The new kitchen. Sunny windows. Seats 4 plus a child. Spices, oils, etc.
Location: Reykjavik, Iceland, Europe (Parallel to the Main St/Minutes Walk from Most Attractions)
Accommodations: 3-Room Apartment in the Center, 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath (Sleeps 4)
The 3-room apartment is the private home of a local artist and Icelandic Academy Award Winner and has been designed by her in a personal unique way. The apartment is clean and tidy up to hotel standards with linen, towels and little extras provided. The kitchen was renovated in 2008, custom made by the same carpenter that build the kitchen for Bjork and Matthew Barney. The bathroom was also renovated in 2008. Personal music and book library, family furniture and eccentric items make the apartment cosy and warm and ideal for feeling like a local.
The house is a typical 1930s construction with 3 apartments, one on each floor plus a basement and a back garden. In the basement there is a washing room with washing machine. Young families live in the other apartments. This is an ideal place to live if you want to be among the locals but still be private. The apartment is on the 3rd floor (counting the ground floor as the 1st floor).
The apartment is ideally situated for tourists. It is close to the corner of Baronsstigur. If you walk up the road next door on the left there is a beautiful indoor swimming pool extensively photographed by artist Roni Horn. It is fully equipped with sauna, fitness equipment and outside chill area and hot tubs where you can gaze at the Nordic lights. Across the pool there is the local school with basketball court freely available to the public during the summer holiday months (May till August). Walking down Baronsstigur you first cross the Laugavegur, main shopping street before bumping into a 24 hours store and ending within few minutes at the seafront hiking route with its breathtaking mountain range across the bay. Another good place to spot the Nordic Lights. Other noteworthy amenities include Bonus, the Icelandic discount food store, few minutes walk down Laugavegur and Hlemmur, the main city bus terminal, few minutes walk up Laugavegur with easy connections to all the other places in the city.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Washer
- Linens Provided
- Beds
- Queen Bed
- Twin/Single Bed: Bed is 96 cm wide and sleeps 1 or a young couple.
- Convertible Bed: This is a comfortable pull-out bed for one person.
- Crib: This is a travel crib that can be pulled out. We have linen for a child duvet but not a sheet or the duvet itself.
- Entertainment
- TV (No Cable/Satellite)
- VCR
- Video Library
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Music Library
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided: Also cutlery for children.
- Refrigerator
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
- Charcoal BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio
- Other Amenities
- Living room with dining table and book library, record player, record and cd collection and original artwork on walls. Bathroom is brand new with bathtub/shower. Kitchen is brand new with and custom made, children-seat, toaster, boiler and spices are also in the kitchen. The forth bed is a pull-out loose travel bed. Enough space for clothes in closets. The whole apartment is newly painted and is normally a home. It is furnished and equipped with personal items. Towels are also provided. The apartment is in on the top floor in a house with 2 other apartments. There is a washroom in the basement with private washing machine and behind the house there is a communal garden for the whole house. Young family people live in the other two apartments.
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Sailing
- Boating
- Swimming
- Hiking
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Basketball Court
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Live Theatre
- Museums
- Other Activities
- 2 minutes from main Reykjavik bus terminal with buses to all the suburbs. The swimming pool is next door and has sauna, hot tubs and fitness equipment. Down the street, 2 minutes is a beautiful hiking route along the seafront with mountain view. Up the road 2 minutes there is the Hallgrimskirkja church that towers over Reykjavik cityscape.
Rate Details (In Euros)
Up to 2 persons €85/night
3 persons €100/night
4 persons €110/night
SPECIAL LONGER STAY PRICES UPON REQUEST
E.G. 1 week 2 persons €450, 1 week 4 persons €600
Cleaning fee
up to 2 person €60, 3 persons €70, 4 persons €80
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Credit Cards Accepted:
Owner's Profile
Owner Description
Year Purchased: 1999
I´m a visual artist, with BA and MA degrees in anthropology, visual art and design. I have traveled a lot and lived in various places. At the moment I´m in Berlin.
I´m also a single/independent mum joggling with making ends meet. The flat I´m renting out is the gem of my eye, my personal home with lots of love put into it. Treat it nice please :-)
Why the Owner Chose Reykjavik
This is the liveliest corner of Reykjavik. Ideal for a car free lifestyle. Icelandic suburbs are the American style with little or no life on the streets. Therefore I prefer downtown with its pedestrians and cafés.
The Unique Benefits of this 3-Room Apartment in the Center
You will be able to meet the Icelanders which is not possible in other neighborhoods in Reykjavik ;-) It is also personal. Doesn´t have this cold aura of places not lived in. Still it is clean and tidy.
Property Photos
- The new kitchen. Sunny windows. Seats 4 plus a child. Spices, oils, etc. - Reykjavik Vacation Rental Apartment near Indoor Swimming Pool & Shopping
- The Living room. The book, dvd and video library with homely items. - Reykjavik Vacation Rental Apartment near Indoor Swimming Pool & Shopping
- Smaller bedroom with 1 or 2 single beds. - Reykjavik Vacation Rental Apartment near Indoor Swimming Pool & Shopping
- Larger bedroom with double bed. Window to the backgarden.
- The new bathroom with enough shelf space, bathtub that is also shower.
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