We stayed for three weeks in Alexander’s apartment, booking it for business travel. We were looking for something quiet and spacious, with a lot of room that made the mandatory quarantine period a more comfortable and stress-free time, while also allowing us to have separate business meetings. From the very first moment Alexander provided us with all the needed information, such as the location, the passwords, the transport options available around and gave us the contacts of the manager of the building (Margarita) to make our stay a better and more welcoming experience. From that point, the communication was continued with Margarita and it was just as efficient and easily done as with the owner. Upon contacting her at different times of the day, her response time was very fast and she was extremely helpful, kind and friendly with us, providing a lot of resources that would make our stay more pleasant and easy. The apartment is family-friendly, as well as suitable for business trips since it has enough space for 2+ people. There is a bedroom, a fully equipped kitchen and separate shower and bathroom. In the shower room there is also a washing machine and a drying rack.
The building is located in the heart of the Old City, making it a great place for foreigners and tourists. Furthermore, it is situated in a pedestrian zone and it is an inside street, where cars are not allowed. Within a walking distance there was a shopping center with a supermarket inside (Rimi) and tramway station. In the underground passage you can find a tiny bakery where you can experience the best comfort food of Latvian Cuisine. You should definitely try the Piroshki with cabbage and potatoes and some of the cakes! More so, if you are visiting Latvia during the COVID-19 pandemic, you can still experience Latvian Cuisine by ordering takeaway food from the BOLT Food app, making it COVID free and safe.
We would like to thank from the bottom of our hearts our host Alexander and the manager of the building Margarita that made our stay so pleasant in such chaotic times. It felt like our second home! We would definitely recommend it to anyone we know and we hope we would visit Riga and be able to stay there again in the near future!