Rixwell Gertrude Hotel

Convenient location for all things Riga. Polite but dour staff. Mind you, a smile doesn't come easy anywhere in Riga as far as we could see. Very clean. Nice rooms and good breakfast. Small bar downstairs staffed by busy reception staff. Overwhelmed by large tour groups all wanting drinks at the same time. Taxis are cheap to mostly everywhere. O K really and nothing to seriously moan about but some Didney style training for the staff wouldn't go amiss

Lovely hotel just a little too far to walk to the attractions.

nice hotel close to markets and antique shops if you are interested. Also 20 minutes walk to old town. İts better to satay here rather stay in the old town because you can smell and get taste of real Riga from here. Also good restaurants around.

Hotel room small long walk into old town. Some good vegetarian restaurants in town

Stayed for 4 nights, excellent value for money, friendly staff, good sized very clean room, good breakfast, quiet location. half hour walk to old town.

Walk distance to city center and old town Friend staff

Stayed here for 3 nights in a standard double room at the end of March. The hotel was very clean and comfortable. The breakfast choice was excellent! Reception Staff were friendly and helpful. The old town of Riga could be accessed by walking and it was relatively easy to discover the geography of the quickest routes to places from the hotel. Visited KGB house nearby and had fascinating guided tour; also interesting Occupation Museum; walked over the span bridge to the Janis Lipke museum- well worth visiting- a remarkable man. Excellent Free Walking tour- 2hrs 45 with Kaspers from Riga Free Tours- areas outside the Old Town.Great panoramic views from top floors of the old Russian state building behind the station and also Radisson Hotel near Esplanade. Took train to Majori/ Dubulti- amazing beach by the Baltic Sea! The Lido Restaurant chain provides inexpensive food and great cakes. Near the Hotel on Gertrudes iela however is CEMODANS a great restaurant serving a wide choice of brilliant quality good value food - perfect surroundings and very attentive but unobtrusive staff- would highly recommend!

Nice clean and comfortable hotel, well situated although a fair walk from the main attractions.staff polite and helpful however if you book any spa treatments be prepared to have them cancelled! I booked a treatment and then received a call to ask me to change the time which I did then whilst out sightseeing received another call saying there had been a communication problem and I couldn't have the treatment at the time I had booked but could be fitted in middle of afternoon, this I declined as I had gone for the sightseeing not beauty treatments hence I had booked early evening appointments. Found this very disappointing and felt as though the spa was not for the convenience of the guests but the convenience of the therapists.

Small rooms, not central location but close enough!

Convenient location, and friendly staff. About 20 min walk into the old town, and about 15 to the central station. Excellent pub just down the road (Alus maiza) for local microbrews