Central Hostel

Latvia , Riga
Riga, Ernesta Birznieka Up A Iela 20
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75 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2026

Virgen Eliana

Super amables desde mi llegada, muy atentos, la cama estaba deliciosa, sabanas super limpias y frescas, la ducha riquisima, tambien hice mi lavanderia, pagar el desayuno en mi reserva de cama en el hostal fue la mejor desicion.
Me hospede en una habitacion mixta, y todos muy respetuosos, sientanse seguras chicas.
Para ser mi primera ve en un hostal, me fue espectacular. Gracias Central hostal 😍

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2026

KAREN

Overall, I had a very nice stay. The staff is super friendly and helpful. The hostel is, as its name suggests, very central and easy to reach from the train station. The rooms, bathrooms, and showers were clean, though the first night, the bathroom on my floor was out of order, and the women's showers lacked hooks for hanging clothing and towels. It appeared that they were doing work on those spaces, so it may not be an issue in the future. The other people in my rooms (a mixed sex room the first night and an all-women room for the four following nights) were very nice and considerate. I would recommend Central Hostel as a pleasant and budget-conscious way to visit Bordeaux.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2026

Gustavo

A modest, clean and centrally located well run youth hostel. The plaza just in front seems to attract some weird people. Do not mind this, they are doing their thing and din’t bother anyone. Very close to tons of shops and restaurants. Beds were confortable, temperature was fine. It may be a bit difficult for some folks to get into the top bunks. Lobby area was welcoming and comfortable. Showers were ok, good warm water with decent pressure. I would recommend for a solo trip b

Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Oct 2025

Dallas

Good place to stay for the location.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2025

Elena

Lovely staff, great location

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2025

Dania

Regresaría

La ubicación es perfecta, limpio, seguro y cama cómoda. El servicio podría mejorar para alcanzar las 5 estrellas.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2025

Andreii

Amazing place

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2025

Viyaleta

Perfect place !

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2025

Stephanie

Nice hostel for short term stays. Can be noisy due to people on the street outside.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Dec 2024

Mona

Location location location!

I loved my stay at the Central Hostel. The staff were super nice and helpful and the location is truly central and very walkable.
I stayed in a 8 bed mixed dorm for the first time and the blackout blinds were a gamechanger for me. Other than a microwave there's no kitchen but there're an Aldi and Carrefour nearby which is super helpful.

The washrooms and the showers weren't the cleanest and it didn't feel like they were being cleaned daily but it's a hostel after all.

If I'd ever go back to Bordeaux, I'll definitely stay here but would book a female dorm instead.

Merciii :>

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2024

Nicholas

Brilliant stay

Fantastic service, very well situated - great value for money for a short stay in the city.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

12 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

The area is not safe, a lot of homeless around the hotel. Services are very limited: WiFi didn’t work, terrible smell in the lobby and bathroom, not possible to set your temperature in the room, no iron available even if you ask the front desk. The overall experience was not so good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2024

Steven

Huge private top floor room with a view

We stayed in 401 which is a very large private room. We lived everything about the room and the stay. The hostel is perfectly located for walking to all the old town sites. We’ll stay again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2024

John

Unfortunately, the hostel does not have control of its surroundings. At the time of my stay, there were some unhoused people with dogs. And at night they would bark. ( the dogs not the people )
But in no insistence did I feel unsafe. The area is very centrical and walking distance to most attraction.
Highly recommend.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2023

luis

great stay

very pleasant stay

julliette was very informative and professional.

highly recimmend staying here good location!!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2023

isadora

We had a great stay in a family room. When we closed the window it was completely quiet with no noise getting in from the square. Staff were very helpful. The breakfast option was excellent. The location was perfect for walking about the beautiful city. Highly recommend.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2023

Colleen

Fantastic!!

This did not seem like a hostel. It was amazing. we had a private room. Location cannot be beat. Amazing cafe and area to hang out downstairs. super quiet. On a famous square in an old church.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2023

Sophia

Excellent service

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jun 2023

valerie

location is brilliant in the centre of Bordeaux. However, i went expecting breakfast as advertised only to be told they did not serve food. They need to change their ads about the hostel. However, excellent cafe just round the corner. They also need to be more communicative about tourism, and where the tourist bureau is, as they themselves were not able to answer my questions. Staff good natured however.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2023

Amy

Cute, clean, centrally located hostel!

