The Best Hotels Near Tikupoiss, by the Record
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Three architect-designed villas perched on stilts above Estonian wetlands, each one different enough that guests apparently come back just to try the next. This is a nature resort a short drive from Tallinn where the absence of Wi-Fi and background music is the entire point. Glass walls frame open sky and marsh; a 16th-century manor anchors the estate. The Michelin Guide includes it in its Selected Hotels list.
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The hotel takes its name from a 19th-century Estonian cookbook author, which tells you something about the level of thought that went into it. Set where Tartu's Old Town meets Toomemägi Hill, Lydia is a boutique hotel with a defiantly modern building among stately neighbors, and interiors that weave period details through a sharp contemporary sensibility. Comfortable in a properly luxe way, without the stuffiness of a grand hotel.
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A spa hotel in the lively café-and-shops district of central Tartu, V Spa Hotel takes its name from "vitality," which gives the spa team something to live up to, and by most accounts they manage it. Multiple pools, saunas, and water-focused treatments fill out the wellness side, while the rooms run toward soft textures and room to breathe, with allergy-friendly and family-sized options available. A comfortable base for mixing city wandering with genuine downtime.