10 Best Hotels in Riga, Latvia — Old Town & Art Nouveau (2026)

Grand Poet Hotel by Semarah is a 5-star, 168-room hotel on Raiņa bulvāris that lands on exactly the right spot — the seam between Riga's Old Town (Vecrīga) and its Art Nouveau District. Step out the door and you're at Bastejkalns (Bastion Hill) park and the old city canal. The building is a restored late-19th-century Art Nouveau house that reopened as Grand Poet in 2017 under a Latvian-poetry concept: every floor and corner draws on local poets for its colours, materials and details, with warm tones, copper accents and dark wood throughout. Some rooms look straight out over Bastion Hill. The highlights are the ESPA spa with an indoor pool, the 36.line restaurant that reviewers rate among the best dinners in Riga, and a rooftop bar facing the old-town church spires. Rates start around $130 a night — good value next to other European luxury. It scores 9.0/10 and suits couples and luxury travellers who want both the medieval old town and the Art Nouveau quarter in one trip.

Pullman Riga Old Town is an Accor 5-star hotel tucked into a late-19th-century building at Jēkaba iela 24, on the inner edge of Vecrīga, Riga's UNESCO-listed Old Town. The whole property was renovated in 2025 and reopened in April with a modern-chic look that pairs the gravity of the old stone with light contemporary design. There are 96 rooms and suites, most facing either Bastejkalna park next door — a 19th-century green strip that runs along the old-town canal — or the orange-tiled roofs of the Old Town. From the lobby it is about 7 minutes on foot to Three Brothers, the city's oldest medieval houses, and to St Peter's Church with its 360-degree viewing tower. The central train and bus station, Rīga Centrālā, is a 12-minute walk, and RIX airport is a 20–25-minute drive. Reviews line up on warm, fluent-English staff and a location you can walk everywhere from. It scores 8.9/10 and suits couples and lifestyle-minded travelers who want a building with a story right in the Old Town.

Dome Hotel & Spa is a 15-room, 5-star Relais & Châteaux boutique tucked inside a Hanseatic merchant building over 400 years old in the heart of Riga's old town, Vecrīga, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Step out the door and you reach Dome Cathedral in 30 seconds. All 15 rooms and suites mix classic and modern styling while keeping the real stuff — original wood beams, stone walls, and genuine ceramic stoves. The restaurant Le Dome carries a Michelin Guide Baltic nod, and Esperanza Spa on the top floor takes only a few guests at a time, the kind of privacy that draws royalty and celebrities. Reviews single out the warm service that remembers your name from day one. Rates start around $149 a night, and the overall score is 9.2/10 — a strong pick for couples, honeymooners, and culture travelers who love old buildings with a story.

Grand Palace Hotel is a 5-star boutique of just 56 rooms tucked inside a stately building from 1877 in the middle of Vecrīga, Riga's UNESCO-listed old town. It started life as a bank in the Russian Imperial era before a careful restoration turned it into a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, keeping the original stucco work, high ceilings, marble staircase and crystal chandeliers. Riga Cathedral is a 200-metre walk away, and the surrounding medieval lanes are full of the Art Nouveau buildings Riga is known for. The hotel's two highlights are Seasons, serving contemporary European food built on seasonal Baltic ingredients, and Pils Bar, where the same bartender has stood behind the counter for more than 25 years. Reviews agree the staff are warm and remember guests by name, and that rooms stay clean and quiet despite the old-town setting. Agoda rates it 9.1 and Booking 9.2. Good for couples and culture-minded travelers who love an old town with a story. From about $137 a night. Overall 9.1/10.

Hotel Bergs is a 5-star boutique in the Small Luxury Hotels of the World collection, tucked inside the courtyard of Bergs Bazaar — a cluster of 19th-century red-brick buildings raised by the merchant Kristaps Bergs back in 1887. It sits in Riga's Quiet Center, a 5-minute walk from Old Town and right by a tram stop. The thing reviewers agree on is how it feels hidden in another world even though you're in the heart of the capital, plus the unusually large suites — they start around 30–50 sqm and a few run past 100 sqm, with high ceilings and tall windows opening onto a leafy courtyard. The in-house restaurant Birojs serves contemporary Baltic food, and guests single out staff who remember your name and treat you like a friend. Rates start at about $131 a night — strong value for the service and room size in a European capital. Overall 9.3/10, best for couples and anyone who wants easy access to Riga's old quarter.

