I loved Jānis place, everything is just perfect, very clean and quiet. Just a 15 min walk across the bridge and you're in the historic center where there are most of the places to see and bars/restaurants. The zone is a bit dark overall but there's no problem as you see many people walking around very late from the bars home and they all say it's a very secure place.
Janis wasn't there to meet me as he was away but he left everything perfectly explained for my stay and everything was super clean, comfy and cool.