Best Riga hotels near St. James's Cathedral
A stay at Grand Hotel Kempinski Riga places you in the heart of Riga, within a 10-minute walk of Riga Central Market and Latvian National Opera. Featured amenities include limo/town car service, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and limited parking is available onsite.




Overall 9.6 Excellent
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10.0
Pros: Comfortable room, spacious bathroom, modern spa, great service, great breakfast, great location
With a stay at Metropole Hotel by Semarah, you'll be centrally located in Riga, within a 5-minute walk of Riga Central Market and Latvian National Opera. Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).

Overall 9.1 Excellent
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8.2
Pros: Lovely old hotel, close to bus station and old town.
Good
6.7
Pros: it's good for quality and price, near the old town, and for visiting the city.
Good
7.3
Pros: Very good location.
Okay
5.3
Pros: The hotel is just 3-5 minutes walking distance from the Old Town. Good breakfast. Pleasant personnel. Quite a nice choice for a city trip or a week-end break.
Good
6.7
Pros: Perfectly located, clean rooms, cheap price
Okay
5.3
Pros: Location
Good
6.8
Pros: Good Buffet Breakfast
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5.6
Pros: Reasonably priced with a good range of services.
Good
6.4
Pros: food
Okay
4.8
Pros: good location
Excellent
8.0
Pros: friendly, courteous, and helpful
Wellton Centrum Hotel & Spa is in the heart of Riga, within a 10-minute walk of St John's Church and Riga Central Market. Featured amenities include a computer station, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.




Overall 8.9 Excellent
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Excellent
10.0
Pros: Every thing, it was a great stay
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Friendly staff, nice room. Breakfast was yummy! I also enjoyed a yummy dinner at the restaurant downstairs.
Old Riga Boutique Hotel "Vecriga" is in the heart of Riga, within a 10-minute walk of Latvian National Opera and Riga Central Market. Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. For a surcharge, guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a train station pick-up service.

Overall 8.9 Excellent
Based on 1,703 reviews
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Отличное месторасположение. Уютная гостиница. Красиво оформлена много живописи. В этой гостинице останавливался Далай Лама во время одного из своих визитов в Ригу!
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Responsive staff, very clean rooms, small property.
Good
6.3
Pros: Location and fairly new Hotel Quite simpel but nice and nice bathroom
Mediocre
3.7
Excellent
8.0
Pros: It's a great boutique, right in the Vecriga (Old Riga), on a narrow, beautiful street. The rooms are comfortable and clean with a good selection in the minibar, while the English speaking staff is very friendly. During the stay, definately go to the restaurant, their cook is top 3 in Latvia, as they said, and the food really recommends him. Wi-fi for free is available, also.
Excellent
8.0
Pros: good internet, perfect restaurant for meetings. definitely recommend .
Excellent
8.0
Pros: Nice Hotel in the centre of Riga of old town, friendly staff and tidy rooms
Good
7.2
Pros: This is an excellent hotel. It is ideally located for exploration of Old Town Riga (the most popular region for tourists) and the New Town is in reasonable walking distance (20 mins). The staff are very friendly and the rooms are very comfortable. We had no noise problems as some reviews have mentioned. The included breakfasts are sufficient if you order toast as well as pancakes.
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Good
6.4
Pros: Small, quiet hotel, excellent location. Friendly, really nice and professional staff.
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7.6
Pros: The staff was very welcoming and kind in every way. Location was excellent: in the heart of the old town. Rooms were tidy and clean and the hotel area was very quiet. All in all, well worth the money.
Good
7.6
Pros: Perfect location - in the heart of Old Riga, but in very small, quiet street. The hotel has a charming small restaurant with a garden and really romantic open atrium.
Excellent
8.0
Pros: nice staff, very good place in center of Old city, silent, good breakfast and restaurant.
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"This family-friendly Riga hotel is located near the beach, within 1 mi (2 km) of Riga Castle, Three Brothers and Powder Tower. Riga Cathedral and Small Guild Hall are also within 1 mi (2 km). "




Overall 8.8 Excellent
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Good
7.1
Pros: the location is fine, breakfast is good.
Okay
5.0
Pros: Nice staff, clean place, good breakfast, close to Old Riga (just over the bridge)
Good
6.0
Pros: Goog rooms, breakfast, stuff, reasonable price
Excellent
8.0
Pros: SPA - sea of pleasure!
Good
6.0
Pros: All good
Okay
4.7
Pros: I had a good room with a good view.
Okay
4.8
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6.0
Pros: Very good hot breakfast
Excellent
8.0
Pros: information given by staff about the area
Okay
5.2
Pros: Clean, ready to help staff
Good
6.4
Pros: The hotel had very nice services, e.g. bowling hall, gift shop, nice restaurants, wellness section etc. The rooms were very trendy and tidy. All in all very comfortable place to stay. I will come again.
"Located in Zemgale Suburb, this luxury hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Uzvaras Park and 2 mi (3.3 km) from Riga Central Market. Golden Bowling Center and Latvian Railway History Museum are also within 1 mile (2 km). "




