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Apartments and
Private Homes
Airbnb
∑ airbnb.com
Barbacan Apartments
Vilnius.
Tel +370 6151 2688.
∑ barbacan.lt

Erel Apartments &
Residences
Tartu mnt 14, Tallinn 10149,
Estonia.
Dignified decor at the SamaraH Hotel Metropole, Rīga (see p300) Tel +372 663 1640.
∑ erel.ee
Most hotels still offer guests a Jaunpils Castle in Western Latvia
choice between smoking and have antique four-poster beds Eugenijus Apartments
non-smoking rooms. and fireplaces (see p301); and Vilniaus 25–1,
Monte Pacis hotel in Kaunas, Vilnius.
Lithuania, is housed in an Tel +370 6994 2456.
Disabled Travellers ele gantly furnished 17th-century ∑ vilniusapartments.lt
Until recently, access and monastery (see p306). Goodson & Red Apartments
facilities for disabled travellers There are also numerous Jõe 5, Tallinn.
was limited to high-end rustic getaways, perfect for spa Tel +372 666 1650.
establishments and large chain treatments or convening with ∑ goodsonandred.com
hotels. However, most major nature. Akmenine Rezidencija Lilija Plus Real
new hotels in the three capital in Lithuania (see p306) is a Estate Agency
cities have incorporated romantic bolthole on a lake, Rīdzenes iela 25, Rīga.
facilities for disabled guests into while Taevaskoja Salamaa in Tel +371 6721 6040.
their design and the situation Estonia (see p299) is a simple ∑ lilarealty.lv
has greatly improved. In many rural retreat perfect for families.
upscale hotels, guest rooms are Throughout the listings some Guesthouses
appointed with facilities for venues are labelled DK Choice.
disabled people. It is important These are outstanding in Baltic Country Holidays
to remember, however, that some way. They might have (Lauku ceļotājs)
very few rural guesthouses have an atmospheric historic Kalnciema 40, Rīga.
facilities for disabled visitors. setting, magnificent views, Tel +371 6761 7600.
particularly good amenities or ∑ celotajs.lv
an idyllic location. Whatever Estonian Rural Tourism
Recommended Hotels the reasons, a DK Choice Vilmsi tänav 53 G,
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will provide an especially Tallinn.
have an excellent range of hotel memorable stay. Tel +372 600 9999.
accommodation, though the ∑ maaturism.ee
more luxurious options are Lithuanian Countryside
mostly to be found in the Tourism Association
historic Old Towns of the Donelaičio gatvė 2–201,
capitals. The listings on pages Kaunas.
296–307 cover a wide choice Tel +370 37 400 354.
of accommodation types, from ∑ atostogoskaime.lt
luxury and mid-range modern
hotels to apartments, guest- Hostels
houses, hostels and camp sites.
Across the Baltic States there Hostelling International
are wonderfully atmospheric ∑ hihostels.com
historic hotels to be found. The Camp Sites
Three Sisters Boutique Hotel
in Tallinn is a magnifi cent RMK
conversion of three medieval Toompuiestee 24,
houses (see p297); Rīga‘s Hotel 10149, Tallinn
Justus occupies a 14th-century Tel +372 676 7500.
cathedral dormi tory (see p300); The pine-clad interior of Akmeninė ∑ rmk.ee
rooms in the 13th-century Rezidencija, Trakai, Lithuania (see p306)

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