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Hotel OdinsvevsAlda Hotel Reykjavik
Both hotels are rated very highly by expert reviewers. On balance, Alda Hotel Reykjavik scores slightly better than Hotel Odinsve. Alda Hotel Reykjavik comes in at #5 in Reykjavik with approval from 6 sources such as Star Service, Travel + Leisure and Fodor's.
Hotel Odinsve
Fodor's
Star Service
Lonely Planet
Afar Magazine
The Telegraph
Oyster
U.S. News & World Report
Frommer's Lonely Planet
Odinstorg Thorsgata 1, Reykjavik 101, Iceland
From $118/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's "Four buildings in a calm corner in an older part of town make up this hotel." Full review
Star Service "Sitting on an old square up the hill from the city center, near the Hotel Holt, this is a 1925 house-turned-hotel with a charming manager." Full review
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This hotel is comfortable and sunny, and it has a pleasant staff and homey atmosphere, but special requests are not the hotel's forte.
Lonely Planet "A boutique hotel with bags of personality, Oðinsvé contains 43 sun-drenched rooms with wooden floors, original artwork and classic furnishings."
Afar Magazine "Warm, welcoming, and sleek - all at the same time." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"This four-star, 50-room boutique hotel in downtown Reykjavik has recently-renovated rooms, a buzzy restaurant and bar, and warm, unpretentious service." Full review
OysterUpper-middle-range
"Hotel Odinsve is an upper-middle-range contemporary hotel on the edge of Reykjavik’s city center, within a five-minute walk of restaurants, shopping, and some top attractions." Full review
U.S. News & World Report12.0
"Guests can take comfort in returning to the contemporary, thoughtfully furnished rooms at Hotel Odinsve each night...many recent visitors praised the friendly, helpful and polite staff." Full review
Frommer's "Set in an early-19th-century building...a straightforward, sensible option. The rooms vary considerably in size and shape, with some of the singles being downright claustrophobic. " Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"There's a welcome sense of individuality and personality at Oðinsvé – in its 50 sunny rooms classic furnishings meet wooden floors and original art" Full review
Alda Hotel Reykjavik Fodor's Star Service The Telegraph
Travel + Leisure Oyster U.S. News & World Report Lonely Planet
Laugavegur 66-68, Reykjavik IS-101, Iceland
From $290/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Fitness Center
Fodor's "There isn't a shred of staleness in this lovely downtown hotel in the trendy Lighthouse Village area of downtown Reykjavík." Full review
Star Service "The Alda Hotel, part of a Scandanvian chain, has a style of its own." Full review
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The breakfast room is livened by an old turntable-style phonograph and a pile of old records—Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Mamas and the Papas—inviting the guests to choose a record to play.
The Telegraph8.0
"Embodies the kind of sophisticated cool Icelanders achieve so effortlessly, and minutes away from pretty much the entirety of the small capital." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Opened in 2014, Alda Hotel is a refreshing departure from Reykjavik's many chain hotels and Airbnb accomodations." Full review
OysterUpper-middle-range
"The 64-room Alda Hotel Reykjavik is an upper-middle-range hotel on the eastern side of the popular Laugavegur shopping street." Full review
i
Additional features include a fitness center and in-room massages upon request.
U.S. News & World Report6.0
"Alda Hotel Reykjavik serves as an arctic oasis committed to putting guests first: From the helpful staff to the delicious dining options to the in-house barbershop, this property has..." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"A wealth of boutique touches lift sleek Alda well above the crowd – knitted lamp covers, a sauna and hot tub, and the free cell phones given to guests (all local calls and data are free)." Full review