Neiburgs Hotel is a 55-suite boutique tucked into a 1903 Art Nouveau building on Jauniela street in the heart of Vecrīga, Riga's UNESCO-listed Old Town. The building is the work of Konstantīns Pēkšēns, a major Latvian architect, and was restored in 2010 with the original ceiling stucco, antique parquet floors and carved wooden doors kept intact. Every room is a suite with its own mini-kitchen, and several upper-floor suites come with a private sauna you can use for free. Real guest reviews line up on the same points: warm staff, a fresh-cooked breakfast served under those original stucco ceilings, and a few minutes' walk to Riga Dom Cathedral, the Guild Square and the House of the Blackheads. The trade-offs are some street noise in a handful of rooms and the fact that not every suite type has a sauna. Overall 9.0/10 — a great fit for couples, history buffs and travelers who want a boutique with a story without the western-Europe price tag.

Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa Hotel is a 90-metre, 27-floor tower in the heart of Riga's Centrs district that has been running since 1979, originally as Hotel Latvija. It was once the tallest building in the country and is still a landmark you can spot from almost anywhere in the city. Several rounds of renovation later, it's a 4-star hotel with 571 rooms that stacks the good stuff in one place: Skyline Bar on the 26th floor, a panoramic perch over Old Town's red roofs, the Daugava river and the city's church domes; ESPA Riga, a 4,400-square-metre spa (the largest in the Baltic region) with an 18-metre pool, dry and wet saunas, a steam room and full treatment rooms; plus restaurants and conference space filling the lower floors. The Art Nouveau District outside puts UNESCO-listed buildings a few minutes away, and Old Town is about a 10-minute walk. It scores 8.6/10 (Agoda 8.6, Booking 8.7) and suits couples and business travellers who care about high views, a serious spa and a walkable base.

Hotel Justus is a 4-star boutique tucked into an 18th-century building behind Dome Square, in the heart of Riga's Old Town (Vecrīga), a UNESCO World Heritage site. The roughly 47 rooms are done in warm, classic old-European style with thick walls, high ceilings, and in some cases original timber beams and windows looking onto crooked cobbled lanes. Reviews agree on two things: staff who learn your name and treat you like an old family friend, and a breakfast rated around 9/10. You can walk to the Dome Cathedral, House of the Blackheads, and St. Peter's Church in a few minutes, reach the central railway station and the Daugava river pier on foot, and ride to RIX airport in about 20 minutes by car. Overall 8.7/10 — a great fit for couples and travelers who want real Old Town character on a reachable budget, from around $86 a night.

Wellton Riverside SPA Hotel is a large 265-room 4-star sitting right on the Daugava river in Riga's Old Town. The thing reviewers keep coming back to is the 638-square-metre spa — the biggest in the historic centre — with an indoor lap pool, a cedar sauna, a Turkish-style hammam and a full aqua-thermal zone. Rooms are modern and clean, and many open onto the river and the Old Town skyline. Step out of the lobby and you are straight into the cobbled lanes, with the House of the Blackheads, St. Peter's Church and Russell Square a few minutes' walk away. The central railway station is about a 10-minute walk and the airport (RIX) a 15-20 minute drive. What every review hammers home is the value — resort-grade spa facilities at 4-star prices. It scores 8.8/10 and suits couples, families and anyone who likes a long soak after a day on their feet.

Tree House Hostel hides on floors 4 to 6 of an early-1900s red-brick building in the heart of Vecrīga, Riga's UNESCO-listed Old Town. The draw is the location: the iconic House of Blackheads and Riga Cathedral are both about a 10-minute walk away, and the full shared kitchen earns repeat praise for being spotless. The Treehouse-style common area feels warm and easygoing, and step outside and you land in winding cobbled lanes lined with old Latvian coffee shops. Beds start around $20 a night in the dorms, with singles and doubles topping out near $51. Real guests give it 8.5/10 on Agoda and 9/10 on Booking.com, agreeing on the cleanliness, the location and how friendly the staff are. We score it 8.5/10 — a solid pick for budget travelers, solo travelers and backpackers who want to sleep in the Old Town without paying for it.