OK studios — Hotel in Reykjavik

Lovely boutique hotel, right on the main shoping street in Reykjavik. Only on street parking is available, which is expensive as it's in the P1 parking zone but free parking is just a few hundred metres away.

Imaginatively decorated and furnished. Entrance is via a restaurant, there's no front of house staff. We arrived at 2:30 am due to our late flight into Keflavik and it was a bit surreal being let into an empty restaurant in the middle of the night to access the remote telephone receptionist.

The remote receptionist then tells you the code for the safe so you can retrieve your room key.

The room had cooking facilities, crockery, and cutlery which made it ideal as a family room as you're looking at £50+ to get breakfast for 2 adults and 2 kids in Reykyavik.

Double bed was comfy and the kids slept on a fold down sofa bed.

Iceland is probably the least energy efficient place I've ever been to. It's minus 10 Celsius outside and plus 30 indoors and they use large single glazed windows. Energy comes from geothermal, wind and hydro, it must be cheap. It's a shame they don't adopt a more carbon friendly policy and built an electric train between Keflavik and Reykyavik.

Public transport is virtually non existent. You have to hire a car or pay for expensive bus transfers to any and all attractions outside the city.

Enjoy, my...

Was very skeptical booking OK after reading reviews with the difficult check-in but was very pleasantly surprised! You ring the reception buzzer outside the restaurant and wait for someone to buzz you into the RESTAURANT (note: NOT the door to your left) after that you turn left into the restaurant passing the kitchen on your right. You will see a phone with four buttons on it, push the top button then the green button to call. Don’t worry if you don’t receive an answer the first time, just call again. After that you will open the safe the phone is sitting on and your receptionist on the phone will tell you what your room number is. After this walk forward a few steps and the elevator is to your right. (It was dark when we arrived, the restaurant has dim lighting so it’s not obvious) Our studio was very spacious and room for two adults. Kitchenette complete with coffee and tea and cooking supplies. A mini refrigerator and microwave is included as well. The studio is decorated nicely and the bathroom spacious. There is body wash/shampoo/conditioner provided. Love the walking distance from local shops and bars. The parking could be a little more convenient but once you understand the location you understand why you need to park on...

Advantages:||Great location, right in the heart of Reyjkavik downtown.||Disadvantages:||1. Difficult to find. There is a handpainted sign on the wall but it's difficult to find." The best way to find the hotel is to look for Kron's Restaurant. Kron's appears to be part of the hotel.||2. The check-in is online. You will get an email on the day that you check in. Therefore, it would be very difficult if you wish to store bags in advance of the check in. Kron's proprietor was kind enough to allow me to leave my luggage in her restaurant. This is also a problem if you booked the property through a third-party site. You have to call the hotel to give them your phone number.||3. The rooms require updating though there is kitchenette (with some plates, bowls, silverware, and pots and pans.) My room in the rear was spacious and had a terrace but the terrace was not maintained well and the terrace furniture was sad. The guests in the adjoining room used their terrace and unfortunately I could hear their conversations.||4. The blinds on my windows were inadequate to block the 24 hour sunlight during the "night."||5. There is no one on the premises, except those who clean the rooms on the checkout days.||6. Bring your...