The Hotell Imperial is a small, cozy and safe
Hotel in Tallinn’s Old Town. The building is erected against the city wall
which is a late and unique phenomenon in historical tradition. Having been
completely renovated in 2003, the quaint centuries old milieu of the Hotel has
been preserved. The ancient streets of Toompea, the old-fashioned Churches and
the best Shopping centers, Theatres, Restaurants, Night Clubs – all of these
are just a few minutes away from the Hotel. The closeness of the port and the
railway station make the stay in the Hotel very comfortable for the visitors.
HistoryThe building that is situated on the corner of Nunne and Väike-Kloostri
street Nunne St.14 was built in 1877 according to the design of architect
Bernhardt. The building was erected against the city
wall which is a late phenomenon in historical tradition. In the contemporary
organization of the city it was strategically important from the perspective of
protecting the city to leave a free space between the city wall and the
buildings. The first data about the dwellings being built against the city wall
comes from the 17th century when the city wall started to lose its
strategic importance over the bastions.
Mantel chimney that has been
preserved up to this day and parts of medieval city walls in the basement refer
to the old age of the building. On the second half of
the 19th century, the building was owned by von Stackelbergs. No
extensive reconstruction has been done in the building, but throughout times an
attempt has been made to preserve everything historically valuable.
Since 1919, Hotel and
restaurant Imperial were located in this building. The hotel was situated, like
nowadays, by the road coming from Tallinn railway station. The
biggest fans of hotel Imperial were the Finnish volunteer soldiers who were sent
here from Finland by the headquarters of Estonian
Relief Organization in connection with the end of the war. It was a time
when the whole of Imperial was full of singing. The merry times were over when
part of the Soviet-Russian embassy moved to the hotel after a year.
During Soviet times the hotel
took the name “Balti” which was the name of a neighboring hotel. Until 1980,
the first floor of the building was used as a beer restaurant. Since
the beginning of June in 2003, the four star hotel Imperial has been
reopened. All the visitors are welcome to enjoy the cozy and centuries old
milieu. The visitors are offered accommodation in business class rooms with
luxurious furnishings and enjoyable evening hours in the hotel restaurant. In
addition, the visitors have a chance to hold meetings in a unique milieu and
spend free time walking by the old and respectable city wall.