A charming 16th century estate with two main buildings, 25 other historical buildings and 50 hectares of beautiful parkland set alongside the Mustoja River in the Lahemaa National Park, 4 km from the Baltic Sea coast and an hour’s drive from Tallinn, Estonia. www.vihulamanor.com
Welcome to Vihula Manor Country Club & Spa, the first fullservice manor resort in the Baltic countries, set amidst the wildlife-rich Lahemaa National Park and only 4 km from the gentle waters of the Baltic Sea in Northern Estonia. This elegant and secluded estate, which dates from the 16th century, is a perfect escape from the bustling life of the city and a supremely comfortable and luxurious place to stay, whether you are here on business, attending a family celebration or relaxing on holiday. Vihula Manor is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful places in Estonia, with its painstakingly renovated ensemble of historical buildings located in a picture-perfect balance with each other and with the surrounding nature. Above all, Vihula Manor will enchant you with its atmosphere. With the old historical buildings reflected in the waters, the slow-moving Mustoja River snakes around the manor park with its majestic trees and luscious greenery, before gradually broadening into a lily-covered pond with miniature islands and lovely wooden bridges. At the far end, a weir beside an old watermill lends these enchanted gardens the magical, echoing sound of rushing water...... This is the romance of Vihula Manor.
Vihula Manor represents more than 800 exciting years of history. The Danish knight, Odvard von Lode, accompanied King Canute VI of Denmark on his crusade against the pagan Estonians at the end of the 12th century. Most probably, Odvard von Lode was rewarded the area around Vihula and established the first manor there at that time. The earliest written source that refers to Vihula Manor is dated 1501 and places ownership in the hands of a successor of the bold Danish knight, Baron Hans von Lode. During the 16th century, the German noble families Wekebrod and von Helffreich became the owners of Vihula Manor. At the beginning of the 19th century, the economic situation of the owners was very difficult and the manor was sold at an auction. In 1810 Alexander von Schubert became the new owner. The oldest preserved building of the estate is the socalled Back Manor. It was constructed in the second half of the 18th century. Vihula Manor as it appears today was built during the time of the von Schuberts. The historicist main building was completed in the 1880s, but mostly the buildings were constructed between 1820 and 1840. After WWI, Vihula Manor was nationalized, existing as a state-owned estate between the two world
wars. However, the von Schubert family remained at the estate until 1939. During WWII, the estate was an Intelligence School for the German Abwehr counterintelligence and after the war it served as a home for senior citizens and as a collective farm. Since 1st of July 1991, the estate has been managed by the company Vihula Manor, which is privately owned.
The restoration has combined historical ambience with a daring design. The historical atmosphere has been enhanced by details that have survived the brutal onslaught of the centuries, such as steep staircases, wooden floorboards, ornamented ceilings, original fireplaces, large bright windows and handsome façades. Other than that, the style is strictly and daringly minimalist with bright walls, open spaces, Scandinavian furniture and design and all the modern conveniences that can be expected from a contemporary luxurious resort. Vihula Manor is Green Key certified and has been developed with a green concept placing strong focus on nature- and envirronmental friendly solutions in all aspects – from using natural materials in the construction and design to energy-saving power solutions and from local organic food served in the restaurants to 100% natural treatments in the Eco-SPA. The Vihula Manor restoration project took four years and was co-funded by the European Union Regional Development Fund. Vihula Manor was reborn on the 1st of June 2008 as the Vihula Manor Country Club & Spa by Unique Hotels. After a change in ownership, Vihula Manor has been completely restored to its former glory and beauty. The restoration has preserved the historical concept of a Baltic manor as an independent economical unit and developed Vihula Manor into a full-service manor
resort, a cultural centre and an important tourist attraction. The buildings of the estate have, one by one, been painstakingly restored with the utmost care for retaining the historical authenticity of each building and of the estate as a whole.
