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Guesthouse Galtafell

Laufasvegur 46,Reykjavik,IS,Iceland 1 Star Hotel
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Top location! mbreek_912429 on 02 Oct 2018 191 Reviews

Property Location With a stay at Guesthouse Galtafell, you'll be centrally located in Reykjavik, minutes from Asgrimur Jonsson Collection and Hallgrimskirkja. This guesthouse is within close proximity of ASI Art Museum and Reykjavik Pond. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 8 guestrooms featuring DVD players. Cribs/infant beds and rollaway/extra beds are available on request. Dining A complimentary breakfast is included. Business, Other Amenities Free parking is available onsite.

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Laufasvegur 46,Reykjavik,IS,Iceland

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Guesthouse Galtafell

Laufasvegur 46,Reykjavik,IS,Iceland Star Hotel
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Property Location With a stay at Guesthouse Galtafell, you'll be centrally located in Reykjavik, minutes from Asgrimur Jonsson Collection and Hallgrimskirkja. This guesthouse is within close proximity of ASI Art Museum and Reykjavik Pond. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 8 guestrooms featuring DVD players. Cribs/infant beds and rollaway/extra beds are available on request. Dining A complimentary breakfast is included. Business, Other Amenities Free parking is available onsite.

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Guesthouse Galtafell

Laufasvegur 46,Reykjavik,IS,Iceland
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#4 of 93 Specialty lodging in Reykjavik
Overall Rating 4.5 Rating from 191 reviews
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Traveller Type business(7) couples(104) solo(14) family(37) friends(21)

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Top location!

mbreek_912429 on 10/02/2018 10:30

The city center was on walking distance. Very clean and spaceous rooms. We enjoyed the breakfast very much. Everything was present. Fresh bread, fruit, Orange juice. The host Aya was very friendly and helpfull. We will choose this location again If we have another visit to Reykjavik.

Lovely cosy accommodation in a handy location

976barbaram on 26/01/2018 11:47

We were given a spacious apartment which we hadn't expected. It was warm and cosy and very clean and with a bathroom we'd like to have at home! Good choice of TV channels and a TV in the bedroom. Breakfast was well worth the extra cost (eating out is rather pricey) served in a large dining room in the main house and including cereals, meat and cheeses plus fruit, juice, breads and of course teas & coffee. The location is a short walk from the old town but an easy one (in spite of the ice) and very handy for both the central BSI bus station and Hallgrimskirkja church which are both pick up points for tours.

Not sure how to review this place

Larrabee on 23/01/2018 01:40

My wife and I arrived one night on a dark and rainy night.
My wife got the key while I found street parking. Unfortunately, I could tell from my wife look that there was something wrong. Because of my animal allergies, I had requested an animal free room, which they had obliged. Unfortunately, it was in a secondary out building. When I got in to see it, I saw the problem. The room was really small. Like so small, we could not open our full size luggage. The room itself was nice, but we could not see ourselves puzzling around 3 days without being able to get into our stuff. We went over to the main building, the one you see all the pictures for, and it was very nice. The women heard our concerns, and offered for us to look at the one remaining room she had. It was very nice, up a spiral stair case, but my wife would not go for it as the trek in the middle of the night to the bathroom was more than she would want to deal with, and there was again, the animal allergy problem.

So, we chatted with the owner, who mentioned she had another property which was available. It was more money, but she offered us a discount for the trouble and we went there.

So, I would like to review the place we stayed, but I do not know what it was actually called.

As far as Galtafell itself, we did see it, and it was very nice and homey. Even her dog was nice. If one stayed in the main building, no problem with space (from what I could see). It was very nice. The secondary building was also nice, but better suited to someone with backpacks.

As for location, it's quite good. Only a short walk from the downtown main street(s)

Terrible service for a Christmas stay

Katelyn H on 08/01/2018 16:22

We booked (at an exorbitant rate) at Galtafell instead of an AirBNB as we were going for Christmas and wanted a more communal atmosphere than a solo apartment, and we looked forward to the shared area of the guesthouse as well as the breakfasts. We booked through their website, which had no notifications that there would be any differences for the stay -- nor did our communications with the guesthouse in advance of this imply a difference.

We were INCREDIBLY disappointed by our stay: we arrived to a sign on the front door indicating we should just let ourselves in, instead of a personal welcome. When we went upstairs to let them know we had arrived, we were informed that 1) the entire guesthouse was CLOSED so that there was no communal space (we had booked the "1-br apartment" to enjoy both our privacy and the communal area) and 2) they wouldn't be serving any breakfast at all during the stay. They informed us their family was there for Christmas so, essentially, we weren't welcome to intrude. When, on the 26th, we asked if we could go to breakfast the next morning, they informed us that she still wasn't serving breakfast (though it was no longer an official holiday) but could prepare bags for us (presumably at higher cost).

We stayed in an IKEA-furnished, mediocre apartment for more than $200 per night (yes, they INCREASED the fare for the significantly reduced service). We were absolutely appalled by the service and, out of principle, I'd never recommend a place that price-gouged and massively underdelivered on service on a holiday.

Superb

Gary F on 21/12/2017 09:38

We had a great time here. Great location,Hosts very helpful, superb WiFi. The 1 bedroom apartment was ideal for our family of 4. We would certainly recommend this place. Couldn’t ask for anymore. We will be back!

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