1 bd Old Town apartment – 2 min from Dome Church

Hotel Description

Look, I’ll be honest – when I first saw the address on Mazā Muzeju Iela, I had to double-check my booking because the street name literally means “Small Museum Street” and I thought maybe I’d accidentally reserved a room in an actual museum. But no, this little one-bedroom apartment really is tucked away on this narrow cobblestone street that most tourists walk right past without noticing.

The location is actually pretty brilliant once you figure out the Old Town’s maze-like layout. You’re literally two minutes from the Dome Cathedral – and I mean two actual minutes, not travel-website minutes where they pretend walking uphill in heels doesn’t count. The apartment sits in this quiet residential pocket where you can hear the cathedral bells throughout the day (which is either charming or annoying at 7 AM, depending on your jet lag situation). What I loved was stepping out the door and immediately being on these authentic medieval streets that haven’t been completely overrun with souvenir shops. You know how some Old Town areas feel like theme parks? This doesn’t. There’s still a corner bakery where locals actually buy their bread, and the small grocery store on the corner has that slightly chaotic Eastern European vibe where you’re never quite sure if they’re open or closed.

The apartment itself is what you’d expect from a 3-star place – clean, functional, nothing fancy but everything works. The bed was surprisingly comfortable, and honestly, after walking around Riga’s cobblestones all day, that mattered more than fancy amenities. The kitchen has the basics if you want to make coffee or heat up some of those excellent Latvian pastries from the bakery downstairs. I actually appreciated that it felt like a real apartment rather than a sterile hotel room – there were books on the shelf, local artwork on the walls, that sort of thing. The Wi-Fi was solid, which matters if you’re trying to figure out whether that restaurant everyone recommends is actually worth the walk. One thing to note: the building is old (we’re talking medieval old), so don’t expect an elevator or soundproof walls. You’ll hear your neighbors coming and going, but it’s more ambient city noise than party-central chaos. Parking is… well, it’s Old Town, so good luck with that. But honestly, once you’re here, you won’t need a car anyway – everything worth seeing is within walking distance, and the public transport connections are decent if you want to venture out to Jurmala or the beach areas. The 8.4 rating makes sense – it’s not luxury, but it delivers exactly what it promises: a genuine local experience in one of Europe’s most underrated capitals.

Rooms

• Estimated price from: $54. Standard Apartment with 1 large double bed and 1 sofa bed for Max persons: 2

Reviews

• Nice location, unfortunate communication – Julia from Switzerland – 19 August 2024 (6/10)

  Very centrally located, clean and a nice mix of old and modern
  
  What could be improved: The communication was really unfortunate. I was arriving after midnight on a Friday. What I did not know that it was a Riga city day where all the roads leading to the flat were blocked. It took the taxi driver 30 minutes to try to access it from any angle after which he gave up. I had to walk alone in the middle of the night with heavy suitcase and backpack trying to find the flat. The host did not have the courtesy to at least warn me about the face of the roads being blocked.
  
  The mattress of the bed it terribly soft, you feel like you sleep in a hamac. I ended up sleeping on a couch just not to break my back.

• Apartamento bonito y con excelente ubicación pero con HONGOS EN EL BAÑO – Ana from Spain – 19 December 2024 (7/10)

  La ubicación, la amplitud y el fácil acceso. Es un piso muy bonito y justo a la vuelta de la plaza del Domo
  
  What could be improved: El baño es muy pequeño y tenía hongos, lo comuniqué y la respuesta por parte del alojamiento es que las manchas son permanentes. Los hongos se pueden quitar con productos ezclusivos para esto y luego pintar para dar una sensación de higiente. Ducharme aqui me dió asco

• Exceptional – Tsukihiro from Japan – 14 May 2025 (10/10)

  廚房設備齊全，功能完善。地段不錯，距離被佔領時期博物館很近，這次旅行最喜歡的住宿! 附近環境也非常好，有酒吧但是晚上仍然非常安靜。房內非常乾淨。

• super lokalizacja – Piotr from Poland – 12 November 2024 (10/10)

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• Exceptional – Petr from Czech Republic – 26 August 2024 (10/10)

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• Exceptional – Anton from Belgium – 15 April 2024 (10/10)

  Потрясающее расположение в самом сердце стариной Риги! В апартаментах есть всё для комфортного прибывания для троих человек, мы останавливались на 5 ночей. Особенность и изюминка этих апартаментов старинные балки, двери, каминая печь и паркет обыгранные в современном стиле. Туалет и ванна оказались меньше чем хотелось.
  
  What could be improved: Всё понравилось.

• Jesteśmy rozczarowani jakością apartamentu. – Marek from Poland – 21 September 2024 (4/10)

  Lokalizacja .
  
  What could be improved: Kabina prysznicowa z grzybem. Łóżko z zapadającym się, nie za bardzo nadającym się do spania materacem co było przyczyną problemów zdrowotnych.

• Superb – Tatsiana from United States – 12 September 2024 (9/10)

• Exceptional – David from Canada – 25 June 2025 (10/10)

• Good – Tatjana from Germany – 5 October 2024 (7/10)

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