Rock City Guesthouse

Western Estonia & the Islands


Near Kihnu's port, this former Soviet Party lodging offers 45 beds across simple, wood-floored doubles and triples with shared bathroom. There are also three campsites, four double cabins, a sauna house and two four-room houses among the pines. A two-course meal in the 'Rock City Tavern' (open 10am to 6pm) costs €13.


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