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Reviews of Guesthouse Tunguvegur

1 out of 5
Guesthouse Tunguvegur
Tunguvegur 23, Reykjavik

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 40 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

5.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

It's a nice price for the ac commendations
It is as expected. We got our private unit with kitchen and bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Fredie

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You don't talk about Fight Club
Very cramped. Almost hostel like. A German guest got into a physical confrontation with some Spanish or Portuguese guests in the middle of the night which was very unsettling to my children. No concierge or supervision after certain hours
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Credit card overcharged
Regarding my stay, nothing outstanding to say, it was average compared to other places. However, upon my booking, I was overcharged by the property compared to the price indicated on my expedia booking. I tried to request for a plausible explanation and none was provided by the property, all that the owner told me it was due to exchange fees which is incorrect.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Father Son Trip
Host was available right away. He was very nice and even gave us a coupon book.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Iqra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice, basic room
It was a nice, basic room, but the roof leaked on one of the beds, which dampened our spirits a bit
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very neat guest house in a quiet locality
No contact with staff and if you arrive before specified check in time there is n one to help you even if it is raining
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Anuja

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Guesthouse
The host is a stickler for cleanliness and guesthouse rules and may appear a bit up-tight..But the house is nice..We loved the location. it is close to bus stop 11 which takes you to downtown Laekjartorg stop in 15 minutes. Its worth the price. If you store your food in the fridge please put it all in one bag and mark the room number on it. There is no TV in the room but wifi is great
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Staff and owner apparently enjoy entering one's room at will. We had to wait over an hour for an unfriendly man to come and open the door and show us our room. The walls are paper thin. If you don't mind those things, the cleaning personnel is nice and the hotel is just outside of town, which is convenient if you have a car.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2017

6/10 Okay

AJG, bogota

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The area was clean. The staff wasn't there the whole time which made it difficult to check in. Rooms were ok, no black outs but beds were comfortable.

6/10 Okay

Oleg, New York, N.Y. - Moscow, Russia

A guesthouse in a suburb
I got accustomed to it very soon. They have a kitchen, and a fridge. The bathroom might be renovated, to my taste, while the television was not working properly. After two nights, I even started liking to go to downtown Reykjavik by regular bus, which would take you 20 minutes. The streets are clean, and very calm. There's a supermarket nearby.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Sally, California

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap for a Reason
It was one of the worst guest house experiences. Staff was rude, and unhelpful. There was a mixup with our room so they voluntarily upgraded us. Then the manager appeared and yelled at us for being in the upgraded room even though it was the staff's solution. We went to bed early because we had just gotten in from a long flight, so we didn't hear the manager knocking on our door at 10:00 PM. We did hear him as he let himself in with his key to show some prosective people around the accommodation. They made us feel very unwelcome. Stay somewhere else..anywhere else!

2/10 Terrible

Donna, Ireland

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I hated staying here
This was the worst place I ever stayed in my life. Place was dirty and manager was not nice to us at all. I couldn't believe the way we were treated when we asked was there a bus nearby. We had four nights booked but left after two. Bathroom was so smelly. Hated staying here but thankfully found a place in town that had a room for the two nights that we needed. It is ages from town and it's cheap for a reason. There is no owner or manager living there and there is just a sign on the door to call a phone number when you get there. We waited for 20 minutes but thankfully one of the guests left us in rather than standing outside. Not sure what people do if they arrive late at night. I guess they stand on the street. Make sure you have a working mobile phone to call them.

4/10 Poor

John, Cheltenham, UK

Disliked: Staff & service
Cheap and clean but not the Ritz
We chose this hotel, despite some bad reviews, partly because it was cheap but mainly because it was close to some friends we were visiting. The biggest disappointment on arrival was the bed linen, which was clean but tatty and unsightly. We borrowed replacements from our friends but later found more acceptable duvet covers in a cupboard in the kitchen. If you want a cheap place to stay in Reykjavik, bring your own linen. Even if you buy replacement linen in Reykjavik, it will still be cheaper than most other hotels. The "guest house" is not actually a proper guest house. It's a large family house with a small number of separate bedrooms plus two (I think) other bedrooms en suite. The owner is happy for the guests to use it as a home from home. Unfortunately, this means there is no-one on site for registration and to help with problems. The owner seems to use regular guests to help with some administration but there is no welcome pack or instructions on how to find help. The electricity went off one evening and nobody knew what to do. This lack of basic service is a pity because it spoiled what was otherwise a pleasant stay. A little bit of effort by the owner to provide a welcoming service to guests, with information and facilities to resolve problems, would make a huge difference to customer satisfaction. Even if a little extra were added to the price to cover this, it would still be the best accommodation bargain in Reykjavik.
Our bedroom on arrival
Outside our bedroom
Kitchen, available for use by guests
Sitting/dining room

