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       OTEPÄÄ: Pühajärve Spa &   interesting example of Stalinist   VILJANDI: Just Rest
       Holiday Resort   €€  Neo-Baroque architecture. The   Automatic Hostel   €
       Spa hotel   Road Map E2  rooms are spacious, but rather   Hostel   Road Map D2
       Pühajärve, 67414    dated and sparsely furnished.  Ranna puiestee 6, 71003
       Tel 766 5500                            Tel 520 6772
       ∑ pyhajarve.com     SUUR MUNAMÄGI: Haanjamehe   ∑ justrest.eu
       In a beautiful location, this hotel   Talu   €  A fantastic hostel with automated
       offers a range of wellness and   Guesthouse   Road Map E2  check-in and space-age styling.
       beauty treatments, as well as   Vakari village, Haanja parish, 65101  Rooms with one to four beds have
       billiards, a bowl ing alley, a gym   Tel 786 6043  bathrooms and secure lockers.
       and a large pool.   ∑ haanjamehetalu.ee
                           This cosy log-built farmstead   VILJANDI: Grand
       PÕLTSAMAA: Guesthouse Carl   offers accommodation in   Hotel Viljandi   €€
       Schmidt           €  converted granaries or in the   Modern   Road Map D2
       Guesthouse   Road Map D2  main house. Activities include   Tartu 11, 71004
       Kesk 4, 48105       local excursions, kayaking    Tel 435 5800
       Tel 5346 8303       and – depending on the    ∑ ghv.ee
       This well-run establishment in the   season – sleigh or carriage rides.  An opulent hotel in an Art Deco
       town centre has its own pub and         building with classically styled
       a delightfully rustic interior.   DK Choice  rooms and good fitness facilities. A
       Rooms are on the small side, but        morning sauna session is included.
       the friendly service compensates.  TAEVASKOJA: Taevaskoja
                            Salamaa         €   VÕRU: Hämsaare Guesthouse  €
       PÕLVA: Hotel Pesa   €  Guesthouse   Road Map E2  Guesthouse   Road Map E2
       Modern     Road Map E2  Taevaskoja tee 32, Põlva parish,   Meegomäe village, 65603
       Uus 5, 63308         63229              Tel 5551 5759
       Tel 799 8530         Tel 5345 6480      ∑ hamsa.ee
       ∑ kagureis.ee        ∑ salamaa.eu       This 19th-century log farmhouse
       The congenial Hotel Pesa has   Tucked away in the woods,    is now an idyllic lodging with
       comfortable rooms and a large   this simple, peaceful guest-  cosy rooms and a rustic tavern
       pool with separate children’s pool.   house makes for the perfect   serving traditional Estonian fare.
       Local excursions can be arranged.  rural retreat. Rooms are
                            individually furnished with folk-  VÕRU: Kubija Hotel and
       RAKVERE: Hotell Wesenbergh  €  tale themes and, with families   Nature Spa   €
       Modern     Road Map D1  in mind, come with bunk beds.   Spa hotel   Road Map E2
       Tallinna 25, 44311   Alternatively, visitors can pitch a   Männiku 43a, 65603
       Tel 322 3480         tent at the campsite. There’s a   Tel  504 5745
       ∑ wesenbergh.ee      large shared kitchen and a great   ∑ kubija.ee
       Named after the local castle, this   outdoor play area complete   This tranquil hotel in a forest has
       hotel is smartly furnished to a   with trampoline and swings.   five pools, four saunas and an
       high standard. Several rooms   Kayaking, cycling and hiking are   abundance of wellness treatments.
       come with a private sauna.  among the activities on offer.  Remarkably good value.
       RÕUGE: Rõuge Suurjärve   €               VÕRU: Piusa Ürgoru
       Guesthouse   Road Map E2  TARTU: Antonius Hotel   €€  Holiday Centre   €
       Metsa 5, 66201      Luxury     Road Map E2  Guesthouse   Road Map E2
       Tel 785 9273        Ülikooli 15, 51003  Väiko-Härma village, Meremäe
       ∑ maremajutus.ee    Tel 737 0377        parish, 65354
       A great base for exploring the    ∑ hotelantonius.ee  Tel 528 9134
       sur rounding area, this wooden   In a meticulously restored    ∑ puhkemaja.ee
       guesthouse has simple, comfort-  16th-century house, this very   A village-like complex with a main
       able rooms and rustic-style break-  atmospheric Old Town hotel   house, con vert ed granary, several
       fast. Lunch and dinner on request.  features antique furniture and   log cabins and a campsite. Trout
                           exposed beams. Excellent service.  fishing and a traditional sauna.
       SANGASTE MANOR: Sangaste
       Castle Hotel     €€
       Historic   Road Map D2
       Lossi village, Sangaste parish, 67005
       Tel 529 5911
       ∑ sangasteloss.com
       This redbrick manor, built in
       English Gothic Revival style,
       offers wonderfully atmos pheric
       rooms with high ceilings and
       old wooden beams.
       SILLAMÄE: Hotel Krunk   €€
       Modern     Road Map E1
       Kesk 23, 40231
       Tel 392 9030
       ∑ krunk.ee
       Constructed in the 1950s
       during the Soviet era, this is an   Merekalda Guesthouse on the Gulf of Finland, within Lahemaa National Park
                                        For more information on types of hotels see pp292–5

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