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Ekes Konvents Skarnu St. 22, Riga Tel.: +371 7358393 Fax: +371 7358395 E-Mail: LHRS@visitlithuania.net

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Almost 600 years ago, Rigas first hotel opened its doors. Now it is once again receiving guests! If you would also like to enjoy Rigas history, you will receive the warmest welcomes at historic hotel EKES KONVENTS which occupies two stories of the house where Rigas first hostel for visitors to the city opened in 1435. The homely and romantic EKES KONVENTS hotel with its eleven elegantly designed rooms is named after a former Burgermeister of Riga, Nikolaus Eke. This is the house where he installed a boarding house at the end of the 16th century for widows of the citys craftsmen who saw out their retirement here for more than 300 years. The cellular plan of the restored hotel is characteristic of medieval cloisters and castles belonging to brotherhoods of crusaders. The building has been completely restored under the supervision of the foremost expert on Latvias architectural heritage, architect Peteris Blums. The interior is informed by the late 18th and early 19th centuries, because this was the last time that any significant reconstruction of the building took place. The furniture is modelled on examples of historical furniture and the rooms are adorned by ancient maps, original drawings, engravings and hand woven blankets. EKES KONVENTS retains its impressive vaults, ancient facade and the authentic roughness of its walls. In order not to disturb guest, the toilets built into the rooms are concealed within closets. Guests resident at the hotel are watched over by an angel depicted on Nikolaus Ekes epitaph which art historians consider to be the most notable monument to the Mannerism Era in Latvia.