Tallinn Tier Point Run – Hotel Ulmestie

Tallinn Tier Point Run – Hotel Ulmestie

In this trip report:

• 400TP to Go…
• 2am at a Birmingham Coach Station and Heathrow Airport
  
• The new The Cathay Pacific Lounge at Heathrow
• AY3126 Heathrow to Helsinki
• Helsinki Airport Finnair Gate 22 Lounge
• AY107 Helsinki to Tallinn
• Exploring the old town of Tallinn
• Hotel Ulmestie
• Back to Tallinn Airport
• AY118 Tallinn to Helsinki
• The Finnair Gate 39 Premium Lounge
• AY381 Helsinki to Heathrow with an Airbus A350
• A Delayed Ride Home
• 200 Tier Points down… Let’s Tallinn that again!

With my body pretty cold at this point (or let’s be a bit more honest – my legs we pretty darn cold), I headed over to the bus station and paid my €2 to catch the bus towards Tallinn Airport.

Why there? My hotel – Hotel Ulmestie is allegedly right next door to the airport. Whilst I spotted it from the Uber I was in earlier, the concept of distance was long-lost of on me.

Thankfully, the Number 2 bus which goes to the airport has a stop… right next door to the hotel. Next door… was the airport thankfully. However, with the cold… that would be another discussion in the morning if I would walk between the hotel and the airport

From here it was a matter of crossing the road and negotiating the cold to the reception desk

Reception desk

Reception area

I checked in, with the formalities completed, I was assigned a room on the 5th floor. The joy of buying one of the last rooms in Tallinn that night at an overpriced rate.

Up we go!

Arriving on the 5th floor, I headed to the room.

Wood everywhere. 

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Passing the Ladu.

As I paid over the odds for the room, I got a large room. Not that I’m objecting (My credit card was – but I don’t do hostels any more).

The bed itself was a bit soft for my liking – not totally un-sleepable, but when you’re used to a firm mattress – it make a difference. In addition, it was cursed with the European tradition of two single duvets in a double bed.

Why? Please Why? Give me a double duvet to hog to myself thank you very much.

Wood everywhere

Let’s explore the bathroom – which was lovely and heated floor. Yes, these things matter.

Firstly we have to get past more wood.

A toilet and a bidet? You spoil us ambassador.

Bathroom Amenities

Outside… it was cold. And dark. I was inside and warm. And that’s what mattered at that moment in time as my legs warmed back up.

Hotel Wifi was reasonable – not blazingly fast, but quite acceptable.

Meanwhile outside – it was cold. That would impact choices in the morning if I was going to walk or take a taxi…

Check out at 5am in the morning was handled without any issue. A taxi was called for the short ride back to the airport –  because let’s be honest – the hotel maybe walking distance (less than 1/2 a mile), but I wasn’t going outside to freeze in that weather.

Overall: Whilst the rate I was on was over priced for what it was, the hotel provides reasonable accommodations. With a slightly soft bed – it was fine for a night stop.

Although next time, I booked this hotel a lot sooner in advanced… with 2/3rds saving.

Next: Back to Tallinn Airport.

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