Four-star One MICHELIN Key Riga, Riga
A22 Hotel
Twenty rooms in the house that held the American embassy in the 1930s, where John F. Kennedy stayed in 1939. His name is on the top-floor suite and on the starred chef's table downstairs.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.
- MICHELIN
- One Key; JOHN Chef's Hall one star
- Rooms
- 20 rooms and suites
- Opened
- 2021
- From the airport
- About 15 to 25 minutes from Riga International
The hotel
The old American embassy.
In the 1930s this house on Ausekļa iela was the embassy of the United States. In 1939 a Harvard student of twenty-two, John F. Kennedy, stayed in the rooms that are now the Presidential Suite. The street lies in the embassy district, known in Latvian as Klusais centrs, beside the trees of Viestura dārzs. Twenty rooms now fill the old house and its extension.
The hotel opened in 2021 and takes its name from the address. CBP Design kept the plaster mouldings and parquet, then added wood panelling, curved counters and lounge chairs from the middle of the last century, along with a new wing. The first Baltic MICHELIN selection gave it one Key, and the chef's table already held a star. Breakfast is served à la carte.
- JOHN Chef's Hall A small dining room around an open kitchen, with a tasting menu of seasonal Latvian produce and one MICHELIN star.
- The Kennedy suites The Presidential Suite JFK and the First Lady Suite JBK, named for John and Jacqueline Kennedy.
- Gym and sauna A gym open around the clock and a sauna, for a hotel of only twenty rooms.
Rooms & suites
Twenty rooms, each one different.
Every room is designed on its own, in rich textures and warm light, across the old embassy and its new extension.
- Signature suite Presidential Suite JFK About 1,200 square feet on the top floor, with two bedrooms, a walk-in wardrobe and views over the park.
- Suite First Lady Suite JBK Named for Jacqueline Kennedy.
Dining
A starred table under the embassy roof.
Restaurants as listed by the MICHELIN Guide and Forbes Travel Guide; the star is from the guide's current page. Shown for information.
- JOHN Chef's Hall One Michelin star Modern A tasting menu of seasonal Latvian produce
- JOHN Restaurant and breakfast Named for John F. Kennedy
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Children Welcome. Children up to six stay free in an existing bed; cots and babysitting on request.
- Pets Accepted on request; a charge may apply.
- Parking Private parking on site, to be reserved.
Getting there
Flying to Riga.
Riga International Airport is about nine kilometres west of the centre, some 15 to 25 minutes by car depending on traffic. Private jets land at the same airport, which is open around the clock, and are received at the Business Aviation Center.
- Stockholm 55 min
- Berlin 1 h 25
- Paris 2 h 35
- London 2 h 35
- Dubai 6 h 00
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does A22 Hotel have?
- One. A22 has held one Key since the first Baltic selection, and its JOHN Chef's Hall has one MICHELIN star.
- Did John F. Kennedy stay at A22?
- Yes, in 1939, when the building was the American embassy. He was twenty-two, and the Presidential Suite now carries his initials.
- Are pets allowed at A22 Hotel?
- Yes, on request. The hotel may charge a fee.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Riga?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Riga, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Riga
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Grand Hotel Kempinski Riga A hundred and forty-one rooms and suites near the Old Town, a spa, and the Stage22 restaurant on the roof.
- Grand Palace Hotel Fifty-six rooms in a bank building of 1877, with breakfast in the Orangerie Hall.
- Dome Hotel & Spa Fifteen rooms in a seventeenth-century house, with a Finnish sauna, one Key and a roof terrace facing the cathedral.
- Grand Poet Hotel and SPA by Semarah A nineteenth-century building with 168 rooms, one Key, a full spa and works by young Latvian artists.
Staying at A22 Hotel?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Riga, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.