Gross Sausti Mõis is a manor estate of seven buildings on 24.5 hectares, about 20 minutes from central Tallinn. It is rented for seminars, training days, company events, weddings and anniversaries. The manor house seats up to 72 people, the guesthouse has 13 bedrooms, and larger parties can use the grounds. The address is Sausti tee 55, Kiili, Harju County.
Seminars and company events
The estate has hosted seminars, training sessions, conferences and meetings of heads of state, and its private, manorial atmosphere is the reason groups return. The manor house has a Seminar Hall, as well as a Chandelier Hall, a Fireplace Hall, a Library, a Dining Hall and a kitchen. A separate room in the historic cellar seats 16 for training and wine tastings, and a wine cellar with selected wines from several regions is next to it.
Multi-day events are possible because the estate has its own accommodation. For evening entertainment, wine tastings led by sommeliers and wine importers have been a popular choice.
Weddings and receptions
The manor house holds seated events for up to 72 people. Larger parties take place in the garden, where partner companies provide decorated tents for different tastes and party sizes. The grounds include the French park, a white pavilion, a thuja maze and a hedged rose garden. The veranda doors of the manor house open straight onto the French garden.
Rooms and capacities
The manor house is a building of classicist origin, half finished in the mid-19th century, with a two-storey Art Nouveau extension added in the early 20th century. Its maximum seated capacity is 72. On the first floor there is a suite that is rented out on special occasions. Fireplace Hall walls carry artworks by Mart Sandri.
The guesthouse, built of limestone and field stone, has a Dining Hall with a red fireplace and a Beer Hall with a long table and benches for up to 20. The cellar room seats 16.
Accommodation
The guesthouse has 13 rooms without numbers, each with its own bathroom. It lodges up to 21 people for training and seminars and up to 32 for family events, and extra beds are available. The Steward's House, the oldest building in use on the estate and dating from the 18th century, has two bedrooms sleeping four guests, with room for two more on a sofa bed, plus a bathroom and a kitchen. Its details are on a separate rental platform linked from the site.
Catering
The estate does not run a restaurant for events. It works with selected catering companies and event organizers who adapt menus and service timing to your needs, and it has a kitchen in the manor house.
History and setting
The manor was first mentioned in 1453, and from 1546 it belonged to the von Scharenberg family for almost two centuries. It has been restored following historical records and has received several "Beautiful Home" awards. The estate includes three parks, a kitchen garden and alleys of chestnut, linden and hawthorn with more than 4,000 trees and shrubs, designed after a 1999 renovation.
Getting there
The estate is in Kiili parish, Harju County, about 20 minutes from Tallinn city center. Visits are by arrangement.
