help with accommodation please

I am looking for somewhere to stay in or near the old town for one night in August. On trip advisor I see people talk about getting special summer rates for the top end hotels in order to make them affordable. I particularly like the sound of Schlossle Hotel. How do you go about finding/getting these great rates? We can not afford their standard rates.

If anyone can suggest an alternative nice affordable accommodation, that would be fine too. We like having our own ensuite toilet/bathroom, but other than that we are just looking for somewhere clean and quiet enough to get a good nights sleep. A good breakfast (we need to leave early though) would be a benefit. Our ideal place is somewhere with a bit of character.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

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Hello

this site covers both the schlosse and st petersburg hoel.. contact them directly.. very expensive I thought.. I would also suggest

http://www.merchantshousehotel.com/ email and speak directly to jonathan their general manager... the dite doesnt mention any special offers for summer but he will know if any are coming up.

and lastly I have just returned having stayed at

http://www.imperial.ee/

this probably would nbe cheaper of the lot.. again email Moonika she is the g.m. there.. fab hotel... i will be placing photographs soon on this site...

why just one night.. there is loads to see?

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Hi UnsureNow

Thank you so much for your helpful suggestions.

I wish I had longer to stay, but it was a late addition to our itinerary. We only read about it when we were looking at info on Helsinki.

I am glad you have been able to suggest a couple of other cheaper options. I would only stay at Schlossle or other similar price hotels if they were at a marked discount. Apparently some hotels get up to 40% discounts in summer - I find this crazy, but would love to access such disocunts if they existed.

I am looking forward to the visit. Any advice of must sees/do would be appreciated. Did you have a favourite place to eat?

Aussie girl

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you are very welcome...

places to eat

Vanaema Juures (Grandma%26#39;s Place), Tallinn - cant find a site for this but google or some infomration... different

Troika excellent but expensive

tallinn-life.com/eat/…53-Troika i had bear strogonoff!!

then there%26#39;s http://www.beerhouse.ee/.. see the web site.. it%26#39;s also a brewery! very resonable.. but huge portions - if you have the ribs there are 4 racks.. my other half only managed 2 !!

For a quick drink in a local bar try hell hunt

tallinn-life.com/drink/…155-Hell_Hunt where locals go.... cheap beer !

Places to see.. we bought a tallinn card for 48 hrs..

www.tourism.tallinn.ee/fpage/tallinncard

and did a bus trip... for c1.5hours.. then a walking tour of the old town for about the same time.. we also visited on our own the natural history museaum, the museaum of occupation (a must i would say) and Kiek in de Kök museaum.. all worth looking at.. some of the churches are fabulous...Alexander Nevsky Cathedral the russian church -

if you go on this site you will see lots of things

…tallinn.ee/eng/…tsarist

Hope you have a fabulous time on your trip..

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Thanks again UnsureNow!

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