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Alva Hotel

2.0 star property
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Hallway
In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi
Superior Studio Suite | Private kitchen
Exterior
In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
5 Ármúli, Reykjavik, 108
  • Laugavegur
    9 min walk
  • Laugardalslaug Geothermal Pool
    12 min walk
  • Kringlan Shopping Mall
    14 min walk
  • Reykjavik (RKV-Reykjavik Domestic)
    7 min drive

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Standard Double Room

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Standard Quadruple Room

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Superior Studio Suite

Superior Studio Suite

  • 41 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Superior Quadruple Room

  • 26 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Superior Double Room

  • 20 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Superior Quadruple Room

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Economy Double Room

Economy Double Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Economy Single Room

Economy Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Standard Quadruple Room

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the area

Reykjavik

With a stay at Alva Hotel in Reykjavik (Háaleiti), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Laugavegur and Harpa. .This hotel is 2.4 mi (3.9 km) from Reykjavik Harbour and 1.9 mi (3 km) from Hallgrimskirkja.

What's nearby

  • Laugavegur - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Laugardalslaug Geothermal Pool - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Harpa - 4 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Hallgrimskirkja - 4 min drive - 3.1 km
  • Reykjavik Harbour - 6 min drive - 4.0 km

Getting around

  • Reykjavik Domestic Airport (RKV) - 7 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tokyo Sushi - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Ölver - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Grand Hotel Lobby Bar - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Te & Kaffi - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪VOX Restaurant - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Alva Hotel

Hotel in Reykjavik, a short walk to Laugavegur
Alva Hotel offers 26 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. Accommodations all include kitchenettes.

This Reykjavik hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices). Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Make yourself at home in one of the 26 guestrooms, featuring kitchenettes. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and flat-screen televisions are provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include safes and desks.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • Kitchenette

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Kitchenette

More

  • Desk
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 25

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless 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 an access code; access will be through a private entrance

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

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
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Alva Hotel Hotel
Alva Hotel Reykjavik
Alva Hotel Hotel Reykjavik

Alva Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 181 out of 352 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 106 out of 352 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 352 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 352 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 20 out of 352 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s a great place to stay for a great deal
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Ronny, Rego Park

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
The hotel has no electricity when we arrived at night and no backup power at the hotel. Had to use stairs to go to room on 3rd Fl with our big luggages. Not emergency light as well in the room. Contacted the customer service via text message but no answer
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Lauren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Kristine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bethany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly responsive staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jana, Salem

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Our stay at the Alva Hotel was perfect. We liked the self-service feature - we found it very easy. The hotel was very clean, easy to access, and easy to grab a scooter and scoot into the centre or marina. We also loved that it was super quiet - and the beds were very comfortable. The room was a good size and super clean. Very happy and strongly recommend. Would stay again.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mandy

Business traveller, Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Do Not Waste Your Money
No handicap ramps into hotel. No kleenex in rooms. Beds uncomfortable. Room hot. Called 3 times asking for early check in and the room was barely done 15 mins after the check in time. Codes are difficult to use on doors. Tried to cancel 24 hrs after booking bc I double booked by accident and they wouldn’t let me even with trip insurance. Rooms small even with the premium double.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Arminda

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The room didn’t actually have a kitchenette. It did have a mini fridge and an electric kettle pot. That’s all. Not a kitchenette
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Overall I love this place, but…I thought it was really inhospitable to receive an email asking what time I would check out. As in during my trip you ask me to stop what I’m doing to let you know when I’m checking out? It gave me a negative vibe.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ingrid

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really liked our stay. Everything looks new and very modern. Big room and comfortable bed. I really enjoyed the explanation about the water source that was display in the bathroom. Very, very clean !! My only complaint is that our bed had 2 broken leg stand. The staff had put wooden blocks to try to fixed, whoever in the morning the bed frame was uneven and the head of the mattress by morning was touching ground. If I had something to dri k I would had believed it was the alcohol making me feel upside down. We only stay 2 days otherwise I would had to ask to change rooms. I still would recommend for any one that wants to stay close to downtown within a 5 min drive and easy access to the highway and would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

LeeAnn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Interesting concept- no staff. Totally self check in and out. We didn’t need anything so it worked smoothly but if you did need something it would be interesting how they provide service. Left our luggage in their luggage storage room while we went on a 4 day hike and everything was safe and secure.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very nice and modern, which I liked. Also the unique access into the building and the room was a nice feature to use while staying! Will consider another stay while visiting Iceland in the near future!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fixtures and design look good in pictures and the first 10 seconds stepping into the room looked very impressive. However things started showing after 30 mins in. Mold growing around the bathroom ceiling exhaust, bathroom counter is warped from water damage, faucet is not firmly attached to counter, kettle had nasty goopy slime inside it (probably from the previous occupant?), some USB outlets in the wall plug are non functional. It seems like this property was recently purchased and in the process of renovation. The owners put in some high end hardware into the rooms which I appreciate. They opened up some rooms that were completed to get revenue. The lobby looks like it is in the middle of construction to add a dining area (I didn’t mind that part) They just need to maintain the finished rooms that were used for operations and this would have been a good hotel. As it currently stands the 2 star is a fair rating
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice hotel, 2 miles from downtown
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosalie

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and modern hotel In the city of REYKAVIK Very safe and clean Highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kiran

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
super clean, and I did not have any issues during my stay. I highly recommend it, but I paid a lot compared to other places.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The room was nice, and clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Stanislav

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good hotel. No staff was present at reception. A bit far from downtown, but transport is close by.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay at Alva
Great customer service without a front desk!!! Was able to check in early and the family loved the stay. First time doing a contactless check-in. Parking before the building is free. There’s free street parking too opposite the hotel. Netto grocery store is close by. Cleaning crew were very polite and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ujwal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parking lot is full but Hotel is excellent
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

chris

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lourdes

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very responsive
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Carmen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was great, with a nice, clean and well appointed room. Beds were very comfortable. Easy check in and out and free parking.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024