Kvosin Hotel

Style

Mod-Nordic delight

Setting

Dead-centre of downtown

Smack bang in the centre of downtown Reykjavik, Kvosin Hotel is charmingly historic on the outside, but inside you’ll find swish, Scandi-style interiors and a bar that'll please the pickiest connoisseur. Another winning feature of this former townhouse is the size of its rooms: all but the smallest have a lounge area and marble-topped kitchenette – worth its weight in gold if you’re looking to keep costs down. If you don’t mind splashing a little, then head out to take on the city’s burgeoning restaurant scene. Thankfully, with a location as central as this, pretty much every place worth its salt is just a few minutes’ walk away.

Facilities

Quartos

Twenty-four, including three suites.

Checkout

11am; check-in, 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.

Mais detalhes

Rates don’t usually include breakfast, but a continental buffet can be purchased for an additional cost.

Also

The lobby and common areas are wheelchair accessible, and one of the Bigger Rooms is specially adapted.

Acesso gratuito à Internet

Lavanderia

Restaurante no local

At the Hotel

Boutique, free WiFi throughout. In rooms: Samsung smart TV; minibar; Nespresso coffee machine; kitchenette with a hob and sink; organic Sóley bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

Like Paris or New York, Reykjavik is known for having some rather pokey hotel rooms. Not so at Kvosin, where even the Junior Suites give you room to stretch out – but we do like the added lounge space in the aptly named Bigger Rooms. If you want a view of the cathedral, ask for an an east-facing room; if you’d prefer one over the parliament and gardens, then west is best.

Packing Tips

Pack an eye mask in summer, as it hardly gets dark at night. In winter, layers, layers and more layers. Remember your swimming gear if you’re going to the Blue Lagoon.

Also

This hotel has a big heart. Each room has an individual and inspiring name (often invoking Norse gods), but none quite so much as Pippa’s Wish, the disabled access room.

Crianças

Very welcome. Little Smiths will love the toys, books and board games that can be checked-out from reception. They even have snowman kits in winter (complete with a pint-sized pail and shovel, a box of reusable lava rocks, a carrot, a scarf and a hat).

Galeria

Food & Drink

Hotel Restaurant

The hotel doesn’t have its own restaurant, encouraging guests to explore the city’s burgeoning restaurant scene.

Last Orders

Breakfast is served from 7am to 10am.

Room Service

None, but there's plenty to sustain you just over the threshold.

Planes

Keflavik International Airport is the largest in Iceland – flights land there from all over Europe and larger US airports. It takes 45 minutes to drive from there to the hotel and you can email the hotel directly to arrange transfers.

Automobiles

If you’re in town for a whirlwind visit, you’re unlikely to need a car. If you’re going to venture further afield – to the Golden Circle, for instance – then a your own set of wheels will come in very handy. If you’re arriving in the depths of winter, bear in mind that the conditions can be very difficult for anyone who isn’t used to driving through snow, ice and white-out conditions. There’s street parking in front of the hotel, and public carparks nearby. If you do want to hire a car, the Smith24 team can do it for you.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

One of the best things about the hotel is that it really is smack bang in the centre of the city. The Althing, Iceland’s parliament, is right next door; the city’s cathedral is across the road. In fact, you’re no more than a 20-minute walk from almost all of the city’s best attractions – but many of its most in-demand restaurants, bars and boutiques can be reached in less than three. A five-minute stroll will take you to the port, where most of the whale-watching and puffin colony tours depart; in less than 10 minutes, you can be ascending to the viewing platform of the soaring Hallgrimskirkja (open every day except Sunday), or gazing at the crystalline Harpa Concert Hall, recipient of the coveted Mies van der Rohe Award. As if the city’s sights weren’t enough, several day trips to the Blue Lagoon and the Golden Circle collect from right outside the hotel. Guests are also sent the Mews Navigator App before they arrive, an in-the-know guide to the city.

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .