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4 out of 5
Forums Boutique Hotel
45 Valnu Street, Riga

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 126 out of 458 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 230 out of 458 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 75 out of 458 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 458 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 458 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Ellen, Clacton on sea

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was in a good location to access all Riga has to offer. Staff were helpful and rooms were clean and functional although could have benefitted from providing additional pillows and air con/fan as they were very well insulated - almost too much so and you couldn’t have the window open due to the street noise from the surrounding bars. All in all a pleasant stay and would recommend
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Inaliguyau

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely little hotel with access to shopping centers, food market and many historical sites to visit. Staff were friendly and extremely helpful.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Leonie

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An all inclusive tariff and the breakfasts offered were excellent
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hock Siang

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
Friendly and helpful staff. Great location. Breakfast was simple but nice. Highly recommend to those who wish to stay nearby bus and train station at Riga.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Tamara

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Super comfy.....in the heart of old town Riga you can walk everywhere....what else do you need
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Darrel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was good. Nice clean and neat.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dimos

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Santa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stylish hotel
Very cute, clean stylish hotel. We enjoyed our stay there. Wonderful location and helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Zhorzh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Forums hotel on 26 Sept 2019
Thank You for choosing hotel Forums for your recent visit to Riga and for high score rating! We will be glad to welcome You at our hotel again!

8/10 Good

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good experience
Great location at the edge of the Old Town with good transport options, helpful staff, nice modern room, very clean!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Forums Hotel on 16 Sept 2019
Thank You for choosing hotel "Forums" for Your stay. We highly appreciate Your feedback and looking forward to welcome You at our hotel again!

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly, clean and convenient
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Julija Dorogovica Manager on 10 Dec 2018
Dear guest, Thank You for stay in our hotel and for your review. Our guest opinion very important for us. We hope to see You next time

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great inexpensive hotel in excellent location.
Great
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Julia Dorogovich on 22 Oct 2018
Dear guest, Thank You for stay in our hotel!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Julia Dorogovich on 22 Oct 2018
Dear guest, We are sorry that your stay in the hotel is unsatisfactory.

4/10 Poor

Martin

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Neighbours from hell
The main problem was the location. Though on a map it looks convenient for transport (near the railway and coach stations and the bus to the airport) and for the old town, what the map doesn't say is that it's next door to backpackers hostel and Australian pub, which combine to cause huge amounts of noise at night. You can't sleep in a room at the front of the hotel without keeping the window tight shut - the noise goes on well into the early hours of the morning. The (supposedly) double room was small and not in great condition. Breakfast was adequate
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Marius

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
great budget hotel
Excellent location, good breakfast, not the most comfortable beds, great price.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

Jill, Perth, Western Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Riga Hotel
Room was fine and immaculately clean, location good although a bit of noise which Inthink came from the backpakers next door, however it didn't g on too late.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, clean hotel with good hotel and room facilities. Location is good, close to Central Bus Station. Easy walk to the delightful, colorful and large Riga Central Market, old town and center of town. Breakfast was good. We had good experience with this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Ilze

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Matiella, Weaton, Florida

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ok only..,
It was conveniently located in the old town center but is literally in front of a extremely noisy young crowd night club with outside tables located below the hotel room windows. Does not have air conditioning and can get stuffy but opening the windows is not an alternative if you want to sleep.... besides the small fan they offer is a joke' The room was spacious but dated and the carpeting needs changing. The reception staff is only ok and is not opened at night... they leave a gentleman that lays in the reception couch that only speaks Latvian... so unless you can communicate in the language or Russian you are out of luck. Have been in similar old dated hotels but the friendliness of the staff makes up for any faults... I would not recommend, there must be similar hotels within the cost rate and location yet hopefully with better qualities.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Si, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff, clean and convenient.
Stayed here for a stag do (3 nights) hotel was just right. The staff were friendly, the room was clean, the minibar was reasonable and the location was close enough to the night life...
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Annie, Durham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good hotel close to the old town
Spent a few days in Riga exploring the old town, museums and churches. Everything within walking distance and enjoyed a splendid canal boat trip taking you out to the river. An Aussie bar next door is a bit noisy but great fun.

8/10 Good

Luise, UK, Estonia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great location
I like this hotel because it's so close to bus station, they have good internet too.

10/10 Excellent

stephen, oban scotland

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel right in heart of old Riga town
Excellent, lovely breakfast, everything easy walking distance, nice bar next door, nice hot baths, would stay again

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice hotel close to the Opera house
Friendly staff and a hotel close to restaurants , bar and night life.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location.
+ Good location, in the old town, near to Rail & Bus station. Breakfast OK. Good sized room. - Staff wouldn't help to store bike overnight. Other hotels visited always accommodate this. Can be noisy as there is a student bar next door; to some this would be a plus !

6/10 Okay

Theo, Adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness
In old town close to cafes, bus, old sites.
Was ok .Rough cobblestones make walking with bag a challenge.

8/10 Good

Bish, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, very central to the Old Town.
The hotel is right in the Old Town and everything is within easy walking distance. There is an Aussie pub right next door

6/10 Okay

Anne, Helsinki

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice hotel but poor breakfast. Okay for a few nights' stay. Good location.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Marina, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect forr short stay
It was 3rd time I stayed at Forum hotel and will do it again. Gr8 location, lovely people, loved the pancakes. Thank you.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
"Great breakfast in a great location"
The location is great. The hotel is very close to the bus station, close to the train station & within The Old Town. A Galleria (Shopping Centre) is located at the end of the street with a great supermarket. The hotel is a budget hotel & quite old but it had an elevator & the bed was comfortable. The room was quite small but it was clean. They advertise as having cable TV but they were having issues with the satellite so we had nothing in English. They didn't appear to be concerned about this at all. Plenty of Russian stations! The internet was pretty weak & frustrating. The highlight of this hotel is the breakfast! A great selection of both hot & cold dishes. The staff were pleasant enough but nothing extraordinary.

