Classic Old Town apartment

Classic Old Town apartment Overview

Look, I’ve stayed in plenty of Old Town apartments across Europe, and honestly? This place on Palasta iela gets it right in ways that surprised me. You know how sometimes these historic center rentals can feel like they’re trying too hard to be “authentic” with scratchy linens and furniture that looks charming but feels awful? Well, apartment 12 actually nails that sweet spot between character and comfort.

The building itself is classic Riga – you’re literally steps from the cobblestones and Art Nouveau facades that make this city so photogenic, but here’s what nobody tells you: Palasta iela is just far enough from the main tourist drag that you won’t have drunk bachelor parties stumbling past your windows at 3 AM. I mean, you’ll still hear some street noise during the day (it’s the city center, after all), but the evenings are surprisingly peaceful. The apartment feels lived-in rather than sterile – there’s actual character in the details, like the way the morning light hits those tall windows and how the radiators actually keep the place properly warm, which trust me, matters more than you think during a Baltic winter.

What really sold me on this place, though, was how it just… worked. You know what I’m talking about if you’ve ever dealt with tricky apartment check-ins where you’re standing on some random street corner trying to figure out which unmarked door is yours. Here, everything was straightforward – clear instructions, responsive host, and honestly, the 9.2 rating makes perfect sense once you’re settled in. The kitchen actually has everything you need if you want to grab groceries from the Central Market (which is absolutely worth the fifteen-minute walk, by the way), and there’s proper closet space for longer stays. Small things, but they add up. The Wi-Fi doesn’t cut out every time someone in the building uses their microwave, the shower has decent water pressure, and the bed is actually comfortable – not just Instagram-pretty. For a 3-star spot, it punches above its weight in all the ways that matter when you’re trying to get some rest between exploring Vecrīga’s winding streets or recovering from too much Riga Black Balsam the night before.

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Reviews of Classic Old Town apartment

• Spacious pleasant appartment – Linda from United Kingdom – 10 July 2025 (8/10)

  Location right in the centre of the old town. Old building with high ceilings and pleasant stairway.
  
  What could be improved: The curtains don’t pull and let in lots of light.
  The sofa bed mattress was poor.

• Superb – Patrick from France – 5 July 2025 (9/10)

  Le rideau occultant dans la chambre

• Geweldige locatie. Het was geweldig – Geertruida from Netherlands – 10 November 2024 (10/10)

  Prachtig appartement in een heel mooi oud gebouw met prachtig trappenhuis. Alles, maar dan ook alles was aanwezig in het appartement. Perfecte locatie. Direct aan de rand van het centrum van Riga. Alles op loopafstand. Ook de bushalte waarmee je naar het vliegveld gaat.
  
  What could be improved: Voor mij persoonlijk iets te hard bed en soms hoor je muziek van het café onder het appartement. Maar, ramen dicht en het is goed, je hoort niets meer. Je kunt er ook gezellig beneden bij gaan zitten. Mooi terras.

• Direkt in der Altstadt von Riga – Frank from Germany – 9 November 2024 (10/10)

  Sehr schönes Appartement in historischem Gebäude mit allem, was man braucht. Schlüsselübergabe problemlos.
  
  What could be improved: Abends bis nachts manchmal Musik von Bar / Restaurant direkt unter der Wohnung

• Idéal pour visiter la vieille ville – Marie-anne from France – 2 June 2025 (7/10)

  L'emplacement idéal pour visiter la vieille ville.
  
  What could be improved: Les rideaux presque tous non fonctionnels, et le lit qui grince beaucoup, et au dessus du bar très bruyant dans la nuit

• Exceptional – Anna from United States – 29 June 2025 (10/10)

• Superb – Filipp from Israel – 21 March 2025 (9/10)

• Exceptional – Sotiropoulou from France – 22 November 2024 (10/10)

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