Hotel Fron, Reykjavik

Advantages: In the heart of traditional Reykjavic
Disadvantages: none

...in Reykjavik. The hotel also comprises of a bar/coffee lounge with soft sofas as well as the standard tables and chairs. This was a pleasant place to visit after a hard day of sight seeing. Overall we were extremely pleased and relieved to find this hotel was of a good standard because we could find very little independent information about it before our visit . We hope you enjoy it too.... Read review

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Advantages: cheap, great location, helpful staff, nice breakfast, nice facilities, tours
Disadvantages: room very small and a bit cold

...and will arrange all kinds of excursions from Northern Light viewing (if you lucky) to riding on Icelandic horses. Step outside the hotel and within five minutes you are in the city centre. Close at hand is the Seafaerinn (Sea Baron cafe) which serves up whale kebabs (if you can stomach it) and lobster soup for approx £7. Huddle up on wooden benches with wind-blown salty sea dogs and fishermen for a feast. It's probably the cheapest meal in town. Other more luxurious and expensive restaurants are close by with such delicacies as puffin, reindeer and Icelandic lamb. I had trouble finding puffin on the menu as most places had a Christmas menu on, but Laekjarbrekka, a classic Icelandic restaurant situated in the heart of Reykjavík comes strongly recommended. Be careful though you are looking at £50 or more per head excluding wine! Reykjavik... Read review

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Advantages: cheap, close to city centre
Disadvantages: no bathroom in room,

.... An upside to this hotel is that the price included breakfast. The food is very expensive in Iceland so this was helpful - A sandwich, Oreo cookies, banana and juice made for an interesting breakfast but at least the cookies were good for throwing in the backpack for a mid morning snack. Bear in mind that most Reykjavik hotels rates will include a breakfast and usually this is a buffet breakfast (unlike ours which was made the night before and put in our in room fridge while we were out.) To sum it up - If you're on a budget this place makes a fairly good base to see the sights of Reykjavik and the surrounding areas. The tours are also pretty expensive (upwards of £35) so might be a good idea to spend less on the accommodation and more on the tours as they are well worth it. Also - most people spend their time seeing the sights which... Read review

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