Grand Hotel Reykjavik

I and my wife stayed over with a group of friends on a weekend in Reykjavik. Good and warm reception. The room was one of the most pleasant ones we have enjoyed for a long time. Arriving in our own car and using the car park facilities... It was not easy to find ones way from the car park to the hotel lobby....

We had a nice room on the 6th floor over the front car park. Very noisy as the tour buses kept delivering people and leaving early in the morning for tours. The people were noisy - not the buses. There appeared to be complimentary snacks and a drink at reception but these were not offered. The room was very comfortable however there was a door to the adjoining room and it was poorly soundproofed. Lots of noise from next door. Breakfast was good and covered a range of cultures. The hotel was a little bit out of the active tourist area but they offered a complimentary bus to the town area. Curiously it was only one way.

This was a lovely hotel in an absolutely beautiful country and I would definitely stay here again when I return to Iceland. I stayed as a family with 2 children for 5 nights in early August. (And gloriously sunny weather). We had a junior suite with 2 separate beds for our children. The hotel even accommodated us with our room even though we arrived at 9am! We are so grateful for this. We were on the 13th floor so had glorious view of the city and sea. See photo below. The hotel has a restaurant, two bars, one of which was a snack bar you could purchase packs of sandwiches to take out for picnic lunches for your excursions. Breakfast had a really good selection but unfortunately some days the food wasn’t always hot food as the lids to the serving dishes were constantly left open. I enjoyed the good selection of lovely fresh bread, fruit and croissants. Unfortunately I didn’t get to try the Spa & Gym as they didn’t mention at check in that it would be closed on Monday due to the island’s holiday. Our only negative comment about the hotel is that it would have been good if the cleaning staff had hoovered our room and taken away dirty plates, glasses etc. We were there 5 nights and with 4 of us in one room the floor was getting dirty. We booked all our tours through the hotel website and all 4 day trips were excellent! Would definitely recommend them. The room we were staying in had a lovely spa bath which was an added treat to unwind at the end of a busy day. Overall we enjoyed our stay and wouldn’t hesitate to return again here in the future. Thanks for an unforgettable first trip to Iceland.