Name: Puffin Hostel Vík
Address: Víkurbraut 24a, 870 Vík, Iceland, Víkurbraut 24a, South Iceland, 870, Iceland
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $55 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 7.3

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Hostel Puffin Hostel Vík

Víkurbraut 24a, 870 Vík, Iceland –

It was warm inside the hostel There is a good dining room

Dmitry52, Spain

Close to a couple pubs and restaurants. We were on the top floor so the mountain view was awesome to wake up to!

Hiu, Canada

Convenient for those who want to stay longer at black beach and Vik area

Lamseca, Canada

Loved staying at the Puffin hostel and in the town of Vik; this is a very cute newly renovated but still holding its old world charm and very homey feeling building - traveling with my teenage son it was an ideal stopover and one of our favorites

Ashley, Iceland

The beds were very comfortable. Slept in a 3 people room. Showers were clean. No complaints

Emmanuel, United States of America

Well equipped kitchen, friendly staff, good location near black beach, clean bathrooms and toilets

Gautam, Germany

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

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8.3

Great location!

What guests loved the most:
“It was warm inside the hostel There is a good dining room”

Dmitry52 Spain
“Close to a couple pubs and restaurants. We were on the top floor so the mountain view was awesome to wake up to!”

Hiu Canada
“Convenient for those who want to stay longer at black beach and Vik area”

Lamseca Canada
“Loved staying at the Puffin hostel and in the town of Vik; this is a very cute newly renovated but still holding its old world charm and very homey feeling building - traveling with my teenage son it...”

Ashley Iceland
“The beds were very comfortable. Slept in a 3 people room. Showers were clean. No complaints”

Emmanuel United States of America
“Well equipped kitchen, friendly staff, good location near black beach, clean bathrooms and toilets”

Gautam Germany
“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

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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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
Watching the Sunset

1,400 feet

What Travelers Love About This Location

“Loved this hostel - Vik is a really lovely little town, great for exploring the south coast of Iceland. The hostel itself was basic but had all the facilities w...”

Nicola

United Kingdom

9.1

“Clean, close to restaurants, parking available just in front, friendly staff.”

Valentina

Ireland

9.1

“Great location if you are traveling along the Ring Road.”

Nodimester

Serbia

7.0

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3:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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Until 10:00 AM

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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.

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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: April 18, 2019

Anonymous
United States of America
7.9

“Loved the town of Vik and the historic charm of this location-just wish our room had been different”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Basic Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
They consider two twin beds to be a double room...
Loved the old-time feel combined with really nice updated bathrooms

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: April 16, 2019

Dan.1
Romania

11 helpful votes
8.8

“Cheap and clean”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Budget Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
Didn`t enjoy walking on the stairs (inside the hostel) without shoes (the hostel has a rule saying: Guests are not allowed to use their shoes inside the hostel when walking between the shared bathroom and the room. I found this quite strange but they told me it`s a common practice in Iceland.
Basic accommodation but clean and tidy. We have received good information from the receptionist about the things to do.

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: April 15, 2019

Komon
Thailand
Age group: 35 – 44

3 helpful votes
9.2

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Small Single Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Steep and small stair to ground floor to kitchen and shower

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: April 1, 2019

Anonymous
Hungary
Age group: 25 – 34
10

“Great hostel in Vik, goodv alue.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Budget Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
The walls are a bit thin, loud was coming upstairs from the kitchen.
Nice little hostel with a friendly athmosphere. We really enjoyed staying there. Parking was convenient and the bathrooms are really clean and spacious.

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: April 1, 2019

Volker
Germany
5.0

Fair
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Budget Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
- Very small rooms. Paper walls. - no where to hang you stuff, no nightstand nor lamp - smallest common Toilet and questionable hygiene. - common rooms are old and dirty.
We were happy to have been there only for 7.hours. We will never come back. IT'S A DISGRACE to pay so much money for so few customer service and orientation. The customer is the cash cow while the furniture becomes rotten.

