Airport Hotel Mara

Hotel Description

You know what? Airport Hotel Mara totally surprised me. I mean, when you hear “airport hotel,” you’re probably thinking sterile lobby and airplane noise all night, right? But this place on Kalnciema iela actually has some character to it. The building itself has this sort of modern European vibe that doesn’t scream “budget chain hotel” – honestly, it feels more like a boutique spot that just happens to be convenient for flights.

The location is pretty smart, actually. Kalnciema iela runs along the Daugava River, so you’re not stuck in some industrial wasteland like a lot of airport hotels. There’s this whole hipster scene developing around Kalnciema Street Market (which happens on Saturdays, by the way), and you can walk down to the riverbank if you’ve got time to kill before your flight. The tram connections are solid too – I caught the number 5 straight into Old Town when I had a long layover, which beat sitting in the terminal for hours. Parking was surprisingly easy, and they don’t gouge you for it like some places do.

What really sold me was the attention to detail inside. The rooms are clean in that Nordic way – you know, minimal but actually comfortable, not just empty. The beds are proper firm (thank god), and the bathrooms have decent water pressure, which honestly makes or breaks a hotel stay for me. I stayed on the third floor and barely heard any street noise, though I imagine the river-facing rooms might catch some tram sounds during the day. The breakfast was way better than expected too – actual local stuff mixed in with the usual continental spread. They had this Latvian rye bread that was incredible, and the coffee didn’t taste like it came from a machine that’s been sitting around since 2015. Check-in was smooth, and the staff spoke perfect English without that forced hospitality thing some places do. The whole vibe is just… competent? Like, they know what they’re doing and they’re not trying to oversell it. For a 3-star place, it punches above its weight, and that 8.4 rating makes total sense once you’ve actually stayed there. If you need somewhere reliable near the airport that doesn’t feel like you’re camping in a terminal, this is your spot.

Rooms

• Estimated price from: $53. Standard Twin Room with 2 single beds for Max persons: 2
• Estimated price from: $57. Standard Double Room with 1 large double bed for Max persons: 2
• Estimated price from: $71. Superior Family Room with 1 single bed, 1 sofa bed and 1 large double bed for Max persons: 2

Reviews

• Good hotel for Riga Airport proximity and layover – Rick from United States – 4 July 2025 (8/10)

  Good hotel if you need to be near airport for early morning flight. Just a 10 minute drive to return a rental car. Room was big and comfortable. Free parking.
  
  What could be improved: Restaurant was just so-so. Food seemed like it was pre-prepared (or even frozen) and warmed up. It could be worthwhile to bring your own sandwich or picnic stuff as there was a place to eat outside.

• Nice hotell near airport – Kateriin from Estonia – 4 July 2025 (9/10)

  Very Nice hotell, near to an airport. Although we could stay only couple of hours, the bed was very cozy and comfortable.
  
  What could be improved: Breakfast could have more options (fruits, porridge)

• Superb – Artem from Ukraine – 14 June 2025 (9/10)

  Cozy apartments with nice personnel on the reception, can't say anything bad about this hotel
  
  What could be improved: The only thing that was disappointing is that I couldn't regulate the pressure of the water in the shower but in general the shower was very nice

• Nothing to eat at breakfast – Urtė from Lithuania – 1 June 2025 (7/10)

  Spacious clean rooms
  
  What could be improved: There was nothing to eat at breakfast. Empty trains… a few slices of cheese. People kept asking for hot meals but it was already finished by 9 am.
  Very disappointing

• Great – Brett from Australia – 30 May 2025 (7/10)

  Only stayed the night but the girl at the front was great
  
  What could be improved: Nothing

• Very good – Krzysztof from Ireland – 17 April 2025 (8/10)

  Friendly staff. Very nice and quiet.
  
  What could be improved: I was to short to dislike anything.

• Superb – Konstantin from Estonia – 12 April 2025 (9/10)

  Location (only a few stops by bus from airport), cleanliness, quiet room

• Over all good impression – Nerijus from Lithuania – 6 April 2025 (8/10)

  I was suprised by breakfast. It was really good. Never seen potato pancakes for breakfast, i liked them alot

• Good value hotel near the airport – Jalamees from Estonia – 26 March 2025 (9/10)

  We chose this hotel to get to the airport early the next morning. The hotel is right next to the airport. The hotel is good value for money. The building is not the newest, but everything we needed was there and working. The rooms were clean and had everything we needed for our stay. The hotel offered free coffee and tea in the restaurant.

• Good value of money – Jete from United Kingdom – 2 February 2025 (8/10)

  Very close to the airport
  Very spacious and staff was very friendly
  
  What could be improved: Its not that i didnt like it. We couldn’t get the showers temperature right- to get warm water.
  But apart from that we would stay again

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