Lake&Forest&City

Hotel Description

Look, I’ll be honest – the name “Lake&Forest&City” had me rolling my eyes a bit when I first booked this place. I mean, come on, it sounds like someone just threw a bunch of nature words together. But actually staying here? It sort of makes sense once you’re walking around the neighborhood.

The hotel sits on Dores iela, which is this quiet residential street that honestly feels more like a local secret than a tourist zone. You’re technically in Rīga, but it’s got this weird peaceful vibe that’s hard to find in the city center. The building itself is pretty standard – clean, modern-ish, nothing that’ll blow you away from the outside. But here’s the thing that surprised me: the rooms are actually thoughtfully designed. I stayed in one of their corner units, and you know what? You can see glimpses of the Daugava through the trees if you crane your neck just right. Not exactly lakefront property, but hey, water views are water views.

What really won me over was how the staff seemed to actually know their neighborhood. The guy at reception – I think his name was Andris – didn’t just hand me a generic tourist map. He sketched out this little route to Mežaparks (that’s the forested area about 10 minutes away) and mentioned that early morning is when you’ll have the walking trails mostly to yourself. He was right, too. I also appreciated that they didn’t oversell the whole “forest” angle – yeah, there are plenty of trees around, and Mežaparks is lovely, but you’re not waking up in some wilderness cabin. The “city” part is real though. You can catch a tram into Old Town in about 20 minutes, which is actually perfect timing-wise. Close enough to duck back for an afternoon nap, far enough to feel like you’re not sleeping in the middle of tourist central.

The 7.4 rating seems about right, honestly. It’s solid without being spectacular – good WiFi, decent breakfast (though they could use more variety), and the beds are comfortable enough that I didn’t wake up feeling like I’d been wrestling with the mattress all night. Parking was free, which saved me about 15 euros a day compared to staying downtown. The only real downside? The walls are a bit thin, so if you’re unlucky enough to get neighbors who think 11 PM is the perfect time for a phone conference, you’ll know about it. But most nights were quiet – I think the location just doesn’t attract the party crowd.

I’d definitely stay here again, especially if I wanted to explore more of Rīga’s green spaces or just needed a breather from the usual hotel scene. It’s not trying to be something it’s not, which I found refreshing after dealing with places that promise the moon and deliver… well, considerably less than that.

Rooms

• Estimated price from: $217. Villa with 2 × 1 extra-large double bed, 3 × 1 single bed, 2 single beds and 1 sofa bed for Max persons: 10

Reviews

• Six bedrooms and one toilet! – Una from United States – 27 June 2025 (7/10)

  Very quiet, fresh air, good place for relaxation. Good location – not far from public transportation, grocery stores, beaches, main highways, city center
  
  What could be improved: Only one toilet for the nice huge house, poor water pressure; we had to line up for the bathroom. Right before we were leaving water disappeared entirely

• Good, and +- cheap stay in Riga. Some issues, but I believe that owner will fix them in future 🙂 – Dalex419 from Lithuania – 28 August 2023 (7/10)

  Good, quiet place in Riga suburb. Little bit far from Riga centre, but still ok. Friendly owner. A lot of towels, good kitchen, big TV. Big Jacuzzi bath for children 🙂
  
  What could be improved: Only one WC on whole house, and it was not flushing good (maybe drainage problems?). Also showers-no curtains in both showers, so always a lot of water everywhere. Imagine: one person takes shower, and next person aftret that cannot go to WC without boots because water is everywhere (again, maybe drainage problems?) (shower and WC is in the same room).

• Superb – Jana from Czech Republic – 6 July 2025 (9/10)

  Nice huge space, comfortable bedrooms
  
  What could be improved: Unfortunately grill needed more care, also it is sad, there is only 1 toilet.

• good – Ieva from Lithuania – 21 June 2023 (10/10)

  everything was good

• I can recommend this accommodation to anybody and will definitely book here if I go back to Riga. – Phoofolo from Lesotho – 18 May 2023 (10/10)

  The clean rooms and the fittings. The neighborhood was also quiet and peaceful. The property owner was quite nice and extremely helpful in all possible ways.
  
  What could be improved: The shower in the main bathroom requires the fitting of curtains. The same thing for the bathroom in the basement. This will avoid too much spilling of water over the floor.

• The best place in Riga to stay with children and a dog! Thank you! – Lota from Estonia – 1 May 2023 (10/10)

  The accommodation was very good! The owner was very friendly, helpful and lovely! When we arrived, food had been bought as a gift. The rooms were clean, comfortable, well furnished and cozy! An ideal place to spend the night with a dog and children!
  
  What could be improved: It must be taken into account that the boiler is small and making a bath can be difficult

• Passable – Huy from Finland – 15 July 2023 (5/10)

  What could be improved: There was 2 bathrooms but only one toilet, a bit inconvenient for big group.
  
  On our first day, the toilet did not flush properly, all the other drainages in the house was very slow. The owner ordered a plumber job and things were ok on the second day.
  
  One of the washing machine was leaking electricity…
  
  The top floor was cleaned pretty well but the two lower floors were not that clean.

• Pleasant – Janne from Finland – 22 July 2024 (6/10)

  Talon sijainti oli hyvä.
  Keittön varustelu oli riittävä.
  Pyykinpesu mahdollisuus plussaa.
  
  What could be improved: Talossa leijailevasta hajusta. Ehkä kosteusvaurio?
  Lattiat olivat likaiset ja pölyiset. Ei sovellu allergiaperheelle!! Tämä olisi hyvä olla vuokraajalla tiedossa.
  Sähköt talossa olivat jopa turvallisuusriski. Pistorasioita puuttui useita ja johdot olivat näkyvillä. Eteisen lamppujen valonkatkaisimet rätisivät ja löivät kipinää!
  Kaikki pistorasiat eivät toimineet.
  Piha-alue olisi voinut olla viihtyisämpi. Esim.puutarhakalusteita riittävästi ja vaikka kukkasia. Yksi rautainen pöytä ja tuoli ei riittänyt yhdeksälle asukkaalle!

• Very good – Annemari from Finland – 14 June 2023 (8/10)

  Omistaja oli erittäin joustava, avulias ja ystävällinen, vaikka varaus tehtiin vain muutamaa tuntia ennen saapumista. Koiraystävällinen ympäristö.

• Oleme rahul ja soovitame kõigile!! Ruumi oli piisavalt suure seltskonna jaoks – Alliken from Estonia – 31 July 2023 (9/10)

  Teenindus oli super. Väga puhas. Voodipesu ja rätikute olemasolu oli ideaalne, ei pidanud miskit kaasa võtma.
  
  What could be improved: Naabri koerad haukusid iga õues liikumise peale.

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