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 31, 2019

Stephanie
Germany
5.0

“Expectations were not met”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Basic Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The common room was not comfortable at all. The furniture quite run down. The room was tiny and the bed squeaked a lot with the smallest of movement.
The location was good. Bathrooms were clean. Good showers

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 27, 2019

Dmitry52
Spain
Age group: 25 – 34
9.2

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Budget Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
There is nothing in the shower (no shampoo, gel etc), you can't even change the temperature
It was warm inside the hostel There is a good dining room

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 27, 2019

Anonymous
Italy

3 helpful votes
6.3

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Budget Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
The room we stayed was very tiny. That's ok if you are just going to sleep. But except from that there's no space for anything else.
Fast check-in

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 27, 2019

Nicola
United Kingdom
9.2

“Lovely hostel, cosy with great facilities in a great location.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Basic Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
It was a bit expensive for what it was, but in an area where there aren't that many places to stay so accommodation is in higher demand I suppose that makes sense.
Loved this hostel - Vik is a really lovely little town, great for exploring the south coast of Iceland. The hostel itself was basic but had all the facilities we needed and was really cosy and homey. The kitchen has all the supplies you could want and there's a large common area to eat/hang out in.

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 26, 2019

Florian
Germany
7.9

“Nice and cosy Hostel. Good base for all tours to east and west”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Budget Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Very Small rooms with Low space for luggage and co. A little Bit cold in the living rooms. Whatever you do (door opening/closinf, Walking etc.) Is very loud and could be disturbing esp. during night Times. Another coffee machine would be cool :)
Despite all, nice and cosy hostel with Very Well Equipped Kirchen. Everything looks very new. Enough toilets and showers. Large living room with space for everbody. Good located and nice staff

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 25, 2019

Laurence
Canada
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Budget Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The housekeepers were not really nice.
The guy at the front desk that night, really helpful.

Stayed in February 2019
Reviewed: March 25, 2019

Milan
Czech Republic
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Budget Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
A very nice hostel with a friendly and helpful staff. This was our second stay and would definitely recommend.

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 23, 2019

Anonymous
Belgium

3 helpful votes
6.3

“Poor value for money”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Budget Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Poor value for money. Noisy.
Next to the black sand beach

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 20, 2019

Anonymous
Belgium
7.9

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • 2 rooms
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Very basic kitchen facilities, no coffee/tea provided. Blood found on one of the bedsheets. Very basic room, marginally value for money.
Nice location, close to Reynisfjara, ideal night stop for our road trip. The receptionist (Dimitris) was really polite and willing to provide information and tips for our journey.

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 16, 2019

Hiu
Canada
7.1

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Basic Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There is one bathroom on the second floor and the rest are on ground level. So, being on the third floor, it was always a trek to the bathroom/shower! The bed was really soft as well but that’s a personal preference.
Close to a couple pubs and restaurants. We were on the top floor so the mountain view was awesome to wake up to!

Stayed in March 2019

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Start of dialog content Free parking Simple room with shared bathroom facilities. Please note that this room has a bunk bed with a bottom double bed and a top single bed. Room Facilities: • Shared bathroom • Heating • Shared toilet • Hardwood or parquet floors • Towels • Linens • Upper floors accessible by stairs only Parking: Free! Free public parking is available on site (reservation is not needed). Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
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Start of dialog content Free parking Rooms are 8 square yards. Room Facilities: • Shared bathroom • Heating • Shared toilet • Towels • Linens • Upper floors accessible by stairs only Parking: Free! Free public parking is available on site (reservation is not needed). Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
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Start of dialog content Free parking This compact room is 5 square yards. Please note that the bed is 71 in long. Room Facilities: • Shared bathroom • Heating • Shared toilet • Hardwood or parquet floors • Towels • Linens • Upper floors accessible by stairs only Parking: Free! Free public parking is available on site (reservation is not needed). Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Basic Triple Room with Shared Bathroom 3 twin beds	Show prices
Start of dialog content Free parking Rooms are 8 square yards. Room Facilities: • Shared bathroom • Heating • Shared toilet • Bidet • Towels • Linens • Upper floors accessible by stairs only Parking: Free! Free public parking is available on site (reservation is not needed). Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Budget Twin Room with Shared Bathroom 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content Free parking Rooms are 8 square yards. Room Facilities: • Shared bathroom • Heating • Shared toilet • Hardwood or parquet floors • Towels • Linens • Upper floors accessible by stairs only Parking: Free! Free public parking is available on site (reservation is not needed). Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Quadruple Room with Shared Bathroom 4 bunk beds	Show prices
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