Reykjavik Homestays

It is close to tourist attractions in Reykjavik. Reykjavík's iconic churches, town hall and lakeside are within walking distance. The tour stop is Bus-stop 6, so that's also convenient. You can see several nearby buildings and ports, and there are various souvenir shops, convenience stores, and marts nearby, so it's useful to spend time shopping. Various restaurants are also within walking distance. Facilities and cleanliness are not bad. I think it is a characteristic of Iceland that sulfur is added to the water. The room we used was very spacious for 3 people, and the sofa was also convenient. There are various utensils for cooking, as well as a microwave and refrigerator. The downside is that the water control is sometimes not done, so I have trouble with hot water when showering or washing dishes. Due to the clubs and bars nearby, you may hear the sound of young friends on holidays. Overall, it is a satisfactory hotel for the price.

The experience is very good and very clean. There is a small kitchen with full kitchen utensils and even kitchen paper. There is no breakfast. Although the front desk is off work early, you can self-service key collection. The location is not easy to find. But there is a parking lot in the city center, but only a row at the door many

We stayed here for two nights by the end of our holiday in Iceland. It is located a few minutes drive from the city centre. The studio was of very good size with wide window. The bed and the pillow are reasonably comfortable. Towels are provided every other day but fine to us. The table which was supposed to be for dinning is pretty small though. We did not use the kitchen which has limited but sufficient utensils. The bathroom is on the small size but quite functional with strong shower. But there are a few things. First, there is no on-site staff and the entry was keyless by codes which are supposed to be emailed to us. We have not received the email. We called the number displayed in the notice on the ground floor which was immediately answered. It was found out that the email provided by expedia.com (I made booking through Agoda) was not related to me. The second problem was that, after resolving this without delay, we entered the room and found that the bathroom door was damaged to the extent that it could not be shut. Called again and this was not resolved by the first staff without returning a call to us as promised. We called the second time when Maria was a lot more helpful but was not able to contact the manager after many attempts. This was not resolved until the next day. The third problem is about parking, there were no instructions or advice as to where should we park, except for display of some non-English signs.

Guesthouse Sunna is in a wonderful location, almost in the center of the city. The property is clean and well tended. Breakfast items were ample and good tasting. My major complaint is about the reservation process. The room is a ”Twin” with two beds. When I arrived with my daughter I had to pay an additional $45. The woman at the desk told me that I had to register my daughter in the initial reservation. I remember seeing no way to do that. As a result, I assumed that a twin room with two beds would allow me to include my daughter in the reservation. I don't understand why a Twin room with two beds can't accommodate two people.

We stayed at this apartment for 4 nights. It was easy to locate and in a quiet area, near the supermarket and main shopping area was just a short walk. Ample parking and location made it easy to get to other parts of Iceland. Gaining entry was via a keycode on the front door and then also our room door. Apartment complex was quiet. Our room was quite small but sufficient for our stay. The room was also very warm, but a fan was available for use and it was used whilst we were inside the room. Our apartment was on the basement level which did not include a lift (stairs only), if I stayed again I would consider this as it did become tiresome (especially with suitcases) Kitchen area and fridge were a good size. Laundry facilities were reasonable. Nil issues with the bathroom. Extra linen was available. A good stay in Reykjavik. Can recommend

Very good apar**ent in the city center, very close to the church and any shopping attractions. It also has its own parking space, saving the trouble of parking fees! ! If I go to Iceland again, I will still choose here! !

With a stay at The Old Bicycle Shop, you'll be centrally located in Reykjavik, just a 2-minute walk from Laugavegur and 13 minutes by foot from Reykjavik Harbour. This guesthouse is 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from Hallgrimskirkja and 4.6 mi (7.4 km) from Sky Lagoon.This smoke-free guesthouse was built in 1905.Featured amenities include luggage storage and a library. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 6 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring kitchens with stovetops and dishwashers. Your bed comes with down comforters and Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries.

The guesthouse itself was nice enough. Note that if you stay in one of the economy rooms, you will only have access to one bathroom per 5 rooms (unless you are willing to walk back to the main house and use one of the bathrooms there). This was not an issue during my stay, but I woke up super early to avoid it becoming an issue. The real issue for me was the lack of communication. I ended up needing to spend an extra 50 dollars on long distance calls because this business failed to check their email or Facebook messages. On top of that, I had to call twice because I was given incorrect information the first time. Note that booking this property is a risk if you book through a third party (Expedia etc) because you may not receive the email with instructions on how to check in (this is why I had to call repeatedly after they failed to answer my emails).

Pros: The apartment is in a great location and plenty of room and a full kitchen. Cons: we had an issue with both of our bathrooms that caused loud and extremely smelly air to be vented up from the shower drains and took continuous emails and 4 days to fix. The fix was very simple and did not require an outside service or plumber to fix it (image shows missing piece in shower drain). The staff kept referring to the sulfur smell of their water which tourists are not used to but did not come out to fully investigate the issue until I sent them a video showing a wet towel physically bubbling off the ground by the vented air. They then came out, but only fixed one of the showers, which required multiple emails again and multiple days to have fixed. The smell was strong enough that it caused us to eat out for every meal instead of using the apartment kitchen as intended. We also needed to keep wet towels over the shower drains and towels at the bottom of the bathroom door and all windows open to sleep comfortably at night due to how overpowering the smell was. The apartment is considered self-service, but the supply room was continuously empty which meant that you were unable to grab supplies when needed. The state of the apartment was also concerning as the number 9 in the front of the building was missing from the wall, which made finding the apartment take a little longer when we arrived. There was also a light fixture hanging by wires that had fallen from the ceiling that prevented the use of the dining room table (this issue was fixed the first day, see image) I have given Sif Apartments (Hemaleiga) more than a month to work with me on a fair discount for the days affected, but they are slow to respond to emails, if responding at all, and only offered a discounted rate on the first night, which comes out to around 3% off the total stay. I have counter-offered that It would be fair to at least be discounted on the 4 nights it took them to fix the drain issue as we were unable to make full use of the apartment or cook in the kitchen during this time. Not to mention the countless emails and wasted time trying to fix the issue which should have been spent enjoying the beautiful city and vacation. The fix for the drain issue was simple, fast and easy and should have been done the first day they were made aware. While Sif Apartments (Hemaleiga) has the potential to be a great choice of housing while staying in Reykjavik, I would not recommend them until they can figure out a better system for supplies, urgent maintenance requests, and more training for their customer service team as this issue could have been easily resolved the first day and a fair compromise should have been an immediate offering. If we had not been traveling during the busy tourist season (June), I would have switched rooms on the first night as the smell was overwhelming, but no rooms were available in our area for a family of 4.

It was good to stay for our last day as it's quite close to the bus station to airport. As there's fully equipped kitchen, we could be able to cook our own food which made us feel even better. Lastly, Bonus is right beside so it was cooool! Just one thing is that I had hard time looking for the entrance but unless that, it was good stay.