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Kex Hostel vs Alda Hotel Reykjavik
Both hotels are praised by writers. On balance, Alda Hotel Reykjavik ranks significantly higher than Kex Hostel. Alda Hotel Reykjavik has a TripExpert Score of 87 with approval from 6 reviewers like Oyster, The Telegraph and Lonely Planet.
Kex Hostel
Condé Nast Traveler
Afar Magazine
The Telegraph
Independent
Frommer's
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Skulagata 28, Reykjavik 101, Iceland
From $27 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Breakfast buffet
Condé Nast Traveler
"Kex, which is Icelandic for "biscuit," is an upscale hostel in, naturally, a former biscuit factory."
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Afar Magazine
"Meet the KEX Hostel, possibly the hippest hostel you’ll come across in your travels—well, at least, in Iceland."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"This chic and breezy hotel-hostel offers a variety of dorms and rooms, a great location and an impressive spread of amenities that span a café-bar, a lounge that hosts concerts by local bands, and a gym."
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Independent
"Offers a range of stylish accommodation options, including private doubles with en-suite bathrooms and ocean views. Ample communal space – a guest kitchen, gym, barbershop and heated outdoor patio"
Frommer's
"Decorated mostly with found and salvaged objects, the sparse, clean accommodations with polished concrete floors are divided between private rooms, some with an ocean view and private bathrooms"
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Alda Hotel Reykjavik
Fodor's
Star Service
The Telegraph
Travel + Leisure
Oyster
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Laugavegur 66-68, Reykjavik IS-101, Iceland
From $290 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Fitness Center
Fodor's
"There isn't a shred of staleness in this lovely downtown hotel in the trendy Lighthouse Village area of downtown Reykjavík."
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Star Service
"The Alda Hotel, part of a Scandanvian chain, has a style of its own."
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The breakfast room is livened by an old turntable-style phonograph and a pile of old records—Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Mamas and the Papas—inviting the guests to choose a record to play.
The Telegraph
8.0
"Embodies the kind of sophisticated cool Icelanders achieve so effortlessly, and minutes away from pretty much the entirety of the small capital."
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Travel + Leisure
"Opened in 2014, Alda Hotel is a refreshing departure from Reykjavik's many chain hotels and Airbnb accomodations."
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Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The 64-room Alda Hotel Reykjavik is an upper-middle-range hotel on the eastern side of the popular Laugavegur shopping street."
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Additional features include a fitness center and in-room massages upon request.
