Tallinn rent an apartment. Apartments in the city of Tallinn. Budget hotels in the Old Town

One of the first tasks that a new immigrant has to solve is finding housing for himself and his family. This task can be difficult even in a familiar city. But with our article, we will try to make it easier for you to find an apartment in Tallinn.

As a rule, the employer pays the moving worker housing for the first time, so that he can take his time looking for a suitable option. This will allow you to independently walk around all the districts of Tallinn and choose the one that you like best.

Districts of Tallinn

Tallinn is divided into 8 districts: Kesklinn, Kristiine, Pirita, Lasnamäe, Nõmme, Mustamäe, Haabersti and Põhja-Tallinn.

Kesklinn (Kesklinn, "city center") - as the name implies, the central district of Tallinn. It includes the Old Town, beloved by foreigners, the nearby island of Aegna, a business center with several high-rise office buildings and most of the institutions: government, ministries, port, museums, theaters, libraries. Tallinn University is also located there. Unfortunately, this cannot but affect the price of housing - Kesklinn is officially considered the most expensive area not only in Tallinn, but throughout Estonia.

The city center is the most architecturally colorful place: even if you subtract the Old Town, there is still housing for every taste, from wooden houses for two or four apartments to trendy glass skyscrapers. With new buildings, everything is more or less predictable, but in old houses, everyday diversity, unfortunately, comes complete with external charm: for example, many of them still have stove heating.

Also, the city center means being in the center of events: any concerts, exhibitions, street festivals will be within walking distance for you. But peace and quiet can be a problem.

Kristiine (Christine) - another area of ​​the same plan: it contains both small wooden and brick houses of different times, and new buildings. There is a large shopping center, many parks. The district owes its name to the Swedish Queen Christina, during whose reign it was founded in the 17th century. Kristiine borders the central area and has good bus and tram connections.

Lasnamäe (Lasnamae listen)) is the largest district of Tallinn, traditionally considered "Russian-speaking": 60% of the population in the 2013 census identify themselves as Russian. This area consists mainly of classic panel blocks from the early 80s. In Lasnamäe there are: the Technopolis Ülemiste business center, where a large part of the IT industry of Tallinn is concentrated, the Ice Palace, and the Athletics Center. The area is very convenient for living, especially for families with children. Gardens, schools, clinics, clubs and sports clubs are all nearby.

Mustamäe(Mustamäe, "black mountain") - the second largest district of Tallinn, built up mainly with panel houses five and nine floors high. Mustamäe is home to the Tallinn University of Technology and other educational institutions, the Technopol Science and Technology Park, the medical campus: North Estonian Regional Hospital, Children's Hospital and Mustamäe Polyclinic. The Tallinn Interest Center “Kullo” is also located there, in which there are about 50 circles for children.

haabersty (Haabersti, "oat farm" in German) is a rather green sleeping area in the west of Tallinn, built up mainly in the 1970s and preserving the architecture typical of this time. It houses the Tallinn Zoo, the large sports and concert center Saku Suurhall, the Estonian Museum of Ethnography, a year-round skating rink, and the large shopping center Rocca al Mare. Also in the area there is Lake Harku, beloved by fishermen.

Nõmme (Nõmme, "wasteland" listen)) is a traditionally "Estonian" district of Tallinn, which was a separate city until 1940. As of 2013, Estonians made up 84% of the district's population. Basically, Nõmme is built up with private and small-family houses among pine forests. There is also the castle and park of Baron von Glen, famous for the movie "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and a ski jump.

You can also get to the city from Nõmme by train.

Pyrite(Pirita, the Estonian version of the name "Birgitta") is another area of ​​predominantly private housing, but if Nõmme is quite far from the sea, then Pirita is located on the coast of the bay and along the banks of the Pirita River. One of the most prestigious areas of Tallinn. Here are the main city beach, the yacht club, the TV tower and the ruins of the Birgitta monastery. Especially suitable for lovers of long walks and active sports. However, living in this area, you need to stock up on time on the way to work. There are often traffic jams here.

Pyhja-Tallinn (Pohja-Tallinn, "Northern Tallinn") is a rather old seaside area, very heterogeneous in terms of population. On the one hand, it includes the trendy hipster district of Kalamaja and Telliskivi with youth cafes and shops, on the other hand, marginal zones at the end of the Kopley peninsula and the railway station area. There are also several museums, the popular Stromka and Pikakari beaches, and the Paljassaare bird sanctuary.

