For basically 180$ cad a night, I'd expect a few basics. Tea kettle in the room? Nope. Hot water available 24 hours a day? Not this stay. How about Internet? Not available during my stay. Big curtains to keep the 24/7 sun out of the room? Falls short.

The service was nice and friendly, but too much is missing at what I think are outrageous prices.

Not much to say about this one. It's apparently Iceland's largest Edda hotel (Edda=school buildings used as hotels during the summer). You've got the ususal hostel-meets-barracks ambience, but this one is in a good location - peaceful, close to the town centre and next to the world's most northerly botanical gardens -, staff were friendly, and there was nothing to complain about the rooms. You should be able to stomach screaming school groups for breakfast though.

I turned up in Akureyri at the height of the tourist season, with no accommodation booking, but I'd heard that the Edda Hotel, based in a school during the summer holidays, had over 200 beds. It was almost Midnight when I checked in, and I wasn't the only person. There were four others checking in ahead of me. I asked for three nights, which entitled me to one free breakfast. While there was no limit on what you could eat for breakfast, the choice was a lot less than at my previous Edda, in Isafjordur. Anyway, I found it was necessary to extend my stay by another two nights, with the result that my final night was free! However, when I tried to extend by another two nights, I was told that everything was fully booked for the weekend, and sadly I had to look elsewhere. The staff were always pleasant, friendly and helpful. The place was spacious and my single room was larger than I expected it would be. Oddly enough, they don't seem to use the surrounding grounds for camping, which seemed a waste, especially when the town campsite is very crowded and the only other campsite is a bit of a hike out of town. I noticed that most people going to and from town walked along roads, but there was a lovely winding path on a wooded slope that virtually linked the Edda with the tourist office, and I never once met anyone else using this path.

Edda hotels are chain of not expensive hotels located in schools converted to hotels for holiday season. But Edda in akureyri is not typical Edda. I have stayed in many edda hotels and this one is surely most comfortable and looks like a very good hotel where you can stay for a really good price. Only disadvantage is shared bathroom Excellent restaurant, pool one block away from the hotel, and a city living at night (what is not comman in iceland) in a walking distance