Vlada is an interesting eccentric person, always eager to debate whatever she finds not agreeable }}}}}}} I was glad to have met her, BUT, if I knew that the so called lovely place is on the 5.5 floor, WITHOUT elevator, and that Vlada is a smoker, I would have not stayed with her. Likewise, I had chosen her place, over a less expensive place in the Art Deco area, because Vlada promised, falsely, that the place is in a 15 minute walking distance from the center. In truth, the apartment is in a very unpleasant industrial area of Riga. Four LONG tram stops away from the center, no cafes, no restaurants around. The apartment itself is very nice and would have been comfortable, if kept clean and tidy. The stairway leading to the apartment is ugly, dirty, and scary.
25 Euro-day for THIS place, in RIGA, is a rip off. Paid only 3 dollars more for a nice hotel in Riga, with full breakfast, room cleaned and towels changed every day, 18 meters room and big bathroom, in a much nicer area.
Yet, it was an interesting experience. On the plus side, in addition to the eccentric host, is a big TV with many English language programs.
Not a bad experience for 2+3 night, but my 7 was WAAAY too long }}}}