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Kex Hostel vs Aurora Guesthouse

Kex Hostel and Aurora Guesthouse are both highly recommended by experts. Overall, Kex Hostel scores significantly higher than Aurora Guesthouse. Kex Hostel scores 79 with recommendations from 4 sources such as The Telegraph, Lonely Planet and Condé Nast Traveler.

Kex Hostel
Kex Hostel
8 / 10
Skulagata 28, Reykjavik 101, Iceland
From $27 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant
  • Breakfast buffet
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Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"Kex, which is Icelandic for "biscuit," is an upscale hostel in, naturally, a former biscuit factory." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Meet the KEX Hostel, possibly the hippest hostel you’ll come across in your travels—well, at least, in Iceland." Full review
The Telegraph 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." Full review
Independent 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 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" Full review
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Aurora Guesthouse
Aurora Guesthouse
7 / 10
Freyjugata, Reykjavik, Iceland
From $63 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Free Parking
  • Multilingual
  • Kitchenette
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"Just around the corner from the Andrea, this homely purple town house is also run by Siggi."