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Reval Hotels in Latvia and Lithuania
The Reval chain of business town – 17 spaces and total Every international tour lounge. A new luxury spa is
hotels and conference facil- capacity 1,200. The largest group was accompanied by set to open in December.
ities, with eight properties room can host 700. a KGB officer, and the best It has a couple of small
in the region, is symbolic of To UK palates, food in chance to talk frankly to meeting rooms, but five
the economic confidence in eastern Europe can be a bit foreign guests was first minutes’ walk down the
the former Eastern bloc hit-and-miss, but the thing in the morning – the road is sister property
Baltics, some of which are international menu at the KGB officers were always Hotel Latvija (above
revamped and de-KGB- hotel’s smart riverside hungover and late. right), which claims to have
bugged Soviet hotels. restaurant is pretty good.
HOTEL INFORMATION:
The 208-room Hotel the largest conference and
Anyone doing business in
Reval Hotel Lietuva
Neris opened in March and event centre in the Baltics,
Konstitucijos pr. 20,
L50480L50480 VILNIUS: First stop Vilnius shouldn’t miss the has all the Reval refinements, with a total capacity of
on my Baltics recce was chance to take a city tour.
Vilnius, Lithuania
such as free Wi-Fi and 3,000. The Elizabete is
Tel: + 370 5272 6272
Latvia’s capital Vilnius. Striding over the cobbles is flexible, state-of-the-art often marketed to senior
Reval’s 291-room Hotel a great way to take in the Reval Hotel Neris conference facilities. Its attendees as a stylish escape
Lietuva is the tallest and beautifully restored archi- K. Donelaicio str. 27, biggest room can host 450 from the conference crowd.
largest in the country. The tecture and learn about the Kaunas, Lithuania delegates theatre-style and But don’t forget to head
1980s-built 22-storey tower city’s turbulent history from Tel: + 370 37 306 100 its eight spaces have a total back to the Latvija after
was given a big makeover the entertaining and 1,000 capacity. Its Diverso work – its buzzing 26th-
five years ago, and has knowledgeable guides.
Reval Hotel Elizabete
restaurant serves a mix of floor Sky Bar is a hub of
even hosted the Queen.
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local and international food, Riga nightlife.
My executive room was
Riga, Latvia
L50480L50480 KAUNAS: Latvia’s with a decent wine list. Events or incentive trips
smart, spacious and well- second city, Kaunas, is an
Tel: +371 6778 5555
Our next port of call was should allow plenty of time
appointed, with amenities hour’s drive from Vilnius. Vilnius airport, for the short to explore the city, which
Reval Hotel Latvija
from from pillow menus to It is smaller and less
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hop to Riga. has a wealth of attractions.
free Wi-Fi – there are also scrubbed up than the
Riga, Latvia
Architecture ranges from
handy internet computer capital, but it’s a fascinating
Tel: +371 6777 2222
L50480L50480 RIGA: One of the medieval to Art Nouveau.
terminals in the lobby. place with plenty to offer. brightest jewels in the There’s also enough
Up on the top floor, the Indeed, some say it’s more revalhotels.com Baltics, the Latvian capital nightlife to keep British
Sky Bar’s the place to go interesting with the wounds is packed with history, stag parties happy. It’s a
for cocktails, with great of history still so visible. culture and nightlife. The mixed blessing – Rigans like
views of the city. Again, a city tour is a new Hotel Elizabete is a the revenue but dislike the
Its conference facilities must. The guides old Reval flagship – chic reputation and, presumably,
(pictured above left), enough to have worked designer decor being a key the company.
with dedicated staff and under the Soviets have feature of the gourmet
catering, are the biggest in fascinating tales to tell. restaurant and cocktail By Paul Revel
ttgbusiness.com a79 november 2008
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