Vihula Manor offers luxurious and romantic accommodation in several historical manor buildings, each of which has its own unparalleled charm – in the Back Manor, the oldest of all of the manor buildings, offering excellent views of the estate and a magically alluring riverside; in the prominent Main Manor House overlooking the whole estate; in the nearby wooden and romantic Pigeon House; in the old Laundry House, beautifully set directly on the millpond; in the Barn House and Carriage House, both located in the Manor Park and overlooking the beautiful Manor Garden on the other side; in the Vodka Distillery, once the pride of the estate, overlooking the millpond and the Mustoja River and in the large old Cattle Barn, set at Vihula Manor Market Square. The guest rooms and suites feature a combination of elegant historical ambience, daring design and modern comforts such as high-speed internet access, multichannel TV, international direct dial telephone, coffee and tea making facilities, safe, mini-bar and hairdryer.
Additionally the ZEN rooms and suites feature flatscreen computers, radio channels, MP3 input sockets, natural stone bathrooms, bathrobes and slippers and Jacuzzi or power showers.
Altogether there are 65 luxurious and comfortable guest rooms and suites: 6 superior single rooms, 10 superior double/twin rooms, 13 superior family rooms, 18 ZEN double/twin rooms, 10 ZEN deluxe rooms, 5 ZEN suites, 2 ZEN Deluxe suites and 1 ZEN presidential suite.
a Sun Terrace for sunset cocktails. In summer, the restaurant has a stylish outdoor setting on the Lawn Terrace in the Manor Park just in front of the Main Manor House. The menus are focussed on local Estonian cuisine and organic food, combining hearty traditional countryside dishes and elegant manor cuisine. Quite a few recipes come from the estate’s historical cookbooks, while many of the ingredients come from the estate’s own Manor Garden and Eco-Farm and from neighbouring gardens and farms. The Main Manor House features also a cosy Reception Lounge, which is the right spot for a coffee break, afternoon tea, an aperitif before dinner or a quiet night cap. The Reception Lounge is open to the Wine Cellar, a beautiful vaulted cellar which has been stocked with hundreds of bottles of Portuguese vintage wines representing the main wine regions of Portugal, with fortified wines and with a unique selection of Portuguese aquadentes. Next to the Drawing Room & Library, the Main Manor House features a Cigar Lounge with a large selection of Cuban premium cigars. Vihula Manor features one of the most remarkable and beautiful dining rooms in all of Estonia. The upscale La Boheme Restaurant is located in the former ball room of the Main Manor House and overlooking the Manor Park. With its painstakingly restored original parquet floors and ceiling ornaments,
paintings and modern Scandinavian furniture, the restaurant is a seamless blend between old traditions and modern minimalism and seats 80 guests. The La Boheme Restaurant has a traditional Drawing Room & Library adjoining, together with a Manor Terrace for enjoying the view of the Manor Park and
Vihula Manor Conference Centre in the historical Barn House features three conference halls: the 2-storey Constance Conference & Concert Hall for 120 guests; the Ursula Conference Hall for 100 guests and the Dora Conference Hall for 50 guests. Conferences and banqueting can also be arranged at the following venues: Palm House Banquet Hall for 80 guests; Oil Granary Seminar Room for 24 guests; Tea House for 10 guests; Board Room for 12 guests; and von Schubert Presidential Suite for 8 guests. There are further banqueting and reception facilities in the Vodka Distillery and in the Blacksmith’s House and the Water Mill is offering a completely unique venue for larger receptions. The total capacity of the conference and banqueting facilities of Vihula Manor is almost 500 guests – one of the biggest capacities of any Estonian hotel outside Tallinn.
Vihula Manor is the perfect place for holding your next conference, meeting, seminar, training or product launch, well away from the bustling life of the city yet within an hour’s drive from Tallinn. Vihula Manor boasts a large professional Conference Centre and many other unique and untraditional conference and banqueting venues.
The historical surroundings and modern multifunctional conference and meeting rooms with unique lime-stone walls, wooden beams, natural daylight and the latest state-of-the-art presentation technology provide extra inspiration.
