Akureyri Backpackers Reviews

Except no kitchen there, everything prefect. Very nice location.

It's a stylish hostel with a bar restaurant attached, but in reality the food and drink business seems to be more active. Looking at the reviews, it seems the management has changed since before, and the kitchen for guests that was previously advertised is no longer there, and there is only a microwave and what appears to be a kettle. The outlets in the hallway have also been blocked off, presumably to prevent charging, and the impression that the services offered are not very substantial. The location was easy to find, and the room was clean. There were no amenities available for rental, and I refrained from using the shower due to the atmosphere. The private room I rented was extremely simple, with just a bed, desk, and chair, and no hangers or anything like that. It seems fine if you're just looking for a place to sleep for one night.

My wife and I booked a double room in this hotel, which was quite large, and the room door already had an electronic lock! There is a restaurant on the first floor, and check-in is also at the restaurant counter. Check-in comes with a free drink from the restaurant. The kitchen has a simple microwave and kettle for use. The shower room is in the basement, and you must pass by the restaurant on the first floor. It feels a bit strange, and men may still go into the women's shower room by mistake. The design of this part is a bit strange. There is a bar behind the hotel, and it is very noisy before closing at night. Even if the soundproof air-tight windows are closed, it is still quite loud. Moreover, the door bow of the restaurant door on the first floor of the hotel is not cushioned enough, and closing the door will affect the upstairs!

High cost performance. Close to city attractions. Close to the church and main street, not far from the supermarket. The bar on the first floor is very lively. Parking lot is very close

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Took a chance and I was not disappointed. Very kind and hospitable staff with quality beer and food. Lots of choices to be had in the area, but you simply will appreciate this local and authentic place. Just so you know, they do have contactless pay available, which makes it very easy for us to us

If you need to talk to the manager Apolonia will tell you that "we are not allowed to give out our manager's contact information" so he doesn't know how his/her staff handle customer care. We will not persevere

We were 7 people so tried a few things. Place ok:ish. Dinner was ok:ish too, but only 1 guy was friendly, 3 female staff really rude, looked burntout. Would not go back again, and recommend to eat at Taste instead, the food was much better amd the staff really friendly.

Unfriendly staff, rooms were not yet clean when we arrived at 6pm. Even at 8pm our rooms were dirty and there was blood at our sheets. There was no kitchen at all, only one microwave and a water boiler that’s broken. Terrible expierence.

Most rude staff that I ever met. Super arrogant to their guests. We arrived at 18h, 2 of our rooms were not cleaned yet, they didn’t tell us so we had to go inform them. Reception is total chaos. I needed to wait an hour to pay for our stay. On booking you see a kitchen, there is only a microwave, no hot plates or other kitchen utensils.

Nice location in Akureyri main street. This place provides each guest the key tags to entering the room. The washrooms are spacious and clean. There are restaurants on the first floor and the breakfast are charged per person. The beds are not in very good shapes however. All the guards in our rooms are broken, the metal pieces are broken. Feels very unsafe to be hold on and to sleep on the top bunk especially for kids.

My husband and I needed to get some laundry done from our 2 week trip in Iceland. The hotel we were staying at recommended this located. When we arrived, we were told their washing machines were broken! This was not good news for us. Luckily they offered to do our laundry with their big machines and it was be a service. The cost was 900 krona to wash and 900 to dry ($13 roughly) which is a great price in Iceland! We were told it would take about 3 hours. Melkur assisted us with getting our laundry done. When we arrived back he told us that the washing machine had an issue and all our clothes smelled burned. He offered to wash our clothes all over again because he said he wouldn’t feel right giving us clothes that smelled burned. We appreciated his honesty and he was so apologetic and offered us a free drink. He went above and beyond and made sure that our clothes were well taken care of and clean! After receiving our clothes, the burn smell was not even noticeable and we are just thankful he took the time to do this for us (as he was still running around like crazy being a waiter in the cafe). 100% recommend this location for laundry and to grab a drink!

We did not stay, but planned to eat while we did our laundry. The food was fabulous! I had the smoked salmon on a pita with spinach, hard boiled eggs, and avocado sauce. My son had the burger with mushrooms, gouda cheese and bernaise sauce. The potato wedges that came with it were also delicious. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the atmosphere was casual, cheerful and fun. The public laundry machine was broken, so they did our laundry in the staff machine for the same price (1900 kr for a big load, wash and dry).

It was clean. They advertise a kitchen, there is NO KITCHEN. I expected to save money on food for this reason, and there is not even a microwave or kettle at all. No discount in the restaurant for breakfast or dinner, nothing. Also advertised for a laundry room, and there is none. The workers at the desk were very nice, but the new owners suck. It feels like they are scamming people to come and spend more money in the restaurant for just okay food that is very expensive.