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Kex HostelvsRoom With a View Apartments
Both Room With a View Apartments and Kex Hostel are rated highly by professional travelers. On balance, Room With a View Apartments scores significantly higher than Kex Hostel. Room With a View Apartments ranks #7 in Reykjavik with endorsements from 4 publications like The Telegraph, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Kex Hostel
Condé Nast Traveler
Afar Magazine
The Telegraph
Independent
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
The Guardian
Skulagata 28, Reykjavik 101, Iceland
From $27/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Breakfast buffet
Condé Nast Traveler "Kex, which is Icelandic for "biscuit," is an upscale hostel in, naturally, a former biscuit factory." Full review
Afar Magazine "Meet the KEX Hostel, possibly the hippest hostel you’ll come across in your travels—well, at least, in Iceland." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"This chic and breezy hotel-hostel offers a variety of dorms and rooms, a great location and an impressive spread of amenities that span a café-bar, a lounge that hosts concerts by local bands, and a gym." Full review
Independent "Offers a range of stylish accommodation options, including private doubles with en-suite bathrooms and ocean views. Ample communal space – a guest kitchen, gym, barbershop and heated outdoor patio"
Frommer's "Decorated mostly with found and salvaged objects, the sparse, clean accommodations with polished concrete floors are divided between private rooms, some with an ocean view and private bathrooms" Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"An unofficial headquarters of backpackerdom and popular local gathering place, KEX is a mega-hostel with heaps of style (think retro Vaudeville meets rodeo) and sociability." Full review
The Guardian "A cheaper option is KEX Hostel (doubles from £125), in a former biscuit factory on the waterfront. There’s a bar on the main floor, where local musicians and DJs play."
Room With a View Apartments
Fodor's The Telegraph
Oyster Lonely Planet
Laugarvegur 18, Reykjavik 101, Iceland
From $136/night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Shuttle Bus
- Free Parking
- Kitchenette
- Meeting Rooms
Fodor's "Room with a View offers a number of self-catering apartments in the center of town for those who prefer to cook their own meals and would like extra space." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"Room With a View has gained a solid reputation for highly professional service and as well as top-quality accommodation located right in the the centre of the city." Full review
OysterUpper-middle-range
"Room With A View Apartments is an upper-middle-range property in a stellar location, right on Reykjavik's main Laugavegur street." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"The location is superbly central, the design is pure luxe-Scandinavian and the trappings are tempting: kitchenettes, CD players, high-end toiletries and a sundeck and Jacuzzi" Full review
