The 1930s heritage of this US embassy-turned-hotel in Riga has been kicked up a notch, thanks to CBP Design.
Behind the Latvian hotel’s all-black exterior lie rooms filled with plaster mouldings and parquet floors that speak to its Art Nouveau past. Even the brass floor signs are set in an appropriately decorative type.
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Veering away from pastiche, CBP Design has added a twist to the hotel by bringing in polished wooden panelling, curved counters, and lounge chairs which all inject a more midcentury modern feel to the rooms.
Reeded glass, expanses of veined marble and statement light fittings add to the drama of the space. As does a colour palette of teal and mustard in communal spaces, and deep salmon and forest green in the hotel’s hallways.
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A22 offers 20 rooms in total, spread across the original embassy building and a new extension. Its presidential suite, appropriately, counts former US president John F Kennedy as a historic guest.
Riga’s embassy district, or ‘Quiet Centre’ as it’s locally known, surrounds the hotel, which is situated next to Viestura Park – the oldest green space in the city. Rooms start at €146 per night, with the presidential suite setting guests back €226 per night.
Ausekļa iela 22, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1010, Latvia
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