Grand Hotel Vilnius, Curio Collection by Hilton

The Grand Hotel Vilnius opened in 2018 behind restored nineteenth-century facades on Vilniaus street, a two-minute walk from Cathedral Square, and immediately became the capital's most complete conventional five-star. Where the city's other top addresses trade on palace history or design daring, the Grand plays the reliable virtues: generous rooms, full facilities and a location that puts the whole old town within strolling range.

Interiors are classical-contemporary—marble, herringbone floors, brass and navy—and the room stock runs large by old-town standards, topped by a presidential suite favoured for state visits. The rooftop restaurant and terrace deliver one of central Vilnius's best panoramas, from the cathedral belfry to the hilltop Gediminas Tower.

A proper spa with an indoor pool, saunas and treatment rooms rounds out the offer, and the ground floor holds a brasserie and bar that work as well for meetings as for aperitifs. It is the natural choice for business travellers and for visitors who want facilities their heritage-hotel rivals cannot squeeze into protected buildings—executed with more character than the category usually manages.