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The guesthouse is part of the monastery. A friendly place, not far from Tallinn center with public transport and supermarket around the corner. Very guest friendly, helpfull and the breakfast is great. Not my first visit and i will defenitaly will come back here as a quiet place, sincere hospitality and good price/ quality level of service.
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Date of stay: August 2023
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Room Tip:A monastery stay is an experience to enjoy the basic needs in life. Enjoy the silence :)
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The Brigittine Sisters run guesthouses in a number of places, including Assissi (Italy) where we had stayed before. They use the income to fund their missions in third world countries and it is not necessary to be catholic to stay - though guests are welcome at services. Accommodations are simple two-single bed rooms with their own bathroom, but no TV. The bathrooms are small but beautifully done and super clean. The rooms are very simple, almost austere, but tasteful and again, very clean. Big windows and high ceilings give a sense of spaciousness to the room. Breakfast is simple, meat and cheese with bread, juice and tea or coffee - but ample and served in a pleasant room. The convent has internet access on a shiny new Mac. The Sisters speak English and Spanish and are unfailingly cheerful, friendly, and polite - and adaptable. There is a higher than usual proportion of younger nuns than many convents and most are from India or Mexic. The convent is new, but attached to an enormous 14th century church ruin (burned down by the Russians). The ruins are very picturesque and are open free to guests for a couple of hours each morning. Dinner is available by request, but is very simple fare. If you want something fancier (and a very good deal) the yacht club across the street on the other side of the river is excellent. (250 yards) It is 5 km into town (we rode bikes - 20 minute ride on a dedicated bike path along the water even by slow people) and you pass the Estonian National Museum on the way, a confusing (if evocative) tale of decades of striving for freedom from totalitarianism. Buses go frequently into town from a stop 100ft away, and the convent has security-fenced parking. There's an ATM across the street, which is good because payment is in cash (Euros or Kroon). It's not exactly a bargain, perhaps, but it is tranquil and pleasing and very quiet in a busy world.
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Date of stay: June 2010
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The Bridgettine guesthouse at Pirita Convent has 20 single, double and triple rooms. All rooms with it's own bathroom, internet access and phone. It was spaciouse, modern and very comfortable.The guest can also use the library, computer facilities, conference room and the TV in the hallway. You can also make your own coffee or tea in the hallway. The guesthouse is modern and newly built (about 10 years ago) The price is very good €31 for single or €51 for double room pr. day incl. a nice breakfast. The breakfast consists of coffee, tea, milk, orange juice, yoghurt, cereals, cheese, jam, bread and cold cuts. More than enough to start the day off. The guesthouse is really a gem. Altough the guesthouse is in a convent you don't have to be Catholic to stay there. The sisters are so friendly, helpfull and they do everything to make you feel at home. They are discreetly present and never obtrusive. If you prefer you can join them in their prayer time. The guesthouse is situated only 7 km. from Tallinn Old Town and it takes about 10 min. by bus. You can take bus no. 1, 1a, 38, 34a which runs every 5-10 min and costs only €0,80. We enjoyed staying there and it gave us a good feeling that by staying there encountered their work.
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Date of stay: March 2012
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We were welcomed to this peaceful and nice guesthouse by smiling sisters. The rooms are bright, modern and clean. The sleep quality was so good that I didn't hear the church bells on neither of two mornings. The breakfast is good and tasty. The convent has a beautiful well-kept garden. Pirita beach is 5 minutes walk away, Tallinn City centre can be reached in 10-15 minutes by bus and Tallinn Song Festival Grounds is within a reasonable walking distance. Great value for money. It is definitely a place to return to!
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Date of stay: August 2013Trip type: Travelled with friends
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A very modern building just opposite the ruins with nice, very clean rooms, and a big bathroom. We had a very warm wellcome and during our stay the sisters were always very helpfull and ready for a chat. Breakfast is a buffet with sufficient choice. Our room, side ruins, was very quiet, even with open window . Although the other guests were very noisy (a group of children from Finland) we didn't hear anything of it in the room. It's outside the town, but the bus stops in front and it's less than 10 minutes from center. Big safe parking.
