Gutenbergs Hotel

The Hotel Gutenburg was ok for a 4 night stay. We were in room 106 which was a "Junior Suite". You would think from that title you could expect a little luxury or a least a nice toiletry or two. Nah .. . nothing like that. They were kind enough to allow us to take a glass bottle and walk up a flight of stairs to refill the tepid water tho. The bed was huge, the mattress topper provided that bit of comfort I'm sure the mattress lacked. There was no milk, no little biscuit treat, no water if you'd already undressed! There were however some English speaking TV channels if you like gold digging or fishing. The breakfast was quite possibly the worst description of that word .... I can't even describe the lack of everything that breakfast room had, so I'm not going to try. Look, its location was perfect, the restaurant on the terrace ( it can't possibly have anything to do with the hotel) was superb! Best food we ate in Riga. It was ok for our short stay, ... would we return ..... no way!

This hotel is a great pick if you are staying in Riga. The hotel location is right in the heart of old town so easy to reach all the main sites by foot. The hotel staff were very helpful and friendly. The room and bathroom were a very generous size with quirky decor. Great value, highly recommended.

Absolute gem of a hotel ! Beautiful hotel with excellent amenities and perfect location. Staff went above and beyond, and breakfast was excellent. Recommend 100%!

This hotel boasts an excellent location near Riga cathedral and Dome Square. our room (business double) was clean and well equipped with good walk in shower, air con, and some English TV channels. Breakfast was okay, with scrambled eggs, beans, bacon, toast plus the usual cereals and a few pastries. Good coffee! The hotel is showing it's age a bit, and some things need attention (for example, we requested four additional pillows but were told there was only one spare in the whole hotel), but the staff were friendly and helpful.

This is a nice old fashioned hotel. It has a good location. If you are getting picked up for The hill of crosses trip it is just round the corner. The meeting point for the Market tour and Old town tour is just a five minute walk. My room 109 was in the old part of the hotel just off the reception with half a dozen stairs to climb and about 4 or 5 other rooms on that landing, so very quiet and the room looked out on to a quiet back street. The room itself was a superior twin which was very roomy, an old fashioned decor with large beams, so if you are tall, watch your head. The bed was firm but comfortable. It has a tv with English channels. There is a kettle but bring your own coffee. A fridge but no milk so remember to buy some. There is drinking water and you can refill your bottle at the filter water machine on floor 3. The shower didn’t have shower gel. It had shampoo and conditioner in dispensers in the shower and a hand wash dispenser at the sink. I’m sure they would provide shower gel if asked. The room was cleaned every day and the hotel staff were lovely and friendly. The breakfast was ok but I’ve had better. They have bacon, scrambled eggs, pancakes, porridge, cake etc but not much cereal and fresh fruit. I think this hotel is becoming a little frayed hence the four stars but we had a wonderful stay and would recommend. The highlight was the rooftop restaurant upstairs which is fantastic as is Riga itself.

Perfect staff

I’m convinced this hotel pays for their reviews! I was promised a modern room online per photos, and instead I received the last old musty smelly room with a super hard bed. When I turned on the AC, it smelled when running. All the mold/mustyness in the room made me so congested I couldn’t sleep. And to boot, from the moment I checked in in the afternoon until well past my bed time, there was a DJ spinning next door. From inside my room the decibel rating on my phone was over 90. Sometimes the DJ would get slightly quieter, probably from a complaint, and then the volume would be right back up with the next track. This hotel for not deserve its ratings. It is not wonderful, relaxing, charming, or clean… it is old, out of date, musty, loud and overpriced. Do yourself a favor and look up how many people mention the DJ and smell. Can’t wait to check out and stay somewhere else!!

A fantastic traditional hotel in the perfect location.

Staff , breakfast , convenience , enjoyable room and services.

The room was charming and very affordable during the peak tourist season. I had a lovely dinner at the rooftop restaurant (the salmon was excellent—the views were just as good!) Upon check-in, I advised the front desk that I needed to check out early due to a flight. Since I was missing the breakfast buffet, the hotel staff arranged that a sack breakfast be prepared for myself and my daughter. That was an unexpected and most welcome surprise. I’d stay here over and over.