Family Room, Shared Bathroom | Blackout curtains, soundproofing, cots/infant beds, free WiFi

Reviews of Lækur Guesthouse

2.5 out of 5
Lækur Guesthouse
Hrisateigur 47, Reykjavik

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 73 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 26 out of 73 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 73 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 73 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 73 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very nice and quiet just outside the downtown. bit of a walk to the busy downtown area of Reykjavik, but if you don't mind that then its worth saving for a less crowded and easy going area. Plus side it was closer to larger stores you may want supplies from (big grocery/costco/etc) and it was easier to hit the road to drive out to tour different sites. Parking was free if you can find it, but there was a fair bit of street parking so we didn't have issues. Kids loved it, would definitely go back
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Liked: Amenities
Great homely feel!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately, a bit unfriendly in the restaurant, but the food was great.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Avinash

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient and clean with a functional kitchen making breakfast an easy option to start off the day
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Enrique

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Its a wonderful place to stay
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Paula

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hostel was great, the rooms were small but clean and tidy and warm for a winter in Iceland. Very rarely did I have to wait to use the restroom. The cafe below is super convenient and the food is delicious. No complaints
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Joseph

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place is quiet and clean
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We will come back
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Yung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and close to campsite.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
In the heart of Reykjavik.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Wally

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
After arriving to check in they could not find my reservation even though I had my confirmation and receipt of payment. They had to call another office who put them on hold to see where was my reservation. They do not disclose that guests have to rent a towel for a few, seriously even that's not provided. Please do yourself a favor and book elsewhere I will not recommend this place.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

4/10 Poor

Snæbjörn

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

ZAMZAM

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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4/10 Poor

Jeanne

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Robert

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

Excellent budget accommodation

Quiet clean room with shared bathrooms, kitchen, washing machine. restaurant in the check in area. Best value for money in Reykjavik. No breakfast served and no nearby shops. Need a car to get around.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

Phillip

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Abimael

Travelled with family

Ventilation issues

The entrance to the guest house is behind a restaurant with garbage dumpsters. We had an economy room that was the size if a large elevator, it’s window did not open. that in itself would have been fine, but the lavatory was in the hall outside our door. The ventilation in the guesthouse was a problem for me.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and comfortable place to stay!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Andreina

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

Great stay

Our stay was great. The guest house was super clean and it had all the amenities that we needed. Is definitely a good and affordable option in Reykjavik. Obviously it’s very simple and the room was tiny but we were expecting that. I feel that the relative price value was perfect.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Fatos

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

No that’s was joke no think you can find as show i

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Accent colours, easy check-in, cleanliness were top things about this property.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Amy

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

Great place to stay.

A great place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Nad, New york

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hostel. However, garbage was overflowing and toilets were frequently out if tissue papers. Please replenish timely.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Munir

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

Nice place in Iceland

Pretty much a self-serve place. It is comfortable and clean for a hostel. Great location.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Bill, Reykjavik

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Bedsheets not changed
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Nice & comfortable

Clean, easy to/from down town. Betterbif you have car. But it only had one toilet. Toilet was in 1 of the shower rooms, so hard to get a turn. That’s the only reason I didn’t give full stars.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Seri Banun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room is exactly what we needed with simple but modern bedding which is super comfy (we fell asleep as soon as we have settled down! 😄). Shared bathroom and kitchen facilities are in good working condition. Bathrooms are sufficient in the apartment to be shared among all. Wifi works strongly throughout. There’s a 10-11 opposite which is 24hrs. However, slightly away from city centre. We only decide to choose this location since we are driving. Overall, was worth the price paid.

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Tiniest room with no air to breathe

This is very far outside Reykjavík and not walkable everyday. Bus is once and hour and taxi is horribly expensive. Room was for 3 but would actually be in any other normal place would be for one single bed it was that small. Single bed and a double squeezed into a tiny room with only one very tiny window opening so room was horrible and felt like couldn’t breath with 3 in it. One had to go sleep in common area it was that bad. Would not meet safety standards in most countries. This is a low end hostel

10/10 Excellent

Mathew

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

Pleasant, clean and comfy stay in Reykjavik

Laekur guesthouse it’s self is very clean and is only a 10 min walk in to Reykjavik. The beds are comfy and is a ideal place to stay if you are looking at visiting Reykjavik on the cheap as Iceland is expensive. The guest house tho could do with having a TV in the lounge for them days the weather is not so great but other than that my stay was pleasant and would recommend to anyone.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Common areas like kitchen and seating room are nice and clean. Even though property is not smoking, it definitely smells like smoke the second you enter the building- this was the only negative thing. Shared bathroom is clean and well maintained.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Payton

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Overpriced facility

The hostel was clean (the first day) and cute with a good kitchen and living room area. Unfortunately, our room was literally big enough for the mattress and that's it. The mattress was leaning against the steam heater so I banged my knee on it several times throughout our stay, and could not open the door with our suitcases in the room without putting them on the bed. There were no curtains in our room so it affected our sleep since the sun never sets in the summertime. I honestly thought the no curtains was the most upsetting part of our stay and seems like a huge oversight. The hostel was clean when we arrived, but no one came to clean on Sunday so all guests started commenting on how we had run out of toilet paper, paper towels, and the bathroom was starting to become a bit yucky. Overpriced for what we were provided and would not stay there again without knowing improvements had been made.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff! Very nice and clean place to be. Like that there's everything you need within walking distance.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Mike, Charleston SC

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

Simple, convenient, clean and comfy!

This is a nice little guesthouse located above the coffee shop... Individual rooms share common areas and a kitchen that is well-equipped .... Nice little place and I would recommend this to a friend… Pretty good location if you have a car or don't mind a cab ....

10/10 Excellent

Bjarki Franzson

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Brenda

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Ontzettend schoon. Fijn café ernaast waar we lekker gegeten hebben. Alleen heel onhandig dat er helemaal niemand bereikbaar is in geval van nood. Ver van stadscentrum en ver van vliegveld.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jordi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Muy correcto relación calidad precio. No lo más cómodo del mundo el hacer el check in en la cafetería de abajo, pero todo OK Se puede aparcar genial y tienes algo que comer justo debajo y de calidad. Lo recomendaría
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Stefan

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Tord

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Nico

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Trevligt ställe som kan bli bättre

Trevligt ställe, städade rum relativt nytt och fräscht. Det finns ingen ansvarig personal att prata med utan enbart barpersonalen de har dock fullt upp med baren. De gemensamma utrymmena städas sporadiskt, så hur rent det är beror på hur väl gästerna tar hand om utrymmena. Vi hade problem med en störande gäst och där verkade personalen lätt handfallen i vad de skulle göra.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

mounia

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicolas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice place, super clean, everything you need is clean there, and close to downtown. Recommended.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023