Эксклюзивные путешествия / Отели

Hotel Telegraaf (Таллинн)

Low season (01.01 – 30.04.2008; 01.10 – 31.12.2008) Room type EEK € Executive SGL 3 455 221 Executive DBL 3 943 252 Superior SGL 4 032 258 Superior DBL 4 526 289 Junior Suite 6 489 415 Superior DBL 8 547 546 Presidential Suite 12 821 546 Extra bed 630 40

High season (01.05 – 30.09.2008) Room type EEK € Executive SGL 3 775 241 Executive DBL 4 268 273 Superior SGL 4 347 278 Superior DBL 4 841 309 Junior Suite 6 902 441 Superior DBL 8 874 567 Presidential Suite 13 713 876 Extra bed 630 40

Prices are shown in Euros and Estonian kroons.
All the rates include 5% VAT and breakfast.
Please note that Rack Rates are subject to change without prior notice.

Fact Sheet

Hotel Teleegraaf

Hotel Telegraaf Vene 9, 10123 Tallinn, Estonia
Phone: + 372 6000 600
Fax: + 372 6000 60
E-mail: info@telegraafhotel.com
Webpage: www.telegraafhotel.com
General Manager: Mr Michael JJ Stenner
Director of Sales: Mr Anton Jolkin

Location

In the Old Town of Tallinn, just a few steps away from the Town Hall Square
City centre 0 km
International Airport 5 km
Harbour 1 km
Train station 1 km
Bus station 3 km

Hotel Rooms and Suites

Total number of rooms is 86 of which there are:
10 Single rooms (8 Superior Single rooms, 2 Executive Single rooms)
40 Double rooms (28 Superior Double rooms, 12 Executive Double rooms)
28 Twin rooms (8 Superior Twin rooms, 20 Executive Twin rooms)
4 Junior Suites
3 Suites
1 Presidential Suite
(Including wheelchair-accessible, allergy and connecting rooms)

The building of the Hotel Telegraaf is from the 19th century, but was renovated and extended between 2005 and 2007 in order to bring back its former glory.

In your room you will find the following comforts:
Luxury furnishings, air-conditioning, en-suite bathrooms with scale, safe, international TV, video- & music-on-demand, phone, internet access, WLAN, minibar, clock

Hotel Services

The hotel provides the following services:
- Elemis Wellness-SPA (2 treatment rooms)
- Jacuzzi
- Pool 3 x 10 m
- Sauna & steam bath
- Covered Parking
- Laundry and valet service
- 24-hour reception service
- 24-hour room service
- Elevator

Dine & Wine

- Restaurant “Tchaikovsky” - a Symphony of Russian Cuisine
- Lobby Bar
- Selected wine list from the Old and New World
- Impeccable service straight from the heart

History

The world of great hotels is a different one to the one we live in. It is a world of impeccable taste and exquisite food, of perfectly chosen décor and of unspoken but unshakable assumptions about the proper way of doing things. And most important the greatest hotels have long and distinguished histories behind them.

The Hotel Telegraaf is prominently situated in Vene Street in the very centre of Tallinn’s Old Town. The area and the Telegraaf building breathe history. Vene Street means in Estonian Russian Street and it is also known as the street of hospitality. From the time of the Vikings the street has been the main thoroughfare from the centre of Tallinn to the harbour hence it has witnessed many travellers from ancient times – merchants, seamen, monks and travelers ready to open their pockets!

Vikings, Danes, Germans, Swedes and Russians have dominated the thousands who have walked or driven over this ancient cobbled street. And imagine the hospitality of those days.

In 1249 the Dominican Monastery opened its doors to weary travellers and quickly more and more monasteries lined the route to the harbour. In 1285 the Hospice of the Holy Ghost included a hotel (run by monks) just in time to cater for the huge influx of traders visiting Tallinn from all areas of Europe as part of the great Hanseatic League – the first edition of a common market now called the E.U. At this time the site of the Hotel Telegraaf was occupied by several wooden houses with their own storage area.

Tragically in 1433 came the great fire destroying much of Old Tallinn and most of Vene Street. Now rich and prosperous the German Knights and wealthy merchants quickly constructed new storage buildings and where the Hotel Telegraaf now stands stood three large residences with elaborate facades and fine gables.

