Edda Akureyri

6/10

Pleasant

21 Aug 2025

Kerri

The rooms were very nice and the bar area was comfortable and spacious. When I checked in, the room I was given was already occupied, which was very disconcerting. Then upon checking it, we were charged for breakfast that we did not have. Both things were quickly taken care of by the very helpful and apologetic staff.

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2025

Paul

Seems to a (former?} student dorm at the college campus. Easy walk to the center area of the town

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Aug 2025

Sanjeev

Good location, breakfast had many choices

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2025

david

Comfortable accommodations.

The rooms are converted student accommodations. Spacious with personal bathrooms. Convenient location from main downtown area and close to Botanical Gardens.
Adequate electrical outlets for electronic devices. No TV. Hair dryer available from reception. Friendly accommodating staff. Lots of parking.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

06 Aug 2025

Ming

Clean college dorm with central location

It is a very clean college dorm. There are several toilets and shower rooms and we did not have to wait to use them. The surrounding was quiet and the location is very good.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2025

Joshua

Great place to stay. Rooms seem like prior dorm rooms but are very new.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2025

Alston

Great place. It was wonderful to have a place that was open 24/7. In the middle and heart of the town, so very walkable.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2025

Bhavani

Liked the spacious room.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2025

Erin

Literally a college dorm that is used as a hotel when students are out for summer. Shares parking with the botanical gardens. They are free and worth a visit.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2025

Emeryn

Good value for money. Clean and spacious.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jul 2025

Lori

The bathrooms were dirty and out of toilet paper and the showers also were not clean.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2025

Peiming

Overall, we liked room and services.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jul 2025

Samuel

urine smell in bathroom

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jun 2025

Terence

NA

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2025

Stephen

A very modern and clean hotel. All sites of interest to us were in easy walking distance of the hotel. Many open spaces and brilliant views of the fjord from the bedroom window. A short 15 minute walk to the harbour and then caught a boat to see whales (we saw three species). Also an easy walk to the church, high street and old town.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2025

Georgi

Comfortable beds. Good location near the city center and next to the swimming pool.
Too few showers in the common areas. The last floor, for example, has only 1 shower and 2 WCs for 10 rooms (some of which are triple rooms) which is more than insufficient at busy times (morning, evening).

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2025

anne

The staff was amazing. The room was clean and comfortable. I wish that we would have known in advance that room was on second floor without elevator, as my travel companion had difficulty with the stairs.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jun 2025

Cyndi

Felt like we were in a college dorm room. Noisy environment. Staff was not great, more like we were a nuisance.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2024

Ji

Nice hotel and good service

A large hotel located next to the bay. The newly completed right wing has a novel layout, comfortable accommodation and sea views.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2024

david

We were originally assigned a student room with bathroom down the hall. We asked for a better room and were transferred to the \"hotel\" side of the complex. The front desk staff was kind and very informative, almost entertaining. We enjoyed the area.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jul 2024

Kevin

this hotel is just so-so

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

24 Jul 2024

LAITH

I don’t like it

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2024

Leslie

Its a fine property, but you really need to pay for the private room as this is also a college dorm. If you do a shared space it will be with college kids. Breakfast was good and rooms were clean and well maintained.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2024

Gudmundur

Love it so nice walkabel to everything

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2024

Andre

The only thing to complain was the restaurant. I choose the buffet. But most of the dishes were cold since nobody switched on the re-heater or the were partially broken. Apart of that the hotel was fulfilling my needs, clean showers, clean and cozy room.

Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2024

Brent

Had everything I needed and the price was fantastic. There is no soundproofing so it really comes down to luck as to who the other guests are. I was lucky in that the floor was quiet but I can see how it could get loud.

Everything was super clean and the room was comfortable. No frills and cheap and thats exactly what I was looking for.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Great stay with great breakfast

Really easy check in open 24 hours. Super clean bedrooms and bathrooms (even in the old block!). Brilliant breakfast!

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2024

shawn

Away from downtown but only 1 km walk past old beautiful homes and church yhen into main downtown area, can also go through botanical gardens, friendly staff, I wonder if hotel is old college dormitories?

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

09 Jul 2024

Suzhen

PRICY HOTEL WITHOUT ELEVATOR. WE HAVE CARRIED LUGGAGES TO THIRD FLOOR. DON'T RECOMMEND THIS PLACE. STAFF WAS RUDE TOO

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2024

Bakhtyar

It was an attractive, clean and pleasant place
Thanks

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2024

Peter

Lots of kids who tend to be louder late at night.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Jul 2024

Sohaib

The property is great, but difficult to spot from the local roads; and the maps application took me to the wrong place (the school campus).
The rooms were spacious, so that was good!
Old school keys are interesting touch!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2024

Wei

Beautiful and quiet sitting. Excellent facilities and easy access to the city. I wish we could have stayed longer.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2024

Caitlin

Great hotel! Clean and quiet. Free parking. They do serve breakfast for 3,400 isk per person and they have a dinner buffet for 8,900 isk per person. We thought this was a bit expensive but if you want food right there that’s an option. Would recommend booking a stay !

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2024

Danielle

Great place right near downtown Aukyeri! Private room with shared bath was convenient and affordable

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2024

Elena

It felt like been back in time. Loved the college vibe. Staff was amazing and the property was super clean.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2024

Mireille

A great stay, and near the pool! ❤️

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2024

CUI XIAO

The bathroom and shower are great. Suggest to have kettles in a public area.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jun 2024

John

Spartan hotel

This property was very spartan, reminded me of a red roof or hotel 6. Unlike those, there wasn’t a boiler in room. I’ve experienced this before and most properties have free coffee in lobby. Not here,one needed to pay. Plus no elevator! A newer appearing hotel with no elevator? I would not stay here again

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

17 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

Communal Bathrooms

Not advertised clearly that the bathrooms are communal - there is only a sink (“wash basin”) provided in your bedroom. There were only two toilets and two showers available per every 8-10 rooms or so, and all of the garbage cans in the stalls were overflowing. Also the duvet had several small black stains.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2023

Wen

Great Location and nice rooms! The only issue was they didn’t make the bed when we got into the room.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

07 Aug 2023

Michael

Likely an odd occurrence but the buildings alarms went off about five times between the hours of midnight and 2am which lead to a restless sleep. Hotel staff were not great in communicating nor provided an answer the following morning. Otherwise a fine place and decent location.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2023

George

Amazing Location, very convenient

Nice modern and clean hotel. It’s almost a suite with microwave and a fridge. Very spacious. Most of all, the location is very convenient. A few minutes walk to the church, botanical garden, and downtown. No need to drive to go to downtown.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2023

SANGAM

Very clean big room. For the price I wish bfast was included

4/10

Poor

22 Jul 2023

Kelsey

These are converted dorm rooms for summer. They are not sound proof and they do not feel very private. The bed mattress hurt my back.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

18 Jul 2023

Ashley

The entire hotel smelled like fish. Our bedroom was above the restaurant and for some reason they have pop music playing so loud i thought a rave was going on under me. I asked the staff to turn it down since the restaurant was empty but it didn’t help much. It was loud until 9pm and the you could hear the music from the bar until midnight. There are no amenities in the room like tv. Should be advertised as more of a hostel than a hotel. The common area with tv and pool table was nice but it closed very early.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2023

Daniel

Great location
Helpful folks
Was concerned about no private bathroom but worked out fine
Recommended

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2023

Eduardo

Helpful and friendly staff. The room is clean and good breakfast

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2023

Michael

Serviceable, Inexpensive

I ended up on the third floor of the older “boarding school side.” The hotel was serviceable and people were readily able to address my concerns. Some aspects of the hotel were a little rough around the edges: third floor walk-up room for me, tourist-bus heavy breakfast times sometimes made it hard to find a seat for breakfast, not too centrally located (big hill down to quite a few sights and run routes). None of those could be helped by the hotel, and did not factor in my ratings, but would be helpful to know. I had a few crumbs in the closet, a few hairs on the bedding, and the drinking on the sink still had a bit of cleaning solution still streaked upon it. All were able to be fixed on my own.

Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2023

Eric

Good place to stay

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2023

Emily

We enjoyed staying here! The rooms were pretty warm but other than that, a good experience!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2023

Jim

Good place to stay.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2023

CLAIRE

Clean and great location!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2023

Mary Patricia

Breakfast was very good.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2022

William

We stayed three nights here and it was great! I was a little hesitant given it wasn’t a full time hotel but I would absolutely recommend. Room was large and comfortable. Breakfast buffet was very good. We love Icelandic skyr and they had excellent skyr there! Make sure you go to the botanical gardens next door is you have time - they are amazing. Akureyri is a wonderful place to visit.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2022

Sandra

If you looking for basic accommodations, Hotel Edda is a good choice. Location is great. Parking is free. Sharing a bathroom isn't too bad; however, the walls are thin and noise travels quite easily.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2022

Verified traveler

Excellent value

Excellent value for money with an attentive reception open 24 hours for any issues. Toiletries and a kettle provided in room. Room was very clean with comfortable beds and a good shower. TV would not work but strong signal for fast wifi. Nice atmosphere with the patient young staff and makes it more positive with all the demanding tourists.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2022

Kristin

The hotel was very nice, and conveniently located a short walk from the main street in Akureyri. Our room was clean and the bed was comfortable. The hotel is also right next to the botanical garden.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2022

Joseph

A college dormitory style, building with a guesthouse-ish feel. Shared bathrooms on every floor. The property and bathrooms were clean and the bathrooms themselves were really nice. Rooms are small but clean and beds were comfortable. No kitchen to cook in, but there’s a decent restaurant on site as well snacks available. It is a great place for a cheap short term stay in the city. 5-10 minute walk from downtown Akureyri.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2022

Robert

Great

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Felt like I was in school - hotel is also used as school dorm. Room was very specious.

I missed a TV in the room.

You must ask for hair dryer from front desk.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2021

Valerie

Stay in Akureyri

Nice pit stop in Akureyri. Well located (5 minutes)walking distance from downtown.
In a very quiet area. Young staff very reliable and helpfull. Bedroom confortable and facilities very clean and accessible.
Breakfast excellent.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Aug 2020

David

Decent stay

This is a school dorm that is used as a hotel in the holidays. No TV in room. Microwave and sink in the room. Breakfast had a good choice.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2020

Anna

Good value for money.

Check-in was speedy for a spacious, clean family room at a hotel located in the heart of Akureyri, right next door to the Botanical gardens. Great breakfast buffet and friendly staff.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

12 Jul 2020

Laurence

Youth hostel priced as hotel

Quite disappointed in this stay. For the price the building and decor is very dated, it had the feel of a 1950s youth hostel rather than a hotel.

Didn’t state that was shared bathroom facilities with the rest of the floor. These were clean and modern but just unexpected and again for the price not what would expect.

The breakfast buffet was good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Loved the place. We were upgraded to a private bathroom room which was a nice surprise. The food at the restaurant was amazing - and a bit pricey.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Given room with smaller bed

I had booked a room with a double bed, but was given a room with a twin bed. When I inquired about this, I was not impressed with the customer service. They said the cost was the same for either room and didn’t apologize. I was disappointed to be given a room with a smaller bed and no recompense for that.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Great central location but not much of a view. Room is big. Bathroom can get redone :)

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

This is a really nice hotel, very relaxing. Staff were great, the grounds and atmosphere were great.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

The concept of the Edda Hotels is great! Affordable clean and reliable places to stay across Iceland, very much a repurposing of school dorm facilities for use of travelers. Hotel Edda Akureyri is excellent.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Aug 2019

Trevor

Hard to find

Good Hotel, hard to find. Rooms sterile with terrible (1 Channel)TV with dodgy reception

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Clean, pleasant, conveniently located and the staff wete very welcoming and professional.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Modern, well priced hotel in a large city. The room that we got was big and roomy. I'm accustomed to the tiny hotel rooms in the US.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

I liked the 24-hour desk because we were arriving late on a long drive from Southern Iceland. I didn’t like that there were no elevators because we were hauling a lot of luggage for a 3 week trip in Europe.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

price is good, breakfast was good, good location, easy to find

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2019

BARRY

Was a nice area and great view overlooking the river. Good location so we could walk to about everything we wanted to see.
Would stay here again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

It’s inexpensive and the location is fantastic. Central to all major sites

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2019

Mariya

Clean but not comfortable

Its a nice place to stay, but i would not call it a \"hotel\". Rooms dont have a bathroom and you have to wake up in the middle of the night, get dressed, take your key and walk down the hall to use the rest room. In the morning, you have to go shower down the hall as well... it looks like a converted school or an office building but definitely not a hotel style. Also, rooms dont have a ref, tea/coffee pot.