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Date of stay: June 2011
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Wow ! Completely delightful experience; a true sanctuary for those weary from the road. I had my best sleep in ten days, and awoke to the sound of plainchant rising from the chapel in the distance.
The Convent itself is a superbly-designed Modernist facility, set against the backdrop of the ancient town, for those that seek quality of the Architecture as an essential part of having to travel. The beautiful grounds are separated from the tourist-zone of the Old Town by a ten minute taxi ride, along the water's edge, which provides an excellent visual overview of the town's layout, and also creates a measure of insulation from the casino crowd.
The suite was large, minimally appointed though very comfortable, and immaculately clean. Wi-fi worked seamlessly. Well-considered kitchenette facility serving all suites on the floor. Very interesting library facility on the ground floor. Mindfulness pervades every aspect of the customer interface making the experience of the Place, positive and memorable - as every other review in this list clearly affirms !
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Date of stay: April 2014
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Room Tip:I don't think you can go wrong. If travelling with children, it may be necessary to confirm...
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Sadly we left the nuns and Tallinn this morning after staying for 2 nights there. It was an excellent experience. The entire accommodation was exceptionally clean and tidy. Our room contained Great lighting and a heated towel rack in a spacious bathroom. There is a seperate kitchenette with constant free tea and coffee and fridge to store food. Also there is a communal lounge space with a television. The whole place is very secure and yes quiet. There is free wifi and a simple breakfast of cereal, yoghurt, bread, cheese and cold meats. The nuns were very accommodating and nothing was too much bother and they are not at all intrusive. There is also free access to the neighbouring ruins. It was a 10€ taxi ride from Linda line ferry to the convent which is on the edge of the city. However there are multiple local buses that drop you off at the door and a single ticket is a mere €1.60. Much like Tallinn in general it was very affordable and service was excellent.
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Date of stay: July 2013
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We were recently treated to 3 amazing nights at the Bridgettine Convent at the end of a 1 month tour through Eastern Europe & Russia, where we mainly stayed in 4 star centrally located hotels. What a contrast and what a delight our 'out of town' stay in Tallinn turned out to be.
Set in a peaceful location close to a lovely beach and river the Convent is only a 15 minute bus ride to the Old Town and with the assistance of the helpful sisters we purchased a 3 day bus pass for Euro5. With buses departing every 5 to 10 minutes access to the city was easy. After a month of city & village stays we relished the chance to stay in this peaceful setting, with plenty of morning and evening walks, yet an easy bus ride to all that Tallinn has to offer.
We live in New Zealand and found the booking process very easy and the sisters were again both efficient and quick to answer any of our questions.
The building and the rooms are beautiful, simple yet spacious, full of light and spotlessly clean. The bathrooms were the best that we had in Europe, as was the lovely powerful shower. The Convent is almost brand new and has been purpose built so everything worked extremely well.
Breakfast in other reviews has been described as 'sparse' and it probably is compared to a Cruise Ship, but we found the choice and quality of food excellent. Twice what we would normally have back in our home.
I am not religious at all, so was a little apprehensive about staying in a convent, but our visit was one of the highlights of a 5 week holiday - our own rural retreat!
After staying in Russia where hotel staff were rather 'dour' we found the sisters quite the opposite, so friendly, so helpful and surprisingly a lot of fun.
How would I rate our stay - Ten out of 10 - if visiting Tallinn for more than 2 nights then you simply must stay at the Convent.
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Date of stay: June 2016
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If you take one of rooms 11-18, you will get a view of the 1407 convent ruins (which in the Middle Ages was the biggest church in the Baltic region), and a rose garden. Other rooms just have a view of the gardhe (which is all around the convent). Since the windows are huge and make uo half of the wall of the room, I could just sit and stare at the monastery ruins for hour: the sunrise, the sunset, the birds on convent walls.
