Hotel Fron

“Great Location in Downtown Area”

This was the last hotel of the 6th in Iceland. The hotel is a little hard to find as it blends in the other buildings where it’s located! I was happy to find the room was spacious, with even a large couch to sit on with a large closet. It had electronic keycards, which was a plus as two other hotel… more

This was the last hotel of the 6th in Iceland. The hotel is a little hard to find as it blends in the other buildings where it’s located! I was happy to find the room was spacious, with even a large couch to sit on with a large closet. It had electronic keycards, which was a plus as two other hotels I stayed at in the capital had physical keys! Very clean and well maintained. The hotel offers a very basic breakfast but it was free so I can’t complain. They are very flexible and let me stay an extra hour past checkout which was kind of them as we weren’t leaving for the airport until 1230pm. Only downside was our room was next to a bar which was quite noisy but not too bad with the windows closed. If you are sensitive to noise, best to ask for a room that isn’t near the action. All in all, I would consider staying here again.

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“Amazing Iceland”

Rooms are very small and very warm.

“Excellent location, but worth asking for a quieter room”

We had a mixed stay at Hotel Frón. The biggest positive is the location, which is excellent — very central and ideal for exploring Reykjavík. The hotel and rooms were generally clean, and luggage storage was available, which was useful. Our first room was disappointing. It was dark and a bit dingy,… more

We had a mixed stay at Hotel Frón. The biggest positive is the location, which is excellent — very central and ideal for exploring Reykjavík. The hotel and rooms were generally clean, and luggage storage was available, which was useful. Our first room was disappointing. It was dark and a bit dingy, and did not feel like the brighter, more modern studio apartment shown in the photos. Although it was generally clean, the shower was poor, with very low pressure and a black shower head. The main issue, however, was the noise. There was loud music from nearby bars, with vibrations through the walls until around 4am at the weekend, which made it very difficult to sleep. Reception was helpful and moved us to a different room, where we were able to stay for the rest of our visit. The second room, in an annexe at the back, was a big improvement — lighter, airier, quieter, more modern, and with a much nicer bathroom. We did lose the microwave, hob and sink when we moved, but it was worth it for a better room and a decent night’s sleep. Breakfast was fine overall, with fruit, dried fruit, cereal and continental options. The breakfast staff were efficient, although not especially warm, and on one busy morning the rolls were not replenished. Overall, this hotel has a great central location and was generally clean, but our experience showed that the quality between rooms can vary a lot. If you are staying here, it may be worth asking for a quieter room, especially at the weekend.

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“There are far better Hotels to stay in Reykjavik”

Certainly I have stayed in some pretty seedy Hotels around the world during my lifetime. On a scale of 1-10 Hotel Fron rates as a 6 in my opinion. The Hotel has sadly become a little “Old and Tired” and whilst clean and fairly comfortable, overall the only great thing is it’s convenient location … more

Certainly I have stayed in some pretty seedy Hotels around the world during my lifetime. On a scale of 1-10 Hotel Fron rates as a 6 in my opinion. The Hotel has sadly become a little “Old and Tired” and whilst clean and fairly comfortable, overall the only great thing is it’s convenient location and it’s budget rates. The continental cold style Breakfast provided by the independent restaurant next door to the hotels guests, was fine enough with cold sliced commercial style meats and cheese slices etc The coffee however was dispensed from press down vacuum style coffee jugs and I think just a quality instant coffee. There was a small selection of fresh fruit, muesli a toaster etc. Again on a scale of 1-10 a 7 at best. Sadly. the charisma of one of the receptionists was like that of an Icelandic codfish. He clearly did not like interaction with any member of the general public. He is in the wrong job I think. Returning to the rooms. “Very Basic” and the tiny bathroom only had Body gel dispensers,towels and a hair dryer. Nothing else what so ever. Our room looked out to a back street. Our room had no net curtains so all of the neighboring properties could see into our room when our curtains were open. The said was true of our being able to look into some of the neighboring buildings windows too. Whilst sleeping in our bed, a wooden framed canvas picture crashed down onto our beds headboard and jammed itself between the headboard and the wall. It had been hung on a single wobbly screw and not even onto a secure picture hook. After reporting this to the reception, the picture was rehung the following day. Regrettably Hotel Fron did not live up to our higher standards. It is in my view for the less concerting and lower budget traveler to stay at but not for my wife and I

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