Cubicle Dreamin': Mulled Wine and Christmas Markets in Latvia

Where: Pils Iela 12, Riga, Latvia, 1050

12/14/2007 at 10:54 AM
Tags: Cubicle Dreamin', Baltic Hotels

Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? Send the story our way.

In this episode, Hotel Maven Amanda K visits Latvia...in her mind. Enjoy.

In the Latvian capital of Riga, a very special Christmas market will run right through until December 27. Given my firm adoration of European Christmas markets, then a good choice will be a grand hotel situated right next to the markets, like the Grand Palace Hotel Riga.

As well as winning awards as Latvia's leading hotel from 2003 to 2007, the Grand Palace Hotel in Riga has just the right charm to make it a great Christmas destination. I quite like the sound of the Winter Saver Package they're currently offering which includes three nights' accommodation in a deluxe room, airport transfers, a three-course dinner in their restaurant, and for the perfect Christmas spirit, hot mulled wine from the Pils Bar--this package will cost US$630. Perhaps that'll be my Christmas present for myself.

Related Stories:
· Which Christmas Market Has Witches? [Jaunted]
· Hotels in Riga [HotelChatter]
· Travel Stories in Riga [HotelChatter]

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Talking Up Tallinn: The Reval Central Hotel

Where: Narva mnt 7C, Tallinn, Estonia, 10117

11/21/2006 at 10:15 AM
Tags: Baltic Hotels, Hotel Reviews

Tallinn, the gorgeous capital city of Estonia (home to exotic looking fashion models on runways worldwide), recently made it onto Lonely Planet's Bluelist of the hottest up-and-coming destination cities for 2007.

On our last overnighter through Tallinn we picked the Reval Hotel Central and if you're not a fashion model who has a sugar daddy paying the bill, this is a pretty good budget stop.

Neat and clean rooms, internet access, a decent bar and a more-than-adequate restaurant made it one of the better value hotels in Tallinn, a city where everything's heating up and old Soviet blocks are being converted to 4 and 5 star hotels. Reval Central only chalks up three stars, but it's definitely at the top end of this.

The Central also promote themselves as a hotel for all--business travelers and families with small kids are welcome and equally well-catered for, they say. If you fall into one of these categories (hopefully the former), let us know if you agree.

The other plus point the hotel uses in their marketing is their central location, which is definitely true. In a matter of minutes you can be right in the rickety, cobble-stoned Old Town of Tallinn, snapping up souvenirs or just snapping pictures, model or not.

Related Stories:
· Reval Hotel Central reviews [TripAdvisor]
· Views from Hotel Olumpia [HotelChatter]

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