Radi Un Draugi - Riga, Latvia 

Great Location, and good value
Posted: Sat, May 17 2008
This hotel has a great location if you want to stay close to the old town, and next to shopping and nightlife. I stayed here for two days and had only good experience with the staff. As many others have said, the breakfast was ok, but not "great". I had a room with windows turned towards the "bar-street", some noise from drunk people walking in the street outside, but for me it was no problem to sleep There is a modern shopping mall very close to the hotell. This mall also has a fitness center at the top floor, which is excellent, you can "pop in", you don't have to be a member. You could buy a day-pass, and then you could attend any class you want. I made reservation on the hotels own homepage. Their price was the lowest I could find on the internet, usually I find the opposite, that most hotel homepage give you a higher rate than other internetsites.

A good choice for Old Riga
Posted: Wed, May 07 2008
Latvian friends of ours booked this hotel for us. We were visiting Vainode in South Western Latvia on a British Council school exchange. Their judgement on hotels was bang on every time [they also booked brilliant accommodation for us in the coastal town of Liepaja. The pluses for this hotel are that it is slap bang in the middle of the Old Town; rooms are spotless clean; the plumbing is excellent; towels are big and changed regularly; reception desk staff are very helpful; and for two blokes with big appetites breakfast is substantial! The downside is that the hotel lacks those nuances which make for a memorable stay. Rooms were functional, the decor is nondescript and the evening meal we had in the hotel was truly awful. But, hey, if you are visiting Old Riga you should be using your hotel as a base and for little else. Do try to get a guided tour of the Old Town - the guides seem to be based at the steps of the Opera House. Our tour was superb. The hotel will book you a taxi to the airport for a fixed fee of 12 lats.

Great central hotel
Posted: Mon, Apr 14 2008
I booked the Radi un Draugi hotel purely on the excellent reviews it had received on this site. We were not to be disappointed. The hotel is very central to Riga's main attractions and lies in the middle of the lovely old town (Vecriga). There is a lovely Belgian beer bar across the road and you're just down the street from one of Riga's bigger clubs, Nautilus. We didn't experience any noise and we facing the bars/clubs but then again we did go over Weds and Thurs nights in February. Our room was well maintained and nicely sized. The staff were friendly. We especially admired the lounge/bar area which was very smart but still comfortable. Breakfast was nothing special but there was plenty of choice of things to eat and drink. Overall I'd say you couldn't do much better than this if you're looking for reasonably priced and central accommodation in Riga. If/when I go to Riga again I'll certainly be staying here!! One tip for your Riga trip - go to the Skyline bar at the top of the Reval Hotel (just up from the freedom monument on Elizabetes Street). It has some of the most stunning views I've seen, and certainly the best view I've had from a bar!!

Great value, excellent location
Posted: Tue, Dec 04 2007
We had a great stay at Radi un Draugi in November. The location is excellent (close to bars, restaurants), right in the middle of old town. The staff is incredibly friendly and truly wanted to help us with restaurant suggestions and other information about Riga. There is not free internet provided by the hotel, but I was able to pick up a weak signal from someone else in the neighborhood. The breakfast was great, and had really delicious pancakes. The rooms are basic and clean.