Cesis X — Hotel in Cēsis

Once you have solved the reversed escape-room experience that is finding this place, it is (almost) ALL positive from there!

There was NO sign on the front door or the building indicating that you are at the right place, and in addition the only doorbell is displaying a different number... Once upstairs, you are met with a nice spacious apartment, complimentary coffee and some foodstuffs and a cozy fireplace. Interior is modern unfinished in a mishmash that in some quirky way really works :) Two bedrooms, one is a dorm with a number of bunk beds and one large "corner" room with a double bed (2 single mattresses in one frame) where we stayed. In addition there is a cute smaller third bedroom with a little balcony, but it looks you would have to go through the dormitory (or possibly the stairway) to reach the only shared bathroom? 🤷🏽‍♂️ The place is un-staffed but the friendly young owner (?) lives across the tiny courtyard and was quickly on site to show us around once he saw us through the window (or security camera in the kitchen).

Apart from the drawback of lack of signage the only BIG minus is there is only one toilet and one shower +one bath (all located in the same bathroom) for all guests, making mornings a hassle even when the place is not fully booked.

Depending on who you share your stay with, I'd still say it's good value for money and in a...

Dear oh dear. What happened here? I stayed at this place at the start of August and absolutely everything was fine, I had no complaints. Fast forward to the end of August 2024 when I had my second stay here and it's like everything was turned upside down: The Bathroom did not have hot water running, so I wasn't able to take a Shower/Bath The Bathroom did not have soap to wash your hands There was no Tea/Coffee in the kitchen provided Microwave did not work

The BIGGEST one: While I was there, I had my personal property stolen. Which you would assume would be very important and taken seriously by the staff but no, when I contacted a colleague of this Hostel and notified them about this, they told me, and I quote: That they will not do anything and even worse they started making FUN of me, making sarcastic comments about this theft. I couldn't believe it. I am NOT...

Dear oh dear. What happened here? I stayed at this place at the start of August and absolutely everything was fine, I had no complaints. Fast forward to the end of August when I had my second stay here and it's like everything was turned upside down:||- The Bathroom did not have hot water running, so I wasn't able to take a Shower/Bath||- The Bathroom did not have soap to wash your hands||- There was no Tea/Coffee in the kitchen provided||- Microwave did not work||The BIGGEST one: While I was there, I had my personal property stolen. Which you would assume would be very important and taken seriously by the staff but no, when I contacted a colleague of this Hostel and notified them about this, they told me, and I quote: That they will not do anything and even worse they started making FUN of me, making sarcastic comments about this theft. I couldn't believe it. I am NOT...