Les Meilleurs Hôtels de Luxe à Vilnius

The most storied luxury hotel in Vilnius, Stikliai has operated in a 17th-century building in the heart of the Old Town since the late Soviet era and has been immaculately maintained as the go-to address for visiting dignitaries and discerning travelers. The restaurant with its medieval-cellar atmosphere and Lithuanian fine dining is consistently ranked among the best in the country.

• Grand Old Town
• Gastronomie
• Heritage

The Kempinski occupies a historic building directly on Cathedral Square — the symbolic heart of Lithuania — with rooms overlooking the cathedral and the castle tower. The luxury spa, the rooftop bar with panoramic vue sur la ville, and the Kempinski brand's legendary service standards make it the most complete luxury experience in the city.

• Cathedral Square
• Rooftop views
• Kempinski luxury

Vilnius's most creative hotel occupies a 16th-century building in the Old Town where contemporary Lithuanian art covers every surface and the design team has given free reign to local artists for each room. The bar is a gathering point for the city's creative scene, and the artist-in-residence programme means the art changes constantly.

• Art hotel
• Lithuanian art
• Creative scene

Each of the thirty rooms in this endearingly literary boutique is dedicated to a different Shakespeare play — the Macbeth suite has a four-poster canopied in tartan, the Midsummer Night's Dream room is painted in dreamy forest tones. The Old Town location, the personalised service, and the cultural programme of evening readings make it unlike anything else in the Baltics.

• Literary theme
• Unique concept
• Old Town

A gracious Art Nouveau property on the main pedestrian street, the Astorija has been the city's leading business hotel for decades, with a grand lobby, excellent conference facilities, and reliable four-star service in the most prime Old Town location. The terrace café on Didžioji Street is one of the city's best people-watching spots.

• Art Nouveau
• Emplacement central
• Business

A Baroque palace from the 17th century — once home to the Pacai noble family — has been transformed into Vilnius's most dramatic design hotel, with frescoed ceilings alongside Scandi-minimalist furniture in a juxtaposition that shouldn't work but absolutely does. The courtyard restaurant is magnificent.

• Baroque palace
• Frescoed ceilings
• Courtyard restaurant