The hotel qualifies for its superior four-star rating. The personnel is polite and helpful. The ambiance is gorgeous, and there is a luxurious scent in the rooms and halls. The restaurant is marked in the Michelin guide and attracts with its high-quality service and cuisine. The location is exceptional - in the very heart of Tartu's Old Town yet, in the quiet corner of it. Breakfast was wonderful and the waiters were helpful there as well (I would only recommend using less salt in an omelet and no salt & sugar in the porridge). The spa is small & cozy with a luxurious atmosphere inside. Overall, Lydia Hotel provided us with a wonderful stay caring about us at every step.

Great facilities and just amaaaazing breakfast. Whenever i go to Tartu, the Lydia Hotel is my first choice. I sleep well there, i enjoy great food and it is in the heart of the city.

They are starting to cut corners a bit. i.e, slippers are not in the room anymore; you have to request them separately and then go down to the reception desk to get it. Quite inconvenient when you are all dressed for spa... after begging, they brought the slippers up to our room. The least they could do is to give the slippers when checking in...

I booked a stay as I wanted to dine in this hotel's restaurant 'Hõlm' which is a Michelin Guide restaurant. The restaurant is 10/10 -- really really nice, hotel stayers get to enjoy a delicious breakfast there. There is an OK size little spa in the hotel with 3 different saunas, if it's not too crowded it's very good for taking some time to relax. The minibar selection was pretty good and the room was nice and very clean.

In the standard rooms there is quite a funny layout for wc/shower where there is like a small area for washing hands and storing your stuff, separated from the rest of the room with a glass wall. The wc is in a small compartment and the shower is in another small compartment next to it. Nothing to whine about, just found that layout slightly amusing. The beds & pillows were a bit uncomfortable for me though, I didn't get the best of sleep there. For those traveling by car, underground parking is available subject to pre-booking (or if there are spaces on your arrival). There were only about 10 spaces available, so do book in advance if your planning on taking your car.

The breakfast was absolutely perfect, with a great variety of options to choose from. The bed and pillows were incredibly comfortable. The room was very clean, which made for a relaxing and pleasant stay. The staff were friendly. I highly recommend this hotel for its cleanliness, comfort, and overall excellent service!

The only minor downside was that the room felt a bit cold, but it didn’t take away from the overall comfort of my stay. Nonetheless, everything else was excellent!

Lydia is a perfect place to stay when it Tartu. The room is cosy, spacious bathroom, very comfortable bed's! Good breakfast and nice (little) spa. I expected a little more but what was there was lovely. The START of the show was the dinner at HOLM their restaurant. The food was INCREDIBLE. Fantastic dishes, great wines and wonderful service from a well trained and pleasant staff. If you are to stay at Lydia, don't skip having a wonderful dinner there.

I wish for a bit more options / availability of the breakfast buffet and maybe

+ Nicely designed, clean rooms: having the toilet seperate from the shower is always a plus. Large sink seperating the two also a plus. + Soft beds: excellent beds, soft and big. Providing a goods nights rest, which is the primary function of a hotel. + Excellent breakfast: broad variety of fresh products.

- Limited (expensive) parking: though I understand that in the middel of the city, this is difficult for the hotel to fix. Options in the neighbourhood are available. We parked around 5 minutes from the hotel, paying 4 EUR per day. - I was a bit disappointed by the welness. The lockerroom is almost as big as the welness area. There is a pool of about 50m2 and a (at the time I was staying out-of-order) sauna. There are as many as 8 showers which takes up valuable space and are way to many. Two or three would have sufficed.

Breakfast - there was nothing special to choose from. SPA - small water area and 3 small saunas (4 people). The room was pleasantly large, comfortable, stylish, with a good view of the town hall-university, a large, decent TV. Location - super, in the middle of oldtown, city center. Restoran - excellent, Michelin recomendation

I was not satisfied with the choice of TV channels, which should not be a place to save money.

A modern and very well presented hotel. Good Spa facilities. Comfortable beds. Good breakfast selection. Unlimited coffee / tea on offer at reception. Rituals bathroom products.

Limited car parking availability and having to pay 23 Euros / night extra to park. Limited English speaking tv channels on offer.

The location of the hotel is fantastic. Room is spacious and clean, housekeeping and reception staff friendly. Great variety of food at breakfast and the spa is fabulous.

The lighting in the room is lacking some thought. A lot of switches but few options. The worst is that you can not turn the light on in the toilet alone but all bathroom area, with glass wall, lights up. This disturbs the other person who is sleeping. The wardrobe has very few shelves, making it difficult to organise your clothes. Also, when you open the wardrobe door it bangs loudly again the wall.

Very good buffett breakfast ,included in our room rate. We paid extra to park in the garage. Very helpful staff, tea, coffee machine in lobby. New hotel so everything was perfect. Maps at front desk so no need to go to tourist office across street. Located right in the heart of everything. Many good restaurant choices.