Name: Brattagata Guesthouse Apartments
Address: Brattagata 3b, Reykjavik, Reykjavik, Reykjavik, 101, Iceland
Rating: 9

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Very spacious and charming apartment in the center of the old city. Walking distance to shops, restaurants, museums and harbor. Great place for a short or long stay!

This place is in a very nordic looking attractive building located walking distance to the city center. The inside of the place looks like your home, very different from typical sterile hotel room. The host manager was quite helpful.

Wonderful Apartment right in town easy access to shopping and restaurants. Easy access to highway to explore the country side. Will definitely book the place again.

Convenient location and private quarters. Clean, neat and comfortable. Somehow we never got the code to get in the room. We ended up borrowing a phone from a local person and calling the owners. Other than that glitch it was a very nice place to stay!

Amazing apartment close to downtown. Close to bus stop 1, the Settlement Museum, Harpa music hallPerfect for our big family. Love the kitchen and dining room. Lots of natural light. Very comfortable.

Great location. Walking distance to many tourist attractions, restaurants and stores. Host was very gracious and kind. Checked in via email a day after we arrived to make sure everything was going well. He let us drop off our luggage before it was time to check in, and allowed us store our luggage after checkout. Apartment was clean. WiFi was free. Did not use the TV but there was one. Stayed in the 2 bedroom as we were traveling with our 3 kids. It was spacious and had a balcony. FYI there is no microwave which was not an issue for us. There was a washer which we did not use.

Just checked out today after a 2 night stay. We stayed in the 2 bedroom apartment as we were traveling with 3 kids. The host let us drop off our luggage early while the apartment was being cleaned. (Check in 3pm and we arrived in the morning). The apartment was clean and within working distance to multiple restaurants, stores and tourist attractions. We did not need to rent a car. There is free WiFi in the apartment and games for kids to play. There is a TV but we did not actually watch TV. The host emailed before and after we arrived to provide instructions and to check in to see how we were doing. He also let us store our luggage for a few hours before it was time to head to the airport. Would definitely stay here again.

This little guesthouse is simply charming and the location is perfect.  Getting the key was seamless.  There is a small convenience store less than a minute away (with a larger one just 5 minutes away) and it's a short walk to everything, although the house is in a very quiet street.  We didn't have a car but didn't need one, tours and our airport shuttle picked us up just a 5 minute walk away. We didn't see it used in winter but there was a little children's park right next door.  The apartment itself is modern, clean and lovely, with plenty of space for our family of four adults.  The washing machine and dryer was very convenient (although both are small and a bit slow, so don't expect to push big loads through quickly).  We didn't use the kitchen much, and there is no microwave which we would have liked, but it was well supplied with everything else.  Fast seamless wi-fi.  The owners had left the place decorated for Christmas which was delightful.  Our only real complaints about comfort were that we all agreed the bedroom pillows were terrible, the main bed seemed smaller than a queen (which I think it was supposed to be, but maybe only small by American standards!) and the living area isn't really large enough to accommodate more than a couple of people on the one couch, but dining room, bedrooms and storage space throughout were generous for a small apartment.  Absolutely delightful, would definitely stay there again if we were to ever return to Reykjavik.  Thank you!

Perfect location . Lovely little studio apartment quiet and comfy ! It had a great feel, clean and inviting. We loved staying there.

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Great Location. Gracious Host

I stayed in apt 200 - this charming apt is in a converted garage. I stayed a week and it was a perfect base to explore the city and the region. It's a nice space. The location is fantastic - close to everything yet quiet! Also, the owners have a number of outstanding restaurants in Reykjavik and will help you get reservations with a discount!

Pros: 
-Location, 
-Space, 
-Price,
-Comfort of the double bed & linens, 
-Having a galley kitchen/fridge, 
-Discounts at the owner's family's excellent restaurants!

Cons: 
-Mold in shower stall & curtain - because the shower stall is so narrow, it's hard to avoid the mold on the lower part of the shower curtain &  at the base of the stall. (I think they will deal with this - it's a new enterprise)
-Towel situation ( only 1 bath towel and 1 hand towel were provided for 1 person for a 1 week stay, but in my experience, usually there are 2/person, esp when the stay is long); however, a change/room clean was available for a price.
-No laundry facilities or options for apt 200 (apparently other apts at Brattagata have it)...but Reykjavik is a really tough place to do laundry!  I ended up hand washing things and putting them on the radiators.
- Lack of black out curtains - I had an eye mask, but if you didn't, and you were visiting in May, or during the summer months with the long days...it might be a problem. 

When I first arrived, the wifi (I needed this for my work) wasn't working and it took a day to resolve. They were responsive. Also, I asked for more light, and again, quite responsive! 

This is a great place to stay. I liked not having daily maid service (but would have appreciated it in the middle of week-long stay, or at least 2 towels per persodn). The location was perfect and the space was very comfortable! Recommend!!!

Perfect base for longer stay in Reykjavik!

Just back from an amazing trip to Iceland last week when we stayed in Studio 200 apartment in Brattagata! Communication from Gudbjorg was excellent, with an email in good time before we went (and a speedy reply to my emails) providing detailed checkin details, infor.ation about the location and recomendations for restaurants and activities near by! The apartment was very easily found using Gudjorgs directions, however think Id have had difficulty without these!The apartment its self was very clean with good facilities (kitchen, dinning table, lounge area, ensuite bathroom, hairdryer and plug in radiator)! The bed was very comfortable with plentiful bedding and blankets! The apartment was surprisingly warm and very cosy and we were never cold inside it during our whole stay!!!!

Charming Apartment in Perfect Location

This guesthouse has several differing apartments - we stayed in one of the family rooms which are in a separate building.  Location is brilliant for exploring Reykjavik with the main street, bars and shops (including a small supermarket) literally yards from the front door - although the location on a side street makes it a very peaceful place to stay.  Large secure parking garage nearby.  The room was clean and main bed very comfortable (read on for info on the sofa bed..!!).  The kitchenette and bathroom are just outside the door into the studio making it appear as if it is a shared facility - though we didn't see anyone else using them.  Good TV with loads of English channels and good wifi.

However - note, this is an unmanned apartment building - no reception and owners not on site.  We had difficulty accessing the key to our room - convoluted key collection as you need to access a different part of the building and the door lock to this area does not work - even worse the owner did not answer when we tried phoning (on both the booking number and so called 'emergency' number) - eventually received a text saying they were off swimming...!!! We were left stuck out in the cold with luggage and small child until a kindly resident responded to our knocking and let us in to retrieve the key - we were advised by other resident and a repair man next day that this lock 'is always going wrong'..... also the sofa bed is one of those fold out monstrosities with mattress the thickness of tissue paper - so you feel every spring and the support strut - no chance of sleeping on this bed unless your fully drunk

Excellent location - nice family room - some issues with customer service

My family spent three nights in Reykjavik and found Brattagata to be a nice place to stay.  The location is fantastic - very close to restaurants, shops, and parks.  Our room was was very comfortable and we even had a bathroom and small kitchen outside our bedroom entrance (I think we were room 100) that no one else was using.  We never met the property owner but fresh towels did show up in our bathroom one of the days.

There were a couple negatives that prevented this place from being 5 stars: 

First off, not allowing guests to park on site is a bit of a pain.  Street parking is free from 6pm - 9am but if you plan on staying in the city during the day you will probably have to pay to park in a garage or at a meter.  Parking fees were cheap but it was a mild annoyance to have to run out every morning before 9 to make sure the meter was fed.

The walls must be very thin because we could hear the people in the neighboring room constantly.  Their TV, their conversations, their footsteps, everything.  I don't think they were being overly loud, I just think it's how the building handles sound.  Made it hard to get my 6 year old to sleep at night.

Lastly, we had a very steady dripping coming from our ceiling right next to our bed whenever it rained (2 out of the 3 days).  It was heavy enough that I called the emergency number to report it to the property owner.  She thanked me for informing her and said some one would come out to look at it.  The dripping never stopped so I'm guessing no one came out or if they did they couldn't fix it. I laid down towels under the drip and made due.

Good Stay

We stayed our first night in Iceland at this guesthouse. We arrived very early in the morning, around 8 am. The owner, Ingrin was extremely accommodating to us and actually gave us a room immediately since it was ready so we didn't have to wait till check in. She even fed us which we were very thankful for. 
The location could not have been any better. Central to all the sites all within walking distance. The room was very comfortable and we had no issues with the shared bathroom with another couple. 
We would highly recommend this guesthouse to anyone.

Very Accommodating Owner

The house exterior is nice. Inside are all ok as well. Its time to replace the bathroom shower head as it was broken.

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