Ibis Riga Centre

Ibis Riga Centre Overview

Look, I’ve stayed at my fair share of Ibis hotels across Europe, and honestly? The Riga Centre location really gets it right. You walk in and there’s this immediate sense that someone actually thought about what travelers need – not just what looks good in photos. The lobby’s got that clean, modern Ibis vibe but with these little touches that feel distinctly Latvian, which I wasn’t expecting from a chain hotel.

The location is what sold me initially, and I mean, it’s pretty hard to beat. You’re right on Marijas iela, which puts you about a five-minute walk from the Old Town’s cobblestone streets, but here’s the thing – you’re far enough away that you’re not dealing with the weekend party crowds stumbling around at 2 AM. I actually slept really well, which is saying something because Riga can get surprisingly lively. The rooms are… well, they’re Ibis rooms, you know? Nothing fancy, but the beds are comfortable (they use those memory foam toppers), and the shower pressure is actually decent. The wifi worked without any of that annoying portal nonsense, which honestly made my day since I had work to catch up on.

What I really appreciated was how the staff seemed to know the city beyond just the tourist spots. When I asked about finding a good place for traditional Latvian food that wasn’t touristy, the guy at reception pointed me toward this little place on Elizabetes iela that I never would have found otherwise – and it was absolutely worth it. The breakfast is standard continental fare, but they do include some local touches like these dark rye breads that you don’t usually see at chain hotels. Nothing revolutionary, but it shows they’re paying attention to where they are. The whole experience felt refreshingly straightforward – no hidden fees, no pushy upselling, just a solid place to sleep in a city that’s honestly underrated as a European destination. If you’re planning to explore Riga’s mix of Art Nouveau architecture and Soviet history during the day and want somewhere reliable to crash at night, this works perfectly. Plus, the tram stop right outside makes getting around the city dead simple.

Ibis Riga Centre Accommodations

Reviews of Ibis Riga Centre

• Great stay at a reasonable price – Mihkel from Estonia – 10 July 2025 (9/10)

  The rooms were quiet and nice. It was close to the old town

• Reasonable price for a good location. Breakfast is okay by for this room rate. – Edwin from Singapore – 25 June 2025 (9/10)

  Good location. Just a short walk to the train and long-distance bus stations, and the historical old town. I walked everywhere to see the sights.
  
  What could be improved: Nothing.

• Good lication with good service – Inga from Sweden – 17 June 2025 (9/10)

  Good locatio in the centre of Riga. Room was clean and good size. Staff memebrs were very helpful!

• Superb – Katie from United Kingdom – 16 June 2025 (9/10)

  Great location, room clean and the whole hotel looked well kept.
  
  What could be improved: Breakfast wasn't to my taste.

• Great location and good value for money, maybe skip the breakfast – Karla from Denmark – 9 June 2025 (8/10)

  Great location, decent sized room with a pretty comfy bed.
  
  What could be improved: Super noisy air conditioning in the room (meaning there is no way you can sleep with the aircon turned on), not comfy pillows, breakfast was not that great.

• The typical excellent value for money standard of your favourite IBIS hotel! – Thesubwaydepot from Netherlands – 7 June 2025 (9/10)

  Excellently located near the train station, various bus and tram stops, shops nearby and line 22 (airport bus) is at walking distance (if you're not disabled because of the pedestrian tunnels/stairs) to cross the busy streets. We arrived by the airport bus, voor weer die notice a parking garage veel nearby, though 15 euros for 24 hours.
  
  The hotel is a real IBIS hotel, like we had experienced before in Tallinn. Everything is organised well.
  There are two elevators, knowing where the second is, evades busy line ups with new guests with suitcases and goes directly to the breakfast rooms below level as well
  
  The most exceptional -which I never ever experienced in any hotel(!)- were the very nice long blankets. I'm pretty tall at 1.96m and that usually means either cold feet or 'fold yourself' to be fully covered up.
  Bus this blanket I was able to fold back under my feet and still have the top to my neck. Very rare, but very very welcome!
  
  Also the breakfast is excellent: there's a wide variety of choice and prepared freshly daily. Sufficient refills and the staff really works their bum off.
  We stayed four days and three days there were groups making the breakfast line busy and crowded, but the staff managed very well.
  Tip: 07:00-08:00 is supposed to be the less busiest moment, but we noticed that around 08:30 it was more quiet and usually almost no line.
  
  We were on the fifth floor, on the rear, there's not much of a view there, but there's also no noise other than guests trailing the hallways now and then.
  We had quiet nights.
  And oh, yes, the room is spacious enough, also a nice detail.
  Another details is the decoration, on the headboard wall was a chess board in close up and featured a round 6 of something chess situation of stone grandmasters. I guess, not sure, every room has their own chessboard situation, nice touch!
  
  What could be improved: A good thing: you can put a card on the door if your room of you want or cleaned when staying multiple days. Me and my daughter aren't very messy, so we didn't need cleaning and were fine with what was offered.
  The only thing was that we had over roll off toilet paper installed and one spare.
  That turned out to be a little tricky the last night, but I'm sure if I'd gone to reception they would gladly have given me additional lavatory paper.
  Just wish we had one more to begin with. 😉

• Superb – Alex from United Kingdom – 3 June 2025 (9/10)

  Room was nice, clean, comfortable, staff friendly, great location
  
  What could be improved: Very creaky floorboards

• Great location, but beware AC restrictions – Charlotte from United Kingdom – 31 May 2025 (8/10)

  Big comfortable beds, powerful shower, great location just around the corner from the station and a 5-10 minute walk to old town
  
  What could be improved: The hotel states air-conditioning in the room, but upon entering our stiflingly hot room, we kept getting an error code trying to work the AC. Reported to reception to be told the AC is not turned on until summer (we stayed last week of May). The windows are locked but housekeeping will open them if requested. I think if AC is listed as a facility of the room, the dates it’s actually working should be stated. I felt a little cheated as this was one of the reasons I booked with the hotel.

• Great location – Lubbechien from Austria – 31 May 2025 (8/10)

  Friendly personnel

• Very good – Thiago from Brazil – 28 May 2025 (8/10)

  The structure and the staff

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