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Old Oct 12, 2025 | 1:51 am
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remymartin
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Originally Posted by zkzkz
Going to be in Riga in a week and there's an SLH hotel there (and a HGI). I'm considering spending 160k for 5 nights at the SLH Grand Palace.

I think SLH partnership is too new to know if they do Gold breakfast. And reviews are a bit mixed with a lot of rave reviews but a significant number saying it's a tired property.

My big concern is that Riga is a pretty cheap destination in general. There are plenty of pretty good looking hotels for 80-100Euros/night.
I know this hotel quite well, and the city as well. Grand Palace does do breakfast for Golds - a pretty solid one as well.

Yes, many times you can get a hotel for 80-100 / nt, but never the Grand Palace.

If you value points at 0.6c or 0.5c that has 160k at 960 or 800 respectively. How does the cash rate for 5 nights look in comparison? Is the HGI significantly less? Are the Radissons much less? Where do you want to be? Any hotel chains that you're attracted to other than Hilton?
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