Baltic Visitor

The new Nordic Hotel Forum opens on Viru Square this Sunday, offering yet another accommodation option in the Estonian capital. It has 267 rooms including 8 suites, and apparently cost over 22 million Euro to outfit.
The hotel’s website raises more questions than it answers, including ‘what on earth is the “mysterious tree of dreams” which […]

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The Latvian capital has a decent selection of hotels to suit every budget, but outside of the capital things are not always so rosy. Major cities such as Ventspils and particularly Liepaja have some good options, but smaller towns may only have one or two hotels and some of them are unappealing Soviet relics.
Earlier this […]

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My recent posts about Latvia have tended to highlight the negative – arrested tourists and nightclub scams (although the latter story was about the police cracking down successfully) – so I thought it was about time that I wrote something more wholeheartedly positive. After all, Latvia is a great country to visit. I am particularly […]

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Yesterday morning I went to an event run by the Slovak tourist board, promoting the country as a spa break destination. This got me thinking about the various opportunities within the Baltics, and over the next few days I will be posting a series of short pieces on the subject.
The top spot for spa breaks […]

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I have spent a lot of time in Latvia recently, and have visited a lot of hotels. Within Riga and Jurmala, accommodation tends to be overpriced although there are some very good places to stay. Elsewhere, the choice tends to be limited and there are a lot of acceptable but unexciting options for around 20Ls […]

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