The new convent and guesthouse is full of light, it has been designed with the help of system of glass walls and plants and a pool (which goes all around the half the buidling) so that the light and the sunrise and sunset reflects itself back and forth between the walls. And you do not even have to go outside to get a magical nature experience. Add to that the church bells at 7 in the morning and a few more times a day, lots of plants (which are well taken care of) and you get the idea of the place. Just delightful! The new convent is not really ready yet. The idea of the architects was that roses will crawl on special posts that have been designed through the windows and when they drop their blossoms, they will fall into the pool surrounding the chapel. Visitors get their own key which opend the gate, the front door and the room door, so you can come and go at any time, you are not expected to live according to the rythm of nuns. You are welcome to visit all prayers and mass, either take part or just watch as a guest. You are not expected to be religious, the convent respects people of all kinds. The guesthouse is right next to the chapel so you really feel a part of everything. In the kitchen you can hear the chants from chapel (and watch sunrise/set either on the river or the chapel) at the same time (due to the design of glass walls).
I also recommend you go walking at night (whe it is dark), because then everything is again very different. Go around the convent and approach the old ruins from the river. The ruins are lit and it is a very beautiful sight.
The garden is amazing, I have no ide how the get the roses blooming in September. The garden is well lit at night, there are plenty of chair and tables also.
Another privilege of visitors is that you can meet the priest of the convent. Vello Salo is known by every Estonian, he is a major cultural figure in Estonia (theologist, translator). He speaks lots of languages, and is very easy to talk to.
The nuns are helpful, educated, very happy. They do not intrude but if you want to talk to them or want them to show you smth, they always do (unless it is mass time)
The rooms are 42 euros per person which is about the cheapest you get if you want a private room and a private bathroom. Rooms are cleaned every day, beds are comfortable, there is air conditioning, good internet connection in every room. Breakfast in included, you can also order lunch and dinner, and there is a small kitchen in the resting area with dishes, microwave, coffeemaker, facilities for boiling water, TV (never sawanybody watch it, I guess people do not go there to watch TV), varous DVD players. There is a library which will be open for you any time you like, and there is also a common computer there you can use.
Most people have mentioned the beach neraby, but there is also a river right next to the monastery (boats can be rented), and a lot of forest paths. There is both a pedestrian avenue and one for rollerskaters and bikers going all the way to Tallin centre along the beach. Buses go every 5 minutes to centre and it takes about 10 minutes And a really cute dog on the orher side of the monastery fence (living in a house next door) who constantly begs for visitors and nuns to massage her through the fence. She came like a religious revelation. People who travel with kids: the nuns are really friendly to kids. Nuns speak English and Italian (the official language of the Birgittine order) and Estonian (masses and prayers and chants are held in Estonian), a lot of religious texts they use in mass are translated by father Vello Salo holding the very mass.
The place is safe as it is surrounde by a fence and it is locked all the time, visitores get their own key. Cars can be parked there and you can also rent a car or a bus from the monastery. The gate through old and new monastery is opened every morning from 7 to 9 and you can visit the ruins before they are open to general public. After that you have to go thruogh the main gate and pay 2 euros. The nuns take care of the guesthouse personally, a thoruogh cleanup every day unles you say you do not need it. What I especially liked was that the shower was very powerful, more so than showers that are used fot therapy and are considered to give a powerful water massage. Since the monastery is outside the city centre (not really outside the city as some have said) you can see stars very clearly. And if you find a place at night where you can see the lit monastery ruins, the river and the stars reflecting on the river, and smell roses from the rose garden .... In autumn the houses everywhere around have apple abundance so they leave apples and sometimes other fruits in baskets on ther fences for everyone to take for free. Real apples, without chemicals and stuff.
So as you can see, I really like the place and intend to keep spending time there from time to time. Well, since I alsio made friends with the dog Anna.
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Date of stay: September 2015
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Room Tip:ask for rooms in the wing that has view on the old monastery, that is 11-18
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We stayed for 3 nights and had a wonderful experience. The nuns were happy and welcoming and very helpful. Spotlessly clean and comfortable. The nuns made our stay in Tallinn one we will never forget. Breakfast was plentiful and vehicle security excellent.
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Date of stay: July 2014
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
Room Tip:All rooms are good
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EstoniaHarju CountyTallinn
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