Are pets allowed at Egilsborg Guesthouse?

Sorry, pets and service animals aren't allowed.

Is parking offered on site at Egilsborg Guesthouse?

Yes. Self parking costs ISK 7000 per night.

Is airport shuttle service offered by Egilsborg Guesthouse?

Yes, an airport shuttle is available. The charge is ISK 7000.00 per person one-way.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Egilsborg Guesthouse?

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM. There's a charge of ISK 7000 for early check-in (subject to availability). Check-out time is 9:00 AM. Late check-out is available for a charge of ISK 20000 (subject to availability).

What is there to do at Egilsborg Guesthouse and nearby?

Egilsborg Guesthouse has a picnic area and a garden.

What's the area around Egilsborg Guesthouse like?

Egilsborg Guesthouse is in Tún, a short 1-minute walk from Laugavegur and 13 minutes' walk from Hallgrimskirkja.

Egilsborg Guesthouse, Reykjavik: Hotel Reviews, Rooms & Prices

10/10 Exceptional

Sep 5, 2025

Great hosts

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

Neil Stryhn, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Jun 24, 2025

Nice host & good value

Mrs. Karen Wilkinson, 2-night trip

6/10 Good

Oct 13, 2024

Very average accommodation for the cost,

Craig, 1-night trip

2/10 Poor

Jul 28, 2025

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.

Samir, 1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Oct 6, 2013

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.

10/10 Exceptional

Oct 6, 2025

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

Syed, 1-night trip

2/10 Poor

Aug 11, 2025

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.

kathleen, 5-night trip

2/10 Poor

Aug 10, 2025

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.

Jing, 3-night trip

2/10 Poor

Jul 19, 2025

disgusting

Clark, 1-night trip

2/10 Poor

Jul 17, 2025

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.

Leah, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jul 16, 2025

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

Ivonne f, 4-night trip

6/10 Good

Oct 14, 2024

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

1-night trip

2/10 Poor

Oct 10, 2024

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

Gloria, 1-night trip

2/10 Poor

Oct 4, 2024

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

Gloria, 1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Jun 29, 2024

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.

Monica, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Aug 23, 2022

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

Corey, 4-night trip

8/10 Very good

Jul 3, 2022

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

Avgerinos, 7-night trip

4/10 Fair

Jan 7, 2020

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.

Lyns, 2-night trip

6/10 Good

Oct 19, 2019

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.

Thomas, 1-night trip

2/10 Poor

Oct 9, 2019

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

6-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Aug 9, 2019

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 :)

1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Sep 16, 2018

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

1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Sep 8, 2018

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.

1-night trip

6/10 Good

Feb 20, 2017

convenient accommodation

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

6/10 Good

Feb 17, 2017

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.

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