Room interior, surrounding of the castle is pleasant and like should be in a castle. Much roses in the garden. Beautiful park in the castle area. Rooms has no numbers, be sure to get in yours! 🙂Administrator is responsive. Unusual was that during our check in we must write what we would like to have for breakfast from the list, mention breakfast time. At the breakfast we got only what was mentioned before in the list, plus glass of juice, even no water. It is not worth to order breakfast in the castle, it was poor. At the dinner we got fish which was very salty and not fresh. Complaint about the food to the waitress. She said she will find out. Despite that we got any clarification, apology or substitution of the dish. The chef must improve his/ her professional skills in the kitchen and not be afraid to go out of the kitchen to speak with customers. The waitress must be trained for the professional skills how to treat customers if something is going out of classic situation. There was nice, educative museum in the castle. Possible to buy some activities at the...
Read moreMy husband and I stayed here on our last night in Latvia (June 26). Upon checking in, we asked if we'd need reservations for dinner at the hotel restaurant, which turned out to be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. The closest place to eat was a nearby cafe (above a TOPS supermarket). Our room wasn't in the palace (I'd call it a large country house), but rather in a nearby building. The room itself was tiny. There weren't any shades for the skylight, so we were treated to a very late sunset and very early sunrise the next morning. The door had a simple key lock without a bolt. The bathroom was minuscule: there was a rubber squeegee in the corner shower (to mop up water that found its way under the much-too-short shower curtain. The toilet was under a sloping ceiling (be careful when standing up) and the water heater took up a large portion of the bathroom. However, everything was clean, service was efficient, and breakfast was good (coffee, juice, breads, cold cuts and cheese, with fried eggs and bacon). In my opinion, this hotel needs a...
Read moreThis was a summer house of a very successful Riga mayor who served about 20 years before the WWI, located in a beautiful park 50 km from the city. Since he was British, park and surroundings are also designed in a traditinal british style, with a nice building used now as a hotel and several others used for special events like merige celebrations. There is a nice small museum and lovely restaurant. I strongly recommend to visit this...
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