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Skolabru Guesthouse

Guesthouse with free parking, steps from Laugavegur

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Standard Double or Twin Room | Free WiFi
Interior
Exterior
Standard Double or Twin Room | Free WiFi
Interior

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Kitchen
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Quadruple Room, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Shared/communal kitchen
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

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Shared/communal kitchen
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Single Room, Shared Bathroom

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Shared/communal kitchen
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

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Skólabrú 2, Reykjavik, IS-101

What's nearby

  • Laugavegur - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Reykjavik City Hall - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Harpa - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Reykjavik Harbour - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Hallgrimskirkja - 11 min walk - 0.9 km

Getting around

  • Reykjavik Domestic Airport (RKV) - 7 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Te & Kaffi - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Hard Rock Cafe Reykjavik - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪American Bar - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Messinn - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The English Pub - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Skolabru Guesthouse

Guesthouse near Reykjavik Harbour
Close to Harpa and Hallgrimskirkja, Skolabru Guesthouse provides an airport shuttle, a garden, and more. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
Other perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • Smoke-free premises
Room features
All guestrooms at Skolabru Guesthouse offer amenities such as free WiFi.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Shared bathrooms with showers
  • Communal kitchens and daily housekeeping

Languages

English, Icelandic

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The price is AED 474
AED 1,153 total
includes taxes & fees
3 Apr - 4 Apr
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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Airport shuttle available
  • Free self parking on site

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shared bathroom
  • Shower

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property for check-in information
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

Property is also known as

Skolabru Reykjavik
1912 Guest House Reykjavik
1912 Reykjavik
Skolabru Guesthouse House Reykjavik
Skolabru Guesthouse House
Skolabru Guesthouse Reykjavik
Skolabru Guesthouse
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Frequently asked questions

Is Skolabru Guesthouse pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Skolabru Guesthouse?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Skolabru Guesthouse?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Skolabru Guesthouse?

Check-out is at 10 AM.

Where is Skolabru Guesthouse located?

Located in Downtown Reykjavik, this guesthouse is steps from Austurvöllur and Laugavegur. Reykjavik Harbour and Harpa are also within 10 minutes.

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Skolabru Guesthouse Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 64 out of 307 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 132 out of 307 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 66 out of 307 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 32 out of 307 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 307 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Cat, home

Liked: Staff & service
Location is very central - which also means it is noisy outside! As many reviews have already said the accommodation echoes and so sound does travel - you can hear door locks, foot steps, voices. The facilities are quite basic - the room furniture was functional but mis-matched and a little tatty. The kitchen has plenty of plates and cutlery but is limited with pans and pots - no measuring jug; it has a 2 ring hob only. There are 4 bathrooms (toilet, sink, shower) - 2x in basement, 1x on ground floor next to kitchen, and 1x on top floor [which was out of order]. It is better than a hostel though as you do have your own room, the linen was clean; the bathrooms have towels in. The building was warm enough. If you want a place to sleep, rather than cook and hang out there, then this place is fine - but take ear plugs! Keys are collected at a nearby hotel. In summary, it was ok, I think next time I would pay a bit more and stay elsewhere.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
可です。
ロケーションは良いです。 レセプションはなく、近くのホテルまで鍵を取りに行きました。電話すれば届けてくれるらしいですが、寒い中待ちたくなかったので取りに行きました。歩いて5分もかからない場所です。 毎日、シーツ・タオルの交換はあると書いていたように記憶していますが、ありませんでした。 それ以外は清潔に保たれていますし、ゲストハウス以上を求めなければ何の支障もありません。 チェックアウト後に荷物をキープしてもらいましたが、レセプションがないので当然できず。お掃除のおばさんに聞いたところ、鍵を取りに行ったホテルであずかってくれるのでは？とのことでしたので活用ください。
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

OkanaganGirl, Victoria

The location is perfect, close to the downtown area, restaurants, bars and sightseeing. The electricity went out on our floor and it took almost four hours for someone to come and find the fusebox and restore power. In the meantime, we were left without any power and did not know when someone would come.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Manon, Gatineau,QC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best place to stay in Reykjavik. Thank you to all the staff for the good services.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Manon, Gatineau

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excellente emplacement, propre, excellent services
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Rikke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Centralt og stille
Godt centralt og stille sted. Der er hvad der skal være.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Spara pengar och bo här istället för hotell!
Jätte bra läge som är precis mitt i smeten, gångavstånd till det mesta. Eget simpelt med fräscht rum med gemensamma badrum och kök, dock vart det inte alls många som bodde där samtidigt som oss så det blev mer ett badrum per rum. I köket finns de nödvändigaste kökredskapen som kaffe och te kokare, gryta/panna skärbräda och kniv etc, delade kylar med resterande gäster men det är markerat vilket och vad som tillhör vilket rum. Så det är toppen om man vill spara lite pengar och laga några måltider själva men handla ej hos 1011 några minuter bort utan gå 10 minuter längre för att komma till Bonus där priserna ibland är det halva gemförelsevis. Världens trevligaste och hjälpsamma städerska som kom och städade de gemensamma utrymmena varje morgon.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