Overall 8.8 Excellent
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Pullman Riga Old Town Hotel is in the heart of Riga's historic centre occupying a magnificent building from 1789 merged together with a completely modern structure. It lies exactly in the Old Town and neighbors Dome Square, Parliament, National Theatre, F reedom Monument, National Opera. Refined restaurant and bar, Vinoteca by Pullman, Tea Deli, luxurious SPA with 19 m swimming pool, comprehensive conference facilities with 8 rooms, parking area support the 155 room five star hotel facility.




Overall 8.8 Excellent
Based on 2,017 reviews
Excellent
10.0
Pros: The rooms were lovely as was the atmosphere of the hotel. The staff were friendly and accommodating.
The hotel has a great location as it’s close to everything.
"Located in Old Town, this luxury hotel is within a 10-minute walk of St John's Church, St. Peter's Church and Great Guild Hall. Powder Tower and Freedom Monument are also within 10 minutes. Riga Central Station is 7 minutes by foot and Riga Passajirskaia Station is 8 minutes. "


Overall 8.6 Excellent
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Excellent
8.5
Pros: I loved the location and the staff was friendly, especially the new girl. The room was super clean and the bed crazy comfortable for a hotel.
Bellevue Park Hotel Riga is centrally located in Riga, a 4-minute walk from Uzvaras Park and 10 minutes by foot from Latvian Railway History Museum. Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Riga? This hotel has facilities measuring 12912 square feet (1200 square meters), including a conference center. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.




Overall 8.6 Excellent
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Excellent
8.2
Pros: Large room, free breakfast, and free parking--gotta love that.
Good
7.7
Pros: Good atmosphare, pleasent staff. All was nice.
Good
7.0
Pros: Lacation, ease of access, secure parking
Good
6.3
Pros: We like the location of the hotel, good public transport to the old city, to the beach and the airport. Clean room, good bed, shower very fine, nice free view. Good reception.
Okay
4.7
Good
7.3
Pros: Price-quality ratio was excellent. The hotel and the room we had were clean and comfortable. The breakfast was the suprisingly excellent - they had a wide collection of everything. The location was better as we had expected as the trams came almost non-stop and took only a few minutes to the centrum. The staff was very friendly, too. Good parking area. Only as we called to the hotel for the first time, a man who answered was not a good customer servant and unfortunately gave therefore a bad and not correct image of the hotel.
Good
7.6
Pros: friendliness
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6.8
Pros: position. helpful staff in reception
Good
6.0
Pros: Brekfast service
Okay
5.2
Pros: Price
Good
6.4
Pros: Hotel staff and their concern.
"Located in Centrs, this luxury hotel is within 1 mile (2 km) of Cathedral of Christ's Nativity and Riga Central Market. Esplanade Park and Latvian Art Museum are also within 5 minutes. Riga Central Station is 11 minutes by foot and Riga Passajirskaia Station is 16 minutes. "




Overall 8.6 Excellent
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Good
7.0
Pros: The situation of the hotel, survice
Good
6.0
Pros: good breakfast, good views from the window, good location..
Excellent
8.0
Pros: Spa
Excellent
8.0
Pros: great breakfast, great view from the Skybar.
Good
7.3
Pros: the location is splendid, the breakfast very good
Okay
5.6
Pros: nice sky bar, near to city
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7.6
Pros: parking
Excellent
8.0
Pros: The hotel was modern, clean, quiet in the corridors and therefor the rooms too and we found it safe
Good
7.5
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5.2
Pros: night club voodoo
Surrounded by centuries-old buildings, Radisson Hotel Old Town Riga invites you to stroll along picturesque cobblestone streets to nearby landmarks like the Freedom Monument and the House of the Blackheads. You can take a romantic boat ride along the Daugava river or check out a variety of boutiques, nightclubs, bars and restaurants spread throughout the neighborhood. Visiting on business - Corporate travelers appreciate our location just one kilometer from the business district.