These German businessmen soon attracted the German aristocracy who arrived in droves and became known as the Baltic Barons who occupied increasingly important positions in the Court of the Tsars. In 1878 the three houses were demolished and in their place was built the fine and elegant building which is today the Hotel Telegraaf . The enormous wealth of the citizens of Tallinn demanded appropriate banking and the famous Handelsbank – with branches throughout Germany and Russia occupied the ground floor whilst the upper floors contained elegant apartments.

At the beginning of World War I the bank closed and, resisting the Bolshevik Revolution, Estonia became independent. At this time Handelsbank ceased operations and in 1918 the Telegraaf House came into its own! It became the main centre of communications – a great post office with full telephone services offered to public.

After a period of tranquillity World War II began and in 1944 Tallinn suffered severe air attacks. Much of Vene Street was badly damaged including the Telegraaf House. However the telegraphic and postal services continued to be based there until 1991. When parts of the building became offices – the rest remaining cluttered with the remnants of telecommunications – endless wires!

The story of the Hotel Telegraaf is the story of Tallinn. It is fitting that the ancient cultural centre of Estonia should now boast an elegant five star hotel at its very heart in its most ancient and distinguished Vene Street – the street of hospitality.

Every great capital deserves a Grand Hotel. Paris has its Ritz, Los Angeles its Beverly Wiltshire, London its Claridges and Savoy and Monte Carlo its Hotel de Paris. Now Tallinn has its Hotel Telegraaf. For three years the restoration, renovation and refurbishing of the 19th century building has been undertaken with meticulous care and attention to detail resulting in today’s grand and stylish hotel. The international tourist industry is waking up to the fact that Tallinn is a city for connoisseurs who appreciate its history, culture and diversity of ethnic heritage. Thus the Hotel Telegraaf opens its doors to travellers of taste and discernment who are satisfied with nothing but the best! Excellence is the order of the day.

The symbolism of Vene Street cannot be lost on the perceptive visitor – a tradition of hospitality; based on the road to the port to which travellers have come from all parts of the world; close to the Latin quarter reminding one of European cultural links. And the Hotel Telegraaf itself is a symbol of international communication – the very heart and essence of a Grand Hotel.

The experienced owners of the hotel (Tarmo Sumberg, Raul Uutmann and Kalev Tanner) have recruited only the best and most expert to run it – management and staff have spent many months in preparation to provide exceptional service to pamper the most exacting ( discerning ) guest.

The motto is – the guest comes first!

Hotel Telegraaf is the only member of the exclusive SMALL LUXURY HOTELS OF THE WORLD in Tallinn, whose brand name and reputation is renowned. Also it is the only hotel in central Tallinn with its own underground car park. Every room has multi channel TV, radio, video service and a mini bar. A unique feature is the service cabinet located next to the rooms’ entrance in which are three shelves for room service deliveries, laundry and shoe cleaning. When your room service order, laundry or shoes are ready, a small light above the cabinet comes on. Thus, if you wish, you may enjoy these services without being disturbed. A major feature on the Hotel Telegraaf is the ELEMIS SPA. Elemis was born in Britain in 1990 and has grown into the most successful British spa range today. Elemis is seen as the most innovative market leader in advanced aroma therapy, skincare and spa-therapy treatments for face and body in exclusive spa locations across the world.

The hotel spa features two treatment rooms, an indoor swimming pool, whirlpool, traditional sauna and steam bath. The pool and whirlpool, as well as the sauna and steam bath, are available, free of charge, to hotel guests.

From the moment the guest enters this different world they will experience a warm reception, personal welcome, a quick response to requests, a quiet and comfortable room and good food and wine. O’h, yes, Russian Chef Igor Andreyev presides over the Tchaikovsky restaurant which specializes in the finest Russian cuisine. The Hotel Telegraaf offers a gracious environment in which to relax, revine ones energies and from which to literally step out into the cobbled streets of ancient Tallinn. Grand hotels are made up of great hoteliers, great concierges, great restaurants and most importantly distinguished guests – it is they as much as the great food and flawless service that makes a great hotel – Hotel Telegraaf – a different world! HOTEL TELEGRAAF Russian cuisine. The Hotel Telegraaf offers a gracious environment in which to relax, revine ones energies and from which to literally step out into the cobbled streets of ancient Tallinn.

Grand hotels are made up of great hoteliers, great concierges, great restaurants and most importantly distinguished guests – it is they as much as the great food and flawless service that makes a great hotel – Hotel Telegraaf – a different world!