Pros
-Modern rooms and very clean rooms(includes bathroom)
-Great food for lunch
-Staff knew English pretty well and were eager to help
-Had lots of bathroom amenities like Shampoo, Shower Gel, Loofah, etc..
-Comfortable beds and pillows
Cons
-Small rooms
-Not great food for breakfast and dinner
-No swimming pool or anything to do in the hotel outside of your room

The Riga in Aleppo, situated in a rather funky area that caters to buyers of ball bearings and the like, is quite attractive, has comfortable rooms and an excellent, spacious restaurant on the top floor which overlooks a good part of the city. There are muliple choices of entrees but I must confess it's the desserts that I remember the most. The hotel is quite central and a good starting off place.
In spite of my enthusiasm for the restaurant, I really wanted shish kebab and low and behold on the same street but opposite the Riga, there are 3 unpretentious restaurants catering to the locals where I enjoyed the tastiest of lamb kebabs which I won't forget.

We traveled to Aleppo by bus company "Has Turizm" from Antakya, Turkey. It takes 1 hr to the Syrian border, 1 hr to complete the customs procedures of 2 countries and 1 hr to Aleppo from the border costing 10 TL (7 $)/passenger. Bus station (Antep Garage) for Turkish bus companies is in the downtown and only 200 mts to the hotel. Reception is friendly, the rate for 3 persons in a room was 125$/day including breakfast and tax but the third bed is an extra bed. we stayed on the 5th floor and the room was full with the third bed. Wireless internet was working in the room. Safe is present in room. Terrace restaurant is very good to view all Aleppo. Many mechanical spare parts shops lined up on the front street of the hotel while auto mechanics lined up on the street at the back of the hotel. It is 200 mts to the main square Bab al-Faraj area and 1 km to the souqs (bazaars). Taxis are everywhere and they are easy to take and very affordable, at most 100 SP (2 $)
Aleppo was ruled successively by the Hittites, Assyrians, Arabs, Mongols, Mamelukes and Ottomans. The 13th-century citadel, 12th-century Great Mosque and
the Archaeological Museum of Aleppo which contains exhibits from the stone age to modern times are must to see.
Aleppo is a fairly conservative city. Dress appropriately to avoid any problems, women should not wear anything that is too revealing. If you follow that simple dress code you should not have any problems. Headscarves are not necessary unless you want to enter a mosque but even then grey cover-all robes are available at no extra charge.
You should feel safe to walk around in any part of the city at any time day or night.
The night life is very active. You can return to the markets and public squares that you visited during the day and by 10pm they will be bustling with people selling food and clothes. It is a like a street fair every night.
The breakfast at this hotel was very rich and hygienic. You must be careful for food or water borne diseases here. If you are tired after a day of wandering around the souk, try bottled water and fruits which are safe.

The Riga Palace is modern and well equipped to international standards. We were allocated a larger than normal room which made it even better value for money. For eating out, the Jdeida area is 10 to 15 minutes away on foot with several options. The Citidel is about 20 minutes walk through the suq, and is magnificent. Walk around the corner to the Baron Hotel for a beer on the terrace and a touch of old colonialism
Breakfast on the Riga rooftop terrace was included in the rate and there was a good choice. When several tour bus groups coincided it was a bit of a scrum, though manageable. The staff seemed prepared for this and did well.
We stayed three nights and were very satisfied.
The car park is under the hotel with valet parking.