The room was quite big, with a desk and tv. The furniture was unpainted pine, a little 80-style. The bed was comfortable and the bathroom big enough with plenty of hot water in the shower. The remote control for my tv sas gone, however, and the bed lamp was without bulb (I took the bulb of the other lamp, however). It seemed very clean.
The new windows and a new elevator hinted at the hotel beeing refurbished relatively newly. The reception doubled as bar, and in the heatwave in July a cold beer tasted nice.
The hotel has no aircondition, which is normally not neccecary this far north. But during my visit, it would have been an advantage. I opened the two windows as much as they went and slept naked without blanket. Eventually, I fell asleep. I woke early, though, as my room faced the street (that is actually rather quiet at night).
The breakfast could have been better. They had bacon and scramblet eggs, but.. it didn't look very tempting. As other hotels have rolls, danishes, several bread types, they only had white and black (rye) bread, and it wasn't very fresh.
Althoug the breakfast room was big enough, the buffet area was cramped, and queues formed.
I came in to late to try the roof bar, which closes at 10 p.m.
For a nights sleep, what was what I was after, the hotel is good value for the money. But the breakfast was a disappointment. I only reluctantly recommend it, as they might have had a bad day in the kitchen.
- City Hotel Riga
