowd.
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