8/10 Good

Jeff R, Wisconsin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Do yourself a favor and stay here.
Although this hotel is fairly near to the train station, it does not carry the usual "near the train station" baggage. The hotel lies across a major road from the train station which effectively keeps the train station crowd to the other side of the road. This hotel was fantastic. Great location, great price, great breakfast. Highly recommended.

8/10 Good

AGSHIN, BAKU

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good!
Good!

10/10 Excellent

Mohamed Aziz, rabat

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Riga forums trip
It was amazing... Lovely people

6/10 Okay

Max, Berlin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
good location, unimpressive cleanliness
The location can't be beat for travellers coming from the airport - it's right next to the airport bus stop (bus 22). For the price, the services are decent. My bed was comfortable and you can order room-service breakfast free of charge from the buffet. But the bathroom in my non-smoking room reeked of cigarette smoke and there were bugs on the walls; still, for the price, it's decent. One more thing: they will charge you for any other extras, like toothpaste, which should definitely come included! Just FYI.

8/10 Good

Uwe, Abu Dhabi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Well located, but with areas for improvement.
I was absolutely delighted about the location of the hotel- it couldn't have been more convenient. After arriving at RIX airport and taking city bus #22 into town, I found that the hotel was literally across the street from the city bus stop. In addition, it is long a short 2 minute walk from the long-distance bus terminal and 5 minutes from the train station. It is only a short 5 minute walk from all of the tourist attractions in the old city. The receptionists were friendly and attentive and the complimentary breakfast is excellent! On the negative side/areas for improvement, the hotel could pay a little more attention to maintenance and serviceability of the room. During my stay, I found that one of the chair's legs were prone to collapse, the shower-head was loose, and the shower drain seemed to be partially blocked. When I mentioned this to reception they told me they would mention it to manager the next day.

10/10 Excellent

Ariel, Panama

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, very well located and Economic
The hotel is practically next to every major atraction: central galeria is on the same road, old town's churches and buildings are within 4 or 5 minutes walking, freedom monument And opera house about 6 minutes walking. There is a mall with a supermarket and a movie theater across the street (stockman) and the central market and coach station are within 4 or 5 minutes walking too. Breakfast is good and the girl that serves it is the most beautiful Latvian i've seen. Free wifi, tv and a mini-fridge in ur room. Room is small but perfect for the price. Overall service was excellent. I would definitely stay again.

10/10 Excellent

Danielle, NYC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really a great find
I was hard-pressed to find anything wrong with this hotel. It had a friendly staff, great location, bountiful hot/cold breakfast, and assistance with tourist activities. I'd highly recommend - great value too!

8/10 Good

John Benstead, cambridge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was a very good location for a budget hotel. Clean comfortable and the food was fine.

10/10 Excellent

David Tobin, Miami

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
I really lucked out staying here. It was great. Close to everything. Can walk to market, train station and old city easily. Movie Multiplex across the avenue, if you need a break. I stayed here 7 nights over two weeks. I used it as a launch pad to visit other cities. They were able to hold my luggage as i only needs a couple days worth to visit other cities. Breakfast was solid. Bed was good for European standards. Good size rooms, with Jazcuzzis. Room 56 much better than the one is Room 55. But the toilet in Room 56 was angled weirdly, not sure how a big person would manage. Ladies behind desk were friendly and helpful. Without a doub, would stay here again. Rained alot when I was there, so bring umbrella.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

Gary, Budapest, Hungary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Typical Three-Star Hotel Convenient to Everything
Forums is easy to find, just off the main bus #22 from/to the airport. Located at the edge of the Old Town, an easy five-minute walk to the center of Old Town and the river, and ten minutes from the main squares and restaurant areas. Hotel was small but clean and cozy, Rooms are compact, but certainly adequate for basic traveler needs. Breakfast was plentiful, adequate and tasty. Staff were courteous and helpful. I would recommend this hotel for price, convenience and cleanliness.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Excellent location
Excellent location. The room was a bit small. The breakfast was very good and the staff kept watch and cleared tables and replenished food as soon as necessary. Reception staff were friendly and helpful.

8/10 Good

Carl G.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Ligo Riga
Convenient location to the bus station (just a short walk through a pedestrian subway). Nice room, huge bed, refrig, pedestal fan. Good breakfast. The Ligo festivities June 21-23 were fantastic. Music, dancing, eating &drinking, and flower wreaths on everyone. Not to be missed.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A hard sleep
The location is very convenient and a great deal for the price. Mind the parking, however -- one has to park across the street (or three) and you have to pick the right garage, or else you pay through the nose. The staff are highly competent and provide great service; the cafe is great. The room decor and the quality of the mattresses are stuck somewhere back in time, I'm not sure where. But it's all very clean.

8/10 Good

Prash, London

Absolutely fantastic location
The hotel offered what it promised. 2-3 star comfort, but nothing can beat the nearness to what we needed - coach station, train station, old square, mall, cafes/restaurants. OK, so all of this made it quite noisy to sleep at night with club music pouring in till wee hours. But we were quite exhausted and feel asleep.

8/10 Good

mummi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
cheap and clean
location is perfect, short walking everywhere.Lovely old house,but modernized.Very big minus for towels which so worn out.