Front of property
Check availability

Reviews of Hotel Akureyri

3 out of 5
Hotel Akureyri
Hafnarstræti 67, Akureyri

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 72 out of 160 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 70 out of 160 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 160 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 160 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 160 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really tiny room
The room was really tiny. The bathroom is to tiny that it’s impossible to even change inside. The shower can’t even bend down to wash legs.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Guy

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

RAJESH

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Megan

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daphne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
5-star feel makes the room size a non-issue
This is a decently appointed albeit on the small side accommodation. We got stuck in Egilstaddir for a few hours with the closure of the Ring Road segment connecting to Akureyri. We pushed our Hotel Akureyri check in for a day thinking that we might have to spend another night in Egilstaddir. The hotel was very accommodating due to the circumstance. When the road opened back up, we rushed up the mountains and headed to Akureyri. We showed up after 7 PM and the owner (I believe it was) received us and changed our check in dates back to our original booking. No hassles. What great hospitality! The property is a short walk to town proper and within easy walkable access to restaurants. I strongly recommend Eyja and their delicious Nordic cuisine. I will stay at Hotel Akureyri when I’m back in these parts of Iceland. I will time it with their restaurant’s open days. It’s amazing that they grow their own veggies in one of the buildings close to the hotel. Very sustainable. I love that about the place. And the view of the bay is defunct a huge plus. It was refreshing waking up to the bay view as the rising sun clears through the fog. Very memorable mornings!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

Alan

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Must be better Places
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Carlos, CAYEY

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Super small bathroom.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

lixin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and clean. Room is small.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Linda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
great central location with view of the harbor
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Sandu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
It would be helpful if you mention that I might get a room on 4th floor with no elevator
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best Breakfast
Everything looked new. The contactless checkin was great. However, we needed more toilet paper and there was no way to talk to someone. They gave a phone number, but it went to a pre-recorded message. The shower was lukewarm at best. The restaurant served the BEST breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mustafa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice location.
The check in and out was through computer and was easy. Hotel is located in a very convenient area for shopping/restaurants and the room had a great view of the bay. The bathroom was a little small but overall it was a great stay. I would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Brenda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel close to everything
The hotel is very nice and it is close to everything. Parking was easy and free. I gave it a lower comfort rating as we were on the top floor and the room had a sloped ceiling. We kept hitting our heads. And the cover over the skylight wasn’t room darkening making harder to sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Dru

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel!
Nice boutique hotel close to everything in town! Would definitely recommend this hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved this hotel! Our view was right out onto the water and it was located a very short walk to city center. Ample free parking, easy contactless check-in, and adorable room. If we find ourselves in Akureyi again, we'll be staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ash

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location !
Lovely stop on the journey on route 1 around Iceland... great choice of restaurants and very central to walk downtown and the Botanical gardens.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Heat place. Would stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice boutique hotel in a great location with friendly staff. Price was reasonable. Its a very short walk to the main area of downtown and right on the Ocean. View was great from our room, towards the ocean. Our room was quite small and so was the bathroom. But the room was clean and modern and bed was comfortable. The only downside in our case was the room was extremely hot, but it was "warm" in Akureyri that weekend (18-20°C). As there is little ventilation in the room and bathroom, taking a shower at night turned the room into a sauna so we didnt sleep very well.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, spotless room and friendly staff. Many stylish touches.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

judy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Everyone was very nice and helpful. Our room was nice but the shower was really small and leaked onto the floor.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel has the nicest staff we encountered on our ring road tour. From stellar and unique recommendations, to helping coordinate a car service, our stay was the epitome of hospitality. Though the rooms are small, the hotel is completely adorable and within a quick walking distance to everything in town. Yummy breakfast set us off for the rest of our drive.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really friendly staff, made us feel at home. Perfectly comfortable. Excellent location and a lovely little room. Would stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean rooms, great beds, super friendly staff and fantastic breakfast. It maybe small, but it's great, friendly and cozy. Almost like being at home.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect for weekend getaway
Very good hotel. Room is small but cozy. If you like soft beds then you’ll love this hotel. View is wonderful and location is perfect.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

MEE-YOUNG S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Romantic
I looooved this Hotel. The bed and pillows were super comfy. I couldn't miss 4-hour sunlight of the day but some days, I wished I could just stay in bed all day. It was that comfy! The staff were very friendly and helpful. It's about 10 minute drive from the airport. If you don't have a lot of luggage and like to walk, you could actually walk alongside the lake. Walking distance to downtown where all the restaurants are. Facility is very well maintained. It's like a mansion. Although it didn't bother me one bit, it's a walk up. I stayed on the top floor which was 4th floor. The view from the room was amazing. The room had a safety lock, mini refrigerator, desk, closet, and 2 night stands. The hallways were decorated with sculptures and chandeliers. The dinning room/bar is open all day. If no staff are around, just ding the bell or shout "hello" someone will show up immediately. I went there during slow season so that might be why there were a lot less staff. Highly recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and just a couple minutes walk to plenty of restaurant/ cafe options. Reception staff was very helpful in recommending Rub23 restaurant for dinner and it was a convenient/ excellent recommendation on our first day in Akureyri.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Raul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would reccommend
Its a good situated hotel, a few meters from the main street with restaurants, but not in the middle of a noisy street. Rooms were great, big beds. Breakfast was plentiful and tasty. Would recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Stjani on 26 Sept 2018
Thank you so much for staying with us and taking the time to leave us a review. We really appreciate it and we are thrilled to read that you enjoyed your stay with us :) Thank you and we hope to see you again.