Amazing hostel! Cute, clean and perfectly located on StCatherine street (longest pedestrian only street!! Lots of shopping!). All the facilities were in great condition and updated. As a solo traveler it could have been a little bit more socially oriented, but that is being super picky! Would recommend!

Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2023

Ethan

Staff

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2023

Natalia

Es war gut.

Hostel liegt sehr zentral, sauber und freundliches Personal Betten bequem.
Das ist die Fußgängerzone und wenn es dunkel ist, möchte ich da nicht raus gehen.

Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Mar 2023

Monica

Great place for a girls weekend!

T'was a girls weekend in Bordeaux. We booked a private suite for four. Very comfortable, clean room. Confusion re the towels - we \"rented\" some per the welcome email and the room ended-up having towels. Hooks would be nice to hang them after showering, as well as water cups. Also, housekeeping was advertised. They did a partial cleaning and ended-up taking some of our souvenir cups. We fortunately got 4/6 back. Also, very much appreciated coffee and tea in the room. Overall a great stay and would return. Oh, and the location was good though there were a lot of homeless people/squatters in the square.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

14 Mar 2020

Alison

Amazing location

The location was spot on, right in the middle of the city. Good facilities and a nice cafe bar on site.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2019

Scott

Best place to stay if traveling alone

If you travel alone this is the place for you. Very helpful and friendly staff. Very clean and comfortable. Stayed for a few days and I didn’t want to leave. Close to lots of beautiful churches and monuments. Lots of shopping nearby. If I’m ever in Bordeaux again I will definitely stay here

6/10

Pleasant

06 Nov 2019

Tara

Disappointed and poor design

I stayed in an 8 bedroom bed...if you have a suitcase or big bag it won’t fit in locker. There were only three of us one night and if there was a fire ...there were two large bags in the small path to door. I could expect it could be worse with more bags. Hard to brush teeth in morning when hostel is full, two sinks for woman for a number of rooms. Downstairs is a restaurant but also I think a lounging area??? Wasn’t quite sure if you could just lounge. It would be great if staff welcomed you with an overview of the city with a map. Great location. Very expensive considering.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2019

Kin Fai

A pleasant stay

Good location. Cozy design. Spacious and comfortable room. Breakfast is good at reasonable price. The restaurant \"Kitchen\" provides good food too. One advice to those using iPhone with phone language set in Chinese (I don't know if this applies to other languages other than English). You can only access to the hotel's wifi by turning the phone language into English

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Location is very good. There is a restaurant and bar if you like.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2019

Marina

September

Great staff, clean room, thanks again!

Self

6/10

Pleasant

28 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

The location of the hostel was perfect for a night out and to occasionally come back to freshen up or drop things off. The beds were very private and the curtain blocked out a lot of light. Nice looking showers and amenities, even had a hair dryer. The lobby/restaurant is a nice place to hang and do some work/research.

I would say that the showers and bathrooms could be cleaner. The room was warm at night and we couldn't keep the windows opened for too long because of the noise outside.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2019

Keith

Good hostel

The hostel is new, central, clean, cheap and well decorated. The sounds are sound proofed. The breakfast is good. The girls wearing there are attentive and polite. I would say that the beer is a little expensive and it was hot at night due to it being 32C during the night but I would recommend this hostel.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2019

Myriam

When can I go back?

It was absolutely amazing, I got to meet new people everyday that was sharing the same passion for traveling as me. The breakfast was delicious and this hostel is located right in the center of Bordeaux, walking distance to every nice restaurants or touristic monuments

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Nice hostel

New hostel, very clean and stylish. Location is great, right in the old town pedestrian area. But a bit far from bus stop to train station.

