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Reviews of Cinnamon Sally Backpackers Hostel

Merķeļa iela 1, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia

#8 of 108 hotels in Riga

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 1036 hostel reviews

9.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.2

  • Comfort

    9.2

  • Location

    9.6

  • Facilities

    9.2

  • Staff

    9.7

  • Value for money

    9.4

  • Free WiFi

    9.6

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  • Reviewed: May 4, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Free breakfast, cozy environment and nice staff

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 2, 2024

    9.0
    excellent stay....enjoyed everything right from location, ambience, facilities, staff, breakfast...
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    A sort of bad smell in the area before entering the hostel...

    quite interestin and convenient stay...thoroughly enjoyed the accommodation...Staff were very nice...

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 29, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everyone was super friendly. Made some lovely new friends. Will definitely be back if im ever in Latvia again

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 29, 2024

    10
    Great hostel. Very central. Amazing Staff - very accommodating and friendly. Highly recommended
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    There is no hot water early in the morning, but this didn't bother me at all. I definitely would stay there again.

    Very friendly and welcoming staff, went beyond and above to make the stay memorable. Very nice atmosphere in the hostel. Other guests very friendly and approachable. Hostel is very clean and centrally located. Highly recommend it.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: April 27, 2024

    10
    THE place to be.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything. Exceptional breakfast!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 24, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Single Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    wonderful!!! Thank you!!!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: April 22, 2024

    9.0
    Good hostel!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    1. Breakfast is really late. You will be able to eat something only around 9:00. 2. For a top bed, you will find a shelf on the wall. It is not scrued to wall or anything like that. So, my shelf fell when I was taking the phone, and my keys and E-ink book fell down under the bed. I would be happy if they would fix it on the wall.

    1. Perfect location. Close to everything that you can be interested in. 2. Nice interior. All common rooms look really good and clean.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 15, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Very friendly and helpful staff! They organise a pub crawl (every Saturday I think) which is really fun and easy to join even if you are a solo traveller. Location is very good.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 14, 2024

    9.0
    Best Hostel in town
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Super nice staff Toothpaste, fruit, other small things available for free Breakfast included!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 14, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There is no sign of the building outside it was really difficult to find the building it’s jut next to the McDonald building

    All it’s clean and tidy

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 8, 2024

    10
    Very central, clean and cosy.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing.

    The location is perfect - opposite the central train station and walking distance from the old town. There is an elevator, which was nice, because of our luggage. We were greeted very warmly and our room was clean, cosy and quiet. We already booked another stay there for the next time.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 4, 2024

    10
    Simply The Best
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything! The ambiance of the place is unmatched. The common room has been a great place for socializing and hanging out with other travellers. The hostel is spotlessly clean and tidy; the staff and volunteers are accommodating and absolutely amazing! The breakfast couldn't be better - eggs, waffles, bread, cheese, salad, cereals, jam, and coffee. The bed is comfy and the room is considerably large.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 3, 2024

    9.0
    Will come back
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Super nice staff, perfect location, guests are quiet and nice, beds are comfy

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: March 23, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    A very cozy modern hostel near the train and bus station. On the 3rd floor of an ancient building. The elevator is working. Login through McDonald's. The wonderful staff always takes care of the cleanliness and convenience of the guests! Always delicious breakfasts with fresh waffles, croissants and homemade buns! Plenty of space for comfortable relaxation in the common area. Linen, towels, shower gel, breakfast and tea/coffee are free. There is a kitchen with everything you need, a refrigerator and a balcony. The interior is decorated with beautiful paintings. I will do everything with taste and love. I recommend!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 21, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Extremely nice and helpful staff Funny and open community which organised great events Particularly liked the kayaks for rental

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 15, 2024

    10
    Amazing place to stay and would recommend! :)
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The elevator was broken and hostel is on the 3rd floor, so had some difficulties with my suitcase.

    Staff is super friendly and helpful, people are nice. Beds are comfortable. Breakfast is super good, they make fresh waffles and croissants! Also, they have a coffee machine which you can use for the whole day. Location is good - it's in the city centre, close to the bus station. Have stayed there before and came back. Lockers are big. Common areas are nice.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: March 15, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There is no big cooking pot available in the kitchen. Breakfast is exactly the same from day to day. No non-vegetarian options available. People are coughing a lot.

    The hostel organised some great nightly activities, including Latvian folk dancing and (French) karaoke :) good community and easy to meet people.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 12, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great community experience.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 8, 2024

    10
    It's the dog's bollocks (this is a local way to say it's amazing)
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There genuinely wasn't anything I disliked.

    This was the perfect experience. The hostel was in a very convenient location and the staff were incredibly hospitable and welcoming. It was my first time in a hostel and this experience has changed the way I'll go on holiday from now on. I quickly became friends with everyone and by the end I started to see them more like family.I have travelled to around 15 countries so far, and while it's common to feel sad going home, this one was the most sad I've been due to leaving everyone. There wasn't a single dislikable person in this hostel. They're too many names to list, but Brad, Luke, Nei, Clo etc: I love you all.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 7, 2024

    10
    One of the best hostels in Europe
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing. Everything was great

    The very friendly staff, the very good location.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: February 29, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    One of the best Hostels I have ever stayed!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 29, 2024

    10
    Nice cosy hostel!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Hostel is next to a busy street and you can hear it quite well, so take ear plugs with you ☺️

    Nice hostel with friendly staff! Breakfast included and all the basic necessities are there. Beds were comfy, no curtain.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 27, 2024

    10
    Clean. Fun. Amazing breakfast.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Beds were a bit close to each other.

    Organized program. Nice and friendly stuff. Clean. Breakfast was really amazing, lot of options ( waffles were the best). Common space.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: February 26, 2024

    8.0
    Recommendation, clean, spacious and AWESOME breakfast included
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    All was fine! ;-)

    Very good location though the entrance (fast food chain) staircase up to the hostel wasn’t adorable. Clean throughout, bed-linen and a large towel included! Very nice breakfast included!!! No-shoe policy - better bring slippers for your convenience! No padlock needed - lockers with key! Liked my stay and do recommend the place - it wasn’t booked too well, could imagine bathrooms (shared and not gender seperated) could get crowded at peak times.

    Stayed in February 2024

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