Name: Valdemara Residence
Address: Krišjāņa Valdemāra iela 20 - 6, Riga, Riga, Riga, LV-1010, Latvia
Rating: 8

24-hour reception

Elevator/lift

Smoke-free property

Heating

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

General

Family room

Rooms

Laundry

Luggage storage

Services and amenities

Common kitchen

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Russian

English

Languages Spoken

Parking

Playroom

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets allowed

Pets

Location

At the hotel

City Centre

Latvian National Museum of Art

Esplanade

Vērmanes Garden

The Freedom Monument

Bastion Hill

The Latvian National Theatre

Berg's Bazaar

Latvian National Opera

Arena Riga

The Three Brothers

Cathedral Square

Port of Riga

Riga Castle

St. Peter's Church

House of the Blackheads

Riga Central Railway Station

Riga Food Market

Latvian Academy of Sciences

Riga Zoo

Riga Motor Museum

Riga International Airport

Līvu Akvaparks

Valdemara Residence

Riga

child-bed

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limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

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water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Accommodation in a perfect location. Easy to get to places of interest, and my room was a lovely haven when it was cold outdoors. Staff friendly, and got very clear instructions for the property. Loved the old elevator! Close to reliable public transport, and supermarkets.

Great location for exploring the old city

On the 3rd floor of an Art Deco apartment building. A large apartment style hostel with shared kitchen and washrooms. 
Very clean and secure with each room electronically locking. Our room at the front of the building was noisy if the windows were open, beds a big lumpy too. 
A 15 minute or so walk from the beautiful main parks and the edge of the Old Town.  Trolley bus stop outside.
Taxi from the airport should be less than 15 Euros.
There was a cafe and donut / coffee shop very nearby for breakfast. 
A good offering at a budget price. 

Good location

1-2/7

We three British middle-aged guys were on our last week of a tour of Lithuania and Latvia. As Latvia's transport infrastructure is still developing we had to return to Riga as a central hub to get anywhere. This was our first stay in Riga in four years.

We booked this Hostel in advance from Daugavpils and arrived in Riga station on Saturday 1/7/17 at 16:30 in the pouring rain. Working out the route in the dry using maps.me on foot we made our way, stopping at the overcrowded coffee place (no service so left) and the Gumball3000 Rally cars lined up on an avenue. We got to the Hostel at 17:30 and entered using the door PIN no problem. The entrance was quite spacious so up the grand central stairwell two floors (ground being level one here) we hiked up to the third floor.

Ringing the door bell, it was opened by a cheerful and friendly young woman receptionist. She efficiently checked us in and gave us two NFT cards for room entry and one for the back entrance for after 23:00. She took us to room one then showed us the common kitchen and showers opposite our room.

The room one was a large, fresh and brightly furnished room with three good size single beds covered with clean sheets and towels. They proved comfortable overnight.

The room was lit with modern overhead halogen sets of spotlights and there were plenty of sockets by the beds and even an Ethernet wired-in wifi booster so there were good speeds and service (4-8ms Ping, 20MBps up and 20down at 01:05 Saturday 2/7/17).

Two of the three angle-poise lamps were not working but on asking the receptionist this was quickly remedied with a new halogen bulb for one and new whole lamp for the other.

There were three tall and narrow wardrobes with rail but no hangers or hooks so pretty useless for hanging jackets. Maybe the hangers were pinched. Clothes shops chuck them out in the mornings so maybe worth scouting around for basic but free ones. There were no hooks in the walls unfortunately.

We got back from the Folkklub bar/restaurant at midnight and crashed after having eaten and drunk well. After 11 the front doors are locked so there is only access round the back service entrance (using a separate smartcard) and up the tradesmen's stairs. No problem, it's not a grand staircase like the main one!Overnight was quiet despite being opposite showers and loos, so we had a good sleep.

In the morning we skipped making coffee as we had run out and there was no communal 'free food' box (I asked the receptionist and she said they had only just opened so this was not a priority but they would bear a free good box/fridge shelf in  mind. Recycling is not evident, as a common bin was full of everything, maybe this will be initiated later?

Staff popped heads round the shower door to check if people were using shower room when lights were on and no shower noises! I'm sure they've seen it all before!! They were saving money and the environment so full marks to them!!!

Some have complained about the state of the showers and toilets. They are fine and clean. The shower room is probably going to be renovated as it seems to be the last on a long list of things already done.

Overall a good place2stay if u don't mind the 'stricter' regime run by older women but it keeps noise & energy efficiency down&tidiness up



Overall good if u don't mind the 'stricter' regime run by oldr women but keeps noise&energy efficiency down&tidiness up

we intentionally looked for a budget stay in Riga. Surprisingly this hostel had very good comfy bed. There was draught in the room but the blanket helped. Many additional services you can request at additional price. The showers were not very clean. However the overall experience was very good and I would stay there again.

nice hostel close to the old town

We were here with a group of friends for a week and did not like it. The location is nice is the only nice thing I would say about it. 
The place is one flat in a big old building. The rooms to the front are very nosy, even with the windows closed, many of us found it hard to sleep. The beds are squeaky and some mattresses felt more like a bath tub, others were ok. There are few to no hangers in the cupboards and often only one small bedside lamp per room beside the neon light.

But the worst was the close to non-existing cleaning. There is staff around 24h but the most they seem to do is mob the floor in the week we were there - that's after we asked for cleaning. The showers had the same shampoo and toothpaste stains from the beginning to end and I don't want to think what the others stains were. The toilet of the male bathroom could not close the door because of a construction error. The female showers were build into the washing machine room and looked like festival showers.
You are asked to put the toilet paper into bins, not the toilet itself, but the bins are overflowing. 
The kitchen has no dish washer. Broken appliances stand around.
The staff has 24 hour shifts and only some speak English.

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