Overall 8.6 Excellent
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6.5
Pros: Best location
"Located in Avoti, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Palladium and Riga Central Market. Berg's Bazaar and Latvian Academy of Sciences are also within 1 mile (2 km). Riga Central Station is 12 minutes by foot and Riga Passajirskaia Station is 17 minutes. "




Overall 8.5 Excellent
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7.7
Pros: Good price, given location, space and cleanliness. Good breakfast as well.
Good
7.3
Pros: The design of the rooms was magnificent. Breakfast was also great.
Good
6.3
Pros: Breakfast was good enough.
Good
7.7
Pros: where good for this price
Good
7.3
Pros: Good Hotel to stay with children.Very tasty and various breakfast.Not far from old town. Nice staff.
Good
7.0
Pros: Its really a very good Hotel in value for money. All stories about far from city centres are not understandable. Its les then 15 minutes walking.
Good
6.8
Pros: Check in efficient, breakfast, cleanliness, bed & linens, friendly staff.
Good
7.6
Pros: Helpful staff, especially gent in breakfast room.
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7.6
Pros: Nice room.
Good
7.2
Pros: the price
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Excellent
8.0
Pros: Everything was perfect
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"Located in Centrs, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Riga Central Market, Latvian National Opera and Freedom Monument. St. Peter's Church and House of the Blackheads are also within 1 mi (2 km). Riga Central Station is only a 3-minute walk and Riga Passajirskaia Station is 8 minutes. "




Overall 8.5 Excellent
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7.0
Pros: Good location , excellent interior, delicious breakfast. Underground parking place for car.Morning sauna was a perfect start for all day. That was good choice for our family.
Good
7.7
Pros: Design of rooms, very good breakfast, location
Good
6.0
Pros: Interior of the room
Good
7.6
Pros: Location of hotel(center of city), price for room, availability of parking place in advance
Good
6.7
Pros: The breakfasts were the best which it could be. Unortunately there were no croisants at all.
Good
7.3
Pros: liked perfect location in the center, at the same time it was very quite during the night. very convenient well-designed rooms, nice furniture, fresh linens, tasty breakfast. stuff was very friendly: provided us with the map of the city
Good
7.2
Pros: Nice new hotel. Kind personell. Clean and good looking room. Excelent price.
Monte Kristo Hotel is in the heart of Riga, within a 10-minute walk of St John's Church and Riga Central Market. Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is available for a surcharge.

Overall 8.4 Excellent
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7.3
Pros: It's a nice hotel! Due to its location, ideal for people planning both city tours and shopping. Moreover it is located closed to the railway station. Hotel staff is pleasent and responsive. And the breakfast was perfect!!!
Good
7.3
Pros: Quiet atmosphere, good service.
Good
7.3
Pros: The staff is really helpful (we've checked-in in 11am, much earlier than supposed to,after check-out left your lugggage in special room), the location is wonderful (Old City and railway and coach stations). Nice interior.
Good
7.0
Pros: breakfast
Good
6.7
Pros: The suite was good. Comfortable bed, jacuzzi and sauna. Service of depositing luggage is very convenient.
Okay
4.8
Pros: location
Good
6.4
Pros: We like the hotel very much it was very cosy and very central in the city and the price was OK
Good
6.4
Pros: First of all, friendliness of the staff
Good
6.0
Pros: Location of hotel in the old town.
Excellent
8.0
Pros: Our stay at Hotel Monte Kristo, was fabulous!! We couldn't have asked for better service!! The staff were really helpful, organised our trips, and made breakfast for us at a time that we requested! The food was superb!! Will definately be staying here again!! Everything was excellent, from the location of hotel, to the bedrooms and facilities, to the staff and food!! I stayed here with my sister, mum and 2 aunties, age range 23 to 58, and the hotel catered for all our needs!! From cocktails to cups of tea!! Thank You!!
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"Situated near the airport, this hotel is 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from SPICE and within 6 miles (10 km) of Uzvaras Park and University of Latvia Botanical Garden. Golden Bowling Center and Latvian Railway History Museum are also within 6 miles (10 km). "

Overall 8.2 Excellent
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Okay
5.2
Pros: Clean, convenient location
Okay
5.0
Pros: The location is perfect just 4 minutes walk to Riga airport, however we didn't get the breakfast box, we needed it at 4:30 in the morning, they said we had to book it on our reservation day
Okay
4.3
Pros: pro
Good
6.3
Pros: Easy access to Riga Airport
Good
6.7
Pros: Airport location, good for early morming flights.
Good
6.0
Pros: Good location for spending night between flights.
"Located in Old Town, this luxury hotel is steps away from Latvian National Opera, Laima Clock and St John's Church. Cathedral Square and Riga Castle are also within 10 minutes. Riga Central Station is 10 minutes by foot and Riga Passajirskaia Station is 12 minutes. "


