Elena was really friendly and hospitable. Her house is sparkling clean -- everything has its place! Be careful though as the stairs leading up to the second floor is quite steep and there isnt alot of space on the ground floor to fit huge luggages. Good enough for a night before (or after) the flight -- its literally a 15 min drive from the Riga airport and 15 min to Riga old town. Really convenient! The Riga airport is not a super busy airport so even though its near noise was not too much of an issue for us!