Name: Ekes Konvents
Address: Skarnu, 22, Riga, Riga, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia
Rating: 7

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Let’s all stop pretending we live in palaces. A 3x3 metre room with tasteful “shabby chic” decor and private bathroom is better than I can offer my visitors in my 5-bedroom house in West London. And my visitors are always complimentary. 

The room was clean, smelt fresh and was bright and comfortable. It cost about a third of the price of the anonymous business hotel I used the previous night. Breakfast was unlimited self-serve in a nearby canteen with and perfectly fine. 
I booked for one night and stayed for two. 

I lived for five years in a monastic school in England. This all felt rather familiar - but luxurious by comparison. 

Pros: It’s right in the heart of the old town. It’s a historic, pretty building which everyone stops to photograph. I used to sit on my deep windowsill pretending to be a local and looking down on the action. 

Cons: It’s right in the heart of the old town. So expect a bit of noise at night despite the double windows.  

And reviewers, lay off the young guys who man the desk. They are not unfriendly, they are just Latvian - and they do a perfectly good job.  If you want everyone to pretend they’re your best friend, go to Disneyland. 


Remarkably good value. 

Very nice historical building, nice and polite staff. Comfortable bed and nice bathroom. I would stay there again. Avoid the Italian restaurant on the ground floor as they tried charging us 1 euro each to use the toilets.

Very nice stay

This place is an experience in itself. Historical building, which used to be an orphanage, now it is a very special hotel. Conveniently located in the city center it offers a good breakfast and clean rooms.

Clean, filled with history and good breakfast

My husband and I booked this trip for his birthday. By chance it was Independence Weekend. The hotel allowed us to check in at 12 midday rather than 3 which was very helpful. The rooms are quite basic but more than adequate and the amazingly cheap price has to be factored in. The location could not be better; Riga Old Town is very compact and the hotel is 5 minutes from everything. The staff were extremely helpful and arranged a taxi app which saved money. There is lots of choice for breakfast but it is a 30 second walk to a different location (hardly inconvenient). It does get busy though. 
To sum up, a good budget hotel with fabulous location and great staff. One suggestion - tea/coffee facility in the room would be a bonus

Independence Weekend 

Hotel is very centrally located. However, it's a little difficult to find on arrival. The sign is small and entrance through a wooden door. We had no issues with our reservation, even though we arrived after 11pm. Staff available 24/7 and friendly. Front door is locked after midnight, but just ring the bell to get in. 
We tried the breakfast in the hotel around the corner. It was okay, but coffee wasn't great. 
The hotel has some quirky sitting areas in the old fire places. The room and bathroom were both adequate. However, the bed was very loud, even just sitting down on it. This is not good if you are a light sleeper or after a romantic break. Our room was otherwise very quiet. 
Hotel is a good option for friends on a budget looking for central location. 

Very central location, but not romantic

Firstly perfect location right in the heart of Riga.  The place is 15th century.  The hotel looked after our bags until check in time.  The lady on reception was very good.

The room was very basic, the floors wooden and noisy, luckily we had the top floor.  The heating doesn’t really work, there was an electric fan heater in the room.  The TV channels are just German or Russian.  

The pillows are pathetic and should be binned.  The bed was metal base and creaky when turning over.  One thing that was strange is the glass bathroom door, you can see what your partner is doing inside.

The main problem is the lack of sleep.  There is a bar at the back of the hotel which opens till 5am at weekends.  There were people shouting all night.  Can’t believe this gets a licence in the middle of several hotels.  

The breakfast is in another hotel which is just for German tourists it seems - very noisy and busy.

Overall a historic place, cheap price, basic but ok but noisy outside.


Good price and location 

First of all, I will say the location of this hotel is excellent. It's right in the old town of Riga. Unfortunately, there's not much else going for it. The hot water didn't work two out of the three nights we stayed there. When we first informed the staff, they said they would look into it. They never bothered to tell us anything else, we had to go back down and ask for further updates. The blinds/curtains aren't sufficient to block out summer light at night. The rooms are stuffy and you can't open the window because of the noise on the street below. Their website mentions a laundry being available, but they don't have one. Breakfast is in another hotel and isn't great. Almost everything was cold the first morning, including food that should have been hot. It's very crowded and there isn't enough seating for everyone. I would definitely not recommend this hotel to anyone.

Could be better

If you are looking for a city hotel close to all attractions and low fares this hotel is for you. There is not much else in terms of confort. A French bed and an old building in big need of a refurbishment is far from the three stars boasted by this hotel ensconced between a restaurant and other hotels. Breakfast room is shared with other restaurants in the backyard. Description says that "Hotel offers a wealth of pubs, golf courses and bars to suit any taste or budget" and a swimming pool! Far from true! There is no bar, no hall, no sitting room, entrance is hard to see from the street. 

Disappointing

While the location is very central and convenient, and there is a bar, here are a few bewares: avoid ground and first floor because of noisy passers-by. As there is no AC you'll have a window open, sound and smoke drift in, plus we have tour groups passing our window (amazed how loud they speak!). Also, the lack of length of the shower curtain means our bathroom gets flooded when we have a shower, which results in a teenager reluctantly giving you a towel to mop up with. Breakfast, with the usual, but apparently very nice porridge, is again staffed by teens on work experience, it seems.

Avoid ground floor, no AC

2 stars at best. We had a superior room which was a mile hike up a winding staircase to find the most basic room I think I've ever come across; certainly for a 3 star. There was a double bed  which was surprisingly comfortable a wardrobe a tv and........shower room was pretty basic too. Plus side was that the over worked kids that staffed it were very helpful; especially considering they seemed to work 16hr shifts.It's not far short of a hostel to be honest but it is smack bang in the middle of the old town, but as I said elsewhere; Riga Old Town is tiny. Go for a better hotel that is 5 mins walk away . I want to say good things about this place because they helped us out at short notice whan we were starnded in Riga for 3 days but....

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