Alda Hotel

We had a good stay at Alda Hotel in Reykjavik. The location is excellent, it’s walkable to a lot of famous and interesting sites of the city with lots of restaurants and shops. The rooms are clean and well maintained (room 214 could benefit from more stronger shower water pressure, but the sink and toilet were ok). L’Occitane bath amenities. Staff were friendly and willing to help. They provided a cellphone for free because their rooms don’t have landline, you can make free local calls. We included the breakfast buffet with our stay, it was ok but would be better if they change some of the offerings each day. The hotel has a restaurant (Brass), a barbershop, a Starbucks, a gym, and a sauna. There’s free street parking from 9p-9a and there’s a nearby pay parking garage (pay street parking is costlier vs garage if outside the free times). We would consider to stay again at Alda Hotel if we go back to Iceland.

Great hotel tucked in the heart of tourist Reykjavik. Centrally located and helpful staff with suggestions or guidance. Service was amazing and the staff were so helpful. There's a breakfast buffet in the morning with a great variety of foods that will set you up nicely for your day ahead. Rooms are moderately sized with basic amenities. There's a desk and chair in one corner by the bed and a nightstand in the other. Hanging wardrobe space is included. The restroom is a bit small and cramped, but it does provide enough room to do what is needed when the shower is folded inwards. They offer a gym, spa/sauna, and a hot tub for guests as well.

We really just had the best experience here! Which was great because we stayed for three nights. This location could not beat. We were able to walk everywhere! There is a cheap parking garage about a block and a half away. Which we found to be very, very convenient. The hotel staff was super friendly, and very accommodating. They have a great breakfast buffet in the morning, too! Our only real complaint is that our room was in the front of the building, and on Saturday and Sunday night It was loud until about 3 AM outside. You can hear every conversation going on. The tattoo parlor across the street also blasts music during the day time hours. The room gets pretty hot, so you really have to leave the windows open. Other than that, we loved it. The room was clean, spacious and exactly what we needed. Cannot recommend this hotel enough!

The staff is SO friendly! The beds are super comfy. Our room very clean and very quiet. The shower had great pressure. If I could give them 10 stars I would.

The location is great if you're looking to be in the center of town. It's also located near on of the finest restaurants in Reykjavik. The service was excellent when we checked in. They were helpful, accommodating and even gave a free upgrade to the room. On check out they were disorganized, had incorrect items on the bill and were deeply skeptical when I disputed those charges. We booked a special rate which included dinner at Brass restaurant. There seemed to be no system in place for this dinner being included. When we went to dinner there was a lot of confusion about it among the restaurant staff. This continued when we were checking out. It also took quite a bit of time to get the receipts printed. I had to get multiples since they only printed the city tax receipt at first. The hotel was filled with American retirees who took over as much common area as possible when they were preparing to go out to their various tours for the day. Just be aware that at certain times it is lousy with my blundering, unaware, vaguely rude, loud and in the way fellow citizens. The rooms were adequate. The bed was mushy. The bathroom was ok but slightly grungy. The shower door leaked all over the floor. And the water temperature was difficult to adjust. Not matter how much I tried I could not find a decent temperature. It seemed to have 2 settings, ice cold or almost scalding. The value was good with the included dinner. The walls are paper thin in the old building, so you hear everything. And housekeeping starts early, I saw the carts out and the housekeepers at 7AM.