A really comfy and clean apartment with everything you need. Easy access to Riga’s old town and further afield, supermarket, pharmacies are all within walking distance. Furthermore, the warm host is the reason that you should choose here!

The apartment is very comfortable, clean, warm and exactly as shown on the site. It is newly refurbished; there is a double, full-hight window in the living room and a lovely skylight and a full size bathtub in the bathroom. All things function perfectly. They even have tourist maps!

It isn’t ‘lived in’ so there is no clutter; just the things needed for guest to stay, but with nice details such as fresh flowers in all the vases. You can find all you need in the kitchen.

Vitaly’s work had taken him outside of Riga at the time of our arrival. He gave us detailed directions and his friend Yuri was on hand to meet us at midnight (!) after a late flight in from Moscow … despite the late hour Yuri was full of smiles and incredibly polite and patient, taking the time to explain everything in the apartment and answer all our questions.

Vitaly called round later on in the week, bringing flowers, chocolate cake and a bottle of wine in honor of UN International Women’s Day, which was an incredibly kind touch. Don’t want to raise anyone’s expectations that this will happen every time, but on the other hand it would seem remiss not to mention! It was great to meet Vitaly; he is a sweet, funny guy and really wants his guests to enjoy Riga and Latvia.

Location … is great, very easy to access Riga’s old town. It’s in a quiet, green residential area just on the edge of the city centre, with excellent transport links.

The city/old town is a reasonable, 25-30 minute walk straight down either K. Barona iela or A. Caka iela, with an excellent Zimi supermarket midway between (there are also other, smaller supermarkets much nearer). The No. 6 tram is five minutes away and gets you into the city/old town in another five minutes. The No. 49 bus also serves as a crosstown bus, terminating at the Alderis brewery.

On top of all that, probably the best bonus point on location is that the Zemitani railway station is only five minutes round the corner. Zemitani serves as Riga’s main station on the east of the city, so you don’t have to go into Riga if you are heading anywhere east, which makes things really convenient for a day trip to Cesis, or for a trip to the beach at Saulkrasti (as an alternative to Jurmala). Thanks to Vitaly for pointing this out!

All in all, the apartment, host(s) and location were all awesome. We had a great time in Riga and genuinely hope to go back again. If and when we do, we will go with Vitaly!