Our stay at the Dandelion Apartment was good. The apartment is very clean, cosy and near the city center. We rated the apartment with 3 stars only, because it's not an AirBnB, it's an apartment/hostel. We never met the host and so we hadn't had the typical AirBnB feeling/atmosphere, like getting to know locals or getting special hints where to have dinner, where they sell the best "balzam", ...
Although the city of Riga is really close, about 15min walk - we never had to take public transportation.