Forsaela apartmenthouse — Hotel in Reykjavik

Great apartment centrally located in Reykjavik. We stayed in one of the apartments inside the blue house. It was neat, clean, cozy, and very warm! Best of all, it was central to everything we needed. If you turn right, it was one block from a main street with stores, eateries, and the local grocery store. If you turned left, you went right up to the circle where the main Church is located, which coincidentally is the start of the other main street with stores, eateries, and the other grocery, which happens to be 24 hours. It is important to know where the grocery stores are because food in Iceland is very expensive. We were very grateful to have a fully stocked kitchen of utensils, plates, and pans. We cooked nearly every day.||||Also, the best way to see Iceland is to actually get out of Reykjavik on some of the tours. Forsaela, is a stop for the tour company we used Iceland Horizon. It was very nice to be picked up and dropped off at our doorstep.||||The five stars go to Hlin and Siggy. The apartment was fabulous but having the owners on site was a wonderful bonus. Check in is mid-afternoon, but our plane was landing in Reykjavik at around 7 a.m. We knew that we could not check in early, but Hlin graciously kept our luggage for us while we were able to go over to the Main Street and grab some food. By the time we returned, our apartment was ready. We were very grateful for her generosity to keep our luggage so we did not have to haul around the city. In the middle of the week, our daughter woke up sick on a day we had a tour scheduled and we needed to quickly cancel and re-book the tour. We went to the main house and in about two minutes Hlin was on the phone with company explaining our situation and got us re-booked for another day. There is no way, my husband and I could have gotten that handled that quickly. Siggy’s recommendations were fantastic. My daughter and husband thoroughly enjoyed Siggy’s advice of attending the nearby community pool. ||||The atmosphere of the courtyard was so magical with all the lights. It was a quiet retreat in the middle of a city. No noise from the main street made its way to our apartment. We felt very safe coming and going at all hours of the day or night. Great place for families to stay. The resident cats are fun to watch. Siggy greeted us daily as he worked in the gardens. It was a magical memory for our entire family. I strongly recommend that you make Forsaela your destination for Iceland. ||||We visited the first week of April 2017. With hopes of a return visit...

Me and my family (wife and two children aged 8 and 6yrs) had a wonderful long weekend in Siggi and Hlin's place. From the welcome we received on our late night arrival to the 2-bed little house itself everything was great.||||We didn't get into the property until around 0130 on Saturday morning and Siggi was there in order to welcome us with open arms. Very kind to wait up for us. From that point we didn't really need to rely on Hlin or Siggi for much tourism information as we knew what we wanted to do but they did confirm our plans were valid and added a couple of other things to do. ||||The property itself is split across basement, ground and 1st floors and provided us with all the space we needed. We didn't use the TV but the wifi was excellent throughout. Maybe a microwave would have helped in the kitchen but to be honest the small cooker and the hob worked well for the 3 nights we were there. ||||The beds were comfortable, maybe a smidgen thin but we certainly slept very well. Just beware, if sleeping downstairs you can hear all the movement upstairs. But, again, this presented very little problem as we were all shattered from all the exercise and the activity we were doing to notice.||||The location is superb. It is right slap-bang in the middle of the town yet it was quiet and peaceful. It is a short 4-5 minute walk from Bus Stop 8 (the church at the top of the hill) from which most tours collect.||||Expecting this accommodation to be a hotel is unfair - even the name should give you a clue. Expecting any accommodation in Iceland to be cheap is also unrealistic. We are definitely coming back. I almost didn't write a review as I don't want others to know about it so it would be easier for me...

The small apartmenthouse was perfect in location for my 2 teenage kids and myself! Having a regular parking place in Reykjavik was an absolute bonus as we were in easy walking distance to many restaurants, shops and picturesque icons. We had plenty of room to spread out and relax after our daily adventures. If we were too tired to go out to eat, we had a convenient kitchenette - very handy. The previous pictures submitted are accurate. Hint - Brauð & Co. is about a 3 minute walk away. Consider getting a quick breakfast treat and maybe something for the road. We probably went there too many times.||||Hlin and Siggi were beyond gracious and accommodating. They were able to provide insightful and well seasoned advice and recommendations. If you have any questions about Reykjavik and/or Iceland, they are the ones to ask.||||We are already thinking about our next visit to Iceland and would come back to Forsaela in...