Friendly Fun Franks Backpackers Hostel Reviews

A really old hostel, bad beds, noisy, no lift, narrow stairs, the smoke of the smokers area goes through the rooms, If you are the kind of guys that like to arrive drunk, no respect others, talk and turn the lights at 4,5 or 6 am go there!!!! Nice value for money, some friendly people, not everybody but some. Breakfast and a welcoming beer is included!!!

The entire place is very friendly, not only the staff! It has a great atmosphere.

I had a great time, thanks a lot :)

Perfect choice for a group of friends in Riga :D

Good fun hostel with great location. lack of bathrooms on our floor is the only complaint.

Was a good hostel and had everything you needed. To be honest though, I preferred my friends hostel which was a bit smaller and therefore had character. Franks was a bit difficult to meet anyone if you are travelling alone and doesn't really have much of an atmosphere. Still a good hostel though!!

Lovely clean hostel, staff really smiley and helpful , rate includes free drink on arrival and breakfast each day. What more can I say?! Thank youuuuuuu for a great weekend :-D

Had a wonderful time! You guys have done a great job from when you check in until the end. The tours were awesome and I loved the bobsledding opportunity. I was very impressed on how clean everything was and I enjoyed the breakfast. The staff has been the friendliest from the rest of my trip and if they don't know something they are kind to look it up. They even remembered my name because I stayed here more than two. Definitely will be recommending you guys.

staff is friendly and helpful,good location,big bathroom and clean.

We had a very nice stay in this hostel. It was clean and tidy and the people have been really nice. The location is also very good and the staff really halpful. Nice hostel!!!

A really brilliant place to stay I would recoment this hostel to any one the staff are really friendly and helpful

Great location and friendly staff although meet some lousy roommates.

Had a wonderful time! You guys have done a great job from when you check in until the end. The tours were awesome and I loved the bobsledding opportunity. I was very impressed on how clean everything was and I enjoyed the breakfast. The staff has been the friendliest from the rest of my trip and if they don't know something they are kind to look it up. They even remembered my name because I stayed here more than two. Definitely will be recommending you guys.

If sleeping is your top priority, consider some other location or prepare yourself with plugs. Returning party people might just wake you up pretty frequently just by crossing the corridor. Receptionists doorbell is so loud that you can hear it even in the very last room.

Steep staircase, cold rooms (in winter), broken bunk beds with missing railings (sleeping on top can get dangerous) and ladders that seriously hurt your soles when climbing, army-style showers with nozzles that are fixed to the ceiling and can't be adjusted and with no shelves for shower gel etc., sub-par toilets. Sleeping close to the staircase makes a terrible racket all night when other guests are stumbling upstairs drunk.

The location is really great, it's only 5 min walk from the main city sights, and 5-10 min from bus and train stations. The staff was very nice and welcoming.

i will go back again.

It's a hostel factory. Absolutely no character. If you are looking for a cheap, safe and clean stay in Riga, then this is the place for you. If you are an experienced globetrotter, then this place will suck big time.

Thanks for everything, a very good hostel.

Not my first stop at this hostel, and never disappointed :) Definitively lively place, for sure I recommend for people who want to travel and have fun in Riga !