Name: Original Sokos Hotel Viru
Address: Viru Valjak, 4, Tallinn, 10111, EE

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2026

Fahad

Excellent location next to old town and attached to the shopping mall.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2026

Stephen

The breakfast was nice. It doesn’t change so you get creative. The location is perfect. It’s close to old town and a lot of other stores.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2026

Brett

Nostalgic but convenient base outside of the Old Town near Viru Gate. Breakfast has numerous options.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2026

Charles Isidore

The location was good.
Near the old town, some tram stations and a bus station I didn’t use.
It’s situated above a shopping mall with a food court which was a nice touch.
The breakfast was good and there’s plenty of seating.
The staff is also very helpful for tourists.

Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Jun 2026

Adam

I recently stayed at Original Sokos Hotel Viru and overall had a pleasant stay. The hotel is well located, the room was comfortable, and the staff I interacted with were generally friendly.

However, the check-in experience left a sour taste. I arrived at approximately 1:15 p.m. and was told that my room was already ready. Despite the room being available, I was informed that I would need to pay an additional €15 to access it before the official 3:00 p.m. check-in time.

Rather than pay the fee, I waited in the lobby with my wife, a 3-year-old child, a 6-month-old infant, and our luggage. At approximately 2:00 p.m., I approached the desk again and a different employee checked us in immediately at no charge.

This made the policy feel arbitrary and inconsistent. If a room is ready and available, especially for a family travelling with young children, charging an extra fee simply to access an already-prepared room creates a poor first impression. The fact that I was later checked in for free only added to the confusion.

I understand hotels have published check-in times, but when a room is sitting ready and vacant, a more customer-focused approach would go a long way.

Overall, a good hotel, but the handling of the early check-in situation was disappointing and unnecessary.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

09 May 2026

Julia

It's not definitely 4 stars, old hotel, poor breakfast

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2026

Milena

The room was very clean with great view of the city. I enjoyed breakfast, it hs different options.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2026

Anna Marie

Perfect location great hotel very clean

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2026

Marlo

Fantastic breakfast

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Jan 2026

Kaja

All good

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2025

Christopher

Enjoyed the stay. Welcomed like a valued customer. Loved the gym, small but it had everything i needed. Would recommend and rebook if im going to visit Tallinn again.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2025

sonya

Good location easy to access old town and shops , friendly staff and got a great view from my room on 20th floor check in and check out very simple

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2025

Raymond

Excellent hotel, great breakfast

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2025

Simon

Fantastic hotel , hotel was spotless with friendly knowledgeable staff ! Breakfast was spot on , in a beautiful room. Can’t state enough how good this hotel was, already looking at returning in the summer

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

01 Nov 2025

Victoria

Light controls set up are uncomfortable for bathroom use during nighttime.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2025

Claire

Great hotel, convenient location next to the old town, and brilliant breakfast

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2025

Richard

Nice hotel.My preference is harder pillow but was told they only do one type of pillows!

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2025

Samuel

A perfect hotel for an international tourist. Great facilities, friendly staff, great breakfast. The only single downfall is the road it's on. A challenge to get to with a car or on foot.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

17 Sep 2025

Thierry

The standard rooms are not suitable for business travel as the \"desk\" in my room was barely 30cm wide. The superior rooms are better however. Service was also somewhat lackluster.

Business

8/10

Excellent

08 Sep 2025

Andre

Rooms are bit small, but the rest of the stuff is really good. Breakfast is perfect, rooms are clean, AC a bit old, but still functional 😊

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

25 Aug 2025

Michael

I didn’t check in so you shouldn’t have sent this.
Tried to cancel my booking with the property 6 months in advance due to medical reasons and was not able to. Have a bit of sympathy

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2025

Ahmed

Great Location in the city center, everything is a walking distance from the hotel. Old town is across the street, even the ferry terminal is a walking distance from the hotel.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2025

Elizabeth

Great location with beautiful views of Old Town from our hotel window. Rooms are small but efficient. Breakfast Buffet is extremely crowded. No coffee makers in rooms.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2025

Daniel

A great place to say

We stayed six nights at this hotel, which is centrally located. We had a junior twin room on the last floor, with a great view. It was spacious, comfy, very clean. The beds were very comfortable. Staff were very polite, professional and helpful. There were A LOT of options to chose from for breakfast. We would not hesitate staying at this hotel in the future, and we have no problem recommending it.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2025

Aileen Elizabeth

Helpful staff, clean room, comfortable bed

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2025

James

Great stay at Original Sokos Hotel Viru. The staff were friendly, everything was clean, and the restaurants and café were very good. Best of all, it’s right next to Tallinn’s Old Town—perfect location and very walkable. Highly recommend!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Jun 2025

Philip

Good 70's hotel clean friendly good staff. Close to centre and harbour. All facilities nearby.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2025

