Heidashome — Hotel in Reykjavik

On our first visit to Iceland, myself and sister were super excited to find something central in order to explore the city. Initially we were looking for something authentic that provided value for money, comfort and privacy. Aside from the great central location and perhaps the nice neighbors downstairs, this was a complete rip off and shameful to be having a high rating on booking.com and trip advisor. On all levels this place failed, specifically:||1. Misleading title and pictures: there are so many different titles from home center, to guest house to shared room across different search queries as well as the property having competent wrong images of what the property looks like, it was shady, dark, messy and lacked any kind of standards for the hefty price you pay|2. Rude host: we had initially tried to have a civil conversation with the host to communicate the inconsistency of info on booking regarding shared facilities and bathrooms, which actually was not listed initially. She have a very bad attitude towards trying to understand us and worse she allocated some other individuals to handle coming guest who didn’t know how to fully handle our arrival|3. Basics: the basic stuff like shower gel, enough towels were not there. Better yet the place was super tiny and crowded with random broken door handles, randomly placed furniture and extinguishers at front door didn’t leave enough space to move |4. Smell and privacy: the first thing we smelled entering the house was fried onions and poo smell when we entered the bathroom. What is the biggest failure is the host failed to mention that this is actually a hostel with shared rooms in the same house. There is no real privacy doors and you can hear everything from the next room which both made us and the guests in second room uncomfortable|5. Views: nothing to say but a terrible view of a grungy backyard area of the building - very dull|6. Value for money: do a quick search on booking.com in the same area and I guarantee that you will get better value in every way||I hope the host doesn’t deceive any more guests and makes clear...

For that price really? Unfortunately Heidas Homes is a very old pension with a specific smell, look and feel and not so much the place it seemed to be online. You will be sharing a bathroom and kitchen with complete strangers, so be prepared for loud and smelly cooking and a toilet situation that is out of the control of hotel service. There are however things heidas home could improve on: shower products are not there and only one towel per person (normally there is a small and big one?), sheets and towels are really long overdue to replace and fix the door separating the bedroom entrance from the kitchen, this could reduce noise coming from the shared parts of the house. But due to the general age of the house I guess the noises will be heard anyways.||||We were there only one night and changed to residence apartments basically a few minutes away from heidas home - for the same price this is what you get and SHOULD expect: fully private 50qm new modern and extremely well managed appartment FULL PRIVACY with a balcony, kitchen incl. coffee machine, cerreal & milk, perfectly clean EVERYTHING and luxury products in the bathroom, 3 towels per person and a rain shower amongst many other pleasant surprises.||||Please do yourselves a huge favor and do your research before booking this place - we were simply misled by the fotos - the reality is a bit different and not the charming traditional place you may be looking for. I normally only give reviews for things that are truly outstanding because I don’t like to give negative rating on anybody‘s business online - but this place really was a big disappointment for me regards to price...

Heida's Home was a nice place to spend our short time in Reykjavik. We booked a small double but at check in were given the option of a small room with a queen or a larger room with two twins pushed together. We chose the larger option and were given quite a large room, plenty of space to spread out our bags. And the beds were incredibly comfortable, some of the nicest I've had while traveling. ||||The bathroom and kitchen are shared with the other 3-4 rooms on the the floor, but they were kept perfectly clean and maintained. Only once was someone else in the bathroom when I needed it, and we were welcome to use the bathroom on the next floor in that case. In general, the place is in excellent shape and kept very clean. ||||The location is good, just on the edge of the centre of town, makes for a nice walk along the main streets or the waterfront to get to the centre. And nearby is the Hlemmur Mathöll, a foodhall where several local restaurants serve lunch and dinner, plus a coffeeshop for the mornings. And the local pool Sundhöllin is only a 5-10 minute walk, perfect if you want and Icelandic swim without the Blue Lagoon prices!||||We were able to leave our luggage for a few hours after checkout before it was time to catch our airport shuttle. The shuttle pickup point is just a few blocks away and very...