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Neiburgs Hotel

Riga, Latvia — Europe

8.2Editorial score

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A family-owned art-nouveau house in the old town turned light-filled apartment-style boutique, with one of Riga's most liked modern Latvian restaurants.

Neiburgs is what happens when a family restores its own ancestral building with taste and patience. The 1903 art-nouveau house on Jauniela street—one of the old town's prettiest lanes, a regular film set—was returned by the Neiburgs family into a boutique hotel of light, apartment-style suites, and the personal stake shows in the details: original staircases and tilework kept, interiors in pale Scandinavian-leaning tones, and a genuine welcome for children in a district that often skews formal.

Almost every key is a suite with a kitchenette and sitting area, which suits families and longer stays unusually well; upper-floor rooms catch rooftops and the spires of St. Peter's and the Dome. The style is fresh rather than opulent—white panelling, oak floors, contemporary Latvian art.

The ground-floor restaurant is a destination in its own right, serving seasonal modern Latvian cooking that draws locals at lunch, and there is a small wellness corner with sauna. With the cathedral square two minutes away and the castle around the corner, Neiburgs offers the old town's best blend of design, practicality and fair pricing.

Why stay here

  • Apartment-style suites with kitchenettes rare in the old town
  • A lovingly restored family-owned art-nouveau landmark
  • A modern Latvian restaurant popular with locals, not just guests
  • Family-friendly practicality on one of Riga's prettiest lanes

Things to consider

  • No full spa; wellness is a small sauna corner
  • Pale contemporary interiors offer less period plush than rivals

Rooms & Suites

55 suite-style rooms with kitchenettes, oak floors and pale interiors; upper floors overlook old-town rooftops and spires.

Dining

A well-loved ground-floor restaurant of seasonal modern Latvian cooking, busy with Rigans at lunchtime.

Spa & Wellness

A small sauna and fitness corner; the old town and boulevard parks handle the rest.

The Browntravels Verdict

The old town's smartest practical choice—design, family warmth and real cooking in an art-nouveau gem.

Last updated 9 August 2026

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