Most popular sites for finding accommodation- http://www.city24.ee and http://www.kv.ee both have Russian version. Most of the apartments on the sites are rented through brokers. Brokers, as a rule, also speak Russian.

Contract it is quite official with the tenant, and if something goes wrong, you can contact the authorities for protection. Also, the owners, as a rule, do not mind if the tenant registers the address of residence - thus, becoming a resident of Tallinn, you get access to free public transport and other benefits. Registration can be done online.

Lease contract should contain the following items:

• description of the object (as accurate as possible);
• rent and the procedure for its payment;
• the procedure for calculating utility bills and their payment;
• the term of the contract and the procedure for terminating the contract, including early termination;
• obligations and rights of the tenant and the landlord;
• the obligation to preserve inventory (furniture, equipment) and return it.

A two-room apartment for rent in a pleasant area and in decent condition will cost you €350-400 per month - alas, the owner will have to pay one more rent as a deposit for the last month. If the apartment is rented with the help of a broker, he will also ask for the cost of a monthly rent for his services. The rental price does not include public utilities, which adds about €50-70 in summer and €100-150 in winter. Fortunately, it is common practice in Estonia to show several bills for an apartment at different times of the year when signing a contract, so that the tenant can assess the scale of the costs.

The general rule is this: the older the house, the more surprises it can hide. Many are initially tempted by romantic old houses in the center, and even in the Old Town itself. Unfortunately, living in such houses is either expensive or brings with it considerable inconvenience: for example, to get rid of dampness, they use climate control units (expensive) or preserved stoves and fireplaces (inconvenient and require certain skills). Otherwise, you will get an ineradicable smell of damp plaster in the rooms and damp clothes in the closets, mold, creaking floors and skewed furniture in addition to romance.

The same story with pretty attics. They come in two types: low-cost attic apartments pre-built as living quarters and converted lofts. If the first option is a matter of taste, then the second one requires considerable efforts to insulate, and how lucky you are with this particular attic, you will only find out when you settle in it yourself.

When choosing an apartment, pay attention to how it heated. Residents of big cities usually mean the presence of central heating in the apartment, but all kinds of options are widely represented in Tallinn, from gas to stove. The easiest option to use, of course, remains central heating - many houses have long been equipped with individual apartment meters and temperature controllers. New houses do not use the usual batteries on or in the walls, but pipes in the floor. The advantage of gas heating is that you can turn it on and off for your own pleasure all year round, but you will have to trust the owners of the apartment in matters of prevention and maintenance of the gas boiler. The same applies to stove heating, if you are ready to heat the stove with your own hands, and heat pumps in private homes. “Electric heating” usually means that there is simply no heating and you will have to use heaters. Don't underestimate Estonian winters! This option will provide you with considerable electricity bills.

Same story with hot water: in addition to the central water supply, boilers are very common. If your water bills look surprisingly low, look for a boiler in the bathroom and figure out what mode you will be washing in: a hundred liters of hot water is enough for about two showers. Also, boilers are often installed in the attics of small and private houses. The presence of a boiler, of course, will affect the electricity bill.

If you have a car, you should also find out in advance the question parking. Most houses have parking spaces attached to the apartments and do not welcome the parking of other people's cars on their territory. As for parking on the streets, it is paid in Tallinn and runs the risk of ruining you pretty quickly. People who don't have off-street parking usually buy long-term passes at the nearest private car parks or rent a garage.

It is also important to find out if the house has apartment association. This is a kind of association of tenants with an elected board. If it exists, it will be much easier for you to solve all domestic issues: the chairman of the apartment association, as a rule, knows what the technical condition of the house is, how long ago the repair was carried out, the insulation of the facade or roof, what is the situation with the repair fund (monthly payments of residents for maintenance of the house) . Also, the chairman of the partnership will be able to briefly tell you about potential neighbors. The chairman's phone is usually searched for at the address of the house on the Internet.

controversial issues between the owner and the tenant helps to decide the rental commission. To resolve disputes, you need to fill out a form on the Internet, sign it with an ID-card and send it to the specified address. In addition, the commission works well as a deterrent for both owners and residents.

