ALVA Apartments Hallveigarstigur

The apartment building is centrally located in one of Reykjavik’s main city centre and the “rainbow” street. The aparthotel is on the 3rd and 4th levels of the building and a walking distance from the Hallgrimskirkja and a 15m walk to the BSI bus terminal where the Flybus airport buses and Reykjavik Excursion tour coaches arrive and depart. The unit was clean and tidy on our arrival. It is bright and spacious enough for a couple or two people travelling together. The bed and linens smell fresh. The unit is also furnished with cooking facilities such as cooktop, kettle, toaster and coffeemaker as well as a kitchenette equipped with a dishwasher and fridge. Access to our apartment unit was clearly communicated by e-mail with simple and straightforward instructions. A big plus for this property was its proximity to a supermarket (Kronan was only a few steps away from Alva’s entrance door) and many other dining venues nearby. The only downside of this property was the noise from other guest rooms. On the day we checked in, there was a party in one of the units on top of us and the sound of dance music carried on until the early morning making it difficult for us to sleep in peace. The succeeding nights were much quieter although the sounds of motor vehicles and pedestrians were still audible from our room. Overall, we enjoyed our 3 nights stay in Alva and will book this property if Iceland beckons us again.

Property was really well placed for downtown Reykjavik as well as clean and spacious. The only thing that let it down was there was no cooking it utensils such as pots and pans making the self catering option void. I note previous comments to this affect so it’s a shame it’s not been addressed. We would stay there again (and hope the cooking facilities improved)

Rental was very clean, but there was a distinct smell in the apartment, couldnt figure it out. There was no TV remote and the advertised hot tub had no water in it, there are actually 2 hot tubs both were empty. The apartment was very convenient and had a great balcony to watch the nothern lights from.

Good location, reasonable price. But! No saucepans in kitchen, television not connected to aerial and not connected to streaming services. Thus no television. Fortunately I did not come to Iceland to watch the television. Overall, no more than an average stay.

This property was more affordable than any hotel nearby and was far superior. It was very well furnished, very clean, large bathroom, laundry on site, and full kitchen.

Property was safe, quiet and clean as well as walking distance to several tourist spots. Communication prior to checkin was poor, and the wrong room number was provided.

Good accomodation in the citycentre

Beautiful apartment, great city view

Very comfortable & convenient location. Enjoyed our stay very much!

Location is fantastic and the apartment is really beautiful and comfortable. The bed is so comfortable and we slept so well, bathroom is spacious and the shower is so big, we only stayed 1 night but would have love to stay longer. Would highly recommend staying here and especially if you want to explore around downtown cause it’s prime location