Airport Hotel Mara — Hotel in Mārupes pagasts

In short: Don't book this place if you respect yourself and want to sleep okay before a flight.

This is a very basic hotel, maybe less than basic. Definitely wouldn't recommend for more than one night. And only book that single night if you're on a really tight budget and need to be near the airport. Even though I haven't stayed at the Hampton by Hilton hotel nearby, it's probably worth the slightly higher price per night. You might actually get some proper sleep there, which I did not at this hotel.

Some downsides to my stay in a 'Standard Double Room': Rotten egg smell from bathroom air ventilation system. You can quite loudly hear people walking upstairs. I woke up from it throughout the night. An obvious noise from within the walls after a toilet flush in a different room. Probably the water filling the toilet basin. A different louder buzzing noise at seemingly random times, that could wake up light sleepers. No central lighting in the main room, only bedside lights to light the whole room. No water boiler (no coffee/tea) Unusual toilet (small, low, full of water) The carpet feels dirty/greasy when walking on it with bare feet.

And for some reason the door to my room was already wide open as I got to it, with a doorstop under the door. As if roomservice forgot to close the door? Even though I checked in 3.5 hours after the earliest possible check-in time. The window was open as well. Maybe they were trying to air out the...

This hotel lacks staff and cleanliness: first impression was ok - old but decent. Girl at reception was nice. But the room... First I noticed pillows had someone's hair on it. Then this bad smell from pillow. And for me that is the worst thing one can get in a hotel - bad smell bed linen! I called reception and politely asked for a new pillow. After half hour called again - noone answered. Due to early flight I had just to go to sleep. In the morning I was told they forgot... Floor seems to be wooden and with sound, just like the bed. You better sleep alone if you don't want to wake up neibours :) Breakfast starts at 7. Seriously? Hotel 1 km from airport? But ok. They give you package and allow to get tee or coffee. But as everything is so outdated, coffe machine matches with the rest - hot water is just warm. So I needed 2 tee bags for my second tee cup in order to get some taste. Shower - you will have to hold it in your hands, as it falls down. Ventilation - it is there but doesn't do the job. So after shower I recommend to use hair dryer or towel if you want to use mirror.

When you see staff men (nothing bad, but from appearance and clothes they seem like people from street, not hotel staff), they perfectly reflect all I experienced. I am sorry to say, but next time I will find another...

The hotel fails to perform the basic duty of an airport hotel - to offer a convenient place to spend the night when waiting for your flight.

The hotel exists and it really does have rooms so i give it two stars for that. However, the beds are very uncomfortable, the pillows far too large, the rooms' only ventilation comes from open windows. This combined creates for a horrible night of sleep.

The experience is matched by impressively slow food and drink service, taking two hours to make three steaks and 10 minutes to get a beer at an empty bar. The Cherry on top was finding food items we did not order on our invoice.

There is plenty more to say but this already gives you an idea of what sort or dive this place is so I...