Riga Hostel

Riga

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Address	Marstalu Iela, 12, Riga Latvia Map
Price	4LVL in cheapest dorm until 10LVL in the most expensive private room in the low season, 5LVL - 20LVL in the high season Check Current Prices by Date Here

Location/Contact

Location	• Riga hostel is a brief 3 minute walk from the airport bus stop, a 5 minute walk from the bus station, and an 8 minute walk from the train station. seriously..., I timed it myself! • From the Airport: • Take the number 22 bus (0.40LVL). After crossing the river, get off the bus at the 11.Novembra krastmala stop. From the bus stop, cross the main street near the underpass and turn right. At this point, the main street and river will be on your right, while the Old Town buildings will be visible to the left of you. Continue walking until you see a small street called 'Peldu iela' to your left. Pass this street. The next street on your left will be 'Marstalu iela' - our street. As you continue on up the road, you should become aware of the Riga Hostel signpost after a moment or two......and voila! Welcome to Riga Hostel. • From the Train Station: • Once outside the main building, head towards the big clock and cross the main street by the underpass. When you find yourself outdoors once again, you will notice the Riga channel to your right. Cross the channel (as well as the tram-line behind it), continue on straight ahead until you cross the following street. (this street will have tram-lines). At this point, continue walking straight. To your left, you should notice the main street, along with Stockmann shopping centre. The buildings of old town Riga should be situated to your right. Keep walking straight ahead. Soon you should encounter Valnu street (the 1st Old town street to your right) and the underpass on your left. Continue walking straight until you come across a green square to your right. Cross the square, and turn right down the street behind the square. This is Alksnaju street. Continue on until this street comes to an end and look to your left. Yes, you've guessed it .....Welcome to Riga Hostel! • From the Bus Station: • On leaving the bus station, start walking towards the river Daugava. When you reach the main street, take a right and continue under the railway bridge. Cross the big street to your right and continue walking until you reach 'Marstalu iela. Now just turn right and walk for a moment or two until you come to number 12. The Riga Hostel sign should be in your vision and.......welcome home!
Website	www.rigahostel.com.lv (to make a reservation click here)
Telephone	00371 7224520
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Their Description

The Hostelz.com Review

Tucked away on a quiet side street, Riga Hostel offers the best of both worlds -- an incredible location and an inexpensive price. The hostel is located on the second through seventh floors of a typical old-town building (tall and narrow) in the center of old town Riga, literally within view of St. John's and St. Peter's. In the basement is a "gentleman's club," which the hostel advises against visiting (their information sheet posted on the walls in every room simply says, "they are not our friends"), and on the first floor is a restaurant that is currently closed.

Run by a staff of young, friendly world travelers whom you might find sleeping in a bed next to you on occasion, they provide an open and inviting atmosphere for the hostel. Their kitchen/common room is well-equipped, with a microwave, fridge, toaster, stove, a hot water pot, and free tea and coffee. A computer in the room also offers free Internet access (wi-fi is available).

The rooms range in size from the smallest (housing two people) and the largest (housing fifteen). All the rooms have a separate bathroom with shower and there are two more showers available for use downstairs as well. The rooms are nicely decorated with bright colors and simple, low-to-the-ground bunk beds. The beds are mostly hard mats, although some have foam pads on top, and are surprisingly comfortable after a long day. All the rooms also have some sort of couch/easy chair in them, perfect for lounging around.

The one slight downfall is the bathrooms, which tend to be rather smelly -- almost like there is a sewer backup. They are generally clean, though, except maybe when a whirlwind of sixteen-year-old boys just went through them. All in all, Riga Hostel is a great value.

— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
June 2007

How is Riga Hostel rated on other websites? ^(NEW)

Hostelworld

Overall: 85%

Cleanliness: 80%

Staff: 92%

Location: 95%

Fun: 79%

Atmosphere: 83%

Security: 83%

Hostels.com

Overall: 87%

Cleanliness: 83%

Staff: 91%

Location: 93%

Fun: 81%

Atmosphere: 85%

Security: 87%

HostelBookers

Overall: 91%

Cleanliness: 89%

Staff: 96%

Location: 98%

Fun: 86%

Atmosphere: 90%

Security: 89%

Hostelsclub

Overall: 89%

Cleanliness: 87%

Staff: 94%

Location: 95%

Fun: 82%

Atmosphere: 90%

Ratings & Comments

3.5 Average from 2 Ratings

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Comment by English, UK

September 2008

Nice atmosphere, cheap, Not bad if it weren't for the bugs

The rooms were ok (except the roof dorm where i stayed previously which absolutely stank), nice atmosphere, and the staff were very nice. Breakfast was so so, milk was off, toaster was faulty. I would stay there again, because it was cheap, friendly, had free Wi-Fi, and had a lounge-cum-kitchen but would first check the bed they offered me to see that the bed isn't infected with the bedbugs on the first floor bedroom. I think it was room two (been back a month now). When i got back home, after a couple of days i started itching like hell for almost two weeks and thought it was mosquitoes. I didn't understand why i didn't hear them at all, as usually i'm immediately wide awake when i hear that whine in the night. Only now have i realised what it really was. If it weren't for the bedbugs i would have given a four-star rating.

Comment by Juan Ludwig

July 2005

Excellent location in the heart of Riga's Old Town for this very new hostel. The kitchen is quite big. The cleanliness is remarkable and the staff is really kind and helpful. I have not been in any other hostel in Riga, but I would definitely recommend this one.

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