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Center Hotels Arnarhvoll vs Kex Hostel

Kex Hostel and Centerhotel Arnarhvoll are both rated very highly by expert reviewers. On balance, Centerhotel Arnarhvoll scores slightly higher than Kex Hostel. Centerhotel Arnarhvoll is ranked #10 in Reykjavik with endorsements from 6 publications like Insight Guides, Travel + Leisure and Oyster.

Center Hotels Arnarhvoll
Center Hotels Arnarhvoll
8 / 10
Ingolfsstraeti 1, Reykjavik 101, Iceland
From $126 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Insight Guides Insight Guides
"One of the city’s newest hotels, Arnarhvoll is cool, clean, and has stunning views across the bay. Five minutes’ walk from the bar-and-restaurant action on Laugavegur."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The new hotel in downtown’s 101 district features modern rooms (slate palette accented with red and chestnut brown) come with views of Mount Esja." Full review
Star Service Star Service
"Similar to its sibling properties in town, this harbor-front hotel in the heart of town offers the basics at an exceptional price." Full review
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One of the most unique services here is that the staff will provide a wakeup call, upon request, if the Northern Lights come into view.
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"Stylish and comfortable guest rooms, a whirlpool tub and sauna, and a classy restaurant and bar are some of the draws at this centrally-located three star hotel." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Mid-Range
"The 104-room Centerhotel Arnarhvoll is a stylish, modern, mid-range hotel just a three-minute walk from Reykjavik's main shopping street and in walking distance of most of the city's sights." Full review
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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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