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Riga Old Town Hostel & Backpackers Pub Reviews

43 Valnu Str., Riga, Latvia

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85%Overall Rating

From 45 ratings
  • 84%Character
  • 79%Security
  • 98%Location
  • 92%Staff
  • 84%Atmosphere
  • 74%Cleanliness

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57%

The bar at hostel was ok. We didnt get the room we had booked, with private bath and toilet. So we had to share and shared toilet couldnt flush and there were no toiletpaper.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Denmark
  • Female 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


57%

The atmosphere in this hostel is nice, but bad facilities and lack of cleanliness bring it to nough. It looks like hosts doesn't care about it - bathrooms are old, full of fungs on the sailings, at arrival water from bathroom flodded half of our room. They advertise sauna everywhere - but it's broken and it's hasn't been cleaned for ages. Promised free wifi is only at the reception, bar was without beer for 3days and the whole hostel looks like it needs to be cleaned.


87%

Especially the hostel bar was very good. And the beer we got there.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


93%

super Location !!! friendly helpful personal and the rooms are good !!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


93%

Love the crew all friendly, perfect stay and perfect location for party weekend in Riga. Thanks and hope to go back

  • Novice Nomad
  • 13 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Belgium
  • All Male Group 25-30
  • (1 review)


90%

Once again I stayed at the Riga Old town hostel. It is awesome place and the staff is even greater! I highly recommend!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Finland
  • All Male Group 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


63%

The smell in the room was unpleasant and the bed linen where old. Also the hostel doesn't serve breakfast.

Owner Comment (Show)
Yup. we don't serve breakfast 100% as advertised. I was nice enough to take those Amercian Dollars as payment though. If any one's lookin' for USD just pop in...

100%

brilliant hostel, brilliant staff and a lot of fun! This hostel is the place to be in Riga :) be prepared to get stuck there a bit longer than planned ;) It´s just awesome!


93%

Great place to stay near the Bus Station and has kitchen in the basement and a small bar/pub as the reception..

  • Globetrotter
  • 11 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple 31-40
  • (26 reviews)


80%

good location,friendly staff and good value.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 15 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • (Country undisclosed)
  • (Gender undisclosed)


100%

there was not one single thing to complain about. the staff is extremely friendly and very helpul! thank you guys for everything :) greetings from austria!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Austria
  • Male 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


97%

Great place, staff were all awesome and helped us out with where we should go for sightseeing as well as food and drinks. If I go back to Riga I'd definitely stay here again.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Glad you had a great stay. Don't wait 'til the next time Rammstein come to town to see us again

80%

No heaters in the kitchen when -20 degres outside is a little problem No computers

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Mixed Group 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hey! The heater in the kitchen is now sorted. Bon voyage!

90%

Hi, I was there on last Friday and Saturday nights with 9 friends. We had a very nice time in Riga and at your hostel, but I had a bad surprise today. We had initially booked for 3 nights and 14 people, but due to a strike on Monday in Belgium, only 10 of us eventually travelled and we had to fly back to Brussels on Sunday. I had paid a LVL22 deposit on 6 January (see below), but we could not pay the rest on Sunday since you had a computer breakdown. I've just found out that LVL205 have been transfered

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)


77%

GREAT!!!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male 31-40
  • (1 review)


90%

I enjoyed my stay very much- mostly due to the very nice staff and will definitely come back and recommend it to my friends.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


97%

Location is perfect, very close to stop of the airport bus and train station, only 5 minutes walk from the old city. Very friendly personnel. Rooms are tidy, massage shower is available. Would like to recommend anyone.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Jan 2012
  • astapchyk
  • Belarus
  • Male 31-40
  • (2 reviews)


97%

Friendly staff and a very good value for money

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


83%

Very good hostel for backpackers. The prize-quality relation is excellent. Very well located, right next to the bus station and the old town. The staff was very nice, specially the irish man in reception, who will recommend you a lot of things (like what to see or where to go for take a drink or two). For this prize, would go again.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 15 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Spain
  • (Gender undisclosed)
  • (2 reviews)


87%

Nice staff and good beer!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Finland
  • All Male Group 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Kiitos! Yup, the Unfiltered Beer we have on tap is quite tasty. We're the only hostel/pub in the Old Town that has it.

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