VILNIUS - In Your Pocket

Best Western Vilnius H-2, Konstitucijos 14, tel.
(+370) 5 273 95 95, fax (+370) 5 273 95 00, office@
vilniushotel.eu, www.vilniushotel.eu. Located in the
heart of the city’s main business district just north of
the river, the four-star Best Western Vilnius is accordingly
geared towards business travellers although there’s no
reason why anybody else can’t stay there either. A wealth
of tastefully decorated rooms plus a gorgeous apartment
with its own sauna are available, all coming with wireless
internet, satellite television, minibars and other treats.
A taxi to Old Town costs less than 10Lt. Q114 rooms
(12 singles €61 - 130, 93 doubles €69 - 145, 4 triples
€89 - 165, 4 suites €195 - 220, 1 apartment €232 - 260).
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Congress H-3, Vilniaus 2/15, tel. (+370) 5 269 19
19, fax (+370) 5 251 42 80, info@congress.lt, www.
congress.lt. If this hotel was a person, it would proudly
strut about and puff its chest out. And rightly so. Everything
has a neat, tidy confidence about it, and even if you’re in a
standard room, the place has an elegant yet business-class
feel about it. We also like the free wireless internet. After a
good night’s rest you’ll be ready to take on the town, and
will find yourself conveniently located mid-way between Old
Town and the new business district north of the river. Q80
rooms (21 singles 240Lt, 27 doubles 280Lt, 8 triples 360Lt,
3 suites 560Lt, 1 apartment 1,000Lt, 3 de-luxe 440Lt).
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Conti B-5, Raugyklos 7/2, tel. (+370) 5 251 41 11,
fax (+370) 5 251 41 00, info@contihotel.lt, www.
contihotel.lt. A good choice of singles, doubles, business
class rooms, suites and apartments inside a well located
hotel boasting a splendid jumble of old and new. Rooms
come with the absolute minimum of internet connections,
satellite television and minibars with add-ons including such
opulence as a Jacuzzi in the luxury room and apartments.
The lobby café’s a nice place for quiet drink, plus the upper
floors provide some fabulous views of the city. Q88
rooms (17 singles €70, 68 doubles €76, 1 suite €201, 2
apartments €275). PJHARUFLKDXW
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Crowne Plaza Vilnius F-4, M. K. Čiurlionio 84, tel.
(+370) 5 274 34 00, fax (+370) 5 274 34 11, info@
cpvilnius.com, www.cpvilnius.com. The only remaining
features of Inturist’s flagship Hotel Friendship are the foundations,
one or two arty internal elements and the views, the
latter being some of the greenest and most pleasant in the
city. Plonked west of the centre on the edge of one of the
capital’s finest parks, this business class box is a favourite
among professionals travelling individually or as part of a
group who are there to use the fine conference facilities. The
16th-floor restaurant-bar offers one of the prettiest places
to get plastered in Lithuania. Q108 rooms (29 singles €60
- 80, 19 doubles €60 - 80, 19 triples €70 - 90, 38 suites
€80 - 100, 3 apartments €100 - 140). PHAR6U�
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Dvaras B-1, Tilto 3-1, tel. (+370) 5 210 73 70, fax
(+370) 5 261 87 83, hotel@dvaras.lt, www.dvaras.lt.
Celebrating the former manor house status of the building
it’s located in, Dvaras is a small hotel with grand ideas, noticeable
in everything from the décor to the price. Just eight
rooms, from singles to luxury suites, are on offer, all given an
old world treatment and all coming with life’s little luxuries.
There’s a couple of fancy restaurants as well, all of it packaged
together just a two-minute walk from the Cathedral. Q8
rooms (3 singles €75, 3 doubles €89, 2 suites €129 - 140).
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Europa Royale Vilnius C-5, Aušros Vartų 6, tel.
(+370) 5 266 07 70, fax (+370) 5 261 20 00, vilnius@
europaroyale.com, www.EuropaRoyale.com. The Europa
chain’s flagship Vilnius hotel continues to offer high standards
of service in an admirable Old Town location that’s hard to
beat. The choice of individual rooms and suites is impressive,
with even the most basic featuring mini bars, free wireless
internet, air-conditioning and satellite television. Also find
meeting rooms, international press and the fabulous Medininkai
restaurant. One of the better places to stay in town if
you can afford it. Q 51 rooms (2 singles €75 - 119, 33 doubles
€75 - 124, 11 suites €90 - 139, 5 apartments €149 - 240).
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Grotthuss B-5, Ligoninės 7, tel. (+370) 5 266 03 22,
fax (+370) 5 266 03 23, info@grotthusshotel.com,
www.grotthusshotel.com. This self-proclaimed aristocratic
boutique hotel in a quiet Old Town street contains 20 rooms
and suites complete with Italian furniture, original art on the
walls, wireless internet, minibars and satellite television.
Favoured by well-heeled visitors who like the personal touch,
the hotel also features an in-house gourmet restaurant and
state of the art business facilities. Q20 rooms (5 singles
376Lt, 3 suites 790 - 860Lt, 12 superior doubles 550 - 620Lt).
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Star spangled banter
This guide uses the star system as defined by the
Lithuanian Department of Tourism, in which stars are
awarded for amenities offered, and don’t necessarily
reflect the quality of those amenities or the standard
of service provided.
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