Name: Puffin Hostel Vík
Address: Víkurbraut 24a, 870 Vík, Iceland, Víkurbraut 24a, South Iceland, 870, Iceland
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $43 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 7.2

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Hostel Puffin Hostel Vík

Víkurbraut 24a, 870 Vík, Iceland –

Excellent location and service. Restaurant is next door.

Natalkausa, United States of America

Nice dining arrangements, kitchen with all utensils, clean toilets and bathrooms, comfortable beds, large parking space, nice location

Amit, India

It was a cool facility. Super cheap but super clean.

Cameron, United States of America

located near vik beach (15 min by car). Kitchen is provided.

Matthias, Germany

The single room was the perfect size for a solo traveler.

Evelyn, United States of America

Very comfortable hostel in a charming old house. Very clean and well maintained. Would stay again!

Jen, United States of America

The rooms are extremely small, not enough space for personal belongings. The fire alarms went off around 6 in the morning and there was no staff to help or assist with stopping it. We had to figure out dialing emergency service to make it stop. Did not get any sleep.

Siddhartha, United States of America

Great community vibe - access to the kitchen was very convenient. Overall a very clean please to stay in.

Daphne, United States of America

Our hostess went way out of her way to accommodate our late check in. Despite late hour, she was so graceful and lovely and it made a big difference in me feeling welcome.

Karen, United States of America

The location is great and Vik is a super sweet little village.

Adrienn, Hungary

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8.3

Great location!

What guests loved the most:
“Excellent location and service. Restaurant is next door.”

Natalkausa United States of America
“Nice dining arrangements, kitchen with all utensils, clean toilets and bathrooms, comfortable beds, large parking space, nice location”

Amit India
“It was a cool facility. Super cheap but super clean.”

Cameron United States of America
“located near vik beach (15 min by car). Kitchen is provided.”

Matthias Germany
“The single room was the perfect size for a solo traveler.”

Evelyn United States of America
“Very comfortable hostel in a charming old house. Very clean and well maintained. Would stay again!”

Jen United States of America
“The rooms are extremely small, not enough space for personal belongings. The fire alarms went off around 6 in the morning and there was no staff to help or assist with stopping it. ”

Siddhartha United States of America
“Great community vibe - access to the kitchen was very convenient. Overall a very clean please to stay in.”

Daphne United States of America
“Our hostess went way out of her way to accommodate our late check in. Despite late hour, she was so graceful and lovely and it made a big difference in me feeling welcome.”

Karen United States of America
“The location is great and Vik is a super sweet little village.”

Adrienn Hungary

Located in Vík town center, this historic century-old hostel is a 10 minutes’ walk from Vík’s famous black beach. Guests have access to a communal, well-equipped kitchen and shared seating area. Kötlusetur Museum is located next door to the hostel.

Each room at Puffin Hostel Vík is simply decorated and has shared bathroom facilities.

Jeep tours around the surrounding mountains can be arranged. A public indoor swimming pool and horse riding activities at Vík Horse Adventureis a both 10-minute walk from Puffin Hostel Vík.

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An Inside Look at Puffin Hostel Vík

Built from timber and clad in a corrugated metal exterior, the hostel opened in 1913 and has been preservd in its original state ever since. It was designed for traveller accomodation, which makes it the longest-running hotel/hostel in Iceland. In this respect, we would like to remind our guests that this house is over 100 years old, which means the interior is old as well, with creaking floors and narrow staircases. Nevertheless, we are certain modern-day travellers will enjoy the charm of this historical building.

Area Info – Guests loved walking around the neighborhood!

Closest Landmarks

Skogafoss Waterfall
17.3 miles

Restaurants & Markets

Halldórskaffi Restaurant
0 miles
Kjarval Supermarket
0.1 miles
Suður-Vík Restaurant
0.4 miles
Berg Restaurant-Icelandair Hotel Restaurant
0.5 miles

Natural Beauty

Reynisfjall Mountain
1.2 miles
North Atlantic Ocean Ocean/Sea
0.3 miles

Beaches in the Neighborhood

Black Sand Beach Black sand
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What Travelers Love About This Location

“the place is located in a rundown area of the small city. it is no big deal, as the city is really small, but it does affect the atmosphere. the washing rooms w...”

Meira

Israel

6.2

“Location, cleanliness, comfort, facility. Best is the rooftop room with view of mountain outside the window.”

Hour

Malaysia

“Great location. Renewed toilets and showers. Well equipped kitchen.”

Lenca

Slovenia

9.1

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3:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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Until 10:00 AM

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Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodations type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check what conditions apply to your preferred room.

Children and Extra Beds

All children are welcome.

Free! One child under 6 years stays free of charge when using existing beds.

There is no capacity for extra beds in the room.

No age restriction

There's no age requirement for check-in

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Puffin Hostel Vík accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

The Fine Print

When booking 5 rooms or more, different policies and additional supplements may apply.

Please note that the property is located on 3 floors and does not have a elevator.

Please note that check-in and key collection take place at: Puffin Hotel Vík, Vikurbraut 26, Vik 870.

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Reviewed: January 14, 2019

Aaronjsmith99
Australia
9.2

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Basic Single Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The place has character. Clean sheets and towel, reasonably priced.

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: January 14, 2019

Palourawrs
Argentina
Age group: 25 – 34

1 helpful vote
9.2

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Budget Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
Obviously because its an old house if the place is full you are gonna hear footsteps, and if you want luxury this is not your place.
The place is 100 years old and thats why they cannot make it bigger. So yeah, rooms are small, but they are comfortable and the rest of the place is awesome enough. Also the staff is super helpful and friendly.

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: January 10, 2019

Bálint
Hungary
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Small Single Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
My room was upgraded from single to twin, because of my height (it was off season, in january)

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: January 3, 2019

natalkausa
United States of America

1 helpful vote
8.8

“Perfect stay between Reykjavík and Glacier lagoon.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Budget Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
It was pricey for a hostel. I guess it comes with a territory.
Excellent location and service. Restaurant is next door.

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: January 2, 2019

Anonymous
Germany
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Budget Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
the room is very clean, the breakfast is good. There are also supermarkets and tourist shop closed to it.

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: January 2, 2019

Amit Ravaliya
India
Age group: 25 – 34
9.6

“Nice hostel with comfortable beds ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Small Single Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There was no one on reception when I checkout, I needed help because I forgot my water bottle inside and door would open from key or inside so I knocked door for 15 minutes then a person heard and opens door and hostel building is separate from reception which is in hotel
Nice dining arrangements, kitchen with all utensils, clean toilets and bathrooms, comfortable beds, large parking space, nice location

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 31, 2018

Tutu
Sweden
7.9

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Quadruple Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
No elevator, hard to move up luggages with steep and narrow staircases.
Easy parking, well equipped common kitchen, helpful staff

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 28, 2018

Elise
France
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Budget Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
The place was really clean and cozy, had a great location, and was so affordable!

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 27, 2018

Jana
Australia
5.4

“Puffin hostel Vik”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Small Single Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Damn push button showers! Can’t control the temperature and gives you 40sec of water at a time :-/ small narrow windy stairs and all other guests walked like elephants in the place.
Decent kitchen facilities and lounge/dinning area. Good parking out the front and 10min walk to the supermarket.

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 18, 2018

mario cedeno
Ireland
10

“Very comfortable”
- • Group of friends
- • Basic Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The kitchen

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 16, 2018

Emma
United Kingdom
7.1

“Basic, bit smelly, tho on the whole clean. It was nice to be in old building, fab location”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Basic Single Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Odd smell in room. Had to keep window open.
Could hr the north Atlantic ftom my little attic room. Plus view of the church.

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 12, 2018

Melanie
Australia

2 helpful votes
7.1

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Budget Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Very clean and good facilities.

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 11, 2018

Esther
United States of America
4.6

“Very very disappointing”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Basic Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
For the high price paid, especially in low season, I expected much nicer accommodations. Room was not as pictured at all, we had booked a two bed room expecting the beds to be side by side. Rather, the beds were in two different rooms (one was in an alcove area)! Additionally, there was only one bathroom that we were aware of for the entire place and it was tiny and not so clean. The next night we stayed at a MUCH nicer place that was even cheaper!
The location

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: December 11, 2018

Karthikeyan
Canada
10

“Great experiencing for a calm and quiet place to rest after a long journey”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Budget Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There were only 2 plug points and we find it bit harder to charge 3 people phones and couple of camera battery. An extension cable with 4-6 plug ports would be an added bonus points?!
The kitchen was a bonus point for us! We bought stuff that we wanted and cooked ourselves. The cooking vessels and utilities were very clean and we made sure to keep the kitchen really clean and dry and others did that too!

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 10, 2018

Silvia Tomarchio
Australia
6.7

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Basic Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
Didn't appreciate being on the very top floor, narrow staircase and a bit of a pain to get up there with my luggage, camera gear, no toilet on that level either.
Bed was comfy, nice view of the church on the hill, close to the beach

Stayed in November 2018

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