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Rey Apartments Hotel vs Kex Hostel

Both hotels are endorsed by those who travel for a living. On balance, Kex Hostel is the choice of most professionals compared to Rey Apartments Hotel. Kex Hostel is ranked #12 in Reykjavik with praise from 4 sources including Afar Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler and Lonely Planet.

Rey Apartments Hotel
Rey Apartments Hotel
7 / 10
Grettisgata 2a, Reykjavik 101, Iceland
From $203 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Laundry Service
  • Multilingual
  • Kitchenette
  • Flatscreen TV
  • Refrigerator
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top choice
"For those leaning towards private digs rather than hotel stays, REY is a very handy choice with a huge cache of modern apartments scattered across several Escher-like stairwells." Full review
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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