Ricardo

Fantastic hotel staff. Hotel is in very good location.
Historic building very nicely maintained.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2025

Norman Rey

Fantastic stay

Great hotel location next to the Old Town. Stunning view of the city/harbour from the room. Spacious, comfortable and clean room. Friendly and welcoming staff at check in. Thank you

Partner

4/10

Poor

02 Jan 2025

Mindaugas

Everything is very worn out, outdated, something doesn't work and it's very uncomfortable. Not worth the money.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2024

Anastasiya

Amazing place! One of the best hotels I’ve seen in Tallin.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2024

Rick

Great location, great history.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2024

Maido

Great hotel, superior rooms are really superior, average breakfast!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Lovely clean rooms, great staff, great Hotel would 100% stay again!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Oct 2024

Dmitrij

Central location which is easy to reach the old town.
Even though the hotel was renovated, there is a sad feeling that this building is very old with wall scratches, mold in the bathroom, and patches all over the place.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2024

Mitchel

The Front Desk Manager, Mr. Karmo Haavik, was fantastic! He was professional yet relatable, and sincerely interested in who we are as travelers and hotel guests (without being intrusive). We really enjoyed talking to him and he gave us great tips about the nearby places and events to enjoy. He really was wonderful! Thank you so much for such a lovely, memorable stay. Room #1609 has an amazing 180-degree view of Old Town, the newer parts and the Baltic Sea. Incredible! 👍😀🌞
Susie & Mitchel from Hawaii.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2024

Lembit

Great location...time for an update!!!

Love the location..have stayed there several times over the years, BUT...it's time to update the rooms, furniture and fixtures included. They have not hardly changed since my first visit in. 1974 !!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2024

Lorena

All is good rxcrpt staff

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2024

Bhesh Raj

Excellent

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

03 Sep 2024

Shameema

The staff at the desk are not at all nice. We stayed at this hotel for 3 days and whenever we asked them to clean the room and also have clean towels they never did that.
My husband made the reservation for the same day twice by mistake and they refused to change the date to rhe correct day or to refund us.
The property does not seem clean. The tooms were not cleaned properly.

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jul 2024

linda

I didn’t like no porters service. I was to get the la luggage through the difficult carpet hallways

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2024

Ekaterina

Much closer to Old Town then you think

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2024

Elizabeth

Loved having shopping so close and lots of places to eat

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2024

George

Close to everything for a new visitor.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2024

Sconnie

Only complaint would be techno music all night from somewhere outside. Other than that the facility was very nice and conveniently located by old town main gate.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2024

Brian

I wasn’t expecting much… and wow was I blown away by the quality and the views this hotel offered. It makes me want to return to Tallinn simply to just stay at this hotel again. However even though I understand it’s for safety purposes the locking of the front doors at night to exit was very confusing to me. Next time I will talk to the receptionist about it so maybe I won’t have such an issue going out for a smoke at night. Overal 10/10

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2024

Vladimir

I did not hear any traffic sounds from the street.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Jan 2024

William

Ceiling low in bathroom and no shower door

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2023

Andrew

Thank you for a great stay, we really enjoyed our time

8/10

Excellent

02 Dec 2023

Deborah

Tallinn stay

Great location, clean and comfy rooms. Coffee/tea making facilities would have been nice but otherwise a perfect stay in a good hotel

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2023

Enel

It’s one of the oldest soviet-era hotels, modernized, and has lot to offer. The views are stunning, and everything is in walking distance.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2023

Verified traveler

Would stay here again

Great stay with this hotel! Very convenient local. Staff is excellent and friendly. The breakfast buffet is very, very good.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jan 2023

PHILIP

Not a 4-star hotel

Location is great — hotel is just a few minutes walk from the old towns, and connected to a busy mall.

However the hotel itself is far from 4-star. The rooms are old and decrepit. Curtains barely close the windows. Beds are old and worn. The bathroom looked like a remnant of the 80s.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2022

Nicholas

Perfect location right across from Old Town. Modern hotel with up-to-date rooms. Many dining options on-site. Old Town is literally a 3-minute walk away. All staff speaks English and are very friendly.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Oct 2022

genady

Good location

Месторасположение очень хорошее и очень удобная кровать. Собственно это главные плюсы. Завтрак хороший с большим выбором. Вид из окна на залив - хорошая добавка. Но есть несколько моментов для улучшения. Во-первых есть странный запах и в корридоре и в комнате. Так и не удалось понять - это от старости или какой-то спрей от насекомых, короче очень неприятный запах. В стандатрной комнате нет сейфа и минибар пустой. В комнате повышенного уровня superior в отдельном и современном здании, запаха нет в комнате и сама комната очень большая и удобная.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2022

Diana

I love how close to Old Town Tallinn This hotel is. Also, It is center of everything. So easy to Walk to anywhere. Shopping center, mall, restaurants.. love it

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

30 Aug 2022

Marina

Parking description online is misleading. There is no free parking at this hotel, pretty frustrating since that was a reason I chose this place.

Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2022

Sam

Great hotel & staff! Great location
However I wish they cleaned my room & changed the towels?

Business

2/10

Poor

19 Jun 2022

Stephen

Worst hotel stay in 30 years!

Appalling hotel. It’s a Soviet era hotel that hasn’t been upgraded much since. Surly and unhelpful front desk staff. I arrived at 11pm to be told that all of the facilities were closed - the bars, the nightclub, room service everything (apparently they’re ‘hoping some might reopen in a month or 2’). The minibar fridges are set so warm that they are totally ineffective and there’s no mixers (like tonic) anyway. The bathrooms remind me of
crappy Bournemouth hotels in the ‘70’s. Baths that don’t fit the space, cheap adjustable shower rail with nasty plastic shower curtain.
Generally, it’s just a really bad hotel - especially when there are so many far better, newer ones all around.
The only thing I can say in its favour was that the view from my 17th floor window was good.
Tallinn is tiny and you can walk everywhere in a few minutes - don’t be taken in by it’s location as I was. There are several much, much better options within a block or 2.
Also, def avoid the weekends when it fills up with drunk Finnish kids!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2022

David

Great location and beautiful view to the Old Town.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2022

Akiko

Great location, good breakfast

The hotel is 5 mintues walk from old town and also from opera house. It is attached to a shopping mall and high end supermarket in basement. The room was not big but cozy and had a nice city view. Breakfast was 13 euro and was very good. The only problem for me was that there were no coffee maker or electric tea kattle in the room. I missed hot drinks at night.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2021

Mihkel

Perfect location.Some small things dated,but nothing to complain about.

Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2021

Stuart

Great location, friendly staff however the hotel rooms are looking a bit tired and in need of renovation.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2021

Gyles

Nice hotel. Got bumped up to a business class room on the top floor, which had amazing views over the harbour. Only stayed for 2 nights and didn't have breakfast but everything was very nice.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Aug 2021

Lauren

Good hotel in centre of city. Location very good. Quiet rooms in spite of business and shopping centre attached

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Excellent breakfast and location; great value
for money😁👍☀️

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Aug 2021

Tom

ok but..

This is a central hotel and the family rooms are a good size for a family of four, it had bunk beds for the kids. It also has a decent play room for little kids. Our issues were with cleanliness. Given we are in a pandemic so cleaning is key. The room had several boxes and bits and bobs left by the previous occupant which did not fill us with confidence about the level of cleaning, similarly the tables in the breakfast area were left uncleaned between guests.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2021

Mihkel

In-room sauna is unbeatable!

Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Dec 2020

Lord Russell Francis

Needs some renovation in parts

Its just like when i stayed 15 years ago, in fact it's exactly the same as it was 15 years ago. I know they have had new parts built but the old part of the building needs some loving care. Its a great hotel in a very good location but i stopped going because the prices were going up stupid. I stayed this time because i was flying early and yes a very good price of €39 for the night which i can't complain. Give it a go but try to get a room in the nice part. On a side note the Amarillo restaurant in the hotel, really not busy at all, i found out why when i saw the prices.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2020

antony

Fantastic Hotel and staff

Fantastic Hotel with c19 in place
Look after me very good . Cleaned my room very well .Fantastic breakfast 😋
Very friendly staff

Self

2/10

Poor

08 Jan 2020

Martin

90days b4, asked high floor given lowest level rm

Terrible
Asked hotel on 14 nov to have high floor, hotel will infront desk to note it.

When arrive hotel on 28 dec was given the lowest floor. Reception insisted nothing she can do even I asked 1.5 months ago.

Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2020

Mayu

nice breakfast, no kettle in room

breakfast was amazing and the location was very convenient for sightseeing and the access to the airport.
one disappointing point was no kettle in the room and the reception didn't allow borrowing a kettle.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Great place to stay and very friendly staff, great location.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

15 Nov 2019

JC

Definitely not a four star hotel. Closer to a two and half to three stars

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Nov 2019

IRENE

Good location

Location is great, by the entrance to the old city, next to the Viru keskus shopping center.
The A/C in the room worked horribly- a very cold air was blowing directly on the bunk bed and then in the middle of the night wasn’t blowing at all. The room had an awful smell of something like sewage or strong chemicals.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

This is the second time we have stayed at the Original Sokos Hotel, we love the convenience of the location, the staff are always very helpful and friendly. The breakfast is plentiful and delicious. The only thing we were disappointed with was that we booked a room for three adults and in our opinion it was too small to fit in an extra bed, had we known we would have booked a bigger room. But that aside our stay was perfect and will definitely book again.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Oct 2019

sing kwan

good location and friendly staffs.

Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Room smelled of smoke. TV remote did not work.
Did especially like emphasis on saving environment.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2019

ONG SAY

Dated hotel with great history and location

Great location right next to old town. Historic hotel that dates back to 1970s with a KGB museum! Would however benefit from renovation to have nicer rooms. Amenities like coffee making machine and bottled water would be a much appreciated bonus!

8/10

Excellent

05 Sep 2019

Eric

It was nice!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2019

ThomasA

Modern facilities, large room, excellent location.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Nice view, good breakfast for all, include for kids.

Friends_and_family Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

10 Aug 2019

Aaron

Great hotel

Great stay, but would have rather been inside the walled city

Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

good things: The location in the center of town. The hotel being a high building is easy to spot. Good bathroom, lock in the door, toilet flushes allright. Good lifts. Good breakfast, nice to have foreigners all around. Friendly stuff.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2026

Atte

Siisti ja tilava huone. Korkeimmissa kerroksissa hyvät näkymät Tallinnaan.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2026

Timo

Todella hyvä ja runsas aamiainen.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2026

Jenni

Ei kehumista. Tylsä ja aikansa elänyt.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2026

Geir

Rent rom. God frokost. Sentralt. Gode handle muligheter

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jul 2026

Steinar

Jevnt over fornøyd, brukte hotellet kun til overnatting.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2026

Suvi

Hotelli huomioi hyvin erityistarpeeni ja meillä oli erinomainen loma. ☺️ Tallinnan luottohotelli!

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2026

Juha

Hyvällä paikalla oleva hotelli, jossa hyvä aamupala.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2026

Helena

Mukavan rauhallinen huone superior puolella.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2026

Risto

Aamupalalla ruuhkaa, sesonkiaika.

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2026

Anita

Hyvä sijainti ja ostosmahdollisuudet

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jul 2026

Victoria

für jede Kleinigkeit steht man an der Rezeption lange Schlange.
Betten und Matratzen furchtbar (Matratzen schieben sich vom Bettgestell, so daß man aufstehen und sie wieder zurecht rücken muß)
Zimmer und BZ sonst in Ordnung
Lage sehr gut
Frühstück ist zwar viel, aber lieblos und das Ganze eine Massenabfertigung

Self

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jul 2026

Eerika

Huoneemme sattui olemaan tupakointiparvekkeen vieressä ja se ovi sinne kävi koko ajan iltamyöhään asti. Pienen lapsen kanssa siinä yrittää sitten nukkua, kun ovesta lähtevä kolina kuului huoneeseemme. Alkaahan tuo olemaan jo iäkäs hotelli ja sen mukainen kulutus näkyy. Täydellistä pintaremonttia vailla. Kesäsesonkina aamiaistarjoilut kannattaisi olla salin kahdessa paikkaa. Älytön tungos ja ohittelu ja sekamelska. Itse en aio majoittua tähän hotelliin enää.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2026

Caius

Aamiainen oli todella loistava ja täyttävä. Sieltä löytyy kaikkea ihmiselle joka on juhlinut aiemman illan todella rankast

Self

8/10

Excellent

04 Jul 2026

Osias

Funcionários muito atenciosos. Café da manhã farto, mas muito concorrido.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2026

Henri

Location perfect and very convenient with the shopping centre in the building and all public transport just around the corner. Breakfast was good, room was spacious and clean.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2026

Björn

Ett bra hotell (som är en del av ett köpcentrum) precis i utkanten av Gamla Stan och bredvid Roteman-kvarteren, som är två av de mest intressanta stadsdelarna i Tallinn. Mitt dubbelrum på 20:e våningen var rymligt och ljust och hade en fantastisk utsikt över staden och havet. Bekväm säng och bra badrum. Det fanns ett kylskåp som man kunde använda till sina egna inköp. TV:n hade estniska, finska och tyska tv-kanaler. Inga engelskspråkiga, men utländska program, filmer, serier etc sänds på originalspråken, odubbade.
Frukosten var en ordinär hotell-frukost. Det mesta fanns av pålägg, frukt, musli, yoghurt, ägg och bacon etc.
Busshållplatsen alldeles bakom köpcentret hade buss direkt till/från flygplatsen. Lokaltrafiken i närheten har enkla förbindelser med hela staden. En rad av taxibilar står utanför entrén.
I närheten finns ytterligare ett par stora köpcentra, livsmedelsaffärer och många restauranger och barer.

Hotellrummen är lite slitna, baren och restaurangen stänger lite för tidigt och menyn var lite trist. Men på det stora hela är det ett bra hotell i sin prisklass med ett perfekt läge för ett par dagar i Tallinn.

Self