Rix Hostel Riga lies in Maskavas forstate, which is dominated by the Stalinist-style Latvian Academy of Sciences, and the nearest bus stop, Merkela iela, is merely 50 metres away.
The hostel is situated within 10 minutes' walk of Riga Central train station.
The Riga hostel is located only 1.3 km from the Cosmos Illusion Museum and a mere 14 minutes on foot from the 17th-century Swedish Gate. You can access the Galerija Centrs (0.6 km) and the cobbled 13th-century market Riga Town Hall Square (1 km) as popular shopping choices in the area. The 29-room Rix hostel is approximately 200 metres from the tested National History Museum of Latvia and in proximity to the 42 m statue "Freedom Monument".