Center Hotel

Location: Most reviews highlight proximity to the Old Town and nearby shopping areas .

We stayed in this hotel for three nights. One needs to remember that the prices in this hotel are much lower than any other hotel that one would actually want to stay at in Tallinn, and thus one should not expect the Ritz, particularly as it appears to be a fairly basic conversion of an office block. On the plus side the Center Hotel is clean, and is in a reasonably good location, half way between the City centre and Kadriorg Park, and a short walk from the port. Furthermore it is easily accessible by public transport, with a good tram service running right past the door. It is also close to Tallinn's main market - an interesting place. Breakfast was good value for money, and offered different options, although of mediocre quality, for example the "fruit juice" at breakfast is just fruit squash, and very watery fruit squash at that. Being on tight budget, we booked rooms without bathrooms, what was a surprise was to find that the entire six storey building has only has two toilets and two showers - having to wait cross-legged waiting for two hours for the toilet to become free one evening was not fun! People smoke in the toilets, in which the extractor fans do not work - thick permeating fumes from "funny cigarettes" are not pleasant. Even on the sixth floor the rooms are noisy. The bedding is thin and uncomfortable. The rooms are very basic and uninviting, and have no TVs, although the hotel's free wi-fi is good. I was expecting most of these issues after reading the other reviews before I booked our rooms - it is a cheap hotel after all. The reception staff are somewhat variable: the lady in reception on check in was very helpful, and pleasant - I presume that she was the one with whom I exchanged helpful, efficient and courteous emails after booking; however, I would not say the same for all of her colleagues.

Bad sleeping in a modest hotel Clean room. Fairly central location but next to one of the busiest streets in Tallinn, thus constant traffic noise from cars, buses and noisy trams, making it impossoble to sleep. I had ear plugs but I was still able to hear the traffic noise. Also bed was super soft with plastic mattress cover making it even more uncomfortable to sleep. Mainly cold breakfast was ok.