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Hafnarstræti Hostel offers capsule sleeping pods in Akureyri. Guests can choose from single or double bed capsules. Free WiFi is available.

Akureyri Church and Hof Cultural and Conference Center are about 350 metres from Hafnarstræti Hostel. Akureyri Airport is 3 km from the property. One of the best hostels I've stayed in. The capsules provide the needed level of privacy and sound isolation. It's very clean, kitchen had great facilities, common and dining area is spacious and well designed, and the staff is very helpful. My sleep quality was 100% and if I ever end up in Akureyri again, that will be my first choice hostel.

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8.4
Very good
1,486 reviews
Price from
US$67
per night

Set a 10-minute walk from central Akureyri, this family-owned hostel offers basic rooms with a TV and free Wi-Fi access. Iceland’s Ring Road/Route 1 is right next to the hostel.

Akureyri Golf Club is 5 km from the hostel. Hlidarfjall Ski Centre is within 10 minutes’ drive. Discounts are available for guests with certain restaurants and activities such as whale watching. Comfortable, nice big kitchen & bathroom, fair price, modern

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8.8
Fabulous
2,061 reviews
Price from
US$63
per night

Located in Dalvík, 44 km from Hof - Cultural Center and Conference Hall, Dalvík Hostel Gimli provides accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and barbecue facilities. The accommodation offers a shared kitchen, and luggage storage for guests. I'm repeating myself from my first visit to Gimli 4 years ago but the hostel is one of the best hostels I have visited. It is quiet, the location is great and it is just ever so peaceful.

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8.9
Fabulous
245 reviews
Price from
US$108
per night

Situated in central Akureyri, Akureyri Backpackers offers free Wi-Fi and rooms with access to shared bathroom facilities. A swimming pool and hot tubs are a 1-minute walk away.

Meals and drinks can be enjoyed in Backpackers Akureyri’s on-site bar and café. A buffet breakfast is served each morning. Food served downstairs is excellent, nice pub atmosphere. In town centre- we walked to the whale watching. A short trip to the forest lagoon

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7.2
Good
1,312 reviews
Price from
US$91
per night

Located in Hvammstangi, Hvammstangi Hostel features a shared lounge. The hostel also provides free WiFi and free private parking.

At the hostel, each room is equipped with a desk. Guest rooms will provide guests with a fridge. Everything was clear, richly equipped, chech-in so simply, surrounding very nice.

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7.4
Good
383 reviews

Facing the beachfront in Vatnsnes, Ósar Hostel has a shared lounge and a bar. The hostel also offers free WiFi and free private parking.

Guest rooms at the hostel are fitted with a seating area. All guest rooms at Ósar Hostel come with a shared bathroom and bed linen. The view from window is amazing!!!!

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7.9
Good
374 reviews

Set in Kópasker, 25 km from Dettifoss, Bjarnastaðir Guesthouse offers accommodation with a shared lounge, free private parking, a terrace and barbecue facilities. The hostel has a hot tub and a shared kitchen. The kitchen was good, big and equipped.

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7.4
Good
64 reviews
Price from
US$167
per night

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