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Central Hostel

Property class: 2

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A wicker hanging chair, a wooden bench, and a small round table with a glass on it.
A room with a world map on the wall, a grey sofa with blue cushions, a wooden table, and a potted plant.
A hallway with a hanging chair, a door labeled 'Thimona,' and a wall map with text.
A multi-story building with a ground-floor shop named 'PAKLAJU TIRISANA' and a visible flag.
A hallway with a chair, a lamp, and a wall with framed pictures.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Laundry
  • Kitchen
The current price is $25
$20 nightly
$25 total
Total with taxes and fees
Oct 12 - Oct 13

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20 Ernesta Birznieka-Upiša iela, Riga, Riga, 1050
  • Place, Riga Central Market
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Latvian National Opera
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Riga Christmas Market
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Basic Double Room

A bedroom with a large bed, a chair, a bedside table, and a window with curtains.

Basic Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 129 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A room with two beds, a chair, a door, and artwork on the walls.

Basic Twin Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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A bunk bed room with a window, a radiator, and a wooden bench.

Basic Shared Dormitory

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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A bedroom with a sloped ceiling, a bed, a desk, and a chair.

Family Room

  • 151 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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A room with two single beds, a chair, and a wardrobe.

Comfort Shared Dormitory

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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A dormitory room with bunk beds, a wooden floor, a brick wall, a floral sofa, and a desk.

Basic Quadruple Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Twin Bed, 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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A room with a bed, a chair, a radiator, a window, and a door.

Comfort Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A bedroom with a bed, a nightstand, a dresser, and a window with curtains.

Single Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Riga

With a stay at Central Hostel in Riga (Avoti), you'll be within a 10-minute walk of Origo Shopping Centre and Palladium. .This hostel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Berg's Bazaar and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Das Naturkundemuseum.
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What's nearby

  • Origo Shopping Centre - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Riga Central Market - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Latvian National Opera - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Freedom Monument - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Riga Christmas Market - 3 min drive - 1.0 mile

Getting around

  • Riga-Pasažieru Station - 10 min walk
  • Riga International Airport (RIX) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bārs "Kad Zebras Deg - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Mārtiņa Beķereja - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪KEBAB house - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Cadets de Gascogne - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Junge.lv konditoreja - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Central Hostel

Central Hostel offers 46 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Beds feature premium bedding. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)). Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers.
Make yourself at home in one of the 46 guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Limited parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Limited onsite parking (max 5 spaces per unit)

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • 12 detached shared bathrooms
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Ice maker
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Desk
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before 1:00 PM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from noon - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Guests are recommended to download the property's Central Hostel mobile app before check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Access code, front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.00 per person, per night, up to 10 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Central Hostel Riga
Central Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Central Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Riga

Central Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 35 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 35 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 35 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 35 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 35 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff , great location
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very cheap, great location, friendly staff, clean and easy check in! Would definitely stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The reasonable hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The staff and other patrons were very nice!! It’s a cool vibe. The bathroom wasn’t very clean and the drain didn’t work so well so that was a downside. Additionally, the keypads on the doors are extremely loud and the walls are thin. Great location and good value for money!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing friendly staff and super clean!- very cool atmosphere
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Good room for the price, sort of apartment like with shared bathroom and common rooms. Nice to have access to kitchen and free coffee in the morning
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was big. Good security and helpful staff. Free coffee at common room was really nice touch
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value for money. I strongly suggest a private room, not a hostel bed.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Amenities
very nice staff, lovely rooms and the atmosphere of being home: it’s a cosy place. I really like that coffee and tea are for free and that you have the possibility of using a fridge to store food and cook by yourself. The decoration is really nice as well and the staff is very friendly. Furthermore it’s not in the loud city centre but you can reach it by feet within 15 minutes. Also around this place there are many lovely cosy bars where you can meet lots of local people and also prices are lower than in the old town. I really liked my stay and would always come back
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
There was no window blind and you had to hold
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
J'ai séjourné onze jours dans cet hôtel en ayant une chambre privative de deux lits. Pour un tarif peu élevé par rapport aux prix moyens de Riga, son emplacement est excellent et permet de se rendre à la gare en 10 minutes, à la vieille ville en 20 minutes. Les chambres sont spacieuses, silencieuses et très propres. Les espaces communs comme la cuisine ou les salles de bains sont très propres et très bien entretenus. Très gros plus pour les cafés, fruits frais et tisanes mis à disposition. La décoration est dans le thème letton et permet d'en apprendre plus sur le pays. Le personnel est très sympathique et à notre disposition, heureux d'aider ses clients à découvrir le pays. Je tiens également à remercier le gérant de l'hôtel qui fut très sympathique, disponible et qui n'hésite pas à aller vers les clients.
Stayed 11 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excelente acomodação, porém paredes finas.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
N/A All was good. Good attention and service
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Séjour très agréable. Le personnel est très prévenant et m'a bien aidé. L'hôtel est très bien situé avec des commerces à proximité, la gare et le centre ville assez proches. Cependant, il ne faut pas être pointilleux sur la propreté.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Fint til prisen og søde og rare mennesker
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fint sted, men man toiletterne bliver kun rengjort 1-2 gange om dagen
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sisäänkirjautuminen oli todella nopea ja vastaanottovirkailija osasi hyvin englantia. Toisaalta verhot olivat ohuet ja huoneen toinen asukas rupesi soittamaan jotain puhelimellaan 6-7 kertaa yön aikana.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolut zu empfehlen👍👍 Alles sehr sauber☝ Ruhige Lage und große Zimmer👍👍 Top Management👍👍 Viele Einkaufsmöglichkeiten in der Nähe, Deutschsprachiger Manager -> Sehr Hilfsbereit👍👍
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Daha önce kullanılmış olan yatak çarşafı değiştirilmemişti. Yıkanmış çarşaf hem temiz kokar hem de dokusu farklıdır. Fakat yatak çarşafı bu özelliklere sahip değildi. Personelden değiştirilmesini talep ettiğimde önce nerden biliyorsunuz değiştirilmediğini tabiki de mağazadan yeni almadık deyip, manipülasyon yaparak benimle tartışmak istedi. Kendisine yorgun olduğumu, dinlenmeye ihtiyacım olduğunu söyleyip, tartışmak istemediğimi talep ederse extra ücret vereceğimi teklif ettikten sonra çarşaflar temiz olanlarla değiştirildi. Misafirle tartışmak istemek, onu neredeyse sorguya çeker gibi sözler söylemek, dahası o misafir ana dilde konuşmuyorsa, bir ülkede yabancıysa, tolere edilemez. Temizlik; 5 yıldız üzerinden 2, havlular temizdi ve genel alan fena değildi. Çalışanlar; 5 yıldız üzerinden 2, çarşaf için extra ücret almadı. Ardından koridorda bağıran erkekler, kadın-erkek tartışan insanlar…Uykumdan o seslerle uyandım. Çok rahatsız ve tedirgin edici bir konaklamaydı. Kısacası tavsiye etmiyorum.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bare bra

Du får det som du betaler for. Lav standard, men verdt hver krone. Posisjon er sentralt, vennlige resepsjonister, rent bad og toalett, og helt fint rom. Det er gammel bygg derfor noe dårligere luft inne. Hvis du skal ha en enkelt kort opphold, nær alt du kan ikke gjøre feil ved å velge Central Hostel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
みなさん親切でした。
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026