Roja is a small place and hotel Mare is located right in the center. Most visitors probably enter via the restaurant as the hotel entrance is in the backyard and hard to notice. Nicely situated by the small marina. We had a spacious clean room with comfortable beds and with a huge balcony. The hotel restaurant is also worth a try. It's nice to sit on the terrace facing the small marina and listening to the seagulls scream. When ordering the food, you need to remember to order also the side dishes ( boiled potatoes, fried potatoes, rice etc) otherwise you'll be served only with fish/meat and the sauce. The waitress forgot to notify us about this. Practice varies in Latvia, most places serve side dishes without separate order. The breakfast was a bit anemic, a rather typical plain latvian breakfast. Any how a pleasant stay and friendly service both at the restaurant...
Read moreThe hotel is on the river and is close to pretty much everything in Roja, including the beach. We were warmly welcomed, and as we didn't speak Latvian as phone call was made to a German-speaker who was able to explain things to us, like access after the restaurant shuts at night. We were given a key to the back door and shown a room where we could leave our bikes. ||||The bedroom was quite good, with plenty of hooks and shelves in the bathroom (not often the case in Latvia) but no basin plug as usual. The walls must be thin because we were disturbed by other guests returning noisily late at night.||||Breakfast is in the dining room overlooking the river, and...
Read moreWe have stayed in this hotel for one night on our way to Ventspils. This is a small hotel that appears to have hostel rooms as well. The hotel is right on the river and has access to yacht club. The restaurant has outdoor terrace facing the yacht club, as well. The food was amazing and very cheap! Would recommend trying lobster soup! ||The rooms are modest and clean, the staff is friendly and very helpful. Perhaps this is the best...
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