I have been coming to Riga on a regular basis for 20 years now, and Gints' appartment is the best housing option I've met so far:
- the area is quite overlooked (even by myself) but actually very handy. The location is 10mn walk from both central station (and its Rimi supermarket) and central market, 15mn walk from Old Riga and 5mn walk from the Daugava promenade.
- the appartment is modern, visibly refurbished quite recently (including an integrated kitchen) and also very clean, though the building does not show off. The heating is efficient (it was until -20°C in Riga during the first week of my stay and it was always warm inside), and there is plenty of equipment.
- Gints is a very friendly host, he took care of writing very detailed instructions and guidance, on top he is very responsive.
- I appreciated very much the possibility to work remotely in good conditions (very important nowadays) as there is a desk and an office chair as well as a good Internet connection.
To provide a fair feedback, I have only 2 caveats: the appartment is on the 5th level without elevator (I don't care but this may matter for some people), and the altitude-located microwave oven is not suited for not-so-tall people (especially for heating soup...).
In summary, I highly recommend this appartment.