I arrived from the airport at 22.00 and it was difficult to locate the front door (it was actually around the corner, at the rear of the building) so I was very grateful that Diana was waiting to welcome me personally and show me around the apartment. She even booked me a taxi for my return trip to the airport (€6.50) to save me a surcharge of hailing a cab in the street.
This was a great value for money apartment, located in the heart of old town, so I was prepared to be forgiving of the somewhat delapidated entrance hall, which had the charm of the old Eastern block about it; but once inside this spacious ground floor apartment, everything was comfortable for a great city break. My friends were paying €150 per night for their hotel room, so that puts it into perspective for me, especially as we were out all day and most of the night. Riga old town is such a lovely place for a short city break.