Name: Grenimelur Guesthouse
Address: Grenimelur 36, Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland, Reykjavik, Reykjavik, Reykjavik, 107, Iceland
Rating: 8

Smoke-free property

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All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

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Non-smoking rooms

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Free Wi-Fi

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English

Italian

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Pets Not Allowed

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Reykjavik International Airport

Keflavik International Airport

Grenimelur Guesthouse

Reykjavik

This guest house provided simple, clean rooms and facilities (shared bathroom and kitchen). Location was good too with lots of bus routes providing easy access to the city center and an excellent thermal swimming pool just down the block. The only (major) downside are the many house rules (no frying of fatty meats, no cooking after 9pm which is a real bummer if you just came back from a day long tour, etc). The owners are quite nice too, but their living space is directly attached to the guest area with no doors to separate the living areas, so it always felt like staying with a friend’s parents that are doing you a favor. They’re nice, but it felt like we were intruding on their space at times. Nice place all in all, I’d consider staying here again, but be aware of what you’re looking for.

Nice place, if you don’t mind the house rules

We were in Reykjavik for 2 days, rooms, community kitchen and toilet was clean, toilet was really small (installed under a escalator).

Staying in the basement with a very small community bathroom and shower

We only stayed here for two nights at the end of our Iceland adventure, but it proved the ideal location to explore Reykjavik from. The owner, Bjarni, was kind enough to accommodate payment before we arrived, which was extremely convenient for us. We were greeted at our room with information regarding the closest amenities, and Bjarni himself offered us great advice on where to/not to visit in the city. It was only a 15-20 minute stroll to all the restaurants/bars, so perfectly located in my opinion.

A short, but sweet stay

10-15 minutes walk from the center, quiet area, 4-digit access code on the box at the entrance containing the keys to the guesthouse and room, system already used in other facilities. The rooms are large and beautiful, furnished with tables and chairs for eating, the kitchen has only space for cooking but is complete. The bathroom is sized for people of height not more than sixty meters, I am 1.93... The shower is separate and without a preliminary space, you enter directly through the door and pull a tent, somehow usable. There is the laundry room apart. The price is a bit high even if you are in the capital.

All in all, not bad.

Having stayed here on 3 different occasions within a week, thank you to the wonderful host who accommodated our strange arrival/ departure times, other needs and whom we had a great chat with as well. He had no need to do this and it was much appreciated. 

10 minute walk to town centre, swimming pool and shop around the corner, bus stops too, good wifi, seamless check-in and check-out, well-equipped kitchen. Rooms very generous in size and have their own table and chairs for meals etc. Toilet and shower size the only drawback. But considering the extravagant prices in Iceland, we felt we got value out of it.

Kudos for the unexpected Christy Moore feature, from two weary Irish travellers!

Helpful host

Unfortunately, I can't speak well of this accommodation. The owners sent us all the directions to access it and it wasn't difficult because they weren't there. Even for the payment, an unusual mode was used, a briefcase in the room where to enter the bill and put it in the mailbox. It is quite far from the center in a residential area. The kitchen was clean but very small, only to cook and then eat in the room. The bathroom is not suitable and neither is the shower we were in a closet. For us it wasn't a good living room.

We didn't like it.

This guesthouse is perfect, a very nice room with all the comforts you want, a super equipped kitchen that offers all the freedom, everything is within reach, in short, I recommend making arrangements in this case, it doesn't take the cb.

That's great.

Our stay at this small guesthouse was just fine. A big room with a comfortable bed (unfortunately the bed was with two single matrasses). There was a bit of dust underneath the bed and a few cotton buds from the previous guests but nothing major. Everything else was clean in the accomodation. The toilet was so tiny you couldn't stand up. The kitchen was fully equiped but the toaster did not work. The location was great. You could walk to everything from the guesthouse. Our stay was pleasant overall.

Just fine

If it weren't for the fact that the bathroom is small, or as the owner himself told us, for hobbits, it would be the perfect place. The price is quite good, the rooms are spectacular in size, decoration and comfort. A very quiet area, about 10-15 minutes walking from the center, and close to the university and a geothermal pool.

Almost perfect.

We stayed at this property for a week and I am sure we wouldn’t have felt this way in any other hotels! The place is home away from home! I recommend this place to anyone!

-	Easy to locate.
-	Walkable distance to the center.
-	Very clean.
-	We had the big room and it was so spacious. They also had dining table so that you could eat something without being on the bed!
-	The toilet and bathroom are very clean and good for a single person and I feel for the size of the rooms they have,  the small size of the bathroom and toilet is not a negative point at all!
-	Fully equipped and clean kitchen and you can cook breakfast  for yourself as eating out in Iceland is pretty expensive!
-	The owners are very nice people and gave us information regarding the closest shops/ places to visit and also regarding the northern lights!



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