Reval Hotel Elizabete, Riga

Riga.

Advantages: Cheap, friendly place to visit, interesting architecture.
Disadvantages: Might not last too long in its current state. Freezing cold in winter.

possible, there is a cash machine at the entrance/exit of the airport and all cash machines in the city support all the major cards (Visa, Mastercard, Cirrus, Maestro etc.) The first thing that surprised me was the amount of money that seemed to be put into Riga. Even on the short taxi ride from the airport to our hotel, I saw an awful lot of new buildings including high-rise banking headquarters, huge shopping malls and plenty of construction work. I was also surprised by the standard of cars on the roads. Most cars seemed to be quite new (within the two or three years old at most) and some of them were very expensive. Our hotel of choice was the Reval Latvia. At four stars, this was already one of the best hotels in the city and is currently being refurbished further. It has a panoramic bar (open to everyone, not just residents) on the 26 ...

TheDuke 10.03.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Riga (Latvia)

Albert Hotel-a great place to be!

Advantages: Quiet area
Disadvantages: none

We stayed here at the Albert for 3 nights at the end of Feb. We flew with Air Baltic for £41.70 each including tax! My daughter and I arrived late at night at the Albert ....they had granted my request for a high,non smoking, room with a view of Old Town! We could see all the tops of the steeples across Riga and the Art Nouveau style buildings. We were exceptionally pleased with our room. Alot of bright lighting available in the rooms but with low lights for night..very cosy. It was meticulously clean with very comfy beds and crisp sheets. They had fabulous under floor heating in the bathroom too. The shower was the best power shower I've ever used! The maid service was great....they even folded my daughters pyjamas and put under her pillow each day! Infact the cleaners were always cleaning the hotel foyer entrance ...

Misshampshire 31.03.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Albert Hotel, Riga

elizabeth arden 8 hour cream

Advantages: Perfect for those with extra dry skin
Disadvantages: Doesnt smell so good

I have extremely dry hands and in the winter it gets worse! I tryed everything i could get my hands on to try and curb the dryness!! On a trip to get my usual bout of make up from elizabeth arden I was given a free tester of their new 8 hour cream, it was obviously the first thing i used when i got home to see if it worked. And guess what...it did It doesnt last the whole 8 hours but it does last perfectly for about 4 hours (bearing mind nothing worked for even 5 minutes that id used before!!) So i was very pleased. when my free sample ran out i went to buy somemore and it came in a huge bottle but was small enough to fit in my bag (bearing in mind im an oversized bag type of girl so if you are one of those people that uses a teeny weeny bag it may not be your best choice) It was quite pricey at £29.99 but i was quite willing ...

vikkiz 19.10.2009 (20.10.2009) · Read full review
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Review of Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream