First of all I have say, what a terrific location. Literally 10 mins walking distance to the beautiful city centre. There is also free parking on the street which saves you a lot of money, you just sometimes have to do a few laps to find one but usually early morning or late evening there is a free space. The apartment was cleaned everyday and bin emptied which was lovely. They provided the coffee pads for the coffee machine which was great. GREAT shower pressure. English TV channels too. Plenty of outlets as well. Really warm property too! It was a great stay and I want to thank the host. REALLY good value for money. I would recommend it. Also we had a visit from the owners most adorable and friendly golden retriever!

There wasn’t a lot that I didn’t like about the property. If I had to mention something, there was no oven or microwave. No freezer. The sofa in the living room wasn’t massively comfy. Extra towels possibly. But otherwise we had a great stay here!!

Galtafell is a beautiful, well managed house. We felt very welcome and taken care of throughout our stay. The room was big for local standards, had excellent ventilation, heating, a spacious bathroom and quality furniture. It is very easy to get to, 5 minutes walk from the BSI and to the city centre.

Everything was very clean and the bed was very comfy. The necessary things were in the room such as kettle, tea, coffee, sugar, creamer some cups and paper towels as well as a small fridge. I asked for some detergent to get rid of a stain I had gotten in a sweater and the staff gave us some right away. There is free parking on the street and downtown is a 7ish min walk (depending of the amount of snow). Would love to come back!

I thought there was access to the main house as seen in the pictures. Not that it was necessary I just thought we could enter, maybe use a microwave and say hi to the dog in the pictures. Really nothing negative, this place was great.

The one bedroom apartment was clean and had all necessary amenities. There was a table to eat at, chairs to lounge in and a comfortable sleeping space in the bedroom. The bathroom and shower were very spacious as well. This location is in very easy walking distance (8-12 minutes) to all of the important sites you’d want to visit. Some great coffee shops and restaurants nearby. Thorey was very helpful during our stay and a gracious host.

I don’t have any complaints, just a reminder for travelers that the kitchen isn’t ideal for cooking, because in the apartment we were in the space was very limited so maybe consider doing easy prep meals if you plan on eating at the apartment.

Airbnb-style setup, providing basic cooking and dining utensils, which is great if you plan to make simple meals. They also offer tea and coffee facilities. We had two toilets, a shower, a living area with a sofa bed, and a dining table. The bed was comfortable, and the room was clean and good heating. Despite only staying one night, we felt satisfied. Parking in Reykjavík can be tricky, but the guesthouse we booked is allowed for free public street parking. We checked in at 8 PM without reception, but they prepared our keys in advance. Communication was smooth, and we always received prompt responses to our queries, even regarding our check-in concerns. We left so early the next day, check out is easy by just informing them and leaving the keys in the room. The guesthouse is conveniently located near Hallgrímskirkja, the Rainbow Road, and various restaurants and stores, maybe 10–20-minute walk If you don't have a car and prefer group tours just staying in Reykjavik only, I highly recommend this guesthouse. I checked several hotels, but many either don't offer free parking or have limited spaces on a first-come, first-served basis, which we found inconvenient. If you're a solo traveler on a budget, staying in a hostel is a great option. However, if you're traveling with friends and prefer more privacy, this guesthouse is ideal. You can cook basic meals and save money by not eating out as much.

The miscommunication during our check in but it was resolved promptly.

The guesthouse is very strategically close both to the city centre and the bus terminal (from which the buses to the airport depart directly, with no need to book for the drop off/ pick up service), but at the same is in a quiet and very green residential area. The room is small (but it was clear from the pictures posted, so no surprises there) but very clean and comfortable. Thorey was a great host and ready to help when I called her before arriving, and left very specific instructions for us regarding our stay. Lovely dog too!

I’d say it’s fine as it is, it’s really a nice accommodation for those who plan to just sleep there and little more. It might be a little tight if you want to spend a long time inside.

The location is amazing. Very easy to find, in a very nice street. The bed was also very comfortable ! Another thing, the staff were very responsive and helpfull !! The room was great, had everything I needed and even a microwave (which I did not expect) !

The only thing I would improve, is maybe buy new bed sheets. Mine were quite old and yellow-ish (but smelled clean).

A great stay. Just 5 minute walk from bsi and about 8 minutes walk to the city. There is a lovely park just down the hill from the hotel too. The area was very quiet and the room had everything we needed for our 3 night stay

As is the case with most of iceland the pathways were a little slippy

Everything! It was cleaned every day and bath towels were changed daily. For me, this is such an important thing to me. So well done 👏 as you hardly see host these days do this. The host was so kind to let us stay an extra 1 hour after check out as we needed to catch the BSI bus later. The apartment we stayed was well equipped. Location was very central to everything. We will highly recommend this place.

The sulphur smell, which is not the fault of the host. As it’s what the whole of Reykjavik experience due to the geothermal activity. It will be nice if the host mentions it to guests upon check in, as we didn’t realise this until we were on the tour and the tour guide had mentioned it. Before then, we thought the bathroom pipes needed cleaning.

Nice house on a great location. Rooms very clean. Good facilities like nice bathroom, small kitchen corner. Coffee and tea. Also very close to the centre and close to the busstation were you can take a direct bus to the airport. Very kind host.

Well actually everything was great but prices in Iceland always are a bit high for us. So that is not really bad about the guesthouse but more in general a ‘country thing’