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located in Riga city centre with Old Town all shopping and entertainment facilities in the immediate surrounding City Hostel offer rooms from double to 10 Bed Mixe...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
The Australian-owned Barons City Central Hostel offers you quiet and nicely furnished ... more
rooms with a very well equipped kitchen above a shopping street in the heart of Riga.Enjoy free wireless internet access, free use of a computer with internet access, free lockers in Dorm Rooms and free DVD films! Barons is a friendly hostel that cares about your time in Riga, providing a secure comfortable relaxing place to stay. All of the apartments are fully en-suite.Don't hesitate to ask the friendly staff for ideas how to spend your time or take part in organised tours - from guided walks to adventure tours including bobsleigh races and canoeing..
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Cheap, friendly place to visit, interesting architecture. Disadvantages: Might not last too long in its current state. Freezing cold in winter.
Latvia is not somewhere that would immediately spring to mind when deciding on a city break, but when we researched a possible weekend away for between four and six people (all male) within our budget (£200), there was no clear cut winner. Riga, Berlin, Prague and Barcelona were all able to offer a flight/hotel combination for within that. Riga was decided on by vote, purely for the reason that it was only really opening up as a destination and had that 'kudos' factor that all new things seem to have.
Most of our group flew out of Dublin with Ryanair, though there are other routes available from England and one of our party flew with Ryanair out of Stansted. Flights will obviously vary in price, depending on who you're flying with, when you're flying and how far in advance you book. Booking tickets with Ryanair at Christmas for an end ...
TheDuke 10.03.2006
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Advantages: Great, Clean Friendly Hostel Disadvantages: More Expensive
Perth City YHA
Perth City YHA is in a great location, walking distance from the main shopping area and bars and restaurants. Railway and Bus services are close by.
Rooms:
Dorm rooms are available from 4 ? 10 Bed, we opted for a 4 bed dorm room so that we could all stay together, and the room was a good size with two bunk beds. All linen is provided, lockers are available for use in the rooms but you will need your own padlock.
The hostel had an overall feeling of cleanliness which was great and the female bathrooms where very nicely kept.
We had been warned previously that this hostel could be noisy and that you can hear the trains going by at the railway, but we are pleased to say we never heard a thing.
Facilities:
The kitchen at this hostel has to be one of the biggest I have seen; there are also ample food ...
Advantages: Architecture, history, market Disadvantages: Technical University, too many bridges
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Riga is essentially a city of two parts, the old town and the new. The old town contains architecture representing centuries of history, all frantically being renovated as the city moved towards its 800 year anniversary (this was celebrated in August 2001).
Buildings such as St. Peters Church, the Swedish Gate and the thirteenth century Rigas Dom Cathedral are well worth a visit and with much renovation being carried out as we were watching, the history of the region seemed almost palpable. All around the compact centre of the Old Town are outstanding examples of 17th century Germanic and older gothic buildings like the often photographed (except not by me) Three Brothers, one of which is the oldest house in Latvia, dating from the 15th century.
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Paiceyjohn 19.03.2001 (08.05.2002)
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