VILNIUS - In Your Pocket

Reval Hotel Lietuva H-2, Konstitucijos 20, tel. 272
62 72, fax 272 62 70, lietuva.sales@revalhotels.
com, www.revalhotels.com. It’s a 22-storey concrete
cheese grater standing starkly amid gleaming glass jewels
of development - but it hogs prime location, offers the best
views, and seriously shines on the inside. Foyer, reception,
restaurant and bar areas are modern, vast and radiant,
while rooms have a tidy business-like elegance and all the
standard facilities. Opt for executive class rooms or elevate
yourself to a suite so you can play starfish on the enormous
bed and enjoy great views of the Old Town. The Presidential
Suite even has a private sauna, the wooden benches of which
may just have soaked up some royal sweat in recent times.
Beat that! There are also rooms for allergy sufferers, conference
facilities for up to 1,200 (as used by NATO) and many
thoughtful touches throughout. Q (291 rooms, from €69).
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Scandic Neringa A-1, Gedimino 23, tel. 268 19 10,
fax 261 41 60, neringa@scandic-hotels.com, www.
scandic-hotels.com. Simple, bright, crisp and refreshing.
It’s the cornflake of hotels. Get a room facing the street for
the most sunny aspect, but enjoy a good night’s rest amid
simple Scandinavian style furnishings in any room. All the
standard facilities are tucked away somewhere in your room
but we were also impressed by the abundance of thoughtful
little touches throughout such as the provision of international
newspapers, glass bowls full of sweets on the landings, water
coolers in the corridors, free WiFi almost everywhere and a
business centre with free printing. Kööl! Q60 rooms (22
singles €81 - 137, 34 doubles €91 - 157, 4 suites €121 - 162).
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Shakespeare Boutique Hotel D-2, Bernardinų 8/8,
tel. 266 58 85, fax 266 58 86, info@shakespeare.lt,
www.shakespeare.lt. Here’s something to write home
about - an amiable little literary-themed hotel with rooms
named after famous writers and characters. So you can stay
in with Jane Austin or come home to Hemingway, if it takes
your fancy. Each room is themed with knick-knacks as well as
appropriate books - oh - and hotely stuff like heated bathroom
floors, well stocked minibars, and (almost inappropriately
for a readers’ haven) satellite television. Many rooms have
nice views of St. Anne’s Church or Gedimino Castle, and the
hotel is in a quiet but convenient location. Q31 rooms (8
singles €104, 21 doubles €162 - 197, 2 suites €209 - 220).
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“The staff are the only ones from any of many establishments
we visited who have been to smiling academy.”
– Barry Winkleman, via email
Šarūnas I-2, Raitininkų 4, tel. 272 38 88, fax 272 43 55,
info@hotelsarunas.lt, www.hotelsarunas.lt. A good value
business class hotel close to the centre of things and just
north of the city’s emerging business district, complete with
all of the necessary add-ons for today’s demanding traveller
such as satellite television, minibar and air conditioning. Everything
is spotlessly clean, and the numerous perks include
good conference facilities, sauna, fitness centre and a super
restaurant-bar good for personal dining or group hire. For the
price, this is by far one of the best hotels in its category. WiFi
is free. Q55 rooms (20 singles 350 - 390Lt, 27 doubles 410
- 450Lt, 5 suites 490 - 550Lt, 3 apartments 570 - 750Lt).
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Not a hotel
Mid-range
Aistis Guest House Šalnos 28, tel. +370 670 084 15,
welcomevilnius@gmail.com, www.welcomevilnius.com.
Fresh, bright and tidy rooms in a pleasant building, and an
emphasis on making you feel at home. It has the homeliness
of private accommodation with hotel standard service. Think
home-made cakes and a nice cup of tea or coffee whenever
you want one. Rooms for allergy sufferers are also not to be
sneezed at. It’s in a secluded and green area about 8km
from the centre. Transfers to town are offered. The owners
also run a tour and adventure business, and you’ll be ideally
placed for trips to Trakai and other out-of-town action.
Q (4 rooms, 3 single/double €38 - 48, 1 apartment €75).
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Ambassador B-1, Gedimino 12, tel. 261 54 50/261 54
60, fax 212 17 16, info@ambassador.lt, www.ambassador.lt.
The location is superb, right on the main drag, and the
prices are suspisciously low. So, what’s the catch? Well, it’s
just a bit dowdy and basic, with rooms full of furniture from a
low-budget 80s soap opera. Ideal for those who don’t intend
to spend lots of time in their hotel room. Q 18 rooms (singles
150-240Lt, doubles 240-280Lt, triples 300-340Lt, quads
360-400Lt, suites 360Lt). JA6LGKX hh
Amicus Hotel Kaminkelio 15, tel. 237 58 80, fax 238
39 80, info@amicushotel.lt, www.amicushotel.lt. This
new hotel is a few kilometres from the centre of the Old Town,
but easy to get to with the many busses that run to and from
the airport. It’s ideal for visitors with a car who don’t want the
brain-bending hassle of dealing with Vilnius’s bizarre network
of one-way streets and crazy drivers. Q20 rooms (15 singles
140 - 200Lt, 15 doubles 170 - 240Lt, 2 triples 260Lt, 3 suites
250 - 290Lt). ARULGKD hhh
Apia B-3, Šv. Ignoto 12-1, tel. 212 34 26, fax 212 36 18,
apia@apia.lt, www.apia.lt. Rooms decorated in bandage
beige and dental nurse blue have a safe, calm feeling. The reception
and entrance, in blue sprinkled with gold fittings, give
the impression of an enchanting Mediterranean evening. But
the best thing is the location, bang in the centre of it all with
a church visible from almost every window. While there are no
minibars or safes in the rooms, there is satellite television and
free internet. All up it’s a unique and homely little hotel. Q12
rooms (4 singles €61 - 91, 3 doubles €67 - 99, 2 triples €61
- 93, 3 suites €79 - 111). JARLGXW hhh
December 2007 - January 2008
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