The building housing the Alba Guesthouse has the clean lines of mid-century Modern. The decor tends towards Bauhaus, with minimal decoration--Gustav Klimt posters excepted--blond wood floors, and well-styled furnishings. The small common area is equipped with a comfortable couch and chairs plus coffee table. Rooms have sinks and wardrobes--all quite tasteful; this may be why twin rooms feel cramped. Breakfast... More

The Alba is located a little off the beaten path - about a 15 minute walk from the BSI bus terminal - but the location is quiet and convenient to the city center. Just across the street is a beautiful park with playground, and downtown is a 5-10 minute walk from there. You will appreciate the Alba's location away from... More

A really amazing value! Only 10 minutes walk from the city center, we chose to stay at Alba for 5 nights during a recent trip. We were planning on moving locations, but liked Alba so much that we extended our stay! Rooms are clean and pleasant, though in typical Reykjavik fashion rather sparse. Shared bathroom. Staff was very friendly and... More

Amazing place to stay for those looking for a relatively inexpensive place to stay. There were three of us sharing a room for six days. The room was clean, comfortable, and pleasant. The breakfasts in the morning were generous and delicious, and key to being able to be ready in the morning for some of the tours we took outside... More

Booked on line (www.alba.is) and had a quick response, and initial payment done on line aswell. Stayed here during a too short 4 day trip to Iceland and could not have chosen better. The owner was so helpful, the staff courteous and efficient. Breakfast with coffee was excellent, as were the delicious mini croissants. Almost as good as French ones,... More

The hotel is small, nice, clean, and in a location which you can take a 10 minutes walk to the beautifull cit y central. the staff is lovely and warm, the breakfast was really excellent. sometimes, a nice little hotel is better than a big 5 stars hotel. Iceland itself is an amazing country, highly recommanded for everyone. More

Through our 12 night stay the staff at Alba was warm and helpful. The guest house is very close to BSI bus station, 20 minutes walk to downtown, 15 minutes to kringlan shopping centre. Simple and delicious breakfast- fantastic bread, with french pressed coffee or tea. Would highly recommend it. More

We stayed at the Alba Guesthouse between 05th June & 8th June 2009. The place was very clean & the owners welcoming. The only real gripe I had was that there was just 1 shared toilet on the top floor. Its about a 15min walk into the centre of town & approx 5mins to the main bus station. No real... More

this guesthouse is only a 10 minute walk away from the city center. it is clean, warm, comfortable with fantastic staff who went out of their way to make sure we had a nice visit! when i return to Iceland, i will also be returning to this guesthouse!!! More