Skógarhlíð 20 105, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland
#78 of 78 hotels in Reykjavík
Guests' ChoiceBased on 298 hostel reviews
6.3Cleanliness
6.7
Comfort
6.7
Location
7.6
Facilities
6.7
Staff
8.0
Value for money
6.9
Free WiFi
7.3
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 1 October 2023
Lexi
United StatesThis place was really scary. We pulled up and three people were staring us down while smoking and sitting on their car. It turns out the desk manager was one of the three, he checked us in. He seemed maybe high? It was really smelly with the kind of fake air freshener that makes your nose hurt. He showed us to our room, came inside with us and showed us that you couldn’t turn the lock, but insisted it was locked on the outside. We didn’t believe him and decided to leave and stay literally anywhere else. Don’t book this place!
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 30 September 2023
Iuliia
United Arab EmiratesExtremely dirty place
Nothing
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 3 September 2023
Mantas
LithuaniaThe staff hardly speaks English. I booked a room for my female friend, but they couldn't determine her gender from her name. Apparently, there are separate dorms for male and female guests and 8 bed dormitory is only for male guests which is not mentioned when you try to book a place. They also claimed that I booked it under my name, not hers, which is not true. Furthermore, when she returned late at night, she had to answer questions about whether she had been drinking and endured judgmental looks from a staff member. I would recommend avoiding this place; there are better options available at the same price.
It is in a good location and rooms are normal and clean. Bed was comfy. For a price you get everything you need, so there are no complains about it. Wi fi worked fine and connection was good.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 3 September 2023
Lidia
SpainThe room was very small and smelly. One man was very rude to us
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 2 September 2023
Cassandra
United StatesLow hospitality, low standards of cleanliness, old building with broken windows, a storm blowing into the room all night. Showers gross and toilets even more gross. I’ve stayed in a lot of hostels and this was pretty bad in terms of my vast experience staying in places at this price range.
Stay here if you must for one night but wouldn’t recommend any longer than that. Hate leaving bad reviews but want people to know what they are getting into with this place.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 31 August 2023
Derek
Canada1. Dirty 2. Operator didn't speak English 3. No organization or help from staff 4. Other guests were eating in my bed
Cheapest price for a hostel I found
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 12 August 2023
Roman
PolandThe staff did not speak English and was not very polite. I waited a long time for accommodation, although I warned the Hostel about what time I would arrive. At 5 AM there was a quarrel in my room, because staff give the same bed to few different people.
Hostel is in perfect location if you coming by bus from Keflavik Airport, as well if you have excursion started from Bus Terminal. It's located in the local Mosque which made this place quite unique.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 8 July 2023
Rasmus
SwedenDirty and laud. bad sound insulation.
Laud, and the sheets looked dirty the USP was the price. The crew was polite but a bid shady. It was a shady place. The place smell cleaning formula. It's not a place I would bring my family to but I could stay there alone. Ps. My girl friend say she would not sleep there alone, and that all people are different. She said about the place that it is a roof over the head and they have toilets.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 28 June 2023
André
PortugalStains on sheets and unclean bathrooms
All people from staff were very nice
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 18 June 2023
Javi
SpainThe owner was friendly and I think he try to makes his best but during the night was impossible to sleep. During the whole night people were talking and walking on the building and going out to smoke(the door sounds really loud every time you open it during the night) and until 1-2 in the morning there were people making steps(like running) on top of our apartment. If you want something cheap could be a good option but if you really want to rest maybe is not a good idea.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 15 June 2023
Ania
PolandStrange place. No towels, no shelves to keep your clothes or any belongings. Smells like rotten egs, probably due to the water. Men staring at you in the common space. We had double room and I was quite ok, but I do not imagine staing there in dormitory
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 14 June 2023
Rebecca
United Kingdomdirty unkept
nothing - we booked another place as this hostel is disgusting
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 20 May 2023
Yahya
Turkeyexpensive and smelly
expensive and smelly
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 10 April 2023
Celine
AustriaALARM!!! DO NOT GO THERE!!! LOUD, DIRTY AND DISTURBING !!! - In the rooms you can hear everything, even people coughing in the lounge area. - a very strange guy who didnt speak english gave us the key - The hostel is a mosk at the same time. Random people were going in and out all the time. - From 9 to 11 pm the muslims in the mosk on the floor above were singing non-stop and dancing or stomping. The stomping ended around midnight. - The „lounge“ area was like a living room for the owners. Kids were playing football there. At 2 am the owner played loud turkish music, even though he knew that we have to leave at 6am the next morning and even when the owner knocked at our door to ask if everything is alright when we spoke a bit louder than ususal. there was clearly no privacy at all. - The toilets, sinks and showers are disgusting, hair is everywhere and urin stains on the toilet seats and the floor. - The whole area, but especially the bathrooms are very stinky. - the room was dirty and ugly. The window didnt close fully so it gets cold quickly. The blindings werent closing fully either.
