Glad's Guesthouse — Hotel in Reykjavik

The location for Glad's is very good and the location was clean.||But, we did not get any email confirmation from the guesthouse on how to check-in. We went to the door and knocked and other guests had to give us a phone number to reach the owner. Luckily the guesthouse on the next floor let us wait until we could reach the owner and they even gave us a cooked breakfast. When we finally got into the guesthouse, we asked about baggage storage and was told to leave our bags in the dining room, not secured. If you get the "City Studio" room, it is not like the pictures. There are no shelves, only holes in the wall were the nails were for the shelves. And the hallway leading into the room has an electric box and wires along the wall. There was a cracked window in the bedroom. There were no blackout drapes only a blind to pull down. We booked through our credit card company and the description said "private bathroom". There is a very tiny WC with the room, with a toilet and very small sink. To use the bathroom, kitchen and dining area, you exit your room to the shared hallway with the rest of the building and go into the main area of the guesthouse. Not convenient. The kitchen also does not look like the pictures, it looks like some cupboards have been removed. As for food, there was plenty the 1st day and hardly anything left on the second day. You make your own breakfast, which is not problem, as longer as there is stuff to make the breakfast. There was not daily housekeeping. When we were leaving there was another couple coming in that had no instructions on how to enter the guesthouse or...

My husband and I spent 3 nights at the Glad’s Guesthouse, and we couldn’t have had a better place to stay in Reykjavik during this long weekend! |The owner, Dabba, is a lovely lady who changed my booking to make sure our stay would be the best. I did book the downstairs studio but as per what we needed and after some talk with her, she suggested to change my booking and have the upstairs studio. I followed her advice and it was a great decision. This studio has a private toilet and a little fridge. It is big enough for a couple and it is right next to the kitchen and shared bathroom. In the kitchen, the fridge was always full, and we had the possibility to have our breakfast there. Which is a great plus, considering the prices of everything in Iceland! Last but not least, the guesthouse is located 8 minutes away from the BSI bus terminal, and 5 minutes away from Hallgrìmskirkja. The location is great and close to all the main sightseeings of Reykjavik. If we go back to Iceland, we won’t even think about it twice, and we will definitely book again the upstairs studio of...

We jumped on the cheapest bus from the airport (#55, approx £10 each) and Glad's was a 5 minute walk from the stop we got off. ||Very central, 5 minute walk to the main cathederal and the cheaper places to eat, (are you seeing a theme here; we tried and SUCCEEDED at doing Reykjavik cheaply).||The place itself was SPOTLESS, and Dabba the lady whom runs it is there cleaning every day.||We opted for the shared bathroom which was lovely and there was no issues.||Dabba was beyond lovely and very prompt to answer emails. She also went above and beyond on several occasions to make our stay more comfortable. ||The breakfast supplied is more than we expected and again will save you money in an expensive city.||Dabba also explains the nearest shops and bars etc and we were very close to a Bonus, which felt similar prices to a tesco maybe. ||All in all a great stay, the beds were SO comfy. When we come back we will book here again....