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2019

Naomi

A great place to stay

Great place to stay. I love that there are shutters so you still have that little bit of privacy and it does well to block out unwanted light at night from other people. Very clean.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

The place is hip and new with new facilities and a restaurant/bar in the lobby but it's not quite a hostel. It does not have any kitchen facility. Even just a kettle and a microwave would make backpacker's lives easier. I felt that the price was extremely high for what you get - even the luggage storage in the locker is at cost before check-in and after check-out.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

28 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Double room

Not great accommodation and wouldn't stay again. Probably good for backpackers in dorms, but not worth the price of the double rooms. Room was very cold on arrival and had to go downstairs to ask for room to be heated at least 5 times in 2 days as there is no thermostat in the room. Staff seemed to turn heat on for 30 mins then off (aside from 1 time when left on for 2 hours) so was generally cold again very quickly. No blackout blinds as advertised and those that were there were old and broken. Music playing on Saturday night until 2am downstairs, which prevented us from sleeping on floor 4... Basically a party hostel with some overpriced double rooms that would cater to a different crowd.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Good hostel

I stayed in a female only room. Each bed comes with a spacious locker, outlet, light, and shelf. Privacy curtains are there, but they’re more like blinds and are very noisy to open, which you have to do any time you want to leave the bed. Not much maneuverability between the rows of beds in my room though. Only big complaint I have is the fact that after you check out, if you want to keep your bags at the hostel, you have to pay for it. The lockers are secure, but still frustrating to have to pay for a service that is usually offered free of charge at hostels. Location is very good.

8/10

Excellent

12 Mar 2019

Julie

Great location!

Check-in was quick, and the first impression of the hostel was great. The room, 8 bed dorm, was very very compact. There's a barely enough room for a person to pass by between the beds. However, It was very clean and loved the privacy curtain. On the other hand, I didn't appreciate no kitchen plus no outside food allowed in the hostel policy. It just make it more difficult for budget travellers to stay at this hostel. Overall, it was a good stay.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Great

Great location, nice facilities and very friendly staff.

2/10

Poor

04 Jun 2026

Coralie

Certes bien situé. Mais c’est tout.
Douches extrêmement sales et mal équipées (moisi, cheveux, boue des chaussures, pas ou peu de porte manteau, rien pour protéger les affaires de l’eau ou de coin pour se changer).
Odeur d’excrements envahissant l'étage. Personnel globalement sympa, mais on ne tutoie pas des inconnus.

Self

8/10

Excellent

19 May 2026

Rodrigo

Habitaciones un tanto justas pero bien

Baños separqdos y algo incomodos. No tienen donde colgar toallas, ni area para vestirte relajado.

Personal y desayuno estupendo

Ubicación PERFECTA

Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2026

marta

Ostello centrale e ben tenuto. Camere nuove e pulite e presenza di Locker in ogni stanza (portate un lucchetto). Stanze piccole ma per un paio di giorni ok. Nel complesso raccomandati

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2026

lilian

très bonne adresse en plain centre ville de Bordeaux.
Continuez et je reviendrai avec grand plaisir

Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2026

Rodrigo

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2026

Sabine Madeleine

J'ai apprécié mon séjour au Central Hostel de Bordeaux, situé au coeur du centre ville, près des lignes de Tramways.
L'équipe de la réception est très agréable et pro.
La salle, où chiller ou travailler (selon les envies), est confortable, on peut y déguster café et autres boissons tout en écoutant de la musique diverses et variées selon les goûts du moment 😉
Il en est de même pour la terrasse, a apprécié aux beaux jours !
Dortoirs et autres équipements 👍
Merci à l'équipe de la réception pour votre accueil !

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2025

Alejandro

Sitio muy acogedor con personal muy amable.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

05 Dec 2025

Isabel

Very central location

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2025

Olivier

L'accueil durant la nuit a été optimal, le thé m'a été offert. Le personnel a été professionnel avec un sens de l'attention.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2025

Joao Gabriel

Lindo!

O local é muito central, a 1 quadra da estação de tram e muito perto do centro. Não tem lugar para cozinhar e o espaco para por as malas é bem pouco, mas tem guarda malas e lavanderia (ambos pagos a parte, estranhei o guarda malas ser pago mas ok).

