Baltic design

Tallinn's first design hotel, The Three Sisters, is a conversion of three medieval town houses said to be the oldest in the city. The understated design combines the original beams, fireplaces and wooden floors with cool contemporary colours and furnishings. There's a bar and a summer terrace.

The Three Sisters features in the new Kirker brochure (020-7231 3333, kirkerholidays.com) with prices from £523 for five nights' B&B, including Gatwick flights and private transfers.

Dzongs with Ong

Christina Ong, who created London's Metropolitan and Parrot Cay in the Turks and Caicos, is building a luxury hotel in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. The 20-room hotel will open in May on a hillside at Uma Paro close to the international airport. Three satellite lodges are to be set in more remote locations.

Details from COMO Hotels and Resorts (020-7447 1029, comohotels.co.uk).

On track

The Hotel off the Square in Christchurch, on New Zealand's South Island, proclaims itself a "hotel with attitude" with 38 rooms decorated in a quirky style. The most quirky feature is the city's tramway running through the building.

Bridge the World (0870 4441716, bridgetheworld.com) offers room-only for £48pp as part of a New Zealand itinerary.