Is Akureyri Backpackers pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Akureyri Backpackers?

As of 6 February 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Akureyri Backpackers on 8 February 2026 start from $93.07, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What time is check-in at Akureyri Backpackers?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM.

Where is Akureyri Backpackers located?

Located in Akureyri City Center, this hostel is steps from Centre for Visual Arts and Akureyri Church. Hof - Cultural Center and Conference Hall and Akureyri Botanical Garden are also within 15 minutes.

Akureyri Backpackers Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

8/10 Good

Benedetto

21 September 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Excellent location

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Lisa

19 April 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The check-in was uncomplicated. The rooms are equipped with the most necessary and clean. Only the showers could have been a bit cleaner. The hostel has a good location. You can reach many sights in Akureyri by foot.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elissa

14 April 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The shared facilities were the best for camping. The pods we slept in felt great although we flipped the mattress, the space the had many outlets, ample heat and insulated walls. Surrounding the area with cool walking paths to a lake and the waterfall by the restaurant was amazing! It's a dark zone to see the sky perfectly at night!

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roxanne Abder

10 August 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Charming backpackers hostel. Clean and centrally located. Restaurant/bar on first floor

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christie

30 April 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very unique and convenient being above a restaurant! Bathrooms were clean. Bedroom was minimal and quiet! All check-in and check-out is online. Note: dinner stops at 8pm, but the bar stays open until 10pm. The staff was VERY friendly, which was so nice to talk to fellow travelers who happen to live and work in Iceland. HIGHLY recommend staying here for a night or two!

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Michele

12 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

An original Akureyri building. In the middle of the shopping strip. Free parking one block away from 4pm-10am; totally free on weekends. Walkable to see all of the sights including the Harbor or Old Towne. They will also make Tour Arrangements for you. Close to the Forest Lagoon, which is open 10am-12am. Convenient to Husavik for Whale Watching and Puffin Sightings. Please note that shower facilities are in the basement. Each floor has multiple WCs and sinks. For a fee, there is a Laundry. It really doesn’t get dark in Akureyri so bring an Eye Mask. The Bar can get a little loud since there is outdoor seating. If this bothers you, bring earplugs. It did not bother me; I live near an airport and usually sleep with a lamp on! The only minus would be the rude Guests who don’t flush the toilets during the night. Not cool!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Leigh

9 February 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

3 nights in Akureyri

I had the double room. It is very basic, a bed, a small table with 2 chairs, 2 bedside tables, a bin, a mirror on the wall and some hooks for hanging clothes. The bed was very comfortable, you can adjust the heating to your liking so my room was always comfortably warm. The shared toilet facilities on my floor (3rd floor) were great...clean and always stocked. I cannot comment on food or the showers as I did not use those options. But the showers are accessible next to the bar, but you will have to go down the stairs and past the restaurant/bar to get there. Be aware this is a hostel and it will get very noisy on a Saturday night, there is no soundproofing. Bit the Sunday and Monday I had the floor to myself so it was quiet. Overall I had a good stay there. If you book any tours with a pickup service, they will pick you up outside the entrance. And do have a hotdog or two from the van down the road, they are good!

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

21 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Decent Price & Stay

Booked a private room with shared bathroom at the hostel. I arrived very late but had received the self check in instructions via email. All was good and I was able to get to my room without incident. The room was spacious, clean and comfortable. The communal washing area and toilets were close which was helpful. I had a good nights sleep with the only problem being that all my electronics that I had put on charge overnight failed to charge. The next morning I discovered that when I turn the bedroom light out the socket I had them plugged into also turned off. Frustrating but what can you do. If anyone from the hostel is reading this then it would be a good idea to label these sockets with a warning. Most parking in the centre of Akureyri is paid so I left my car in a car park over night and used the Easy Park app to work out how much I had to pay and pay for it. Worked perfectly. I had my own breakfast which I ate in my room and then checked out, which was just matter of closing the door behind me. My experience was good overall and I would definitely use again, especially if the price is right.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

John

4 October 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service

You have to rent a towel for $5 to take a shower in the basement.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Buffy

24 February 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

super great place

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

1 July 2025

Liked: Amenities

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Room and bathroom good but fighting seagulls at 2 am in the back alley was very unpleasant. Also no kitchen facilities - essential if you call yourself a hostel and showers in the basement through the pub no great situation. Fun place, nice atmosphere and great pub in the middle of it all.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Anastasiya

15 September 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

So-so hostel

This is a hostel. With four floors and no elevator. It has no bathrooms in rooms, only on the floor, but they information about showers being in the basement was not disclosed prior to the trip. Yes, you can have shower going all the way downstairs in the basement passing the bar. The whole place smells like kitchen, and because of the bar downstairs. The rooms were dusty, but overall acceptable.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Tsvi