In general, the official contract, the presence of apartment associations and the rental commission make renting a home in Tallinn a fairly simple and safe undertaking. So decide on the area of ​​the city and look for ads on portals. Good luck!

While preparing for a trip to the Baltics, we were faced with a choice: to stay in an apartment or in a hotel? We chose to rent apartments for a short time. After reading the post, you will find out what the apartments looked like and what problems we encountered while living in them.

Why did we decide to rent apartments and not live in a hotel?

Price! The main reason why we decided to rent apartments in Riga and Tallinn was the price. In these two cities, it is simply unrealistic to find a sane cozy clean hotel for less than 100 Euros per day. And, since we went to the Baltic States for 2 weeks to unwind and escape from everyday life, then, you know, the amount that we had to pay for hotel accommodation in these not the richest countries in Europe would easily exceed 1000 Euros! For this money you can go from the Czech Republic to Spain for 10 days.

• In Riga 20-60 Euro.
• in Tallinn the cost of renting an apartment in the center for daily rent is approximately 40-70 Euro.

The second reason, according to which we decided to rent an apartment, is an opportunity to feel the spirit of the city in a different way. Indeed, in soulless hotels, the spirit of the city is difficult to understand.

Third reason- it's nutrition. We are so fed up with restaurants that recently we rarely go there and prefer to cook at home, and for convenient collection of recipes we even started a separate website Foodbuster.ru.

Well, now we will tell you what exactly we shot and how much.

Rent an apartment in Riga

Before our trip to Riga, we rented a two-room apartment with good transport accessibility near the main railway station and a 5-minute walk from the historical center. Judging by the photos and reviews, this is a clean, bright apartment with a modern kitchen, where there was an oven and a refrigerator, with a good bathroom and flexible check-in for 25 Euros per night. The apartment, as before, was booked on the Airbnb website, the amount for accommodation was paid in full, they immediately wrote off the owner and agreed on everything. The apartment and the owner had positive reviews and we weren't worried.

Problems have begun! 1.5 days before the trip, we decided to check with the owner of the apartment if there is a hair dryer in the apartment, and how he will give us the keys, because. we arrived late in the evening. We wait. 1 day before the trip, we look that the owner is not responding, and that the last 5 people could not check in, because. The owner simply didn't show up.

They immediately began to write to Airbnb support asking why they did not follow the fact that at least 5 people could not move into this apartment. We were immediately called back by a Russian girl from support and said that the owner’s phone is not answering, and if in 30 minutes he does not show up, she will call us back and we will agree on something. 30 minutes passed, they call us back and say that the owner did not show up, and that our reservation was canceled. Since there was less than a day left before the trip, and Airbnb understands that there are not many apartments left in Riga (there is a concert of the Leningrad group on the nose), we are given a bonus for renting an apartment in the amount of $ 125.

We frantically start looking for housing, and there are very few apartments for the same budget, and many of them are far from the center, or there are dirty apartments with Soviet repairs, carpets on the walls and a grandmother's sofa.

And then an announcement appears about the delivery of a new two-story apartment for 44 Euros per day. The owner of the apartment, Linda, immediately answered, we agreed on everything and paid for the accommodation. The only disadvantage of the new apartment is the distance from the center and the train station - 15 minutes on foot. Everything else suited us: new furniture, the apartment was renovated, the Internet was available, a large table, a fully equipped kitchen, a double bed, a sofa in the living room.

How did the resettlement take place? We arrived in Riga at about 22:15. I had to wait for the luggage and deal with the transport, as a result we arrived at the house at 23:15. Linda's assistant gave us the keys, showed us the apartment, gave us the Internet password and left.

As you can see, we rented a two-story stylish loft after renovation in a powerful brick building. The first floor is a large living room combined with a kitchen and a toilet. A spiral staircase leads to the second floor.

The description of the apartment in the ad on Airbnb completely coincided with reality. The complete set of the kitchen pleased me: a normal oven, an induction hob, a coffee machine, a kettle, a refrigerator, all kitchen utensils and utensils are available.

The second floor consists of two rooms: one bedroom, an office and a large bathroom. The bed turned out to be too soft, but these are trifles. The bed linen was clean, we were given 5 towels: each with 2 towels and one foot towel. Fans of towels, of course, would be unhappy, because. hotels should give out 10 towels per person, but we had enough towels.

