Gutenbergs Hotel Riga
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Gutenbergs Hotel is located interior of 2 four-storey buildings, connected on each floor. The major building was constructed at the end of 19th century and reminds one of a prosperous Riga's or a state baron's cottage. It is three meters high ceilings, wide corridors with cozy leisure districts and ormoulu candelabra. The other building is much older. The first building - 19th century inside, second - seventeenth centuty rich monger fashion. This is antique Riga, living here is a pleasant adventure.
Reconstruction completed in year 2001 and Gutenbergs Hotel opened in year 2001. Everything here is fresh and clear. Gutenbergs Hotel is a family hotel; any traveller far from home will find it gorgeous - cozy, lush and so characteristic of Riga. All things here bespeak centuries - long heritage of the city and this state, the time of construction its buildings: be it furniture, paintings or crockery.
Approaching from the Dome Square you'll 1st notice the antique wooden gate topped with a bas-relief of a bearded man. It's Johann Gutenberg himself, the fifteenth century German from Mainz, who devised the casting of metal kinds and, setting them together, printed words on paper. There are but several dozen copies extant in book - depositories the world over of the noted Gutenberg Bible that saw the light in the 1st printery in Mainz around 1450. You'll see copies of its pages in the hall and apartments on the second floor. Gutenberg's contribution to world progress cannot be overestimated: he was named the man of the millennium in Germany and the United States. His name is to a lot of a symbol of culture and learning, of which Riga also possesses a fair share. That is why it was devoted the hotel's second floor interiors to the heritage of printing in Riga, begun shortly after Gutenberg's famous discovery.
Gutenbergs Hotel Riga Facilities
24 Hour Reception | Banquet Facilities |
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Bar / Lounge | Barber/Beauty Shop |
Business Center | Cable / Satellite TV |
Coffee / Tea Maker | Concierge |
Elevator / Lift | Free Parking |
Hair Dryer | High-speed Internet |
Laundry service | Non-Smoking Rooms |
Parking | Restaurant |
Room Service | Safe-Deposit Box |
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