Lækur Hostel

2.0 star property
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December 2024
January 2025

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Mountain view
Front of property
Blackout curtains, free WiFi, bed sheets
Interior
Point of interest

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
Laugarnesvegi 74a, Reykjavik, IS-105
  • Laugardalslaug Geothermal Pool
    7 min walk
  • Laugavegur
    13 min walk
  • Hofdi House
    16 min walk
  • Reykjavik (RKV-Reykjavik Domestic)
    9 min drive

Room options

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (4 Beds)

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (8 Beds)

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 4 Twin Bunk Beds

Shared Dormitory, Women only (6 Beds)

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

Economy Room

  • Sleeps 8
  • 4 Twin Bunk Beds

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About the area

Reykjavik

Located in Reykjavik (Laugardalur), Lækur Hostel is within a 10-minute walk of Laugardalslaug Geothermal Pool and Sigurjon Olafsson Museum. .This hostel is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Laugavegur and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Harpa.

What's nearby

  • Laugardalslaug Geothermal Pool - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Laugavegur - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Harpa - 4 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Reykjavik Harbour - 5 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Hallgrimskirkja - 5 min drive - 2.9 km

Getting around

  • Reykjavik–Keflavik Intl. Airport (KEF) - 43 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Grand Hotel Lobby Bar - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Te & Kaffi - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Dominos - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Loving Hut - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Flame - ‬17 min walk

About this property

Lækur Hostel

Hostel with free parking, a quick walk to Laugardalslaug Geothermal Pool
Lækur Hostel offers 10 accommodations with blackout drapes/curtains. This Reykjavik hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
There are indoor/outdoor hot springs open between 6:30 AM and 10:00 PM.
Make yourself at home in one of the 10 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and bike parking.
Stop by the hostel's restaurant for lunch or dinner, or grab snacks at the coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include express check-out, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Languages

English, German, Icelandic, Russian, Ukrainian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Free off-site parking
  • Street parking available
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle at scheduled times

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Access to nearby indoor pool
  • Access to nearby outdoor pool
  • Bike parking

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby indoor pool
  • Access to nearby outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception

Guest services

  • Luggage storage
  • No housekeeping
  • Virtual front desk

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Spa

  • Indoor/outdoor hot springs

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Accessible airport shuttle

More

  • At least 80% of lighting from LEDs
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Local artist showcase
  • Locally owned and organised tours and activities
  • Reusable cups only
  • Reusable tableware only
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared fridge
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Shower

More

  • LED light bulbs
  • Recycling
  • Water-efficient showers only
  • Water-efficient toilets only

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and smart lock details; access will be through a private entrance
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
A virtual front desk provides assistance to guests

Access methods

Private entrance, smart lock

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 34 per person (one-way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: EUR 17 (one-way), (from 5 to 15 years old)
  • Towels fee: EUR 5 per person, per stay (or guests may bring their own)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a security system

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Hot springs access available from 6:30 AM to 10:00 PM

Property is also known as

Lækur Hostel Reykjavik
Lækur Reykjavik
Lækur Hostel Reykjavik
Lækur Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Lækur Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Reykjavik

Lækur Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 26 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 70 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hostel stay in Reykjavik
Perfect 1-night stay here. The staff who checked me in were absolutely lovely, the kitchen has what you need, the bed was super comfortable with darkening blinds on the windows, great shower, and great location. As long as you're okay with a hostel, 10/10 would recommend in Reykjavik.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Charitylyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient stay for a solo traveler
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

William

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Michaeline

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfectly fine hostel on the edge of the city
This is actually my first time staying in a hostel. Checkin was easy enough, in the restaurant downstairs. There's no keys to the rooms (keypads with a code) so for checkout I just left. The spiral staircase to get to the rooms is a real pain if you have heavy bags or have limited mobility. I stayed in a 6-person female dorm with bunkbeds. Every bunk has a dedicated outlet and lamp. In early June the clientele seemed to be mostly younger people but I didnt hear anyone being rowdy during typical sleep hours. The communal kitchen needs more frequent cleanings. There are several showers and toilets so there was no line to bathe. You can feasibly walk to downtown Reykjavik from this location. There is ONLY street parking so you need to find a spot and stick to it. There's a bus stop across the street BUT the Klappid app is broken (at least for Americans). You need to find a convenience store to buy a pass if you want to ride the bus. This was a good first impression for staying in a hostel
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Stayed here for a week, no complaints.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was an awesome small hostel, one of the best I've ever stayed at. It's obvious whoever designed it has been a backpacker themselves as small things like free lockers (if you have a padlock (you can rent on if you don't, but who doesn't have a couple on their zippers on their bags?) are located outside of the dorm rooms. Important as someone looking for things isn't noisily doing that in room with others. Likewise the toilets and showers (all seperate individual stand alones, I think there were about six showers, and probably the same amount of toilets, were not like poorly designed dorm rooms, inside the dorm room. This meant if you wanted to get up earlier in the morning and use them, you didn't have to worry about who was complaining they had an early flight needing access, as there's plenty to choose from. They were high quality showers with both a normal showerhead and one on a hose you could switch between. The only thing I would have maybe liked was a few hooks in the change room part of the shower. The bed was really comfortable. I liked how they have this brilliant idea of giving you a magnet with a letter on it that you put on the upper or lower bunk that you have chosen, so any later arrival know that bed is taken, and two if a tour company or someone rings and leaves a message they know which bed is yours to leave a note on. These are the kind of things that only someone who has been backpacking, walked into a room and can't tell which bed is avai
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeremiah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hostal was outstanding and the staff was very helpful when I arrived!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

FERMI NIVEDITHA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed my stay at this hostel!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

blaise

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

CESAR

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
The bedroom was clean and carpeted. That was the best. The reception is the same for the bar so it seems like they are not at hand all the time.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Mykola

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good location near several good foot paths along the coast. At 4 AM the fire alarm started blazing waking everyone up with no apparent trigger.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I really liked how convenient it was located for me. Very quiet and excellent roommate.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Liked the price and the adjoining cafe, I had the best meals in Reykjavik there. Cafe staff were very nice
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Sreenivas

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sebastian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay
A very nice stay at a very nice and clean hostel. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lesya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Casey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff and other tenants were nice. I'd stay here again.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Jessie

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very accommodating when dealing with a misunderstanding on my part, although a little hard to contact (via what’s app).
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Catherina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
close to places i want to visit
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and quiet hostel. Location is a 25-minute walk to the downtown area, but there is lots to do in the west that is more locals-oriented. The public pool is about a 6 minute walk away, and there's a fantastic bakery around the corner from the hostel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Isabelle

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No luggage storage and no reception.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sigrid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022