Central Hostel

Would not recommend to female travellers. Filled only with middle aged men, who appeared to be workers or otherwise unhoused. The area was also a little sketchy. I did not feel safe (I'm a confident traveller). Room also had an odor and the curtains did not block any light. Checked out early.

In response to the edit: we definitely stayed at Central hostel not the one mentioned by them. (my google name is not my passport name, which is why I think they think I stayed elsewhere).

Worst hostel in RIGA !!
From the very unfriendly receptionist
To the bad installations, full of homeless unfriendly and weird people also very old people, it looks more like a nursing home than a Hostel. for young an energetic individuals, I would never come back, that's for sure, is definitely not worth the money.

I’ve strongly suggested to not come to this worst place called central hostel no doubt rooms are clean and well but staff of this place were completely rude and non mannered . They don’t even have a patience to how to treat a guest. I’ll let you know about my experience I’ve a taken a room for five days in central hostel the woman rudely put off my utensils out of the kitchen for no reason and giving rude and disrespectful gesture's to me for no reason whatsoever avoid this place rude and nasty staff of this hostel. Try not to spend your money on here . Racist and unfriendly

The room was great and the bathrooms okay. We were able to store our luggage there during the day. The location is okay, at night alone the neighborhood was feeling a bit sketchy but you could walk to the city center in 20 minutes. However the service really lacked. Our check-in was done by a lovely and helpful woman, but the cleaning lady on Sunday seemed to be in a bad mood, looking at us angrily for being in the kitchen as well as throwing cutlery while cleaning. Additional I would be really careful to leave stuff in the kitchen as we left our bread for. three hours in the fridge (after having labeled it according to the hostels instructions) and it either got thrown out during the cleaning of the fridge or stolen (who steals bread???).