Grybas House – the first family-run hotel to crop up after Independence – is run with grace, charm and bags of smiles. Rooms in this oasis of calm in the centre of the Old Town are old-fashioned but very comfortable, and some peep at the private courtyard.
Grybas House
Vilnius
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