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Reykjavik Residence Hotel vs Kex Hostel

Reykjavik Residence Hotel and Kex Hostel are both recommended by expert writers. Overall, Reykjavik Residence Hotel is preferred by most writers compared to Kex Hostel. Reykjavik Residence Hotel comes in at #16 in Reykjavik with accolades from 3 sources including The Telegraph, Lonely Planet and Oyster.

Reykjavik Residence Hotel
Reykjavik Residence Hotel
7 / 10
Hverfisgata 45, Reykjavik 101, Iceland
From $130 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Laundy Room
  • Free Parking
  • Multilingual
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Plush city-centre living feels just right in these two converted historic mansions."
Oyster Oyster
Mid-Range
"The mid-range Reykjavik Residence Hotel provides relaxed apartment-style living near Reykjavik's downtown attractions." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
9.0
"This alluring apartment hotel, which occupies two separate but nearby locations in downtown Reykjavik, is pitched as a home away from home." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Plush city-centre living feels just right in these two converted historic mansions." 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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