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

Stayed in the older part of the hotel which is basic but clean, and you can definitely tell that these are student dorms. Beds were twins not the double we had expected. Shared bathrooms were clean but some of them showed their age. Good location about 10 mins walk from the centre. Staff very friendly and helpful. Overall OK for the price we paid (booking online and in advance saved quite a lot of money)

As with other Edda hotels, the rooms serve as dorm rooms during the school year. I wish my dorm rooms would have been that nice! Large, clean bathroom. Room had a fridge, sink, range, and cupboards. I would have no problem staying there again.