Metropole Hotel

The hotel building was constructed in 1871. The hotel's interior styling is distinctly Scandinavian.

If you want to work up a sweat you can exercise in the hotel's sizable fitness centre, replete with thoroughly modern equipment. After some tiring physical exertion you can unwind in the hotel's sauna. You can use both the gym and the sauna free of charge.

The hotel houses 2 meeting rooms which are ideal for small seminars, business meetings or private functions. Both rooms are equipped with modern business facilities and can accommodate between 10 and 12 people.

The hotel's spacious, refined rooms have traditional furnishings and are equipped with satellite TV and other modern amenities.

In the traditional setting of the Columbine Restaurant you can enjoy a delicious and diverse array of European, Scandinavian and international cuisine. Here you can enjoy anything from oysters to curry. The restaurant and its adjacent bar have become popular with both hotel guests and locals seeking a place to relax with a good meal and a cold beer or a glass of wine from the extensive wine list.

Latvian National Opera (less than 100 metres) - see a performance in this ornate, cosy opera house.

Pulvertornis (Powder Tower) (500 metres) - this round building, the only tower of the old city walls that is still standing, is now home to the Latvian Museumof War.

Riga Dom (800 metres) - considered the largest medieval church in the Baltic states this 13th century cathedral has a magnificent pipe organ with 6768 pipes.