We stayed here on a weekend between Xmas and New Year’s. It’s a great place. We would stay again and recommend it to others. It is as described in the listing, both in writing and pictures. WYSIWYG, as should be the case but isn’t for many online properties. It’s very ‘livable’ in that it has items that you’d probably use at home, or hope to find in a rental. This is unlike another, more expensive place we rented shortly after this one. It didn’t have a lot in it, but this place did (toaster, coffee press, microwave, serving bowls, tea bags, kitchen towels, grater, strainer, scissors, can opener). You’d think these might be expected, but not necessarily. Thankfully these were there as this is an apartment rental, not a room.
In addition to the double bed in the bedroom and IKEA sofa/double bed there was a rollout single bed on wheels. Compared to converting the sofa to a bed this (though half width) was super easy - 2 minutes to set up & put away. Good water pressure, lighting, WiFi, immediate hot water in the shower - things that make a difference but aren’t the first ones you think of were in good order.
A supermarket is out the door and around a corner or two - incredibly convenient. For its location it’s hard to beat. Smack in the center of the Old Town. For all Riga’s old town medieval beauty, this place is in one of the town’s most charming courtyards. You feel like you’ve really gone back a few centuries.
Communication was easy (WhatsApp) and required only a message or two to arrange checkin and out. They were flexible with requests for which we asked.
Sound (noise?) from the bar below. It was there, yes, but all of us were able to sleep. One with and another without the supplied ear plugs. 5 or 6 out of 10 for inconvenience. Like we said earlier though, we’d stay here again given its cost-benefit win.