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2025

Yadira

La ubicación y el hostal increibles!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2025

PATRICE

« Pat' Saint Projet de la Grosse Cloche 😂» !

Trés bon accueil, et \"reception team\" au TOP ! Micro-onde disponible. Hostel au centre prés de bars et restaurants et activité nocturnes. Proximité pour shopping, rue sainte Catherine !
45 mn de la gare et Bus. Commerces à proximité carrefour express.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2025

Bryan

Le service était parfait. Cependant, une odeur desagréable etait presente dans les escaliers pour accédez aux autres étages

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2024

Marie

Super séjour !

Superbe séjour. Chambres impeccables et pièces communes propres! L espace d Evie commune est top et convivial

La personne présente au comptoir ce matin est avenante et à la recherche de solutions pour tous!
Attention à la vague 😉

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2024

Aleksandra

Cooles Hostel

Sehr angenehmes Hostel, die Lage ist echt zentral, das Zimmer war renoviert und sauber, das Bett auch bequem und angemessen für die Preis. Leider ist die Sauberkeit des Duches fraglich: man sieht deutchlich Schimmel.

Self

4/10

Poor

16 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

En verano te mueres de calor

La habitación estaba bien pero no había aire acondicionado y encima la ventana no se podía abrir del todo. No pudimos dormir por el calor que hacía en la habitación.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2024

Virginie

Bel hostel au cemtre de Bordeaux

Bien situé, couchette bien équipé avec rideau black-out, prises et lampe. Par contre, couloir étroit entre les deux rangées de lit, ce qui bloque la circulation dans la chambre.

Self

4/10

Poor

15 Jul 2024

Amos

Auberge de jeunesse très bien placé par rapport au centre ville et les lignes de tram. Malheureusement un peu décu par l'accueil, qui aurait du être plus cordial, et l'état des services: savons vides dans les toilettes, portes des lockers cassées, lockers non utilisables, cadenas indisponibles, ... .

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

15 Jun 2024

Katharina

Leider ist es sehr laut da vor dem Hostel sich viele obdachlose mit Hunden aufhalten.
Der Geruch im Hostel ist auch unangenehm.
Das Bett ist bequem

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2024

Arnaud

Agreable sejour sur Bordeaux

L'emplacement est top. J'ai mis 10 minutes env en trottinette depuis la gare. L'hotel est en plein centre et pas loin des quais pour les visites, ballades etc. L'hotel possède un super accueil avec bar et tables pour se poser et prendre un verre tranquillement. L'accueil est réalisé par une équipe jeune et dynamique et j'ai été agréablement surpris par la bienveillance de l'équipe .
Malgré le fait d'être en dortoir, j'ai trouvé la chambre hyper calme (j'ai eu la chance d'avoir des convives respectueux), et tout était d'une super propreté. En gros je recommande vivement cet établissement.
Le séjour était parfait.

Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2024

Verified traveler

Decent stay but lacks aktivities and cleanness

I was a bit disappointed with my stay at this hostel. The location was very good, and the room was nice with very private bunkbeds that each had its own curtain. That made you feel like you had your own little space.

However, there were no activities during my stat, and there was generally not a hostel “vibe” where you felt it was natural to speak to others. The bar-area in the reception was alright, but each person just sat by themself. For me, that was quite disappointing.

Furthermore, in the room, there were some very weird-looking dark spots in the ceiling that definitely looked like some kind of mould. Unfortunately, I do not have any pictures, but it was definitely a bit concerning. Other than that, the room was clean and the bed felt very nice as well.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jan 2024

Kohei

The service was very good and comfortable.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2023

Laurent

Comme toujours , un personnel aimable et au service du client.hotel impeccable et idéalement situé au coeur de Bordeaux .je recommande

Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2023

Mehdi

Bonne accueil, mais il y avait une odeur nauséabonde dans les escaliers pour accéder au chambre (odeur d’égout). Le petit n’est pas à volonté dommage.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2023

Apolline

Le personnel est très sympa, la présence continuelle est d’ailleurs super pratique. La propreté des espaces communs (salle de bain) laisse à désirer le soir, mais c’est parce que les voyageurs ne font pas attention et non pas à cause du personnel ! Il y a beaucoup de turnover, attention donc à vos affaires (n’oubliez pas votre gel douche dans la douche …). Les casiers sont très spacieux d’ailleurs !! Les rideaux occultants font vraiment bien leur job, superbe idée. L’auberge est super bien placée en centre-ville, très pratique !

