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Reviews of Puffin Hostel Vík

Víkurbraut 24a, 870 Vík, Iceland

#12 of 12 hotels in Vík

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Review Score

Based on 677 hostel reviews

7.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.6

  • Comfort

    7.2

  • Location

    8.8

  • Facilities

    7.1

  • Staff

    8.5

  • Value for money

    7.1

  • Free WiFi

    8.5

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  • Reviewed: May 1, 2024

    6.0
    Okay stay, good location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    the room was very warm, curtains not thick so we woke up early and the bunkbed creaked a lot and we had to share the toilet with to much others. The whole hostel is ready for renovation, but i guess Vik is a popular place to stay so the prices are more here...

    the location was nice, close to the beach and to the brewery, were we went for a beer. the common area was okay for cooking and eating. The showers were clean and spacy.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 30, 2024

    8.0
    Easy place to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Basic Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    This was a good accommodation: no issues at check-in or check-out, large common area with well-equipped kitchen. All good.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 28, 2024

    8.0
    Good for a short stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Basic Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room was seriously very small. However it has a kitchen and several bathrooms and wc. Good price for one night stay!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 23, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Basic Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Steep stairs, only one kettle for that many people

    Super clean and well equip

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 19, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Small Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    When many travellers use the kitchen at the same time, there is almost no place to sit in shared areas

    It’s a Ok level hostel for this price. Kitchen is well equipped, rooms were clean but sound isolation was not so good, but it’s expected in this kind of old building.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 12, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Basic Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Too small feet rest stairs with steep climb. Not a good choice for someone traveling woth huge / heavy luggage. Quite have less WC than the rooms, may be not enough for rush hour. Small spaces bed room and WC but not too bad for short stay.

    Fully furnished kitchen. Value for money.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 7, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Basic Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bathroom was very small and crammed and there was only one on the floor for so many rooms. Very small rooms.

    Location was great. Very close to black sand beach. Staff was very friendly and kitchen and dining area was good.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 5, 2024

    7.0
    Clean and cosy room. Basic accommodation but has everything you need
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It felt slightly worn

    The room was warm, cosy and clean.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 2, 2024

    8.0
    Nice stay in Vik
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We had a twin room and it had a bunk bed, not the best but fine.

    Nice common areas and good bathrooms and showers.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 2, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Small Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Size of room. I had been warned but it was so small it was difficult to get dressed. Also too hot.

    Friendly. Good breakfast in hotel.location central

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: April 1, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Basic Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Room was small and the kitchen was always busy, mostly smelling curry. Toilets were not enough (in the morning before checkout time), pretty busy.

    The staff was very friendly. Room was clean and everything was in order. Overall a good experience for the money.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 31, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Quadruple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Great, our grour really enjoyed it

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 28, 2024

    8.0
    tiny room and stairs which can be the last thing you ever see
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Basic Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room was tiny, there are four showers - two marked as male and two as female (not very lgbtq friendly). Around evening and morning there are queues forming and it can take one ages to finally be able to take a shower. The showers are quite dirty as well. There are obviously no breakfasts available which is a shame. The stairs you need to take to get to your room are horrible, I nearly fell down every time I was on them. No wheelchair access.

    Lots of parking spaces, there’s also a kitchen and a common area which is nice.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: March 22, 2024

    6.0
    You get what you pay for. But it was very clean.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The building was very old and smelly and the communal area was very low standard.

    The budget price was very reasonable and the location was excellent. Also, the hostel was very clean.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 9, 2024

    8.0
    Good option in Vik and Myrdal
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Budget Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It was very warm in the room and the stairs to get to our floor were steep and tight

    The toilet was clean, and the place was nice. The kitchen was big and spacious. Clear instructions from staff.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 6, 2024

    7.0
    It was good for one night just passing through, I wouldn’t have stayed more than one night.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Basic Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It was quite loud, all the nice bathrooms were located on the ground floor, no outlets in the room.

    Good location in Vik. Close to the beach and restaurants, easy for a solo traveler to stay one night.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: February 14, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Budget Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Well equipped kitchen and great showers

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: January 31, 2024

    7.0
    great place to stay overnight + cook up a quick meal
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Small Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    narrow staircase a little dingy color scheme+ carpeting

    kitchen was well equipped and clean, 1wc+ 2 men's and 2 women's shared showers on lower level, 1 WC on upper level (low ceilings /door frame height - if you're over 180cm watch your head)

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 28, 2024

    8.0
    Nice stay in Vik
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Basic Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    The hostel is an old house, so the sound its not isolated and it super noisy even in the nights, you can hear when people are going up and down the stairs.

    The rooms and facilities are good and clean.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 26, 2024

    8.0
    Great location and super comfy beds
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Budget Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Slightly small room but nothing major

    Comfy beds and warm accom.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: January 20, 2024

    8.0
    Good place to stop in Vik
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Budget Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I wish we had been able to stay at the hotel instead, but unfortunately it was sold out. The shared bathrooms were super small. Overall it was still a good place to stay.

    The rooms were warm and overall we were comfortable. Vik is a nice little town and it was easy to walk from here to the different shops and restaurants. It's a great place to stop if you have been traveling to see the south coast.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: January 17, 2024

    8.0
    clean and easy to find
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Basic Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    compared to Icelandic standards the place is cold, still average is 21 C then acceptable. But if you are at the top (as per Iceland standard 3rd floor, 2nd European) the shared bathroom as on the ground floor and till the following morning you do not learn that the available toilets are more than 1 because the remaining have no sign on the door.

    the position, the personnel politeness, the cleanliness Kitchens are wide and easy to use.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 16, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room is very small. We were two people in a triple room, and we didn’t have space to open one luggage. I guess it would be ok for backpackers.

    Good location in Vik near the main road.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 13, 2024

    8.0
    Cheap option in Vík
    • Travelers with friends
    • Budget Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The showers where only downstairs and you had to walk through the main area.

    Good and cheap option to stay in Vík. Fully equipped kitchen, modern bedrooms.

    Stayed in January 2024

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