The Vihula Manor Eco-SPA is a boutique spa in the peaceful countryside, a place where you can escape from your busy daily life and indulge yourself. A completely new ecological spa concept combines heritage, nature and luxury with contemporary comforts and modern technologies. The Eco-SPA is located in the historical Carriage House and features a Reception, a Spa Lounge with marvellous views of the peaceful Manor Park and river, eight elegant manor-style treatment rooms including 2 double treatment rooms, a traditional Estonian woodburning sauna, and a Garden Terrace featuring outside Jacuzzi, all offering guests a delightfully different and unique spa experience.
The spa products are organic and 100% natural. Many are locally and freshly made of exceptionally high quality, while others are upmarket eco-friendly international brands. The treatments with these luxury products in harmony with the countryside make these spa experiences unforgettable.
Vihula Manor Eco-SPA is also the first spa in Estonia to introduce Karin Herzog’s luxurious and exclusive line of oxygen-based Swiss cosmetics. The spa menu offers an innovative selection of pampering treatments designed to relax and rejuvenate.
Vihula Manor provides a wonderfully romantic set-ting for weddings. The beauty of the estate and its breathtaking surroundings with gardens, park pavilions, lake and river, white bridges and miniature islands offer ample opportunities for truly memorable ceremonies and celebrations. We can take care of the organization of the wedding from concept development and budget planning to the post-wedding celebrations, including invitations, organizing the wedding ceremony, photographer and video, transfer with limousines, vintage cars, horse carriages, flower arrangements, catering, table plans, wines, wedding cake, stage and music, fireworks and much more. Couples celebrating their wedding at Vihula Manor always visit the Kissing Tower to be photographed. If they kiss, which they surely will, they are certain to enjoy a long and happy life together.
Vihula Manor is well suited to a wide range of private and corporate events, from a romantic dinner for two all the way up to large-scale festivals drawing crowds of thousands of guests. Due to its remarkably large choice of venues, both inside and outside, there are an almost unlimited number of options for carrying out the most unique events at Vihula Manor.
The estate’s grounds offer a variety of locations suitable for open air events, including park pavilions, miniature islands connected by bridges, pretty riverbanks and forested areas, apple orchards, gardens and meadows. Given the range and variety of the venues, it is easily possible to create a feeling of privacy whenever the estate is not exclusively reserved.
In summer, the Kaval-Ants Terrace seats further 50 guests. Behind the terrace and next to a small pond you find Kaval-Ants Garden offering the perfect setting for summer BBQ parties. The old large Cattle Barn features another of the holiday village’s great attractions – Vihula Manor Swimming Pool, an in-door 15-meter Swimming Pool with Steambath, Kids Pool and Gym. Located on a lovely island surrounded by the Mustoja River, Vihula Manor Mini-Golf is the biggest MiniGolf facility in the Baltic countries - a completely new Mini-Golf concept highlighting the nature and architecture of three Baltic countries in an 18-hole facility with plenty of educational and entertaining qualities.
Vihula Manor Holiday Village Behind the picturesque central grounds of Vihula Manor a number of historical buildings have been restored to create some unique leisure and entertainment facilities – all of which are integrated into an ecological and up-market leisure resort with a nostalgic and romantic village feel.
two-storey Design & Fashion Shop featuring Vihula Manor Lifestyle products – a collection of natural and ecologically balanced design and fashion products.
The historical Ice Cellar has been developed into Kaval-Ants Tavern, a rustic Estonian countryside tavern seating up to 100 guests on two floors. The The Water Mill is featuring the best-preserved tavern has limestone walls decorated with old farm functioning water mill in Estonia. In the Water tools, wooden beams, waitresses in traditional Mill you will find the Visitor Centre, Post Office, Estonian costumes, Estonian folklore music, Lifestyle Café with a Summer Terrace and a small traditional Estonian countryside cuisine and a large Manor Museum. The Water Mill also has a unique selection of beers.
The historical Vodka Distillery features a Vodka Museum and reception rooms for arranging degustations, meetings and small intimate banquets.
In addition to all the leisure facilities at the Holiday Village, Vihula Manor offers a wide range of other leisure options on the estate and in the scenic Lahemaa National Park. At Vihula Manor some of the most popular options include: slow boating on the Mustoja River, hiking along nature trails, trundling around the estate in golf buggies or biking around the Lahemaa National Park. Guests can also enjoy a picnic in the Manor Garden. In the Lahemaa National Park there are many possibilities: visiting manor houses in Kolga, Palmse and Sagadi, the fishermen’s villages in Vosu and Kasmu, the yacht harbour in Vergi and the ethnographic village in Altja, enjoying the sandy beaches and swimming in the Baltic Sea or visiting Rakvere to see the ruins of the medieval Rakvere Castle.
Leisure Activities for All In the Blacksmith’s House you will find Vihula Manor Leisure Centre offering a Party Room for 30 guests. There are also 2 sauna areas, a Courtyard Terrace for outdoor parties and a Riverside Terrace with cold and hot tub. At Vihula Manor Sport Arena you can enjoy tennis and badminton and various team sports in the summer. In the winter, the arena is used for ice hockey and ice skating. The old Horse Stable has become Vihula Manor EcoFarm with farm animals such as horses, cows, sheep,
rabbits and chickens. The Eco-Farm has a horse paddock and large grazing areas. The Kids Playground next to the Eco-Farm features wooden animals, while families can also visit the small fairytale Kaval-Ants Forest across the millpond. Other facilities include Vihula Manor Market Square with activities like market days, summer festivals and Christmas activities, Vihula Manor Concert Stage hosting large summertime concerts and the Grocery Shop, an authentic Estonian village grocery shop.
Vihula Manor and its surrounding also have a lot of exciting options for golfers, hunters, nature lovers, the culturally interested and families with kids. There are frequently organized activities at Vihula Manor such as summer concerts, haute cuisine dinners, food and wine promotions, exhibitions and workshops, market days, winter village activities and much more.
1) Main Manor House – Reception, Reception Lounge, Board Room, Wine Cellar, La Boheme Restaurant, Drawing Room & Library, Cigar Lounge, Sun Terrace, Manor Terrace, guest rooms no. 24-28 and 45-48 2) Pigeon House – Guest rooms no. 13-18 3) Oil Granary – Seminar room 4) Laundry House – Guest rooms no. 19-23 5) Palm House – Conference & banquet hall 6) Tea House – Meeting & banquet room 7) Sundial 8) Manor Park Cellar 9) Lawn Terrace 10) Boat House 11) Back Manor – Guest rooms no. 01-12 12) Boat Piers 13) Devil’s Bridge 14) Kissing Tower – Wedding & viewing 15) Barn House – Conference centre, guest rooms no. 37-44
25) Flour Miller’s House – Administration 26) Water Mill – Visitor Centre, Lifestyle Café, Post Office, Manor Museum, Design & Fashion Shop, Summer Terrace 27) Waterfall 28) Vodka Distillery – Vodka Museum, guest rooms no. 49-57 29) Sport Arena – Tennis, football, handball, volleyball, ice-skating, and ice hockey 30) Grocery Shop 31) Nature Trails 32) Kaval-Ants Forest – Picnics and summer activities 33) Hunter’s Lodges 34) Mini Golf – 18-hole mini-golf facility 35) Concert Stage 36) Blacksmith’s House – Leisure Centre, Party Room, Russian Sauna, Finnish Sauna, Riverside Terrace, cold and hot tub, Courtyard Terrace 37) Horse Stable – Eco-Farm
16) Manor Garden
38) Cattle Barn – Swimming Pool, Steambath, Gym, guest rooms no. 58-65
17) Garage
39) Market Square – For large summer and winter activities
18) Green House
40) Kids Playground
19) Carriage House – Eco-SPA, Estonian Sauna, Jacuzzi, 41) Horse Paddock Garden Terrace, guest rooms no. 29-36 42) Vihula Manor Main Entrance 20) Island of Promises 21) Wind Mill 22) Grazing Area
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23) Ice Cellar – Kaval-Ants Tavern & Terrace 24) Kaval-Ants Garden – Summer BBQ Area
Vihula Manor Country Club & Spa Vihula, Lääne-Virumaa 45402 Estonia Telephone: +372 326 4100 Fax: +372 326 4103
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