8/10 Good

James A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Stjani on 26 Sept 2018
Thank you for staying with us and taking the time to leave us a review :) We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Veronica, San Francisco, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, definitely recommend Hotel Akureyr
Great location, nice rooms, good breakfast, very nice staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Gavin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

10/10 Excellent

Alana, Devon, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful wee gem of a hotel
The hotel is beautifully decorated and the staff were lovely. There's no lift but the stairs are really wide and the staff are more than happy to carry your bags if needed. The rooms were bijoux and the bed was the most comfortable we had stayed in, there was no noise that I noticed. The bathroom is small but fine (unless you're morbidly obese, in which case you might struggle), plus everything is clean. USB charging ports in room were an unexpected bonus. Great view and good breakfast. I'd stay again without hesitation!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

ellen, maryland USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
If I had to be picky I would moan about the bottled soap in bathroom. But that is just me. Room was cleaned daily, staff friendly and offered suggestions. They held luggage for a few hours after I checked out, my flight was later in the afternoon. Variety of food at breakfast, coffee hot, I look forward to staying there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Terry, Maple Ridge British Columbia Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Room, Great Location, Great Staff!
The Hotel Akureyri was the location of my first night in Iceland as I had taken a connecting flight from Reykjavik to Akureyri; it was an excellent first impression of the country and city! First of all, let me say how wonderful my room was! Located on the second floor, it had a beautiful view of the fjord out one window and of a nice treed area out of the other (I had a corner room). The bed was amazing and so welcome for a nap after travelling for 15 hours straight. A private bathroom and a t.v. were amenities that I really appreciated having for the start of my trip. The hotel itself was quaint and picturesque and well-located. It was a short 5 minute walk to the shops & restaurants of the tourist-area yet was far enough away to avoid the noise and commotion of tourists. I thoroughly enjoyed my breakfast which was served in a cozy breakfast room where the dishes we used were stored in an antique hutch. I not only had a delicious breakfast but great conversations too. I got a great tip on a map app that was invaluable later on in my trip. And finally, the staff...they were so great great! They not only arranged for a taxi to take me back to the airport for my day tour to the island of Grimsey but they also stored my luggage while I was off on my tour (even though I had already checked out). I would definitely stay at the Hotel Akureyri if my travels take me back there.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

4/10 Poor

Alex, Zurich

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Tiny room, noisy
The room was very small, there was hardly any space to open our suitcases. The hotel is on a main road and it was rather noisy. Our room was East facing and there was a lot of sunshine at 4 am already - the curtains didn't do good job.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Bea, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great location near the old town.
Unfortunately, we were on the land side so did not have the lovely fjord view. And, both of us found the room too warm -- with all heat turned off. A fan might have helped us rest better through the night. Breakfast was delightful!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2017

8/10 Good

s Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overnighter.
Convenient and very good breakfast.

10/10 Excellent

Kitty, Waterloo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing
After a long, treacherous drive we arrived at Akureyri Hotel and the staff were extremely helpful.

8/10 Good

minna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel Akureyri was a great stay! The hotel is located within a few minutes walk to the waterfront, city center, and many restaurants and shops. The front desk was extremely helpful... especially pointing us out a dark area to spot the Northern Lights!

10/10 Excellent

stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small friendly hotel near centre
Great stopover with location near centre friendly staff with good breakfast options.

8/10 Good

Kwok Hung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Allison, Cheshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
Great hotel easy reach to the town cost room nice and warm good choice for breakfast. Down side 4 flights of stairs to take case's up and down.

8/10 Good

canadian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Classy with a view
Great room, staff were excellent, very close to everything. Andrew in particular was very knowledgeable about the Icelandic tourist industry. He was courteous to a fault and exemplified 'hotelier'.

8/10 Good

Antoinette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and fabulous breakfast
Great location! You can walk to most of the major sights, restaurants, places to shop, ships, etc. Hotel was clean, check-in was easy, breakfast was excellent! Shower was the smallest I've ever used but it was clean. Room was very comfortable but a little small.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic breakfast and cute rooms
I would stay there again! On the water with great views. Friendly staff.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Splendid stay
Hotel in great location to restaurants and shops, hotel staff nice and accomodating, beds were super comfortable. Breakfast was delicious and they make waffles for you!