Vikingur Egilsborg Guesthouse

Iceland , Reykjavik
REYKJAVIK , Þverholt, 20
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50 reviews shown

2/10

Poor

09 Dec 2025

Ying Chuen

Parking, sleeping bag, tax need to be paid in addition to what has already been paid. Except tax, it was not specified in the booking.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

13 Nov 2025

Raquel

I have to pay for some hotel tax again that apparently I had pay already in my booking and as well parking for 2 days so extra 8500 ISK roughly £51 for 2 nights. I had been in 8 different guesthouses and none had requested such extra money. No cooking facilities. Some guest looking intoxicated in the comunal area. Feeling no secure space. The name of the guesthouse isn’t the same, its name is Viking, the landlady was very kind is true but isn’t enough for the price. I have sent an email to her about extra person months before and never answered, the extra person paid was another price which was fair for 2 nights but at the end the value isn’t right for what they offer.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2025

Syed

Nice and quiet, with a location out in the middle of nowhere… Just what we expect in Iceland

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Oct 2025

Lorna

Staff was very friendly and helpful. Very cheerful.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

28 Sep 2025

Ashwin

Not good value for money. They charged close to £50 for a nights stay in a shared dorm and yet wouldnt provide bedding (pillow and bedsheet) which was an additional rental cost of £30, felt like a rip off. This wasnt mentioned anywhere during booking.
Host was responsive and quick though.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

14 Sep 2025

Stella

The condition of the facility was deplorable. This SHOULD NOT BE LISTED ON EXPEDIA.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2025

ALEXEI

Great location unbeatable price

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2025

Neil Stryhn

Great hosts

The woman working there during my stay was very welcoming and accommodating, created a great atmosphere for guests

4/10

Poor

04 Sep 2025

Stephen

Read the small print. Even though we were a family of 6 checking late instead of charging $60 for a late check in they charged us $360 for each person. It is in the rules but crazy - same situation if you actually want an old blanket and pillow. On the positive side it is possible to walk downtown from the location.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2025

susan

The family running the guest house was so kind and helpful. The two children were delightful. Busy and active but very respectful and inquisitive at the same time.
Although not the Ritz Carlton, the guesthouse was clean and comfortable. I would certainly stay again.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

30 Aug 2025

Michael J

I did not stay in this hotel. EXPEDIA must not include this hotel in your list...because this hotel is not telling their guests beforehand that NO BLANKET is supplied. I have to rent beddings and pillows and towels...disgusting.

4/10

Poor

26 Aug 2025

Philip D

The family was very nice, it was clean. The stairs to the third floor were narrow and a bit steep. We had luggage for a month and this was our last stop, despite being in late 60s we were strong enough to take it up. There was NO shower on our floor. Well there WAS a shower on our floor,
but we weren't allowed to use it.. We had to listen or go down and check when the shower was free on the second floor. Going down the stairs one night carrying my things l was thinking, YIKES l hope l don't fall. The shower area had NO chair, bench or stool for your items! There were hooks on the wall one of which was broken.There was only a toilet and sink on the third floor, the handle on the door to the toilet and sink room was coming apart from the inside.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2025

Rodney

Eigelsborg should update their photos on Expedia, the quaint dining area looks nothing like the photo. It should be stated up front, that this is a bare-bones backpacker’s facility, you have to rent pillow, blanket & towel.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

11 Aug 2025

kathleen

The room was dirty. I was emailed a list of curt (verging on disgusting) rules two days before trip when it was too late to cancel. I was changed an extra 6600 on arrival and then staff attempted to recharge on check out. There were hidden charges for towels sheets pillows bedding etc. it was worse than staying in a hostel.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

10 Aug 2025

Jing

This Egilsborg guesthouse is the worst I have ever stayed in.
A few days before check-in, I was informed that I would have to pay a city tax of 1,000 ISK per day upon arrival. I was also told that I must either bring my own sleeping bag or rent their bedding and towel for 2,000 ISK per day. If paying by credit card instead of cash, the amount is even higher. Why were these charges not clearly listed as booking conditions? It feels deceptive.

The condition of the guesthouse is terrible. The shower is controlled by a button—press it, and you get only 15–30 seconds of water before it stops. You must press the button repeatedly, and each time you have no idea if the water will be hot or cold.

I honestly wonder why Expedia would even list this property. It should be removed entirely.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

28 Jul 2025

Samir

We checked into this property knowing that we would be staying in a hostel, not a proper hotel. However, this place was simply substandard, even as a hostel.

The reception and dining area was cluttered and dirty. Outside the hostel was a large tent and a lot of clutter.

The shower and toilets were clean.

The lady at the reception charged us unreasonably for everything:
- $17 for renting a bath towel (they would not provide it to guest for free)
- $17 per bag for holding it for 3 hours after our checkout (first time I have seen guests being charged to hold bags anywhere in the world)
- $17 (2,000 ISK) each time for paying via credit card instead of cash.
- Charging extra for arranging a bus from Reykjavik to Airport.