The bathroom also pleased: there was a shower, a full bath, a toilet, two taps for washing and two large windows in the ceiling. All plumbing is from the famous German brand Villeroy & Boch. Lovers of elitism at the sight of all this would be indescribably delighted, but we are calm about this plumbing, and in Europe it is even at ordinary airports.

We liked the apartment: it had everything declared. Slept well in it, because. it was quiet. The only negative is a small distance from the center, but this was not critical for us. Oh, I forgot to add that the supermarket was nearby, and cooking was not difficult.

Now let's move on to the description of the apartment in Tallinn.

Rent an apartment in Tallinn

In preparation for the trip, they began to wool Airbnb in search of an apartment in Tallinn. It turned out that there are a lot of accommodation options - from one-room small apartments to beautiful modern lofts with repairs and trendy appliances. Over 500 housing options in total! There are very few hotels on booking - there are only 70 for the whole of Tallinn. Free apartments, like hotel rooms, leave very quickly. Before the trip, we were very busy, and had to choose from what was left. Initially, we wanted just such an apartment in a quiet brick house.

It turned out to rent such an apartment for 38 Euros next to the bus station and a supermarket nearby. In the historical center, such an apartment would cost about 2 times more, and there would be worse transport accessibility.

As stated, the apartment had everything you needed: a good kitchen with a spacious fridge, hob, kettle, oven; a room with a sofa, a bed, Russian TV, a bathroom with a shower and a washing machine; clean linens. After booking the apartment, the owner immediately contacted us and confirmed that the apartment was available for the required dates, and we made a reservation with payment of the entire amount.

At the appointed time, the owner of the apartment met us, gave us the keys and showed us the apartment. The apartment was well cleaned and ready to move in. In fact, the check-in, as in previous cases, took place as in a hotel. Check-out is also simple: usually the apartment is closed and the keys are left in the mailbox.

Of the minuses of the apartment, I can only note the house, which turned out to be an old socket with excellent audibility and drunken neighbors. Pleasant, of course, is not enough, but there were no excesses. In general, I noticed that there are a lot of alcoholics in Tallinn, so such a minus in the form of neighbors could be added anywhere, especially in the center, where there are a lot of screaming drunks in the evenings. Our neighbors were at least quiet drunks.

Tallinn is one of the most popular places in Estonia for foreigners to buy apartments. Buying an apartment or an apartment in Tallinn for non-EU residents is very simple, since Estonian legislation does not restrict the purchase of real estate in any way: the country has fairly liberal laws. Why is it worth buying an apartment in Tallinn? Here are some reasons:

• Developed infrastructure
• Accessibility of international airports and ports
• Beautiful Old Town of Tallinn - many attractions
• Security of buying apartments and apartments
• Proximity to the Russian border

How much do flats and apartments cost in Tallinn?

The cost of flats and apartments in Tallinn is low and averages €1400-1450 per sq.m. The cheapest one-room apartments are for sale in the depressed area of ​​Kopley - the cost can be up to €10,000! In other areas of Tallinn, prices for one-room, two-room and three-room apartments can vary greatly. If a one-room apartment in the predominantly Russian-speaking area of ​​Tallinn - Lasnamäe - can be bought for an average of €1200 per sq.m, then in the city center the price is €1900 per sq.m.

For those who like quieter areas and it is important to bring their family on vacation, the Nõmme or Pirita area is more suitable. The cost of two-room and three-room apartments in Nõmme and Pirita districts averages €1,364 and €1,508 per sq.m, respectively. Studio in Tallinn, in the beautiful city center can cost from €1850 per sq.m.

Buying an apartment in Tallinn is a safe business. All real estate transactions take place with the participation of a notary who checks the transparency and security of the purchase, which means that the risk of being deceived is close to zero.

Apartments and flats in new districts of Tallinn

Tallinn is in constant development and movement, new housing is being built, residential neighborhoods and districts are being created. In the near future, no later than 2015, the phased creation of the Pörise residential quarter will begin, which will include 10 high-rise buildings, for the level of Estonia, with a height of 12-14 floors. Also, the entire district will include the necessary infrastructure: traffic, its own parking house for the district, a kindergarten, landscaping, commercial buildings. Pre-sale of apartments from the developer has already begun.