Reykjavik hotels in Hlíðar

Pros: The staff was lovely and very helpful. The facility itself was exceptional.

Pros: The hotel was really unique I really liked the design the staff was very nice and accomadating

Pros: Great staff - always available and always helpful!

Pros: Classy breakfast buffet, wide spaces in the dorm rooms, not too cramped, evening shift front desk worker "Gary the Great" is a not a cool friendly dude, but extremely helpful.

Pros: Friendly staff,decent location, clean dorms, nice locker for suitcase.

Cons: Not having bathrooms for both sexes on both sides of the floor. Layout of dorms not great. Bad internet

Pros: Staff was very responsive to our request to change rooms. Rooms had a nice (small) outside sun deck.

Cons: It's a little far from the tourist area (shops and restaurants) but that might be an advantage as we got more exercise.

Pros: This review is about the two floors of the hotel which are a hostel, not a hotel. They lend you a tiny (nearly a joke, I guess) lock to put on the small cubby boxes in the room. 1000ISK deposit. The kitchen contains dishwashers.

Cons: I stayed in a room with 12 or 14 beds. The doors on these rooms are "underdamped", meaning they are designed or adjusted to slam very very loudly if you let them close by themselves. It shakes not just the room, but is even obnoxious during the day if you're in a common kitchen or lounge down/across the hall. The door in my room was slammed AT ALL HOURS of the day except 12h30 -- 03h00 a.m. by the absurdly inconsiderate guests. The problem is that there is no effort by the hostel to tell people how to behave, and for some reason a large cross-section of the sample of young travellers in my room seem entirely oblivious to the surely-obvious effects of their actions on other people. There were no quiet hours announced. No one was told to close doors quietly. I was dumbfounded how people stayed up shouting, drinking, etc inside the dorm room (there are couches) until midnight, even when others were obviously trying to sleep, and the same people when they were on a different schedule, were up at 03h a.m. sharp talking loudly, and slamming the door countless times again. I mentioned to the staff that there was an educational solution (maybe) to this problem, but they didn't seem very interested. In addition to all that, the rooms, which look nothing nice as clean as in the pictures online (of course), have little cubby boxes below the beds where you supposedly can lock your valuables. The locking tabs are a bit of a joke, maybe, but in my room several were actually broken off anyway, so there was no way to lock them. This was my worst hostel experience ever.

Pros: laid back fun atmosphere

Cons: There was nothing I didn't like

Pros: Just the cutestest hostel ever. Very trendy, clean and comfortable. Spacious rooms, clean bathrooms and showers. Guests were very respectful. Had no trouble sleeping in the evenings. Great bar and sitting area in the reception area to drink and meet other travelers. Food was delicious at the restaurant. Excellent location, located on the main road, central in downtown. Most tours pick up just outside their door steps, as well as local bus stops. Although, it's easy to walk everywhere from there. Absolutely, love it and hope to stay there again one day.

Cons: No negatives.

Pros: Decent price and location

Cons: Much dirtier in person Kitchen appliances don't work (stoves, ovens, microwaves) so use and need of kitchen is pointless People staying there do not clean their dishes, and cleaning crew doesn't do them either, so there's always a sink full of dirty dishes and no utensils. Advertises soap and shampoo provided yet they give 1 tiny bottle of shampoo that people end up stealing so no soap or shampoo Same with the soap in the bathrooms. No soap. Checked out a day early (almost 30 hours early) yet told that no refund would be given because not given 24 hours notice (?)

Pros: Cafe area, easy access to Sadcars

Cons: No top sheet, blanket charged extra, rooms colder than hall even with 10 people, no laundry

Pros: Kitchen, luggage room, sheets provided, warm water, staff always available, free computer available

Cons: 3 restrooms/floor, walkable to city center and grocery stores but not within 10 min

Pros: Friendly and helpful very nice could not have found a better spot!

Cons: It did rain a day or two but no trouble otherwise

Pros: Well-run Very good staff clean and good value and location for a stay in a very nice but expensive city

Pros: fantastic location and great views of Hallsgrimkirja, dinner and breakfast are good (price for dinner somewhat similar to other locals in downtown),

Cons: no variation in breakfast items (not a terrible thing though)

Pros: The room was clean, warm and quiet. It's a 10 min walk to the city centre. The staff are very friendly and helpful.

Cons: NA

Pros: Comfy beds. Friendly staff

Cons: Dirty and maintained.

Pros: Everything was very clean. Generous breakfast.

Cons: The room was in a different building to the reception and food hall - inconvenient on arrival and in the mornings.

Pros: Close to lots of shops, restaurants, the waterfront, and attractions like Hallgrimskirkja. Bus service picks up right in front of the building.

Cons: It's a bit expensive for how simple the accommodations are but still worth it.