Hostel B47

We were late when we came to the hostel therefore there was no one in the front desk to help us. We were panic as not to much information but finally we figured out how to get in out room. The room was considered spacious and clean with clean shared shower room. For the price we paid in this expensive country we had no complaint. Free parking was also provided.

Password key is good. Room space is good. No bathroom is not good.

The room was clean, bed comfortable, but no hot water in my room sink, no towel rack, one hanger, no where to put your toothpaste and toothbrush. The reception was strange: the woman at the desk seemed disinterested, annoyed by my arrival, didn’t give me much an overview of how things “worked” (I had to ask the questions and got vague answers), and told me she was just doing her friend a favour by working for her at the desk (but she was there daily, so illegally working, perhaps?). I asked her if there were female washroom/shower facilities and she said no. I used a male/female toilet the first night and next morning (poor privacy, urine all over the floor) then when I wandered the halls I noticed a private women’s washroom! Nice, but toilet paper ran out by morning! The shower room was male/female, and situated in a hallway - people passed through to their rooms constantly. Many male foreign workers were there, wandering through the shower area, which made me feel uncomfortable and even vulnerable. The shower drain was always plugged with hair, so you stood in 8cm of water. No shelf for your shampoo bottles, some stalls had no where to hang your clothes. This is where the blow dryers are, so no privacy for that, either. She told me there was an outdoor kitchen, fine for summer, but it must be awful in the winter. She did not tell me there was an indoor communal food prep (no stove) and dish-washing area. No fridge or microwave that I could see, but maybe? No lounge or books

Clean , staff are very nice and helpfull , easy to locate that place

Overall I was very disappointed with my stay at this hostel. My biggest complaint is that on every listing on every platform, Hostel B-47 says that they offer a shuttle service to the airport for an additional fee. However when I asked them about it, they proceeded to give me instructions for walking to the bus station and I could get a shuttle from there. The airport shuttle that the hostel offers is definitely false advertising. A couple other things that I was unhappy about: 1. The bathrooms constantly smelled horrible. The showers in the bathrooms were not very clean. The bottom of the shower curtains were really dirty and there was always hair on the floor. 2. The kitchen wasn’t very great. There was no stove, only a microwave, it was very small so several people could not fit in it at one time, and it was just overall very inconvenient.

The property was in a very central location however there wasn’t enough staff

The hostel is great, perfect location and very comfortable. One problem is that the kitchen, including tea-making facilities, is closed in the morning. As the tours usually start at 8am, I had to go out for a day in the cold without any breakfast, and couldn't even make myself a cup of tea! My booking form said that the breakfast was included, so I am very confused - what time are people supposed to have breakfast? 9 or 10 am is a bit late, isn't it?

Location was fantastic right in the centre. Rooms were warm enough in peak of winter

Comfortable bed however were not made upon arrival. Never really saw staff that worked there. One of the females bathrooms were out of order and the other ones on the floor were extremely unclean.

A very basic dirty hotel theres rotting and old food in the rooms that people have left and lots of out of order toilets and shower. While B47 is only 10 minutes walk from the main areas of Reykjavik, theres is no real reception desk you’re just given a security code to check in however the front door is broken. There is a kitchen and fridges for food and a sitting area, if you’re looking for a hostel to meet other travellers then this isn’t it there seems a lot of people live here that work in the city. I wouldn’t pay half the cost to stay here in other cities and it’s quite expensive because everything is in Iceland