I have very mixed feelings about Kristine's place.
Kristine is a great person and a lovely host. She picked us up at the bus station, drove us to the flat (although we could have easily walked), gave us a map & a lot of recommendations as to what to see & where to eat. She is very nice to be around.
The location of the flat is perfect! It's really in the Old Town, it takes you less than 10 minutes to walk to any part of the Old Riga that you are interested in. There are tons of cafes, restaurants & coffee shops near by some of which can feed you till late-late night. The neighborhood appears very safe & nice. Seriously, you can't find a better location!
Also, the place is sooooo big that it can easily fit 6 people, maybe even more. It has a fireplace, a music box & a big spacious living room that you could easily use as a dance floor (& no worries, no one is going to hear you no matter how loud your music is:)).
& here comes the not-so-perfect part. The flat is technically not a flat, but a basement. It has no windows whatsoever, thus it's dark there 24/7. The darkness is not a problem though. The problem is the smell. Because it's a basement- there's this constant smell of dampness that you can't get rid of. The only thing you can do is open the front door- but you can't leave it open all the time. So the smell is just there & after 2 days of staying in the flat all our clothes that were in the suitcase got that smell too:( & also the bath is quite uncomfortable - the shower curtain is so far from the bathtub that it's technically useless. & you end up splashing water all over the floor anyway.
Conclusion: if you are up to an adventure & aren't smell-sensitive - that's a perfect place for you:)