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Alda Hotel Reykjavik vs Sand Hotel
Alda Hotel Reykjavik and Sandhotel are both praised by expert reviewers. Overall, Alda Hotel Reykjavik is preferred by most writers compared to Sandhotel. Alda Hotel Reykjavik comes in at #5 in Reykjavik with approval from 6 sources including Travel + Leisure, The Telegraph and Lonely Planet.
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.
Sand Hotel
Mr & Mrs Smith
The Telegraph
Independent
Lonely Planet
Laugavegur 34, Reykjavik 101, Iceland
From $132 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Mr & Mrs Smith
"The team behind Reykjavik's Sandhotel pretty much perfected the cinnamon bun, so they whipped up the city’s cosiest stay."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"Sandhotel is situated in the heart of Reykjavik's hip shopping street, Laugavegur, and is bordered by Iceland's oldest gentleman's tailor and a cult bakery."
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Independent
"The 67-room Art Deco-style Sand Hotel is built around three historic buildings on Laugavegur Street"
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"When the folks behind one of Iceland's best bakeries open a hotel, you know it's going to be great."
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