She was charging us for everything she could get away with. I have been to other hostels and this is not how they treat their guests.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

19 Jul 2025

Clark

disgusting

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

17 Jul 2025

Leah

1. If you want bedding it’s 6,000 isk (about $50) extra. (Towels, pillows, and blanks/flat sheets not provided unless you pay for them)
2. Added extra to Expedia booking. 1,000 isk for tourism tax at check out. Note the tourism tax for Rekyavik is 666 isk according to google.
3. The place smelled like cat pee, although we did not see a cat.
4. I took pictures of the bed with unclean fitted sheet.
5. We arrived at the place between 6pm and 7pm the staff was not present or onsite. Buzzed people in based off booking only. Key left in open room unlocked.
8. While hotel seems to be still under construction, we question if the builders are certified as hooks on room just put into drywall not studs. Nor did they use drywall anchors.
9. Common area was dirty with a sink full of unwashed dishes when we arrived. Refrigerator full of food but smelled foul and had obviously not been cleaned recently.
Good:
The area close to the place has a Bonus and you can get groceries
They are close to the bus to access.
There are other guest houses in the area and we stayed in one, it was much better and was not a scam.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2025

Mrs. Karen Wilkinson

Nice host & good value

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

An additional kr3,000 for bedding and kr4,000 to park for just a few hours doubled the cost of the stay.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

13 Oct 2024

Craig

Very average accommodation for the cost,

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

29 Jun 2024

Monica

The place is not adequately kept and looks terrible. I got many e-mails insisting on paying in cash and pushing me to pay for parking on the property when parking in the street and the area, as the whole country, is highly safe. She insisted so much that we paid even though we did not use it and left the car in another place.
They also offered a drive to the airport and the driver was nice and courteous.

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2022

Corey

Nice location with great access to the city center and bus stop number 13. Nice staff and very responsive.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2022

Avgerinos

It was ok in cleanliness, nothing bad comes to mind but it was not the cleanest place i have been.

Business

4/10

Poor

07 Jan 2020

Lyns

The room was ok, very basic (one pillow? Really?), but at least it was warm. The hostel was very very noisy, lots of partying downstairs, from the owners/managers of the hostel, not the people staying! I got minimal sleep last night. Free wifi was great, location great too. Shower facilities needs a massive makeover, old, grimy, cold.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

19 Oct 2019

Thomas

Seemed nice overall - but technical issues

Had a late arrival and was still greeted no issue. Only had one night and an early morning shuttle so did not have opportunity to follow up on the two issues. Unfortunately never got the key to work in the door and never found a towel to shower in the morning. Did find face cloths so managed a basic cleaning.

2/10

Poor

08 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

The hotel itself is not too bad. What I disliked about this hotel was the staff. The lady who works at the hotel swindled and coerced me into buying a trip to the airport. Because of the way she went about it, I believe she, or the hotel, maybe gets some type of commission or bonus for every trip they help them sell. This lady basically made me believe that this bus was the only option back to the airport. Right away she even “took the trouble” of “helping me” by getting on her laptop and ordering the ticket for me. When she asked me for my card, I of course very reluctantly gave her my card, only because I felt almost forced to believe her and that it would’ve been awkward telling her I wanted to shop around. Later on I found out I could’ve easily gotten on public transportation for less than half the price. I tried to return the ticket, the bus company told me I had to go through the hotel, when I did that, she told me that she had emailed the bus company but couldn’t get them to refund the ticket

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Service - The man that helped us was very vice. We accidentally went to the wrong accommodation (we were staying at a different place the day before our tour and at Egilsborg Guesthouse the day after our tour). He was kind enough to drive us to our correct accommodation and was not angry at all about our mistake.

Location - Great. Walkable distance to the city.

Facilities - I have stayed at various places around the world that have had shared bathrooms, including Barcelona, London, Berlin and Reykjavik. This was by far the cleanest, well-lit, well-kept and well-stocked shared bathroom of all the places I have been to, probably even better than some 4-4.5 star hotels.

Overall, fantastic for a short term stay before or after a tour around Iceland :)

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

16 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Overpriced hostel that booked on an emergency very last minute but they try to charge for everything on the side.

4/10

Poor

08 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Hotel doesn’t provide correct information about check in.

Staff Proceeded to write a very mean message to us after we simply tried to call to ensure our lastmin booking was still valid (provided incorrect phone numbers on expedia and Checkin details).

If last min booking allowed on Expedia then the Checkin process must reflect this.

8/10

Excellent

25 Jul 2015

Tim

Good deal

This place is perfect for a budget traveler or backpacker. The owners, a married couple, were friendly and helpful. I found the room comfortable & warm, about a 10 minute walk from shops & attractions. I would certainly stay here again.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2015

fatima

Cosy comfort.

In the city centre, easy access to major attractions, home away from home.

6/10

Pleasant

26 Nov 2014

Neena

Not cosy but ok for just sleeping

Not cosy but good for just a place to sleep...hot water a little problem....friendly people and close to centrum.

