Guesthouse Galtafell

Fab location, great apartment, a building with history and a high level of service. Fantastic stay in Rejkjavik.

Me partner and I had a lovely stay at this guesthouse. Our room was pretty spectacular. It was up its very own staircase and had views across the city, great size and the shared bathroom wasn't ever an issue. Jelly belly the cat adopted us for the weekend she was so sweet and cuddly. The only issue is our dirty mugs were left to sit around for 3days and the room wasnt cleaned. Only once were our beds made, and The floor was full of dirt from our hiking boots. The city itself is beautiful. We hired a car drove around the golden circle, its was out of this world, never seen nature like it. We also done some research on the hot spots to see the northern lights, on the Friday the aurora level was 5 (high) so we drove to the harbour and wasn't disappointed! The lights were incredible we felt so lucky to see them. The city is expensive but you can budget it if you find the right places. I'd recommend this guesthouse it was very homely and welcoming. You will need to more specific with requirements, maybe that's where we went wrong with the house keeping? But overall an amazing experience in Iceland. Definitely do your research on things, tours are overpriced and unnecessary.

Got a free upgrade to an apartment rather than a double room, lovely place and a friendly cat

Room was smaller than expected. Lack of wardrobe/drawer space

As a frequent traveller, there's nothing more important than finding great accommodation for a great price. Guesthouse Galtafell was exactly this. Just five minutes walk from the real centre of Reykjavik, 2 minutes to the Hallgrímskirkja Church and the main roads out of Reykjavik really close. From the minute we arrived we felt welcome, our room details were on the door outside and we walked into a really cosy guesthouse with amazing room. The owners were happy to accommodate any questions we had be it about the guesthouse or even our trip. We stayed Friday to Monday and after the second night had a knock on the door telling us they had an apartment spare and if we'd like to move there. This had our own shower, a spare room and a huge kitchen. Our first room was great but this was something else and really added to the unique experience we had in Iceland. If we are ever going back to Iceland, this would be the place i'd want to stay in, it was 10/10 in every aspect. In short: I've never felt more at home when travelling!