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This tiny but amiable and cosy guest house was dedicated by the Canadian-Lithuanian owner to his young wife Liza. Mano in Lithuanian translates as ‘My’. Romantic devotion aside, the Mano Liza boasts a secluded Old Town location and a café-bar that serves breakfast all day long, so you can get up whenever you want. Few facilities are to hand, but a computer can be provided if you need it. Straight-As for cordiality and a cheap, safe, comfy stay.
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The Estonia-based Uniquestay chain run by a couple of Brits places emphasis on ‘endless tea and coffee’ and free Internet access in every room on a fl at-screen computer. All of which makes the Centrum fantastic value for money. However, the gym is tiny and the pool symbolic, really only good for a dip after the sauna. And despite the [name], the Centrum is a 15-minute hike from the Old Town, but for aspiring spies this is the perfect location – it overlooks the Belarusian Embassy next door.
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This two-star hotel is suitable for the low-budget business traveller. There’s no fitness centre, no restaurant besides the breakfast room, and no room service at all. But there is a wireless Internet service operating throughout the hotel, so using your laptop with a coffee on the lobby sofa isn’t a problem. Tucked down a very quiet side street near the capital’s emerging business district, the rooms are basic but clean and comfortable, with special rooms set aside for people with allergenic requirements and also rooms for tall guests. No feet hanging over the end of the bed here then.
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Once upon a time this was an Orthadox monastery. But no longer will you feel the sweat of Russian monks, for today the Mabre Residence is a serene, spotless hideaway on the edge of the Old Town with beauty salon, sauna, fitness centre and a wide open, leafy courtyard. You’d never know you were in the middle of a European capital city. The Hacienda, a plank-and-stone cellar restaurant specialising in succulent meat dishes and the perfect place to clunk jugs of beer with your neighbour, is a favourite with well-to-do locals as well as the Mabre’s high proportion of return guests.
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