VILNIUS - In Your Pocket

18 where to stay
Holiday Inn H-3, Šeimyniškių 1, tel. (+370) 5 210 30
00, fax (+370) 5 210 30 01, holiday-inn@ibc.lt, www.
holidayinnvilnius.lt. Hugely popular with visiting Americans
who like the assurance of something they’ve slept in before,
this world classic’s Vilnius incarnation is located just north of
the river close to the business district. Swish and decidedly
modern, the rooms all have that typical Holiday Inn feel, plus
there’s an excellent little bar at street level complete with
complimentary press where it’s possible to spend an entire
evening watching the world go by and drinking the night away
on your company’s expense account. A taxi ride to Old Town
is about 15Lt during the day. Q134 rooms (92 doubles €79,
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Mabre Residence D-3, Maironio 13, tel. (+370) 5 212
20 87, fax (+370) 5 212 22 40, mabre@mabre.lt, www.
mabre.lt. Found inside a fabulous former monastery, some of
it dating back as far as the 17th century, this swanky hotel can
be found on the border of Old Town and Užupis inside a lovely
quiet courtyard. Geared towards all types of traveller with a
healthy bank account, rooms veer from more than adequate
singles to the wonderful (and surprisingly affordable) presidential
suite. Surplus to the rooms are all manner of treats,
from the recommended sauna and small pool to the in-house
steak restaurant. Q40 rooms (3 singles 408Lt, 27 doubles
516 - 576Lt, 8 suites 696Lt, 2 apartments 936 - 992Lt).
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Neringa A-1, Gedimino 23, tel. (+370) 5 212 22 88, fax
(+370) 5 212 22 99, book@neringahotel.com, www.
neringahotel.com. The superb Neringa hotel stands out
as one of the city centre’s major business-class hotels. The
Scandinavian-styled rooms come in both standard and superior
classes, offering good value whilst still managing to provide everything
the modern business traveller requires. Extras include a
selection of international newspapers and magazines, a small
pool and the fabulous Neringa restaurant complete with original
Soviet frescoes dating from 1959. Q60 rooms (22 singles
€64 - 104, 34 doubles €64 - 114, 4 apartments €94 - 134).
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Novotel Vilnius Centre B-1, Gedimino 16, tel. (+370) 5
266 62 00, fax (+370) 5 266 62 01, h5209@accor.com,
www.novotel.com. Great comfort and four-star luxury from
the international Novotel chain inside a large modern building
in the heart of the city. Choices of rooms include Superior
and Executive class as well as a handful of suites, all of them
light and spacious, with many featuring magnificent Old Town
views. Facilities inside the rooms all include free internet and
a number of other excellent facilities. The hotel also features
a good restaurant, bar, sauna, fitness centre and business
options in a total of seven rooms complete with full services.
Q159 rooms (88 singles €79 - 188, 44 doubles €91 - 200, 3
suites €221, 20 executive €111 - 220, 4 handicap €79 - 200).
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Park Villa Vaidilutės 6a, tel. (+370) 5 211 33 56, fax
(+370) 5 211 33 57, info@parkvilla.lt, www.parkvilla.
lt. Located in almost certainly the best location for a hotel
in Vilnius, Park Villa sits among pine trees on the edge of a
river by a popular sandy beach. In the exclusive Valakampiai
district, the hotel features rooms in several categories from
the excellent value singles through to the Deluxe complete
with whirlpool and a jolly super view of the river. There’s also a
decent in-house restaurant and another restaurant next door.
A 15-minute drive from the city centre, you’ll need a map to
find it as signposts simply don’t exist. Q29 rooms (7 singles
170 - 360Lt, 18 doubles 200 - 220Lt, 3 triples 210 - 340Lt, 1
suite 360Lt). PTHA6LKDCW hhhh
Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva H-3, Konstitucijos 20,
tel. (+370) 5 272 62 72, fax (+370) 5 272 62 70, info.
lietuva.vilnius@radissonblu.com, www.radissonblu.
com/lietuvahotel-vilnius. The city’s flagship 80s Soviet
hotel received an enormous renovation several years ago
and now boasts the best of two worlds. Located on the north
bank of the Neris in the heart of the main business district,
this 22-floor beauty is quality business class accommodation
indeed. The rooms are bright and fresh, there’s a vast
conference capacity space, the in-house restaurant is very
good indeed and the bar on the top should be on everybody’s
list of places to visit regardless of whether they’re staying
in the building or not. Brilliant. Q 291 rooms (€79 - 500).
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Šarūnas I-3, Raitininkų 4, tel. (+370) 5 272 38 88,
fax (+370) 5 272 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, air conditioning and free wireless internet. 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.
Q54 rooms (29 singles 250 - 270Lt, 18 doubles 270 -
290Lt, 5 suites 300 - 320Lt, 2 apartments 350 - 600Lt).
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Shakespeare Boutique Hotel D-2, Bernardinų 8/8,
tel. (+370) 5 266 58 85, fax (+370) 5 266 58 86,
info@shakespeare.lt, www.shakespeare.lt. To book a
room, or not to book a room, that is the question. Dickens,
Joyce, Shakespeare of course and Tolstoy all have rooms
named after them in this literary-themed hotel in one of
the quietest and nicest streets in Old Town. Surplus to
the excellent facilities in the rooms, guests all get a free
present on arrival, plus there’s a rather good restaurant
and a refreshingly peaceful and recommended bar to
boot. Q31 rooms (8 singles 360Lt, 13 doubles 560 -
600Lt, 8 suites 640 - 680Lt, 2 apartments 720 - 760Lt).
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Mid-range
AAA Mano Liza B-4, Ligoninės 5, tel. (+370) 5 212 22
25, fax (+370) 5 212 25 08, hotel@aaa.lt, www.hotelinvilnius.lt.
A small, family-run hotel in a quiet Old Town backstreet,
this place has been garnering constantly good opinions seemingly
forever. And for good reason. With a boutique hotel feel,
local art on the walls and the now almost standard inclusion
that’s free wireless internet, Mano Liza offers a personal touch
lacking in many similar places. Those who stumble back in at
dawn should take advantage of their much talked about all-day
breakfast. Q8 rooms (1 single €47, 2 doubles €64, 4 suites
€81, 1 apartment €93). JA6KW hhh
Alexa B/C-5, Pylimo 53/2, tel. (+370) 5 219 17 80,
fax (+370) 5 278 40 95, reservations@hotelalexa.eu,
www.hotelalexa.eu. The quintessential Lithuanian mixed
bag accommodation option, by all accounts the people who
work here are a charming bunch and the rooms are all perfectly
fine for the price, even if one of two of them are a very
strange shape. Close to the bus and train stations in a slightly
lugubrious part of town, pitfalls include wireless internet you
have to pay for and a lack of places to eat in the immediate
area. Q 34 rooms (2 singles €35 - 45, 25 doubles €38 - 60,
3 triples €59 - 85, 3 quads €75 - 100, 1 suite €80 - 100).
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