Original Sokos Hotel Viru

Original Sokos Hotel Viru is a big mainstream hotel on Viru väljak, beside the Viru Keskus shopping centre and a few minutes' walk from the Viru Gates into Tallinn's Old Town. It opened in 1972 as the Soviet-era Intourist hotel for foreigners, and its top floor now houses a museum of the KGB listening post that once operated there. It's a mainstream hotel, not a gay venue. It rates 4.1 across nearly 6,850 Google reviews. Tallinn's small gay scene, including bars such as X-Baar, is within walking distance. The museum runs guided tours, which are worth booking ahead.