Partner

2/10

Poor

19 Oct 2014

Thibaut

Worst place ever! Hidden additional tax,no service

Everything wrong with Egilsborg Guesthouse:

1) You will pay up to 10% more than the price announced by this reservation website (the owner will tell you it is additional tax and credit card supplement… this has never happen in any others hotels we stayed in Reykjavik)
2) nobody to welcome you. A key with a piece of paper with your name in the common room
3) rooms that smell humidity
4)Contrary of what it advertised on its OWN website, the kitchen is not accessible (« Once breakfast is over kitchen facilities are available to our guests »… this is not true at all!)
5) forget the pictures, it does not look like this at all
6) the shower has a push button timer that last less than 15 secondes (not a joke). So you have to push the button every 15 secondes… really annoying!
7) owner that put its own music, brush his teeth and argue with employees in the common room during the breakfast time (but forget the breakfast, it was even written on a paper in the common room that tea, coffee and cereals would be available from 8:00 to 10:00am… we did not see anything)
8) blankets are too small for the beds

Morality: don’t stay there at any price! We planned to stay two nights, we left after just one horrible night to the Capital Inn, a really nicer place!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2014

Verified traveler

Clean, simple and nice

Very comfortable, though basic. A fair walk from the centre but a nice place to get back to after a day out!

Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2014

Verified traveler

solid

decent place, rooms are clean, staff quite helpful, a bit distant from points of interest but overall good stay

8/10

Excellent

16 Aug 2014

Kaede

Cheap stay in Reykjavik with friendly staff

We booked Guesthouse Egilsborg at the last minute for a couple of nights in Reykjavik. It is conveniently located in town and has excellent staff. There is an optional breakfast for Ikr 500. The room was clean and tidy with a comfy bed but it was small. We shared bathrooms with other rooms which were also clean and tidy. It was a comfortable place to stay and great to explore Reykjavik!

4/10

Poor

06 Oct 2013

Nemo

Hostel at Hotel Prices

Expedia needs to review this place. Egilsborg should be listed and priced as a Hostel. Listed as \"shared bath\": 17 rooms, 50 guests - with THREE (3) Toilets and Two (2) showers. That is not a Guesthouse. We were charged $180 per night for a $50 per night hostel situation.

4/10

Poor

01 Sep 2013

Verified traveler

Not so nice, but convenient.

If you are looking for basic bed, basic sink and basic service and attitude for one night, this guesthouse will cover it. We stayed in guesthouse around the country, and pretty much everyone was much better than this one. It felt like you were staying in the bathroom of a gas station. Not worth the stay.

4/10

Poor

17 Aug 2013

Jason

Guesthouse not a hotel.

Well, maybe I am spoiled by hotels in the U.S.A, but this place was kind of shabby. I have never experienced a guesthouse before and there was only one toilet and one shower on each floor. With 6 rooms on the floor, it was a scramble for the facilities. Our room was never serviced in the 5 days we stayed here. Not my idea of nice for the expensive price. This was a last resort for us as everything else in town was full. The lady at the \"desk\" told us that folks will book rooms up to one year in advance this time of year.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2012

Verified traveler

Price vs Cost is perfect rate

The owner is pretty free style, so the first impression of this hotel was not so good, but actually, because he is so free, then, make you very comfortable to stay there. and besides, he does take care of guests. With this cheap price, I would highly recommend it. Even some people said the breakfirst is too simple, but I love it. why you need so much for just a breakfirst if there are almost everything basic. Just enjoy it and save the money to expose the nature in iceland.

8/10

Excellent

15 May 2012

Verified traveler

Good location, inexpensive

Considering the average price of lodging in Iceland, this was pretty inexpenive. The owner/proprietor was fun and helpful. The rooms aren't luxurious by any means, but fine enough.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2011

Gailute

Simple yet comfortable and convenient

Though we had a short stay our host was helpful in directing us on activities to do. We rented a car from him (how super convenient) and spent one day making a different circle around the island.

Hotel is simple but clean breakfast simple but ample and internet access was great to have.

4/10

Poor

09 Sep 2025

Alejandro

Te cobran por todo y más de lo que viene en expedia. Tened cuidado. Por llegar tarde te cobran casi lo mismo POR PERSONA, que por la propia habitación

6/10

Pleasant

20 Aug 2025

Claudia

Clean but a bit dated. Nice welcome. It‘s not worth 500 € if you need to travel there on a saturday or any other busy day.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2025

Ivonne f

Todo muy bien siempre y cuando te toque dormir, tú solo la habitación compartida está muy fea
El personal, muy amable, muy atentos en la recepción en todas las cosas que se ofrecían

Self

2/10

Poor

10 Oct 2024

Gloria

The owner was rude to us, the place is dirty and full of things in common areas

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

04 Oct 2024

Gloria

The owner is rude, not at all friendly, he was disrespectful, he does not comply with what he offers.

I’d like cancel my reservation

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

20 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

convenient accommodation

It's convenient to the city centre. However, it is not friendly for late check-in.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Egils Guest house ligger meget centralt i Reykavik, 5. min gang fra Hallgrimskirken. Det er mere et hostel. hvor man sørger for sig selv. Der er toilet og bad på gangen, et køleskab tilrådighed til madvare og service, bestik, microovn, toaster, el-kedel til fri afbenyttelse i fælles lokalet.

Family