Hlemmur Apartments — Hotel in Reykjavik

PROS: |-Great location, walking distance to downtown, harbor, shopping, restaurants, etc.,|-Secure building with code entry for building, floor and unit. Also has elevator.|-Ideal for family/friends as each person/couple has own room and a living room provides gathering place to discuss day's activities (rather than retreating to individual rooms in hotel). Nicely appointed decor with comfortable furniture and easy to adjust radiant heat (no A/C-but not needed in September).|-We had a three bed unit with two king and one queen bed. Comfortable linens (pillows, comforters, sheets). Did not come with enough towels (only 1 bath, one hand each) - but later they delivered more.|-Full kitchen (no microwave). Hot water pot & Nespresso machine (some pods/teabags came with unit. |-We came early in day (10am) and check in wasn't until 4. They allowed us to store our bags in secure 'laundry room' on our floor until check-in (although prior to arrival they told us we'd need to use a local luggage locker-so pleasant surprise).|-24/7 phones answered (although I don't think anyone onsite).||CONS:|-Only one bathroom (3 bed unit)|-Hard beds|-Only provided 2 rolls of toilet paper for 6 people for a week. Unlike a hotel you need to...

We stayed here for three nights in a one bedroom apartment on the second floor and were really happy with our choice. The apartment was really conveniently located, very close to Bus Stop 10, one of the stops used by many day tours as well as a hotel shuttle stop for the Reykjavik Excursions' Flybus. It is also only a short walking distance to Bus Stops 12 & 13, used for other tours and has a supermarket nearby. It is about a 15min walk to central Reyjkavik's main city buildings and tourist sights. The Hlemmur Food Hall is also very close. Our 2nd floor apartment (a bit of a struggle up the winding staircase with moderately heavy bags, no lift) was well fitted out with everything we might need for our stay, including some basic provisions which we appreciated. Access was easy with the code to the front door and the key box. The apartment was very clean, quite spacious and had a nice view over Laugavegur St to watch the snow falling outside. WiFi was fine and very useful during our stay. All in all a great...

We liked this apartment. It is centrally located and spacious, although not fancy. The owner’s check-in instructions were easy to follow and they provided helpful tourist information in the apartment. The apartment provided everything you needed for living there including a living room, kitchen and washer/dryer with soap. The bed was in a small room/alcove with sliding door. The apartment itself was up three flights of stairs with no elevator. It was corner unit providing views of the surrounding buildings. The apartment itself is about a 10-minute pleasant walk to the main shopping area in Rekjavik. You can also easily walk to the famous church Hallgrimskirkja and the waterfront. There is a nearby grocery store as well. We also managed to find free parking...