Be prepared for a bit of walking! The Bura Hotel is a good 15 minutes' brisk walk from the nearest bus stop - longer the first time if you don't know where you're going. Once you catch the bus or trolley, it's only a short hop over the river into the city centre. But as long as you don't mind the distance, and the cobbles, it's a pretty journey along the ramshackle river edge - quicker, but less pretty along the main road. A taxi back from the city centre if you don't fancy the walk in the dark and the snow cost 5 Lats. The hotel and surrounding neighbourhood were peaceful in February, a lovely place to chill out. And our room had a tremendous view over the river.