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Comfortable Accommodations: Húsavík Green Hostel in Húsavík offers clean rooms with shared bathrooms. Guests enjoy free WiFi, a sun terrace, and a garden.

Convenient Facilities: The hostel features a lounge, shared kitchen, outdoor seating area, and picnic spots. Additional amenities include bicycle parking, barbecue facilities, and free on-site parking. It's really easy to get there. Super convenient localization close to the center of the town. Super quiet. Everywhere is super close so you can walk. Cozy common area, kitchen really well equipped. Vibe of old Icelandic household with a spark of modernity.

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9.1
Superb
462 reviews
Price from
US$93
per night

Hafnarstræti Hostel offers capsule sleeping pods in Akureyri. Guests can choose from single or double bed capsules. Free WiFi is available.

Akureyri Church and Hof Cultural and Conference Center are about 350 metres from Hafnarstræti Hostel. Akureyri Airport is 3 km from the property. Location is perfect in downtown Akureyri, steps to the sea, Akureyrarkirkja and a very nice bookstore Penninn Eymundsson Akureyri for refreshment and reading. This hostel is very very neat and clean, with fully-equipped kitchen and laundry service. The water of shower is hot spring water which you can enjoy for free. Everyone there including staff and visitor is very nice , , polite and respectful to others. This is the best hotel I have ever had.

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8.4
Very good
1,531 reviews
Price from
US$70
per night

Set a 10-minute walk from central Akureyri, this family-owned hostel offers basic rooms with a TV and free Wi-Fi access. Iceland’s Ring Road/Route 1 is right next to the hostel.

Akureyri Golf Club is 5 km from the hostel. Hlidarfjall Ski Centre is within 10 minutes’ drive. Discounts are available for guests with certain restaurants and activities such as whale watching. Super clean, very well equipped, quality furniture, available well equipped kitchen, free parking, close to major supermarkets and paradoxly - it was the cheapest accomodation in Iceland during my 7 day stay and at the same time the most luxurios out of all.

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8.8
Fabulous
2,038 reviews
Price from
US$81
per night

Facing the beachfront in Vatnsnes, Ósar Hostel has a shared lounge and a bar. The hostel also offers free WiFi and free private parking.

Guest rooms at the hostel are fitted with a seating area. All guest rooms at Ósar Hostel come with a shared bathroom and bed linen. The staff was super friendly and let us know that there was a walk we could take down to the beach. This was one of the highlights of our trip as we saw whales and seals down at the beach and could walk to the famous rock. The hostel was very cozy and we were able to do laundry and also cook a meal.

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8
Very good
377 reviews
Price from
US$93
per night

Located in Dalvík, 44 km from Hof - Cultural Center and Conference Hall, Dalvík Hostel Gimli provides accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and barbecue facilities. The accommodation offers a shared kitchen, and luggage storage for guests. The staff and owner were so lovely. The kitchen upstairs is fully stocked and there is a nice seating area to have your meal. The showers seem quite new and have good water pressure. The rooms are cute and cozy. Very convenient location to catch the ferry to Grimsey.

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8.9
Fabulous
242 reviews
Price from
US$104
per night

Situated in central Akureyri, Akureyri Backpackers offers free Wi-Fi and rooms with access to shared bathroom facilities. A swimming pool and hot tubs are a 1-minute walk away.

Meals and drinks can be enjoyed in Backpackers Akureyri’s on-site bar and café. A buffet breakfast is served each morning. The Croatians working down on the reception/bar. They are very nice and helpful.

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7.2
Good
1,313 reviews
Price from
US$99
per night

Located in Hvammstangi, Hvammstangi Hostel features a shared lounge. The hostel also provides free WiFi and free private parking.

At the hostel, each room is equipped with a desk. Guest rooms will provide guests with a fridge. Everything was clear, richly equipped, chech-in so simply, surrounding very nice.

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7.4
Good
384 reviews

Set in Kópasker, 25 km from Dettifoss, Bjarnastaðir Guesthouse offers accommodation with a shared lounge, free private parking, a terrace and barbecue facilities. The hostel has a hot tub and a shared kitchen. The kitchen was good, big and equipped.

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7
Good
70 reviews
Price from
US$170
per night

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