ORIGINAL SOKOS HOTEL VIRU
Original Sokos Hotel Viru is one of Tallinn’s best-known landmark hotels, offering an excellent central location, extensive accommodation facilities and versatile options for meetings, conferences and corporate events. Situated right next to Tallinn’s UNESCO-listed Old Town and directly connected to the Viru Shopping Centre, the hotel puts the city’s main attractions, restaurants and entertainment within easy walking distance.
With 516 guest rooms, a dedicated conference centre and spacious restaurant and event facilities, Original Sokos Hotel Viru is an attractive choice for business meetings, international conferences, corporate gatherings and incentive groups visiting Tallinn.
A true Tallinn icon, the hotel has welcomed visitors for more than five decades and combines its fascinating history with modern hospitality. Guests can also discover the hotel’s famous KGB Museum, offering a unique glimpse into Tallinn’s Soviet-era past.
Meetings & Events
Original Sokos Hotel Viru offers flexible meeting facilities in the very centre of Tallinn, making it a convenient choice for both local and international business events.
The hotel’s Viru Conference Centre features meeting rooms with natural daylight, air conditioning, modern presentation technology and high-speed Wi-Fi. The versatile spaces accommodate everything from small board meetings and workshops to seminars, training sessions and corporate presentations.
The conference facilities are complemented by the hotel’s extensive accommodation capacity, restaurants and central location, allowing event organisers to conveniently combine meetings, accommodation, dining and social programmes under one roof.
For larger gatherings, the hotel’s spacious event and restaurant facilities offer additional possibilities for conferences, receptions and corporate celebrations.
| Name of Hall | 
Theatre |
Class |
Board |
Reception |
Banquet |
Area (m²) |
| Duetto | 70 | 40 | 20 | – | – | 97 |
| Andante 1+2 | 50 | 30 | 20 | – | – | 77 |
| Andante 1 | 20 | 16 | 16 | – | – | 38 |
| Andante 2 | 20 | 16 | 16 | – | – | 38 |
| Forte | 20 | 14 | 14 | – | – | 42 |
| Semi | 15 | 12 | 12 | – | – | 28 |
| Valuuta | 100 | 208 |
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Dining and Corporate Events
Restaurant Merineitsi offers a distinctive setting for gala dinners, corporate celebrations, conference dinners, receptions and private events in Tallinn. The spacious, technically well-equipped venue accommodates up to 350 guests for seated dinners and 500 guests for standing receptions. Featuring a stage and professional audiovisual equipment, the restaurant is ideal for live performances, concerts, cabaret shows and other entertainment programmes. Its flexible layout allows the space to be adapted to different event formats, from elegant gala dinners to large-scale corporate gatherings and celebrations.
As Estonia’s first Show & Dinner restaurant, Merineitsi is particularly well known for its spectacular entertainment evenings, where fine dining meets live performances, creating a memorable experience for conference delegates and corporate groups. See more at Cabaret Dinner Show
The hotel also features Restaurant Amarillo, offering Tex-Mex-inspired cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere, making it an excellent choice for informal group dinners and social gatherings.
Sustainable Meeting Hotel- Green Key Certified Hotel
Original Sokos Hotel Viru holds the internationally recognised Green Key environmental certification, reflecting its commitment to more sustainable hotel operations and responsible hospitality.
KGB Museum – A Journey Behind the Iron Curtain
One of Original Sokos Hotel Viru’s most fascinating attractions is its KGB Museum, located on the hotel’s secret 23rd floor. During the Soviet era, the hotel was a prestigious destination for foreign visitors – and a closely monitored site of KGB surveillance. Today, guided tours take visitors behind the scenes into preserved surveillance rooms, where Soviet agents once used hidden microphones, spy cameras and eavesdropping equipment to monitor hotel guests. Through intriguing stories and authentic artefacts, the museum offers a captivating glimpse into Estonia’s Soviet past and life behind the Iron Curtain. The approximately one-hour guided tour, complete with panoramic views over Tallinn, is an excellent addition to conference social programmes, corporate events and incentive trips in Tallinn. Advance booking is required.
Discover the KGB Museum guided tour
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Max capacity: 100
No. of hotel rooms: 516
No. of conference rooms: 5
Distance to City center: located in the City center
Distance to Airport: 10 min by taxi