The Naughty Squirrel Backpackers Hostel Reviews

One of the best Hostels I've ever been to! Close to the central station and perfect to explore the Old Town. The rooms are very spacious, the kitchen and the bathrooms are perfectly clean and you get a welcome shot of Riga's speciality: Black Balsam. I can totally recommend this Hostel, Riga is a beautiful city and this is the perfect place to stay.

It can be loud out in the streets and this makes it hard to sleep. If you close the windows the room can get hot and the air is not fresh next morning :-(

By far one of the best hostels I've stayed in! Clean, cozy beds, individual showers, small bar included, no hidden costs, very friendly and helpful people working there who organise a lot of interesting activities. Even though it's party-oriented, you'll have your peace in the rooms. The only thing I did not like were the wonky bunk beds - and if you're heavy (like me) you might just end up pulling the bed to the floor while trying to get on the upper bunk. My solution was just switching bunks.

Great atmosphere, nice tips and everything very clean, just in the centre of the City. Great hostel. Shouldn't miss it.

Thank you for everythink :) I hope to see you again...

This hostel is very close to the bus station and the city centre, so it's a good place to stay while exploring Riga after you're given a welcoming shot of some strange Latvian liquor at the arrival. Kitchen is a bit small, but it's equipped well enough. Dorms have lockers inside and everything is clean.

This hostel is easiest 100% i have ever given.. Everything is good about it, but in particularly I enjoyed the bright design & its beauty & comfort

This is easily one of the best hostels I've stayed at in Europe. The location was great, everything was clean, the internet worked, but most importantly, the Staff and Owners were just amazing. They were all just as willing to chat amiably as try to get you to experience the real Latvia, rather than just stay at the tourist traps in the old town. The kitchen was a bit small, but it was a good place to cook and get to know the fellow travelers.

Everything perfect. Clean, safe, cheap, great staff. nothing to complain

Such a fun few days here. The bar and living room was always full of friendly people, and I made lots of new friends. Rooms were very clean, and beds were surprisingly comfy. There is CCTV all around so I felt quite safe, and the place itself was just really cool and funky. Staff were amazing, helpful, and took us on nights out.

The common space is cool - spacious, decorated, they even have a bar and kicker. :) I didn't have a chance to join but there were a lot of people chatting and having fun there. The staff is super-friendly and helpful. Speaks great english (but no russian). Hovewer, impression about rooms is not that positive: tiny room with 2 2-floor beds, very choky, bad smell. Quite loud outside - better have earplugs.

Nice place, conveniently situated. Both good if you're a solo quiet traveller or a fun student company in search of party time.

Great location, clean rooms, very friendly staff, funny evening activities and the staff are trying to encourage you to participate together with other guests. Awesome hostel, had a very pleasant stay there and already looking forward to coming back in June. Highly recommended!

Although I only stayed for a night, I was really, really impressed by the Naughty Squirrel. It was really easy both to get their and away by bus, train, tram and plane. They had a lot of information about the city and connections with fun things to do as well as plenty of entertainment in the hostel itself. It was cheap but the rooms, bathrooms and showers were all super-clean. The staff even volunteered to take my laundry out of the dryer so I could go to bed and then they folded it! Right on.

The location is amazing! Perfect to walk by the city. The room was big and confortable. You need to bring your lock, but it is not a problem.

Very friendly and helpful. Very impressed

Had a fantastic stay at this hostel, got there when some crazy dutch guys were there and they were full of life. 24 hour bar which is awesome when you come in after a night out, no noise heard from the bedroom at all, pleasure to stay with you guys. Much love, from the geordie duo x

One of the best places I've stayed so far. Comfortable beds and rooms, really helpful and friendly staff combined with perfect location and great atmosphere. Highly recommended.

our stay in riga was awesome, and half of the part was made by this amazing hostel. just arrived we were greetd with a shot...the atmosphere has always been chilled and friendly during the day...crazy at night...enjoy the pub crawl in the weekend!

Good location, extremely clean place, confortable beds. Friendly and helpful staff. Very good place for meeting people in the common room. Definitely a party hostel, well known for pub-crawls. (From what I heard it worst its reputation). After 5 pints and a few shots, I didn’t feel like going out, and I was quite surprise to see everyone leaving around 11:30pm and coming back at 4am. One of the best hostels we stayed in during our trip in the Baltic countries. From far the best atmosphere...