Must-see hotels in Latvia

  • Viesu Nams Zītari

    Latvia

    There are several well-appointed rooms in this 300-year-old timber-framed house adjoining the popular Krogs Zītari beer garden. The location on the market…

  • Glūdas Grava

    Latvia

    Each of the five studios with glassy front walls and individual entrances in a renovated brick garage is equipped with a kitchen and sleeps up to four…

  • Lāču Miga

    Latvia

    Built in a large log chalet, the ‘Bears’ Den’ stays true to its moniker with a gargantuan plush teddy bear positioned at the front entrance. Slews of…

  • Hotel Cēsis

    Latvia

    Though the exterior is vaguely neoclassical, the inside features rows of corporate-standard hotel rooms. The in-house restaurant serves good Latvian and…

  • Hanza Hotel

    Maskavas Forštate, Avotu Iela & Grīziņkalns

    East of Rīga Central Market in a quiet neighbourhood, this tidy hotel has 80 comfortably large rooms with plenty of light, from both the large windows and…

  • Baltā Māja

    Southern Latvia

    The ‘White House’ is a quaint guesthouse and cafe sitting in the Rundāle Palace’s Tudor-style servants’ quarters near the entrance to the grounds. The…

  • Naughty Squirrel

    Old Rīga

    A shot of booze at check-in sets the tone at Rīga's capital of backpackerdom, which buzzes with travellers. Plush pillows and blankets in private rooms…

  • Camping Siguldas Beach

    Latvia

    Pitch your tent in the grassy camping area beside a sandy beach along the Gauja. Two-person tents can be hired for €5 per day. There’s a second camping…

  • Kolonna

    Latvia

    This corporate-style hotel has 41 comfortable rooms in a stately art deco building in the centre, near Latgales iela. The attached Rozalija restaurant…

  • Kupfernams

    Latvia

    This charming vintage wooden house in the centre of Ventspils has a set of cheery upstairs rooms with slanted ceilings opening onto a communal lounge…

  • Rixwell Hotel Konventa Seta

    Old Rīga

    The location, inside a 15th-century convent in the heart of medieval Rīga, is unbeatable. Rooms are as small and prim as a nun's cell (in fact the last…

  • Jaunpils Castle Hotel

    Jaunpils

    Has four private rooms with brick floors, baldachin-covered beds and real fireplaces. Some rooms share bathrooms and there are also dorm beds. The …

  • Tallink Hotel Riga

    Central Rīga

    This 256-room hotel could not be more centrally located. The rooms are modern and the included breakfast buffet is immense. The hotel is owned by the…

  • Parus

    Jūrmala

    One of those Prussian villas that form the face of Jūrmala, this pretty green-coloured wooden house has 12 traditionally decorated rooms that come in…

  • Alba Hotel

    Jūrmala

    This small, modern hotel has very large rooms (some with small balconies), a relaxing garden and a popularly priced cafe. It's in the quiet western end of…

  • Piejūras Kempings

    Latvia

    This charming campus of grassy campsites and pine cottages is in a park not far from the beach. There's an on-site laundry and bicycle rental, plus tennis…

  • Līvkalni

    Latvia

    No place is more romantically rustic than this idyllic retreat next to a pond on the forest’s edge. The rooms are pine-fresh and sit among a campus of…

  • Hotel Metropole

    Latvia

    Featuring a modern pale palette, the rooms here are spacious, especially the double-decker ones overlooking pedestrian Rātslaukums. This is Kuldīga's main…

  • Hotel Valdemārs

    Central Rīga

    Part of an art nouveau block, this 83-room hotel is an excellent choice for those who want to be in the heart of all the Central Rīga action. Rooms are…

  • Jēkaba Sēta

    Latvia

    This typical Latvian inn, complete with a pub, has standard-looking rooms with wooden furniture. The location is on the main pedestrian strip near the…

  • Teater City Hotel

    Central Rīga

    An imposing art nouveau gem, the Teater has seven storeys of comfortable rooms. Those on the top floor have fine city views. There's a small sauna and…

  • Baltic Country Holidays

    Latvia

    Latvia-based but books accommodation in rural settings all over the Baltic. Options include B&B and guesthouse rooms, whole cottages and camp sites.

  • Jūras Priede

    Latvia

    Pitch your tent or rent a log cabin just off the beach in Zvejniekciems, at the northern end of the Saulkrasti region. It's on the north side of…

  • Hotel Sigulda

    Latvia

    Right in the centre of town, this is the oldest hotel in Sigulda – it was built by the Russian baron who had dreams of turning the little hamlet into an…

  • House Stikāni

    Lake Lubāns

    Century-old apple trees shade this vintage wooden house in the village of Bernāni in a remote corner of Lake Lubāns. Bird-spotters and nature hikers will…

  • Aglonas Cakuli

    Latvia

    Near the bread museum in town, this comfy family-run guesthouse is right on Lake Cirišs. It has eight rooms, a playground for kids and a sauna. You can…

  • Province

    Latvia

    This cute celery-green guesthouse pops out from the dreary Soviet-era housing nearby. The 11 rooms are simple and spotless, and there's a cafe on the…

  • Park Hotel Latgola

    Latvia

    The city’s centrepiece and largest building, this 10-storey Soviet monument sports modern corporate hotel–style rooms behind its glitzed-up facade. It's…

  • Kukšu Muiža

    Abava River Valley

    The owner has poured his heart and soul into turning the once-derelict estate into one of the top rural inns in Latvia. The rooms and salons are stuffed…

  • Rumene Manor

    Abava River Valley

    This sumptuous manse was originally erected in the 18th century, but had fallen into disrepair until the owners of Hotel Bergs in Rīga lovingly restored…

  • Porto Resort

    Latvia

    You have a choice of walking about a kilometre to the sea or plunging into the lake right near your porch in this lovely rustic-styled resort in the…

  • Albert Hotel

    Central Rīga

    Albert's boxy, modernist facade starkly contrasts with the surrounding art nouveau buildings, but its interior design is pleasantly oddball and pays…

  • Hotel Segevold

    Latvia

    After entering the swankified lobby, you’ll immediately forget that Segevold is bizarrely located in the heart of an industrial park – the futuristic…

  • Das Crocodill

    Latvia

    Crocodill oozes personality from every mosaic tile and light fixture. The decoration is a delightful mishmash of styles from all over the world:…

  • Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija

    Central Rīga

    During the Soviet era, the Hotel Latvija was a drab monstrosity in which several floors were devoted to monitoring the various goings-on of the hotel’s…

  • Rixwell Centra

    Old Rīga

    Centra is a great choice for comfort in the heart of Old Rīga. Rooms are spacious and sport loads of designer details such as swish LCD TVs, porcelain…

  • Radi un Draugi

    Old Rīga

    Initially built to host Latvian emigrants coming to see their homeland after decades of exile, this a reliable (and soundproof) option in the heart of the…

  • Fontaine Royal

    Latvia

    Apart from the rough concrete ceilings, everything is gaudy and gilded at this kooky budget hotel. Strange knick-knacks and sculptures abound, and the…

  • Radisson Blu Elizabete Hotel

    Central Rīga

    This flash address was designed by an up-and-coming London architectural firm. The facade is an eye-catching mix of chrome, steel and giant sheets of…

  • Biplan Guest House Aleksandria

    Latvia

    Close to the train station, this guesthouse offers spacious studios, some of which are equipped with a kitchenette and a washing machine. No breakfast is…

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