Climbing the five flights of stairs leading to this loft apartment is a trivial price to pay for this absolutely wonderful living and sleeping space. It is light and airy--even lovelier than the photographs on Airbnb--and immaculate. It is also extremely well equipped including a powerful hair dryer in the bathroom, a couple of umbrellas (which we needed!), and both microwave and conventional ovens in the kitchen. We felt immediately at home and comfortable.

The location is convienient to public transportation. On arrival, we purchased five day travel passes which gave us unlimited travel on busses, trolleys, and streetcars, so we didn't actually walk into the old town, but it's not particularly far. We even used our transportation cards to travel by bus to the airport on departing Riga.

We arranged with Aigars to pick us up when we arrived at the airport. He gave us an enthusiastic and informative commentary en route to the flat. Two very helpful tips were the Lido self-serve restaurant chain where you can dine on a variety of tasty local foods--be sure the check out the cold beetroot soup--and the free elevator trip up to the top floor of the Radisson Blue Hotel. He also pointed out a convenient kiosk close to the flat for purchasing the travel cards. Something we discovered independently were the Humana shops, which are second hand charity shops, convenient for purchasing low cost clothing items you may have forgotten to bring (such as a warm scarf).

Thank you, Aigars, for a memorable stay in Riga.