yvonne, edinburgh

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This “ guesthouse “ needs a total overhaul
Excellent position within the town ; shame this once lovely old building has been left to almost rot , whoever ownes this guesthouse needs to give it some serious TLC ( tender loving care) ,needs money spent on it , No separate room for people that want to relax except kitchen or bedroom, an elderly couple occupied the kitchen table and chairs most of the day ... and evening which made it awkward for others who chose to cook , and not eat out . Luckily for us we had day and evening long tours booked most days The showers are pretty awful. Best pay a bit extra for a more comfortable room elsewhere.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Karie, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice guesthouse. Perfectly close to downtown.My only criticism is it would be helpful to have more kitchen supplies(there was only one pot to cook).Also maybe replace the unused dishwasher with a small oven.
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Hôtel très bien situé, mais une des douches ne marchaient pas. Sinon les chambres étaient bien, nous avions même un petit balcon.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
非常糟糕的住宿經驗
我個人是因為hotel.com給予的回饋加上補差價預訂這個飯店，但是在預訂的時候並沒有說給地下室的房間，感覺很差，地下室陰森森的，令人感覺很不舒服，對於這個飯店印象非常糟糕，也影響我對於hotel.com的印象非常不好
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Runa, St Catharines, ON, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Not a Hotel, but a Guesthouse
Guesthouses are very different from hotels. If we wanted it, we had access to a kitchen and a section of a fridge. However we shared two bathrooms with seven other rooms, There is no onsite staff. Our room linens smelled like a secondhand shop when we arrived and the two towels that were provided were little larger than finger towels. We knew we were getting two individual beds but were expecting twin size not old single sized. Our room was directly off the kitchen which was in use almost 24 hours a day. Now that we know what to expect, we would use their services again but would request our room be further from the kitchen and we would bring our own linens and towels.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Liam, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great guesthouse located perfectly.
Perfect location, walking distant to anything in the city. Easy check in, hotel round the corner with keys! Clean, comfy, warm. All the basic things you need. Maybe just install black out blinds...
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location and the price was right, but the rooms were small and sparse and there were no staff onsite - had to walk to another hotel several blocks away to check in.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Tiina

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Rummet var inte ordentligt städat, det fanns damm på golvet och sänglakan var inte fräscha, mycket hår och damm. Gemenst kök var inte helt i sin ordning (t.ex mikrougn var smutsig och vattenkokares locket var sönder). Hotellet ligger mycket centralt vilket var bra! Detta betydde också att det var mycket biltrafik på gatan bakom guesthouse. Det ligger också en flygplats i närheten vilket orsakafe mycket oväsen. Guesthouse har dålig ljudisolering så öronpluppar är en bra ide! I övrigt var vi rätt så nöjda med vistelse.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Central but basic
It is basic but the room and beds were clean. Internet was very fast - good point. It was fairly empty, and if full would put a lot of pressure on the one small, shared kitchen. Great location in the heart of the city.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Guesthouse is centrally located near lots of restaurants and sights. Room is clean and comfortable, if basic (you get a towel and a room, bring your own soap). 2nd floor shower was out of order, so had to go to first floor for that. I found it hard to sleep well because of noise of other guests coming and going at all hours (I visited in June when it's basically light all night long). Wifi is very spotty; I saw more than one guest walking around with an iPad in the air, trying to catch enough signal to face time with someone. Checkout is a very early 10 am.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
There's no bathroom in the room and no dark curtains on the windows to sleep in 24 hour daylight.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Johanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Billigt, centralt och fräscht
Superbra och centralt guesthouse, rent och fräscht. Lite lukt av vattenskada på en toalett är vår enda anmärkning. Sköna sängar och bra kök (dock saknas lite köksredskap)

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
立地よし
スタッフがいないゲストハウスです。 冷蔵庫が共用部にあり、部屋ごとに区切られた場所を使えます。 ポットやフライパンもあるので、調理も可能です。やってませんが、、、 立地が良かったので、決めました。 周辺にはお店がたくさんあります。 4泊しましたが、タオルの交換がなかったのが、嫌でした。 エレベーターはなく、階段のみです。

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Centre of Reykjavik on a budget
Great location, good price.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Jeune Couple, Paris

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
très bien placé pour un séjour en Islande
Hôtel modeste avec SDB commune, matelas un peu mous et oreillers plats mais largement suffisant pour un couple de jeunes sans enfants. Cuisine avec frigo où l'on peut stocker quelques denrées si nécessaire (chaque chambre a son étage étiqueté dans le frigo, bien pratique). Très bien situé +++ en plein coeur du quartier du "vieux Reykjavik" proche restos, superettes et magasins. A 200 m de l'arrêt de bus n°1 "City Hall" ce qui a été très pratique pour les pick-ups des excursions. Quasiment tous les Tours Opérator proposent des excursions au départ de Reykjavik mais les trajets sont parfois très longs (côte Sud notamment). Il n'y avait pas de réception ni de personnel de la Guest House sur place, dommage. Gros bémol : par 2 fois des gens sont entrés dans notre chambre en se trompant, alors que nous étions là (dont une fois la porte verrouillée a été ouverte en pleine nuit par la clef d'une autre chambre !!!).
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
浴室狀況差
住三樓但是三樓共用浴室無水，下二樓共用浴室盥洗雜亂應非當天其他住戶造成。

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mysigt centralt gästhus
Mysigt gästhus med tillgång till kök och förvaring av mat. Stora rum med fräscha delade badrum. Väldigt centralt.