KEX Hostel and Hotel

It was really quiet , central, very clean, right on the Harbour and very walkable to central downtown area

Great value for money stay. It's a hostel so keep hostel stands. The location is great, walking distance to everything. Staff is very helpful and supportive. The check in process is very smooth and accommodating. I had a very nice experience. However the lack of upgrades to the kitchen and washrooms was a bit of a downer. Also there were a lot of shared showers with no privacy, which is surprising and uncomfortable for non Icelandic people.

I enjoyed everything about my stay here except that a few of the staff members were very unfriendly and unwelcoming to us. This alone would make me not stay here again but the facilities are nice and clean and the beds very comfortable.

Showers and toilets are great, staff are friendly and helpful. Room was fine (booked a large dorm and was upgraded to smaller). Kitchen was ok, a bit messy but nothing unhygienic. Biggest complaint would be that the room door doesn’t close on its own, and my roommates left it open every time they left, so my belongings were vulnerable. The lockers are also very tall and skinny. I could barely fit my backpack in, and I had to empty it first. But overall a good hostel!

The bathrooms on the 4th floor were perpetually out of toilet paper and paper towels.

Eveything was amazing. Thanks to all staffs.

It was a great location, walking distance from a lot of the bus tour pickups and food spots. The decor is super cute as well! We went during off season so not that many people, but overall it gets the job done.

The beds were uncomfortable, the showers and toilets were dirty. It was a very old building. The only good thing was the location.

​"The house always wins" at a premium price. ​You pay top dollar here for poor management. When my door broke, staff left it wide open, completely exposing my luggage. The next day, they threw my toiletries in the trash for being out of my locker for under 20 hours. When I complained, they just blamed being "understaffed", fixed the band-aid ,without offering a proper compensation. The frontline staff try, but management makes this an insecure and highly frustrating place to stay.

Second stay here - love this place. Very hip vibe and great location. Only downside is the construction next door - they started at 5 am this morning. With the window closed it was ok though. Bathrooms kept very clean and if you don’t want to relive middle school PE class they gave private ones as well - although it’s Iceland so you might as well get used to it if you want to visit the pools and hot springs.

Das Hostel hat eine gute Lage. Die Ausstattung ist leider etwas bescheiden: Im gemischten Vierer-Zimmer waren es Betten mit Metallgestell - jede Bewegung erzeugt also Lärm. Die Vorgänge bzw. Matten geben auch wenig Privatsphäre. Nicht ganz verstehe ich, wieso auch Metallablagen benutzt werden, die ihrerseits viel Lärm machen. Davon abgesehen gibt es Badezimmer mit Einzelduschen, sonst Gruppenduschen ohne Vorhänge. Das Frühstück mit knapp ~ 19€ ist zu teuer und nicht empfehlenswert.

Loved the location really close to the main street in Reykjavík, and really easy to walk more places. Had a cool, funky look to the place and Great staff there. the 42-bed rooms were surprisingly good when you consider their volume. Great beds/storage and well planned out. Kitchen pretty basic and got messy at times (due to guests) but always cleaned next day, and did the job. Same as bathrooms.

The ambiance was fantastic, KEX curates great opportunities to meet people in shared spaces. I ended up spending a lot of time with my dorm mates and making plenty of friends during my stay. The staff are all very kind, quick to converse and give local insight and recommendations. Pana was my favorite :). He was so helpful and honestly just fun to hang around when sitting at the bar.

As good as it can get for a hostel, great staff, great location and great atmosphere, the rooms were comfortable although perhaps all the beds could do with a privacy curtain not just the bottom ones ( just a recommendation ) Other than that I throughly enjoyed my stay, met some great people and would definitely come back!

Amazing! Loved it, was a great place to just stop and rest

Awesome hostel, with a lot of charachter. I really enjoyed the vintage vibe of it. It has 2 shared kitchens, which were well equipped. Bathrooms were always clean, and there were several mini-bathrooms, each equipped with a shower and toilet that gave the feeling of a private bathroom. The staff was awesome and helped me out resolving problems with my booking, offering a free upgrade for one night! By far the best hostel I’ve been to.

I enjoyed my stay at KEX, it’s a great location and the atmosphere was very chilled and relaxed. The staff were friendly, the bar is handy, the whole place has a charming aesthetic to it and the kitchen facilities were sound! The dorm was alright though the beds and lockers a bit creaky but otherwise comfy. I’d happily stay again

The hostel is excellent, has great facilities, and is very well located! The staff was kind and polite. The beds are comfortable, and the bathrooms are spacious with good showers and good heating. The rooms have spacious lockers, and the beds feature reading lights and fast-charging outlets.

Very relaxed with friendly staff. Some of our food taken from kitchen. Lights outside and the curtains let this light in at night

Great location and facilities