The little things...

We are staying in the Merchant's House Hotel, a boutique hotel in Tallinn, only metres from the town square. The hotel is set in two buildings, one 14th century, the other 16th. It has been stylishly renovated, and is probably the swankiest hotel we have ever stayed in! The difference with good hotels are the little things, and the Merchant's House has that attention to detail. This morning at breakfast we had champagne and orange juice, then when we got back to our room, there was a Christmas stocking hanging on our door, with a lovely selection of chocolates, nuts, Estonian liqueur and oranges, all held inside a traditional pair of Estonian stockings.

We have been invited to join the hotel manager for Christmas drinks at lunch time, and then we are booked in for the Christmas lunch this afternoon - all very decadent really! We need to head out soon for a walk around the city to work off some of these festivities...