Martin’s apartment is exactly as shown on the Airbnb site and communication with Martin is very good too. It is in a nice, safe area, around a 20 minute walk from most main tourist sites.
There are some great bar/restaurants too within the neighbourhood so you don’t need to walk far to find a nice place to go in the evening if you’d prefer to stay local. The apartment is functional, modern and very warm, with a great wood burning fire for cosy evenings in. It has a really comfortable bed! It is also very quiet, with new double glazed windows, so getting a good nights sleep is guaranteed. As there is no TV you might want to take a Bluetooth speaker with you as we did, so you can enjoy some music on cosy nights in. If you want to use the local bus you can buy tickets from any Narvesen store, which are all over the city, but don’t forget to tap in when your board the bus to validated your ticket. We also got the train to Jurmala on the coast which was a nice change from the city, even though it was freezing and snowy underfoot. The ticket was a couple of euros return, so very cheap, and we ate lunch in one of the restaurants on the main street, which was great!
We would definitely recommend Martin’s apartment as a great base for your Riga City break.