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City Center Hotel vs Kex Hostel
Both Kex Hostel and City Center Hotel are highly recommended by experts. On balance, Kex Hostel ranks significantly higher than City Center Hotel. Kex Hostel comes in at #12 in Reykjavik with praise from 4 sources such as Lonely Planet, Afar Magazine and The Telegraph.
City Center Hotel
Oyster
Lonely Planet
Austurstraeti 6, Reykjavik 101, Iceland
From $201 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
Oyster
Mid-Range
"With its central location on one of the oldest streets in Reykjavik, City Center Hotel is surrounded by shopping, dining, and nightlife."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"You get pretty straightforward stuff at this central option: it's modern, easy on the eyes and there are minif-ridges in the rooms. The 5th-floor rooms have balconies."
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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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