Skuggi Hotel by Keahotels

Breakfast was great-lots of selection and staff were constantly refilling anything that was getting low. It was very crowded, but we could still find a seat. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Free parking in garage was big bonus and was main reason we choose this hotel. We checked in at 2pm and had no trouble getting a space, but it will probably be full if you arrive late. I also saw about 5 spaces at side of hotel plus there could be others in back. They also let us stay parked for a while after we checked out. Room was quite spacious. Hotel is 2 blocks up from waterfront and 1 block down from shopping street Laugavegur. Also easy walk to Hallgrimskirkja - about 8 blocks. Lots of restaurants closeby too and little supermarket 1 block away.

Hotel appeared dirty when we first entered (carpets not vacuumed, front door glass filthy, marks on walls) and there was a very unpleasant, off-putting smell of cooking/rotten something in lobby. Walls are all scuffed and banged up throughout. In the room itself there was also a very unpleasant smell like an unwashed person. I almost asked to switch rooms. It seemed the blanket on the bed smelled so we folded that up and put in storage cubby. There's only 1 tiny window to open, but we opened that as far as it would go and luckily they have a small fan in room, so we had fan on all afternoon while we were out and when we came back smell was a lot less and gone by bedtime. Bathroom shower design is really stupid. There is no curtain so shower spray gets all over door and door frame, so wood is peeling away and curling up at bottom and paint is washing away from frame and bottom of door. Drain is either clogged or too small, so you have to turn water off while showering so you dont flood whole bathroom floor. Paint on opposite wall is all chipped off at the bottom and bathroom itself smells kind of moldy. We felt it wasnt particularly clean. Hotel definitely could use some refreshing.