nothing
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 15 March 2023
Karolína
Czech RepublicToo expensive for what it is. Noisy at night, screaming children, kitchen so dirty you don't want to use anything, showers better but still not good enough. Only two toilets for the whole hostel.
Walking distance to the centre centre. The owner let us check in earlier, that was nice.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 11 March 2023
Cassandra
GermanyAll in all our expectations for this Hostel where not met in any point. To start with, the booking.com website does not mention in any point that this place is not a hostel but a mosque. Furthermore, when we cancelled our stay there, the "Hostel" was not willing to refund us at least a part of the staying costs.
The employees were very friendly upon our arrival.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 10 March 2023
Mihail
United KingdomTo be honest was really hot 🔥 inside the room and the shower was lovely with a good pressure 🥰🥰 the personal was good and treat me lovely 😍
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 5 March 2023
Madam
United KingdomAvoid lack of communication, just don't want to respond once they have ur payment
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 26 February 2023
Cardenas
United Statesthe people it’s so nice, I feel like I’m in family, everybody are super friendly and kindness
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 20 February 2023
Cecile
Austriahygenic conditions were terrible. The hostel wasn‘t well taken care of. My friend and I didn‘t feel comfortable at all and tried to avoid spending unnecessary minutes at the hostel. Leaving it was a big releave
not a single thing except for the friendly stuff
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 11 February 2023
Kkatenka95
UkraineNo. Just no. Dirt, noise, strange people around, homeless or what, i sorry for everyone who was in this hostel. It is not 1 of 10, it is NEGATIVE score!! Worst place I've ever been.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 5 February 2023
Madalena
PortugalThe beds didn’t have cleans sheets. The pillows had been used before and weren’t changed.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 29 November 2022
Keos
Brazil*** THIS PLACE IS NOT FOR TOURIST PEOPLE *** I couldn't sleep good one night, people all day screaming in foreign language in their phone, the place is full of elder people snoring day and night. DAY AND NIGHT, CRAZY, THE WORST HOSTEL I HAVE EVER BEEN TO. THE PERSON AT THE RECEPTION DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH I don't know what's going on here but if you have the chance to stay in a different place, please do it, please, a cheap price don't have to be this terrible.
Nothing.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 19 November 2022
Blerina
GermanyEverything. This is not a typical hostel. It rather is a mosque above and some rooms below. The lounge area is always with old men playing loud videos on their phone. In my 4 night stay, I haven’t seen a single woman in this hostel. Definitely not a place to meet travellers. The twin room was such a pity with two beds just thrown there and a small window in the corner. It also had a bad smell. Also, the facilities are very unclean with men hair and pee stains everywhere.
Nothing basically.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 25 October 2022
Swathi
United KingdomVery clean rooms and beds. The blanket and pillows were freshly washed. Each room has a fridge, so you can store all the stuff from the supermarket to Avoid buying expensive food outside to stay on budget. The hosts are very nice people. Hostel is wheelchair accessible and has a wheelchair accessible toilet.
Stayed in October 2022
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