Hotel in zona Orrifinn, Reykjavik

The hostel was clean and warm, the rooms were well laid out, with a safe for each person. It's such an odd looking building, but that's definitely part of the charm! The large kitchen/common area looks cool both from within and from the street looking up at it: the huge windows, and the warm coloured, up-lit walls make it so cosy! The hostel is spitting distance from Hallgrimskirkja, you can see it from the common room windows. This means you're in the heart of the city - great if you have no transport! It does mean you're in the heart of the tourist traps too... so any shop nearby (with the exception of Kronan stores) will be more expensive than those further afield. The staff leave you to do your own thing, the cleaners are all super friendly, the showers are always hot, and in decent condition. It really exceeded my expectations. I might have wished for an onsite bar or cafe for socializing, but everything is so expensive in Iceland that I was glad of the lack of temptation! And if you do need that sort of diversion, the B47 Hostel, which occupies the lower floors of the same building, has something like that. I'm sure it would have been okay to use it.

Kex… Ugh such a frustrating review to write. I really wanted to like the Kex hostel it has its good points, but overall was the worst hostel stay I have had in Iceland. I’ll give you my very detailed opinion. The Bad… -Lacking in the toilet paper department!!! We were on floor 4 there were several private bathrooms with showers and also separate locker room style bathrooms. At 7:30 AM I ran to the bathroom after finishing my business realized there was no TP! Ugh. Anyway afterwards I looked through the different open stalls with toilets. Only 3 toilets on the whole 4th floor had TP! To me having adequate TP is an essential thing. The bathrooms weren’t restocked until 10AM ish. And we aren’t even in peak tourist season. We mentioned the issue to the staff and they said “just call next time you need something” kinda hard to “just call” when you have already done your business in the bathroom and you need something to wipe with! They need to have staff check the bathrooms more frequently. -The kitchen is sad in the “equipment” department. One of the reasons we stay at hostels is to cook our own food. Maybe they are trying to push buying food from their restaurant. I get that they get a lot of traffic. But the cooking pan selection is -Terrible- nasty old pans that the thrift shop would discard. Janky handles, and interior coating mega gouged out. Don’t come here expecting to cook at least on level 4. -No way to make coffee!!! Again they probably want you to pay for their breakfast. But there is no option to make coffee. No coffee pot, machine, or way to make a filter pour over etc. Don’t bring coffee grounds expecting to make your morning brew. There was an electric kettle, but again no way to make coffee unless you brought instant. -The showers need a good bleach and scrub. The walls had black mold growing on them. Considering the fact that Kex was our most expensive hostel in Iceland (we paid 20,906 for a private double, with linens, and shared bathrooms…or $153 US) compare Kex to the Svjarborg in Stykkisholmer $90 US or Halfdan HI Hostel $63 US ( in both we had a private double & shared bath) but both were awesome and had a fully equipped kitchen with decent quality pots, options to make coffee, and plenty of toilet paper. I understand that being in the city we can expect to pay more. BUT I expect that price to include: -enough toilet paper -a means to make coffee -decent cookware. The good… -The location is great. Easy walking distance to the main shops/streets. And the ocean right across the highway. -Awesome “vibe” cool decor, lots of couches/lounge areas. -Entertaining/Social. In the evening there was group song trivia in the main area, and in another a live band. -Our room a private double with shared bathroom was large, and we slept well. (Note: I have never stayed in a “quiet” hostel so I always travel with a sleep soundtrack on my phone and a melatonin) -The staff was all polite In conclusion, I have traveled on 4 contine

Hotel molto carino, pulito e igienico, anche la reception è molto gentile, la posizione non è lontana dal centro città, molto comoda. Accanto c'è la Pearl Tower, la Cattedrale e una via dello shopping.

Reykjavik Grand è un noto hotel locale. La sua specialità dovrebbe essere il suo ristorante. Ha molti certificati di chef pluripremiati e ha persino preparato dolci per la Casa Bianca. La reception è molto accogliente, ma fate attenzione a restare sul lato alto, sopra il quinto piano, perché le tubature dell'acqua nella torre del quarto piano hanno ancora odore di zolfo, il che non è accettabile. La camera era OK, con vista sulla cattedrale e sul mare.

This hotel has a lot going for it, but it's held back by the fit and finish of many of the hotel's spaces. Overall, the hotel just feels dated. The red carpet in all of the halls is faded and stained, the wood floor in the room had a lot of damage, and the spa is way past its prime. On a positive note, the furniture in the room has been updated recently and the pieces were nice plus I found the bed to be very comfortable. Also, breakfast was really good! The service at the hotel was also great. But that spa, ugh. It's a perk of being a gold/diamond member, but the spa is just not in good condition. Most urgently, something needs to be done about the steam room, it smelled awful while we were there and even made other parts of the spa smell. But overall, the spa was just not in good shape with damage everywhere. Also, the location of this hotel isn't great if you're looking to explore Reykjavik but, if like us, you want somewhere with free parking for you to explore the rest of Iceland, then this is a great location for you.

Abbiamo dormito solo una notte. Camera essenziale, pulita e calda. Molto comodo il letto e colazione …. Stupenda. C’era veramente di tutto. Unica nota stonata e che la sala della colazione era veramente fredda, penso che non sia una casi dato che anche le inserviente giravano con una giacca pesante.

il villaggio è senz altro affascinante. nella realtà più che in foto. ho avuto la fortuna di vederlo con il tramonto in una bella giornata e sotto l'aurora boreale, per cui non posso non essermene innamorata - essendo lontano dalla città l'aurora si vedeva molto bene la mia camera (per 2/3 persone) era piuttosto piccolina, forse non è l'ideale se si passa molto tempo in camera o se si rimane molti giorni.

Appena arrivati in Islanda, ci siamo fermati qui per le prime due notti, prima di partire per il tour della Ring Road, ed è stato perfetto: ✅ Location ottima: fuori dal centro città, comodamente raggiungibile dalla strada dell’aeroporto, ottima quindi per muoversi agilmente sia arrivando sia per la Ring Road e le varie escursioni n zona. ✅ Appartamento enorme, spaziosissimo e fornito di tutto, anche molto grazioso con una bella vetrata molto luminosa. ✅ Ampio parcheggio disponibile. ✅ Possibilità di fare check-in e check-out in automatico, quindi piena libertà di movimento e di orari di arrivo / partenza…ottimo davvero 👍🏻 ✅ L’acqua calda della doccia odorava di zolfo, come in molte strutture qui in Islanda…simbolo di purezza della stessa! ✅ Prezzo non basso, ma giusto e proporzionato alla zona ed al servizio offerto. ✅ Servizio di lavanderia a disposizione. Non so valutare il personale, perché non ho avuto contatti con loro se non via mail 🤷🏻‍♂️ Struttura consigliatissima 👍🏻👍🏻

A 20 minuti da Reykjavik esiste questo meraviglioso hotel, fuori da inquinamento luminoso e acustico, immerso nella natura , luogo ideale per un totale relax! Staff gentilissimo e disponibile per qualsiasi bisogno o richiesta! Grazie della bellissima vacanza che ci avete fatto trascorrere!

Le persone dell'hotel erano molto benvenute e ospite. Ci sentiamo davvero bene quando siamo arrivati all'hotel e anche durante la partenza. La colazione era piccola ma grande. Ci sono stati una calda e bella pausa. La stanza è molto accogliente. Il letto era molto morbido e sprinter! Il cappello era solo bello, molto caldo e comodo. Come vogliamo che potessimo portare a casa. Haha. Il prezzo era anche di valore. ✌🏻