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unfriendly and unwelcoming
The owners of this guest house like the income but don't actually like the concept of people staying at their house. It was difficult to find and the owners were unfriendly and not accommodating at all. We were simply told to pay and then shown to our room. It was unclear whether we could use the kitchen to make our own food or whether we could use any of the living spaces. Please keep in mind that the power plugs throughout the whole house are unusual old Italian plugs and hence require specific adaptors, but the owners make no effort to provide any. We had no capacity to use any appliances at all during our stay. We were also not allowed to shower after 11pm. We certainly would not stay here again and suggest others to throughly consider their options before opting to stay here!

8/10 Good

Tiffany, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Comfortable, Cheap, and Convenient
The hotel was much like a well kept hostel. It was very convenient for me because I wasn't looking for anything but a bed and shower. It was very clean. I was backpacking, so I was walking everywhere. Shopping, and restaurants are very close by. The front reception has a ton of tour pamphlets for your different interests. A continental breakfast is served until 9:30 in the morning. The only issue I had during my stay is the caretaker/owner is not very friendly, otherwise, just ignore him [he admits he is a grumpy old man] and enjoy your stay. Its a great deal.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
It‘s an hostel, but more like a bnb without breakfast. Rooms are ok, you get everything you want (towel, shower, kitchen, parking spot). The kitchen is upstairs and it‘s the owner ones in his space of the house. Unfortunately we had to wait for checkin like 25 minutes (luckily we had a car, it was heavily raining) what we didn‘t know because we would have told the arrival time in It‘a the cheapest accommodation out there and for the price definitly ok
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Kristjón thor

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

TOMMASO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Molto buono
Molto pulito. Noi avevamo il bagno in comune che abbiamo trovato ben tenuto. Ottima la colazione. Qualche minuto di passeggiata e si arriva in spiaggia. A disposizione anche una vasca con acqua calda.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Claudia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Proche de Reykjavík sans être dans la ville
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

CRISTINA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Buena relación calidad precio
Todo muy bien
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excelenteeee lugar! Todo super limpio y ordenado, Perfect place!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

seungjae

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
주방, 소파 등 아주 편합니다.
시설은 좋았고 편했습니다. 그러나 체크인이 쉽지 않아요. 관리인이 상주하지 않아서 현관에 적힌 번호로 전화를 하면 20분 정도 후에 차를 타고 나타납니다. 관리인에게 아이슬란드 핸드폰 번호로 전화를 걸어야 합니다.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

bernhard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

WEN HSIN

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

4/10 Poor

Jean M

Disliked: Cleanliness
We had to wait until 4 pm to move in. Only four beds were prepared and we had to pay extra for the fifth bed. There was little or no equipment available. No decoration nor welcoming atmosphere. This is just a money making place. The whole stop over scheme is a scam. This is just for you to spend money.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

4/10 Poor

Jerzy

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
rezydent - człowiek przyjemny, uczynny .
Jak to jest ,że przyjeżdżając na kwaterę ja muszę dzwonić przez Polskę,żeby przyszedł ktoś i nas zakwaterował - nonsens

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nosotros reservamos el apartamento que tiene cocina y baño en la misma habitación, mucho mejor que las demas habitaciones con baños y cocina compartidas. No es un hotel, es una casa de huéspedes,por lo que cuando llegamos había un cartel en la entrada que llamáramos a un teléfono para darnos la llave.

