The Virsnitis Family’s flat is a very personal and welcoming place – just as in the photos there’s a real feeling of ‘turn of the century’ Rīga meets contemporary design.
The flat is generously spacious and has a very comfortable double bed. The centrepiece of the flat is the gorgeous tiled stove, seen in the photos. As mentioned in the description, the kitchen is not yet fully functioning, but with Café Mute literally next door, and lots of interesting, bars and restaurants nearby in the ‘Republic of Miera’ district there are plenty of places to choose from whether going for a morning coffee or an evening beer. The flat is located to the back of the building looking out on the courtyard, which makes it very calm and quiet despite being located on busy Tērbatas Iela.
The flat is within easy walking distance from Esplanāde Park, and is well connected with several tram and bus lines just around the corner, providing easy access to and from the airport, the central station or the international coach terminal. There are also some fine examples of Rīga’s Art Nouveau buildings on near-by streets. It was a brilliant starting point for exploring destinations further afield by the bikes Kaspars made available to us during our stay from his very cool bike shop – both Mežaparks and Zaķusala (with the Rīga TV Tower) are easily reachable by bike.
We didn’t have the opportunity to meet any of the Virsnitis family, as they were out of town during our stay, but Kaspars had arranged for a friendly colleague of his to meet us with the keys to the flat and hand over bikes. Kaspars was easy to communicate with and responded fast to any queries we had during our stay.