Hostel Reyðarfjörður
Reyðarfjörður
Vallargerði 9 and 14
Reyðarfjörður
Iceland
Tel.
+354 892 0336
Customer Rating
| 96% | ||
| 92% | ||
| 90% | ||
| 91% | ||
| 91% | ||
| 90% | ||
| 91% | ||
Reyðarfjörður is a town of 1500 inhabitants and conveniently located for exploring the East Fjords. All basic services are available in the town, such as supermarkets, post office, bank and cash dispensers, restaurants, etc.
The Hostel is located in two cozy houses on the same street. Vallargerði 9 houses the reception and a café where meals are served for lunch and dinner, and light refreshments and snacks are available throughout the day; Belgian waffles and crépes anre the café’s specialities. Vallargerði 14 has a guest kitchen and a barbeque, where you can prepare your own meal and mingle with your fellow travellers, and a sauna which you can use for a small price. Both houses have well equipped bedrooms and spacious and comfortable common areas, perfect for reading and relaxing and writing those postcards that you meant to send. For those that do not want to part with their laptops during their vacation there is free wireless internet at the Hostel, and other guests can use a computer for the internet at the reception, also free of charge.
There are plenty of leisure activities to do in Reyðarfjörður. For the outdoorsy traveller there are marked hiking trails in the area, varying of length and challenge. Just out of town is the headland of Hólmanes, an ideal site for outdoor recreations, whether among the cliffs or at the shore and offers an abundant birdlife and peculiar rock formations. A hiking map can be bought at the Hostel. Reyðarfjörður was the second largest of the Allied bases in Iceland during World War II and in the old camp above the town is a highly interesting museum on WWII and life in Iceland during the war. The Hostel owners a have boat and sometimes invite the guests to go for a fishing trip and to admire the mountains from sea. At the end of town is a pond where you can try out your skills in fishing, and if it’s raining or you are tired you can always go to the pool and relax in the hot tubs.
The Hostel is located in two cozy houses on the same street. Vallargerði 9 houses the reception and a café where meals are served for lunch and dinner, and light refreshments and snacks are available throughout the day; Belgian waffles and crépes anre the café’s specialities. Vallargerði 14 has a guest kitchen and a barbeque, where you can prepare your own meal and mingle with your fellow travellers, and a sauna which you can use for a small price. Both houses have well equipped bedrooms and spacious and comfortable common areas, perfect for reading and relaxing and writing those postcards that you meant to send. For those that do not want to part with their laptops during their vacation there is free wireless internet at the Hostel, and other guests can use a computer for the internet at the reception, also free of charge.
There are plenty of leisure activities to do in Reyðarfjörður. For the outdoorsy traveller there are marked hiking trails in the area, varying of length and challenge. Just out of town is the headland of Hólmanes, an ideal site for outdoor recreations, whether among the cliffs or at the shore and offers an abundant birdlife and peculiar rock formations. A hiking map can be bought at the Hostel. Reyðarfjörður was the second largest of the Allied bases in Iceland during World War II and in the old camp above the town is a highly interesting museum on WWII and life in Iceland during the war. The Hostel owners a have boat and sometimes invite the guests to go for a fishing trip and to admire the mountains from sea. At the end of town is a pond where you can try out your skills in fishing, and if it’s raining or you are tired you can always go to the pool and relax in the hot tubs.
Hostel bed capacity
| Beds per room: |  |
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Total beds |
| Number of rooms: | 1 | 10 | 4 | 33 |
Opening times
| Opening times (over the year): | Open all year round |
Street Map and Route Planning
Directions
| Airport: | Egilsstaðir 33 km away |
Attractions
 | Museums/art galleries nearby | | City centre location |
| Historical sites nearby | | River/harbour/lake nearby |
| Hiking area | | Main attractions nearby |
| Swimming pool at or near hostel | | Horseriding at or near hostel |
| Restaurants nearby | | Shopping centre/market nearby |
| Leisure facilities nearby | | Beach at or near hostel |
| Mountainous/hilly area | | Meet other travellers! Read their tips for things to do in Reyðarfjörður |
Facilities
 | Discounts and concessions available |  | Family rooms available |
 | Suitable for wheelchair users |  | Sheets for hire |
 | TV room |  | Self-catering kitchen |
 | Groups welcome |  | Common room(s) |
 | Sauna |  | Laundry facilities |
 | Internet access |  | Credit card accepted |
 | Café/Bar |  | Meals available |
 | Currency exchange at or near hostel |  | Male only |
 | Female only |  | Individual traveller welcome |
 | Luggage Store |  | Non smoking room/area |
 | Basic store available at or near the hostel |  | Garden |
 | Playground |  | Rates include local tax |
 | Cycle store at Hostel |  | BBQ |
Customer Reviews Reyðarfjörður
| 06 May 2013 Juan, England & Wales | 70% | |
| nice hostel. they do however charge for everything. what ever service you can think of will have an extra charge. understandable, but will not happen in all places. | ||
| 22 Apr 2013 Benjamin, France | 100% | |
| The nicest hostel of our whole trip ! | ||
| 01 Oct 2012 Kristyn, Canada | 93% | |
| Amazing views of the fjords. The hostel is very comfortable with many great windows! | ||
| 20 Sep 2012 Charles, Canada | 97% | |
| Friendly and interactive personnel. | ||
| 07 Sep 2012 Isabelle, France | 77% | |
| All was ok. Just one point we we're disappointed : the map is wrong on the website. We turned around the hostel area for 50 mn before we found it. | ||
| 07 Sep 2012 Gila, Israel | 100% | |
| A very nice, architecturally, as well, hostel. The common areas were unique and friendly | ||
| 30 Aug 2012 Javier, Spain | 100% | |
| The best hostel of Iceland. | ||
| 25 Aug 2012 Martine, France | 97% | |
| One of the best hostels we've had, we stayed at the house with the reception that is quite good, very calm with the restaurant on the second floor, but the second house where the kitchen is is FABULOUS!!!! what a pity we did not really have the opportunity to enjoy it more... great living room with a great view downstairs, nice and spacious kitchen (the only bad point is that the insides of the cupboards and drawers did not look very clean), upstairs the living is great, you even have access to a large balcony, there is a guitar you can play with the bathroom upstairs is huge and really nice, you even have a sauna ( that you can use if you pay some fees) and all of that very clean! The host is very nice and welcoming. | ||
| 25 Aug 2012 Frank, Germany | 93% | |
| Da ich auf meiner Reise viele deutschsprachige Personen getroffen habe, denke ich, macht es Sinn, hier auch deutsche Bewertungen einzutragen.
Insgesamt ist die Unterbringung in Hostels in Island gut, jedoch gibt es auch hier Unterschiede. Um einen fairen Vergleich zu ermöglichen, kann ich die Hostels nur miteinander vergleichen. Deshalb befindet sich bei allen 11 Bewertungen diese Einleitung.
Ich habe in jedem Hostel eine Nacht im Schlafsaal verbracht, somit ist auch hier eine Vergleichbarkeit gegeben. Im folgenden werden immer die Besonderheiten zum jeweiligen Hostel angegeben.
Dieses Hostel besteht aus 2 Gebäuden, die beide sehr wohnlich eingerichtet sind. Die Betreiberin spricht sogar deutsch. Die großzügigen Gemeinschaftsräume laden zum Verweilen ein.
Dieses Hostel würde ich bei der nächsten Reise gerne wieder buchen. | ||
| 23 Aug 2012 Judit, Spain | 100% | |
| It was a great stay, with very nice and helpful staff. The building and rooms were very new and extremely clean. Highly recommended. | ||
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