Overall 8.2 Excellent
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7.7
Pros: Close proximity to historical areas. The fact that the old walls from original building were not hidden away. Food was excellent. Courteousness of staff.
Good
7.3
Pros: The location and service and food
Okay
5.7
Pros: Flott beliggenhet i gamlebyen, kort avstand til ¨'alt'.
Excellent
8.0
Pros: Good size, clean, modern room. Very nice staff, good service. Nice location in the old city and in working distance to the Central station
Good
6.7
Pros: old part of hotel is best as reconstruction
Good
7.2
Pros: A very friendly and helpful staff - both before and during our stay. A nice breakfast buffet, where you can have freshly made pancakes, omelets etc., if you wish so. The hotel itself felt very cozy and the rooms as well were nice. A very good location in the midst of the Old Town of Riga. It is very nice that there is an elevator, when you use crutches.
Excellent
8.0
Pros: Good service, beautiful setting handy for old town
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7.6
Pros: Quiet street. Great, central location. Comfortable bed. Nice en-suite. Friendly staff. Got exactly what I was expecting from the website.
Good
6.8
Pros: Staff was nice, breakfest the same
Okay
4.8
Pros: central location
A stay at Rixwell Old Riga Palace Hotel places you in the heart of Riga, within a 10-minute walk of Riga Central Market and Menzendorff House. Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Planning an event in Riga? This hotel has 484 square feet (45 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and a meeting room. For a surcharge, guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a ferry terminal shuttle.




Overall 8.1 Excellent
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6.2
Pros: Single rooms are very small. And walls are mot sound proof and extremly noisy!
Good
6.8
Pros: pancakes
Excellent
8.5
Pros: Nice old Soviet-style décor
Good shower
Good
7.4
Pros: Good breakfast and very close to the center.
Excellent
8.0
Pros: A perfect location, excellent food, friendly staff, nice rooms!
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5.7
Pros: near the town. nice people/staff
Good
6.3
Pros: The location is the best thing I liked about the hotel. In the old town and very close to the coach station.
Good
7.0
Pros: Nice clean rooms, really good price. Very nice inner design of the hotel.
Good
6.7
Pros: Clean, comfortable room. Helpful staff at reception.
Good
6.7
Pros: The staff were very helpful and friendly answering any questions that we had. The location was excellent for exploring the old town.
Good
7.6
Pros: Clean. Good location. Friendly, English speaking staff. New hotel.
Good
7.3
Pros: The room was clean. The hotel look better in real as at the pictures
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Excellent
8.0
Pros: Perfect location, incredibly helpful stuff, was pleasant stay at hotel, will come back for sure
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7.0
Pros: The hotel was brand new. Web site stated that it opened Oct 09, however we were told when we checked in on Nov 26th we were the first guest. This was nice since all furnishings and linens were new and fresh. The rooms are nicely done but a bit small. Bathroom clean and nice, shower was small and would be difficult for a large person. Breakfast was fantastic. Many hot and cold choices and area tip-top. Very close to international bus station and marvelous market. Quiet!
"This family-friendly Riga hotel is located on the riverfront, within a 15-minute walk of National Library of Latvia, House of the Blackheads and Riga Cathedral. Three Brothers and Riga Castle are also within 1 mi (2 km). Riga Central Station is 25 minutes by foot and Riga Passajirskaia Station is 27 minutes. "




Overall 8.0 Excellent
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7.3
Pros: friendly and professional staff, relaxed atmosphere
Okay
4.3
Pros: OK
Okay
5.7
Pros: English newspapers may be left for free at rooms
Mediocre
3.7
Pros: not much really
Okay
4.7
Pros: Free wi-fi in the whole hotel, location on the river side. Polish TV channel.
Mediocre
2.8
Pros: Wireless
Good
6.0
Pros: Nice view & close to old town
Good
6.0
Pros: Quality
Good
6.4
Pros: Hotel airport shuttle, convenience of so many services at the hotel, they upgraded me to a riverview suite - very spacious with great view
Okay
4.4
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A stay at Europa Royale Riga places you in the heart of Riga, within a 15-minute walk of Riga Central Market and Berg's Bazaar. Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.




Overall 8.6 Excellent
Based on 9 reviews
Good
7.0
Pros: Excellent buffet breakfast. Superb sauna and spa facilities. Polite staff who fully understood English. Great value for money
Good
7.3
Pros: Well situated and fashionable hotel, just 3 minutes far from the railway station and 5 from the old town.
Good
6.7
Pros: This is a fine well located small hotel. It is very clean and the staff are first rate.
Good
7.6
Pros: Individual feel to the hotel and the excellent friendly staff made trip pleasant
Good
6.0
Pros: The hotel and the room were peaceful and quiet despite being quite full and located in the city centre. There was a wide choice of good quality hot and cold food at breakfast. Dinner was also good quality.
Excellent
8.0
Pros: great hotel ,location was great, breakfast very good,staff excellent very helpful
Good
7.2
Pros: saw the sights and experienced the food and shopping
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Excellent
8.0
Pros: Staff were very helpfull and attentive Rooms were very large and well equiped Location excellent Character of hotel Casino was good
Excellent
8.0
Pros: Visited sights of Riga. Spent time relaxing in the hotel. Eating and drinking.
Excellent
8.0
Pros: The cleanliness was first class & the staff were extremely friendly, helpful & polite. Breakfasts very good extensive choice available
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