• Riga offers a number of hotels for visitors.Thomas Northcut/Photodisc/Getty Images
  
  Riga is the capital of Latvia. The city is a popular tourist destination thanks to its centuries-old architecture, museums and examples of traditional Latvian culture. If you visit, it is advisable to stay in the heart of the city and to be careful at night. As in many European cities, tourists are easy marks for crime in Riga. Despite this, however, it is still a beautiful and ancient city, and well worth a visit. Each of these hotels is in the heart of the city, and one in particular is ideally placed to learn more about Latvian architecture and cultural heritage.
  
  

Hotel Radi un Draugi

• The Hotel Radi un Draugi is located in the heart of Riga and is within easy walking distance of several restaurants and museums. Each room is appointed with a flat screen television, Wi-Fi Internet access and refrigerator. In addition, the hotel has a cafe, a lounge and a bar. The hotel is situated in a central location, convenient for visiting the rest of the city, and the staff is extremely helpful to guests who wish to find events and places to visit.
  
  

Hotel Garden Palace

• The Hotel Garden Palace is a four-star hotel that opened in 2007. Its 200-year-old building is located in central Riga, near museums and restaurants. The hotel also has its own restaurant that offers authentic and reasonably priced food. Room amenities include television, Internet access and telephone. The staff is courteous and proficient in English. They will happily call you a cab and help you plan an afternoon visiting Riga.
  
  

Hotel Justus

• Also in the heart of Riga, the Hotel Justus is within easy walking distance of the Dome Cathedral, which is a famous ancient building protected as part of Latvia's cultural heritage. This hotel is the most sumptuous and beautiful of the hotels listed here. Major renovations were completed in 2009, and the inside of the hotel is warm and welcoming. If you are mainly visiting to learn more about Latvian culture and heritage, this hotel is in the ideal location.