Expérience positive, je recommande :)

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

19 Sep 2023

Yasmin

Das Personal war freundlich und auch sehr zuvorkommend, sie haben einem alles erklärt. Die angeschlossene Bar und Restaurant war gut besucht und auch eine gute Auswahl an Essen/Getränken. Das Gemeinschaftsbad war groß und die Duschkabinen, eigentlich Duschräume waren sehr groß sogar mit extra Spiegel und Schrank ausgestattet, davor gab es nochmal einen kleinen Raum mit Waschbecken. Tolle Unterkunft! (:

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2023

Lee

보르도 시내에 위치해있어서 관광하기에 매우 편리합니다. 트램 노선도 근처에 많고요. 호스텔 바로 앞에 마트가 있어서 장보기도 좋았고, 가장 유명한 까눌레 가게도 나란히 두 개가 붙어있어요. 저는 6인 혼성 도미토리 썼는데 방은 전자키로 여는 형태였고, 침대마다 블라인드가 되어 있어서 프라이빗하게 생활할 수 있었습니다. 샤워 공간이나 화장실도 깔끔하니 좋았어요.

Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2022

Steve

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Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2022

Thomas

Pas mal du tout

Séjour familial donne sur une place avec quelques personnes bizarre . Préférez des nuits en semaine avec la famille sinon super emplacement

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2022

Adrien

La chambre est vraiment de bon goût, spacieuse et confortable. En plein cœur de Bordeaux

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2021

Verified traveler

호스텔은 좋지만 프랑스는 싫다.

숙소 자체는 아주 만족스럽고 바로 앞에 역도 있어서 파리 시내 어디를 돌아다니든 좋았습니다.

그런데 숙소와는 별개로, 외국과의 문화 차이인지 아니면 그냥 예절이 없는건지 밤새 떠들어대고 갑자기 새벽에 소란 피우는 등 잠 자기에는 좋지 않은 조건이었습니다. 호스텔이라면 감수해야하는 부분이긴 한데 제가 세계 여행을 해오면서도 유독 파리만 더욱 그랬네요. 관광지도 뭐 별거 없고 제 세계 여행지 중 프랑스가 가장 별로였습니다.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

18 Dec 2021

Marina

Je pense sympa en tant qu'auberge de jeunesse mais moyen en tant qu'hotel. Personnel très agréable et localisation au top. Cependant plusieurs choses indispensables à revoir pour le bien être des voyageurs
- le canapé lit de la chambre 4 personnes était cassé et donc nous avons du caler des coussins sous le matelas pour avoir le corps a la même hauteur pour dormir ... Rien n'a été fait donc j'estime qu'en louant une chambre à 115€ nous avons le droit de dormir convenablement. Il aurait été normal qu'un geste commercial soit fait ou un changement de chambre !

- Les casiers (pour stocker les bagages en attendant d'avoir les clés de la chambre) sont très compliqués à ouvrir et fermer et nous on fait perdre pas mal de temps.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2021

Verified traveler

Accueil très sympathique et auberge vivement recommandée pour un séjour étudiant en solo!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2021

Iulian

Bien situe e tres propre. Je recommende!

Sans critiques. Tout c'est bien passe. Le personel a ete tres agreale et accueillant. Bien situe. On a trouve une chambre tres propres et discrete. Un point a mentioner: la chambre a ete trop chaude (c'est vrai que on a pas appele la reception, donc 5 points partout) et la salle de bain n'avais pas du chauffage. On a laisse la porte ouverte a la salle de bain pour \"maitriser\" la temperature de la chambre.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2021

MANUEL

bien
personne a l'accueil très bien

Business

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2021

Corentin

Bien dans l'ensemble. Au niveau dortoir dommage il manque une serviette pour la douche