23 September 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Overall it was ok. We stayed at the fourth floor, which was quiet, but the showers were in the basement and one had to go thru the bar at the ground floor to get there. The reception was at the bar counter and it was noisy and hard to understand house rules. Lastly the receptionist wasn’t too interested or inclined to provide additional details.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

7 March 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

It was a homey atmosphere and right at the center of everything in the city. The staff was very helpful and kind and check in was very easy.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kristen

26 March 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

My boyfriend and I had a fantastic stay! The staff was unbelievably friendly and easy to talk to. The dorms were spacious and clean and we had the best time! I highly recommend it!

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

8 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Welcoming atmosphere

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alex

28 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Great place to stay if you are looking for a hostel to make friends, have a great location within the city, enjoy Iceland. A little loud at times but that is to be expected.

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

4/10 Poor

Aazon

15 September 2023

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

According to other reviews, this hostel used to have a kitchen (which was ripped out) and the restaurant below plays music till 11pm. Facilities are below par for a hostel - please avoid

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

17 August 2022

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

It was a terrible stay. Worst place we ever stayed. I wish I could give a negative rating. Very noisy, cannot sleep at all.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Rana

19 August 2024

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Very noisy and not clean

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Lauren

13 September 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Decent place for cheap

Good cheap spot for a night. Definitely had a college vibe to it, people up partying late. The room was nice and big with lots of outlets. The showers were not so great. I didn't mind them being in the basement so much, but it's the kind of shower you want to wear flip flops in, and mine completely flooded out into the main area, luckily I was the only one in there. At least the shower stalls are large!

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Duanjun

11 July 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The conditions at this hotel are extremely poor. The rooms lack basic amenities, including toilets, washbasins, chairs, and towels, and provide only two beds. The second floor has about eight rooms, accommodating over 50 people, but everyone shares just two toilets and washbasins, which is highly inconvenient. A noisy bar downstairs adds to the discomfort. User reviews on Travelocity rate the hotel as “Excellent,” but these likely refer to the bar rather than the accommodations. Most unacceptable is the pricing policy: the earlier you book, the higher the price, and reservations are non-cancelable. I booked a room six months in advance for $300, while a week-long stay was only $150. I strongly advise against booking here. This is not a standard hotel; it’s the worst I’ve ever stayed in—overpriced, poorly equipped, and far below typical hotel standards. The booking price does not reflect the abysmal facilities and conditions.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Scott

28 March 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

It's a wonderful property but this is NOT family friendly. It is really clean and location is really convenient to shopping and dining. Double edged sword - there is a bar on the main floor and it is extremely loud, until 1am or later on weekends making it nearly impossible for children to sleep. Might be quieter during the week but would certainly not recommend with kids on the weekend (maybe I should have known better). However, if a party atmosphere with some friends is what you are looking for I would imagine this spot would be a blast.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Ehab

4 July 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

One of the worst stays in a hostel, especially in Iceland. On the property details it lists a guest kitchen and a laundromat but neither are actually available there. They listed free parking but the one they suggested was actually paid and a bit far. The place was also very noisy and creaked a lot when people passed through. It doesn't help that the hostel is above the bar which can get very loud. Even the soap outside the toilets was empty and the WiFi was a but dodgy.

6/10 Okay

Tobias

26 September 2025

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

Das Ganze erinnert eher an einen Irish Pub mit Gästezimmern im OG. Nichts gegen Irish Pubs, wir lieben Irish Pubs und auch dieser Laden ist als Kneipe wirklich top und cool. Aber man muss wissen, dass es direkt ohne Tür aus dem Gastraum in den offenen Flur geht. Sämtlicher Lärm und der harte Geruch von Frittenfett und gebratenem Fisch zieht einmal schön durch das Treppenhaus in alle Rtagen, bis nach oben durch. Es riecht überall in den Fluren nach Imbiss, was wir ziemlich ekelig fanden. Die Zimmer sind davon verschont. Ganz oben hört man auch nichts mehr vom Lärm, nur ganz leicht Musik und manchmal Stimmen. Weiter unten muß es fies sein. Und die Wäbde sind so dünn, dass man jede Unterhaltung aus dem Nachbarzimmer hört. Alle Böden sind aus Holz, man hört jede/n der nachts auf Toilette geht oder morgens um 5 mit dem Rollkoffer daa Backpackers verlässt. An Schlaf ist dann nicht mehr zu denken. Mag sein, dass es für eine Jugenherberge reicht aber wir würden nächstes Mal immer ein Hotel in Akureyri bevorzugen.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

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