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First night in Iceland, after a long and tiring journey. After the delayed flight, buffer at the airport, problems with the car rental, luckily we arrived at the Arctic Wind. Clean room and the two owners to welcome us, even if they had written that they would leave the room open. The rooms, with private bathroom, all have their own entrance. You don't have to go through a common area first. In addition there is a nice kitchen to share with the other guests and, if desired, they prepare breakfast themselves for a small surcharge. The room, although not large, reassured us at first sight and this, arriving tired in the evening, is worth a lot. Monika gave us a lot of information about our whole trip and some great ”tips” to visit the volcano on her own, which we did successfully. She and her husband are also tour operators. On the motel website you can find what they do. From the contacts via email and whatsapp it did not seem, but she proved to be really helpful and generous with advice. For the single night of August 7th, I spent 110 € for a double. Hello.

This is a great stay especially if you're in for a late arrival or arrived after a long flight or an early departure. My flight arrived at 6:55 pm, and I was there by 8 pm. Once you get your rental car, the place is only 9 km away, which you can easily get to. The woman at the reception was very kind. Its got a good kitchen and neat rooms and WCs. The day I was there, the breakfast was from 4 to 9 am, which I believe is for people who are up to catch their early flights. For me personally, Start Hostel was the perfect stay to start my vacation in Iceland.

A five minute ride to the airport. Hotel offers one way rides to the airport but you need to book in advance if you are staying here. Rooms were spacious and clean. Bathroom was excellent. Breakfast timings accommodate very early travelers. Overall, great place to stay!

I recommend this guesthouse if it is your final destination before leaving Iceland. I think a lot of people do not understand that this is not a luxury home; it is truly meant to host you for a single night before an early flight. The place is clean and safe. The bathrooms are communal and the rooms are relatively small (keep in mind rooms are usually small in Iceland). One thing I did not like is that at night, it can get very loud due to the winds. However, this is absolutely not the responsibility of the host, it is just something to keep in mind. The reason I gave this location 4 stars is that it is very affordable, in my opinion it is a waste of money to stay somewhere expensive on your last night next to the airport. It is also worth repeating that the place is very clean and safe.

I've been here before a couple years ago and the hostel got a 5 star rating then. I guess I must have been lucky then with the room, this time our room was the worst. We had noise coming from every side of the room - on one side two bathrooms, people showering and using the toilets at any time in the middle of the night. Outside is a busy street and windows don't close properly. The floor in the hall is made from pebblestone, which looks nice, but also makes awful noise whenever people pull their suitcases across. Since our room was the first from the reception we heard everyone come and go. As the hostel is conveniently close to the airport, people come and go in the middle of the night as well. And at last, late at night, the most inconsiderate and noisy people moved into the room next to us. One of the reasons we picked the hostel was, because we had to leave early in the morning and their website stated they start breakfast at 3.30. At checkin we were told it starts at 5, i questioned that because it was stated otherwise on the website, so we were told we could come a little earlier and could have breakfast, since we had to leave at 5 (at the latest) for the airport. Guess what? Next morning, at 4.55 the kitchen was still locked and we had to buy an expensive breakfast at the airport.

Transition room near the airport. Less dining around.

This was a truly wonderful experience as it was my first night in Iceland. The warm hospitality was amazing and from that moment I knew my visit to Iceland was going to be memorable. The breakfast was superb. Highly recommended! Will definitely stay there again.