6/10 Okay

Matthias, Heidelberg

Günstige Übernachtungsmöglichkeit in Reykjavik
Es handelt sich um ein Einfamilienhaus, bei dem die einzelnen Zimmer (schätzungsweise 5 bis 6) als Übernachtungsmöglichkeit für ein bis 3 Personen pro Zimmer genutzt werden. Es gibt eine Toilette und zwei Bäder mit Toilette, die von allen Gästen genutzt werden. Es kann also zeitweise zu Wartezeiten vor den Bädern kommen. Außerdem gibt es eine Küche mit Kühlschrank, Herd und Geschirr, ein Essbereich und ein Wohnbereich, der von allen Gästen benutzt werden kann. Vor Ort ist kein Personal vorhanden und bei der Ankunft musste man zunächst einen Manager anrufen, um eingelassen zu werden.

6/10 Okay

Nuria, Zürich

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Einfach, aber gut. Wie in der WG
Gemeinschaftsküche und gemeinsames Bad, aber alles sauber und funktional

6/10 Okay

Iceland, Soth Korea

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
not so good
The location of this guesthouse was so far from Reykjavik downdown. So it was so difficult to get the BSI on departure day.

4/10 Poor

Bjarke

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Godt og billigt
To fine senge hvor vi sov godt

4/10 Poor

Marie, MALANCOURT LA MONTAGNE

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A éviter
Il a été nécessaire de téléphoner au propriétaire pour le chef in. Proprete de la salle de bain laissait tellement à désirer que nous ne nous nous sommes pas servi dé la douche ! Literie exécrable ! On sent tous les ressors des matelas qui ont déjà bien vécu et auraient besoin d'être renouvellés. Odeurs humidé dans le couloir. Seul point positif : la proximité de Reykjavik et le calme du quartier.

4/10 Poor

alice

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Arnold, Amstelveen

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Voor zeer geduldige mensen
Je moet bellen met je, Nederlandse, mobiel voordat er iemand komt waar je een tijdje op moet wachten. Heeft dan eigenlijk geen tijd voor je. Laat bevestigings E-mails slingeren op een tafel naat de gemeenschappelijke keuken. Auto verkeerd geparkeerd wat je niet verteld is, krijg je een snauw. Wel televisie maar alleen IJslandse zenders.

2/10 Terrible

Kenny, Göteborg

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
SKRÄP !!!!
Hej! Kan aldrig någonsin rekommendera detta boende, inte ens mot en muta! Det påstås ligga nära centrum men det ligger långt åt h*****e bort. Jag och min tjej hade varit vakna sen 03:00 samma dag och startat resan ifrån Sverige. Runt kl 18:00 anländer vi till boendet helt slitna & trötta. På dörren sitter då en lapp där texten ber oss ringa ett nr om vi skall checka in, vilket vi gör men ingen svarar. Efter många försök (20 min) så svarar en kvinna och säger att hon är där om 10 min. Men när hela 40 minuter har tickat så bestämde vi oss för att dra till centrum och leta nytt boende. Och efter ytterligare ca två timmar så ringer min telefon, (jag skiter i att svara) , och dom lämnar ett meddelande där dom tvingar mig till att betala för bokningen.. Hur kan man behandla sina gäster så?!? Obegripligt... Rekommenderar där emot Guesthouse Butterfly. Dom behandlade oss för bra nästan. Kommer ringa dom nästa gång jag ska till Island. Fina rum och endast 2 min promenad till city. Bra priser! MVH K & M från Göteborg

2/10 Terrible

Knud Kristiansen, Slagelse

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Skuffelse
Da vi ankom blev vi mødt af en mand siddende i underbukser med sine bare fødder oppe på spisebordet. Hans attitude overfor både mig og min kæreste var arrogant og patroniserende og jeg fortryder at vi skrev under på betalingen. Flere ruder var smadrede og haven flød med kasserede genstande. Vi valgte at forlade stedet, da vi simpelthen ikke følte os trygge, og vi håber på at få vores betaling refunderet.

2/10 Terrible

Michael, Munich, Germany

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
cheap, dirty + unfriendly
I stayed two times in this house. And I'll never do again. It is obviously let my an unfriendly maniac who creates a frighting atmosphere. The rooms are quite good (except dust and "freshness" of sheets) but kitchen, toilet and shower (only one!) are a mess! It's a pity!

8/10 Good

luisella, italia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
la gest house tunguvegur rimane a 3 km dal centro di reykjavik, comunque il prezzo è ottimo e la stanza è pulita. il titolare un pò burbero (se non gli rivolgete la parola lo fate contento) gestisce anche la gest house Pavi in pieno centro allo stesso ottimo prezzo inclusa una abbondante colazione