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

A budget priced hotel with surprisingly god facilities (actually college accommodation turned over to serve tourism during the summer college break. Very friendly and excellent dinner and breakfast buffets.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

The room was good but the shower tiles was very dirty, coated with a thick layer of grime. Given this is a hotel, the expection is to provide shampoo but you had to buy it.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2019

Valgardur

Excellent service

Excellent service, quickly solved a mistake (probably by me) in room type. A bit further from center than I realised, or rather more uphill, breakfast a bit expensive, but I guess this time of the year at this location. But a quiet spacious room with a great view.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2019

Rob

Great value for Iceland, a twin share room for two people is cheaper than a bed each in a large dorm at a hostel and much more comfortable. Rooms are good size, bathrooms not too far away.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2018

Chitranjan

Nice big hotel in Acureyri

Everything was great except GPS took us to their backside. We were close but the signs for the hotel on this small street were missing. It was frustrating to find it. Getting back to route 1 from the hotel's main entrance was easy. Everything else was great. We enjoyed our stay and walked to city.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Aug 2018

Goh

No elevator in hotel

Hotel has no elevator so you have to carry your luggage to 3rd floor. Room is small. Shared bathroom and toilet is pretty okay.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Aug 2018

Marilyne

Hard to find because the hotel name is not displayed on the building, only on a row of flags. We arrived after dark and the flags were limp + our GPS did not recognize the address so we wasted a lot of time going up and down the street trying to find the place.

Also, we barely slept because the room doors are very noisy and people were slamming them all through the night + the sink in our room started making loud gurgling noises at random intervals during the night.

Staff was nice, place was clean, free breakfast was good.

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2018

Brittany

The hallways and room were loud--everything sort of echoed. It was weird that the bathroom was co-ed. My door tended to stick and I had to push hard to open it. One of the showers was messed up (the shower head couldn't be pointed in the right direction). But the room was super clean and freshly painted. The staff were incredibly friendly.

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2018

Pete

The parking lot was a bit difficult to find but the hotel was very nice. The room type reserved was not available but the staff provided a free upgrade to a Queen with private bath. The hotel was very comfortable and located perfectly for where the day ended. There are two pool tables in the lounge but really shouldn’t be used after 11:00 because guest rooms are located below and above the lounge. The bar closes at 12:00 AM

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Nice hotel, right in the city.

Close to water, restaurants & public pool. Highly recommend getting a room with private bathroom. Not fun sharing a bathroom with men! Otherwise, great hotel. Very clean room & good service.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Impressed

The hotel staff was amazing. Always willing to help. The breakfast was plentiful. We didn't have dinner at hotel but I can only imagine it would have been just as good.

8/10

Excellent

27 Jun 2018

Dave

Nice affordable hotel in Akureyi

The hotel was very clean - actually every time we saw staff they were mopping! The employees were very friendly and helpful. Yes, there was a shared bathroom but we knew that in advance.

The only negative was the breakfast because we went at the end of service and the staff was quickly cleaning up.

Otherwise the hotel was great

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2018

Waldemar

Nice stop over

Great

8/10

Excellent

20 Jun 2018

Mahaveer

Good

We enjoyed our stay, staff was friendly.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Nice place

You won't find a bad hotel in Iceland - they just don't exist. There aren't enough Icelandic citizens for all of the hospitality jobs during tourist season - but that's ok, because they seem to do a great job of finding people from all over the world. If anything that makes the experience more interesting.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2017

kathleen

Akureyri stay!

Would stay there again! We had a shared bathroom and the bathroom
Was cleaned 2 times a day! Great location

Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2017

kathleen

Akureyri !

Great! Hotel was located close to center of town, clean, and offered necessary amenities!

Family

4/10

Poor

25 Jul 2017

Hannah

Expected more...

We had been traveling for a number of days looking forward to a relaxing and much needed sleep to recharge. It was disappointing to have the hotel alarm abruptly wake us at 7 a.m. A gentleman was running up and down the hall and guests were not notified of what was happening. The alarm went off two more times and finally we had had enough and checked out immediately. During check-out I asked the woman at the desk what happened and she said, \"we are having problems with the alarm.\" There was no apology. At minimum the hotel could have offered a complimentary coffee for the inconvenience. We had traveled hundreds of miles at this point and were extremely tired. I understand these things happen, but the lack of customer service added to our frustration.

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

Best deal on hotel for Northern Iceland

Very pleasantly surprised. I was expecting a lot less when I found out this is a college dormitory converted to hotel in summer. But the place was clean, the room comfortable, and the staff helpful

Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2017

Phil

Student accommodation makes great summer lodgings

Very convenient for botanical gardens, church and restautants.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2017

Dave

It was very clean and located well.