Name: Reykjavik Peace Center - Guesthouse
Address: Vogasel 1, Reykjavik, Reykjavik, Reykjavik, 109, Iceland
Rating: 7

Smoke-free property

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Reykjavik International Airport

Keflavik International Airport

Reykjavik Peace Center - Guesthouse

Reykjavik

HORRIBLE PLACE!  The main entrance door to this center would not open and had to be kicked from inside to open. While trying to enter from outside, we had to bang on the door and side window before someone opened it from inside. Extremely scary when you are with family and arrive late  Bathrooms were unclean and filthy, used soap provided. Dustbins overflowing with thrash. Water in the taps had sulphur smell. Kitchen was unclean and dirty. Horrible, worst experience.

HORRIBLE PLACE! PLEASE AVOID!

HORRIBLE PLACE! PLEASE AVOID!

HORRIBLE PLACE! The main entrance door to this center would not open and had to be kicked from inside to open. While trying to enter from outside, we had to bang on the door and side window before someone opened it from inside. Extremely scary when you are with family and arrive late Bathrooms were unclean and filthy, used soap provided. Dustbins overflowing with thrash. Water in the taps had sulphur smell. Kitchen was unclean and dirty. Horrible, worst experience.

My room was small and the window too, it felt a little bit like a bunker, but really I was there only when sleeping, because the common areas were so cozy with sofas, the loft with big floor area invited to have some yoga and dancing. It was quiet and nice.

Small room - cozy common areas

THIS IS NOT A HOTEL IT IS A HOSTEL! I booked this for my wife who was stranded alone from a canceled flight at KEF.  It was the only place remaining on Hotels.com, so the price was so high it was insulting.  She was so disgusted by the dirt that she did NOT take a shower. She was in a room with lots of other people mostly men.  I'm really glad she made it back without personal harm.

DO NOT GO HERE

This is a lower cost option, and that is clear. My room was clean and very basic. No TV and a small desk. The heater dial was turned all the way down but was still hot, so I had to leave the window fully open. Bathrooms are in Ok shape, but the showers are cheap, and the ceiling of one bathroom appears to have mold or mildew. The front door sticks and doesn’t always fully close and lock. Trashes we’re full outside, and interior trashes weren’t dumped in the 4 days I was there. One bathroom ran out of toilet paper and that wasn’t replaced. The whole property needs maintenance. The staff had children that were loud after midnight. When returning to Reykjavik, I will look for a different option.

Far from food places, shops, activities in Reykjavik.
We had to remind them to send us the check-in information several times, otherwise we could not enter.
Room was substandard: cellar room with cartons ducktaped to the hallway window for 'privacy'. Poorly finished, this room was clearly a basement before, not entirely renovated to rooms. With booking.com there is no way to know which room you will be 'assigned'. Showers are dirty, some have moisture issues.
Refund policy is unfriendly: we tried to cancel months in advance and no refund possible whatsoever.
The owner seems to be using this place as an investment to get some money of unheeding tourists and dump old and broken furniture.
All over the hallways: broken stuff, repair tools.
In the middle of the night the housekeeper was rummaging through cupboards in the hallway, waking us up several times.

Not worth the money - substandard rooms - far from downtown and shops / restaurants

No electric power, bathroom is horrible , bed are very uncomfortable especially the small extra bed (unable to sleep), stairs very slippery and unsafe.

I spent 11 days in Reykjavik and booked a small room at Reykjavik Peace Center, since hotel prices were much higher in the downtown area. I planned activities for all days, so I did not spend much time there. The arrival and self-check-in was conveniently flexible, the room tiny but clean as well as the common areas. I did not see many other guests in the house and it was really quiet and peaceful. Since I used public transport most of the days it was very convenient that the house is located very near Mjódd station. Easy to get to downtown or on trips to other towns.
The kitchen was clean but very basic equipment, but anyway I did not have time to cook.
If you have time for reading, you can even find great books in the house.
The only thing I found lacking were proper blinds on the windows, there was always some light coming in and it woke me up every day very early. But overall great experience

Perfect for my needs

The owners are a very nice family that are helpful and friendly.

I had low expectations going into this as it is a guesthouse in a city.  Thankfully it’s a little removed from the city in a nice neighborhood.  It feels like someone’s home.  I had no problem accessing the bathrooms when needed.  My room was a small box but I kept it open as it was near the dining area and made good conversation with guests.  Despite it being a very small enclosed room, the place worked out very well as a solo traveler.

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