Property guide
Please note that this is a self check-in property.
We hope you will enjoy your stay. If you have any problems or questions during your stay, please contact us and we’ll be happy to help.
- Smoking is not allowed indoors or on balconies
- Please do not throw cigarettes and mouth tobacco pouches on or from balconies and in front of the building
- Pets are not allowed
- No parties or events allowed
- Guests are expected to leave the apartment in a decent condition
- Guests are responsible for any damages incurred during their stay
Please note that the building does not have an elevator, which may be challenging for guests who have difficulty with stairs or are traveling with heavy luggage. We recommend considering this when planning your stay
There is no free dedicated parking spot for the house.
For free parking we recommend parking the car by Tækniskólinn at Frakkastígur 27, right next to Hallgrímskirkja church. It is busy during school days but there should be more available parking spots during the night/evenings.
Please note that the area around the church (blue area) is paid parking.
You might also find some free parking in the streets close to the church, or by driving further away from the shopping streets downtown.
You can also pay for parking at the closeby streets or the parking garages Traðarkot or Stjörnuport, but please note that the parking houses are closed between midnight and 7 AM, so you will not be able to pick up your car there during the night.
You can see the parking prices in Reykjavik and a map of the parking zones here.
We recommend using the Parka app to pay for parking.
Feel free to use our free Wi-Fi during your stay.
Each Apartment has its own WiFi. With this network you can connect your Phone or Computer to the Samsung TV or SONOS Move Speaker (e.g. with Apple AirPlay) that are located in your apartment.
Apartment 01
SSID: 46heima01
Password: heima3308
Apartment 02
SSID: 46heima02
Password: heima8803
Apartment 03
SSID: 46heima03
Password: heima0383
There is a Samsung Smart TV in the apartment with satellite TV and streaming services. Press “source” to navigate between satellite and other options.
Please use your own account to watch these streaming services.
If you don’t have a Netflix account and need access, please contact us.
We can not guarantee availability, as the account can only be watched on limited number of screens at the same time.
If you have any problems with the TV, please contact us.
If you arrive before the check in time and need a space to store your luggage, you can store your bags under the stairs in the hallway.
Please note that it's not a locked room and we do not take responsibility for luggage kept there.
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There is also a good luggage storage at the BSÍ bus-station and one in the Traðarkot parking garage.
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Any common waste is collected in a trash bag located in the kitchen. When the bag is full you can throw it in the garbage cans that are located behind the building
The bins with the black label bin are for general waste (residual waste).
The bin with the purple label is for plastic.
The bin with the blue and yellow label is for paper.
The brown bin with the green label is for food waste.
Paper includes also: carton, newspapers, magazines, and all packaging made from cartons such as milk and juice cartons. Rinse all food from the materials and compress them to make room for more.
Plastics include both soft and hard plastic. Soft plastics are for example plastic bags, plastic film and bubble plastic. Hard plastics are containers of all sorts, for example yogurt boxes, plastic trays, and shampoo containers. Rinse all food and chemicals from plastics before placing them in the bin.
Food waste is collected in a paper bag (in a green bin) inside. We recommend that you dispose of this bag every 2-3 days and do not throw very moist/wet food waste in it.
You can leave the bottles and cans in the apartment, take it to “Endurvinnslan”, if you want to get the deposit back, or bring it to “Grænir skátar” at Hallgrímskirkja and the local Scouts will get the profit.
You are welcome to use the shared washing machine and dryer located on the ground floor after you enter the side entrance.
Please do not use the washing machine or the dryer before 9 o’clock in the morning and after 10 o’clock (22:00) in the evening.
Add washing liquid in the compartment on the left side of the drawer, choose a program by rotating the large rounded button and push the button with the “start/pause” symbol to start the your chosen washing program.
The controls are in German, so you might need to use a translation app for further instructions.
“Baumwolle” means cotton and “Pflegeleicht” is easy-care.
30°C is approximately 85°F and 40-60°C is 104-140°F.
Choose a program by rotating the large rounded button. Push the button with the “start/pause” symbol to start your chosen drying program.
The controls are in German, so you might need to use a translation app for further instructions.
“Baumwolle” means cotton and “Pflegeleicht” is easy-care. “Extratrocken” is extra dry and “Schranktrocken” is cupboard dry.
After drying, please open the water container on the left and empty it. Also, please clean the filter inside the dryer.
There are two options in the shower; a rain shower and handheld showerhead.
The right knob is for controlling the heat (38°C is approximately 100 °F), the left knob is for turning the shower on/off.
Turn the knob into different directions, depending on whether you want to use the rain shower or the handheld showerhead.
Please note that it might take a little while for the water to heat up.
We recommend keeping a window or two open while showering, to keep the air fresh.
If you feel that the water has a strange smell, it's because of the sulfur in the geothermal water, which is used as warm water in most houses in Iceland.
If you need to open the sleeping sofa, here is a video with instructions on how to do that.
Pull the back of the sofa forward with the handle on the back cushion, until the bed is open and the mattress is fully flattened out.
If you need to close the sleeping sofa, make sure the mattress is placed within the mattress frame before closing it. If you have any issues closing the sofa, it is possible that you need to pull the mattress towards you before trying to close it again.
There is a Sjöstrand coffee machine in your apartment.
How it works
Make sure this is enough water in the water tank on the back of the machine.
Turn on the machine with the power button on the front of the machine, left side. Push the button up to turn the machine on.
To heat up the water and get a warmer cup of coffee, you can first push the “cup button” and you’ll get only warm water into your coffee cup. Throw the water out and start brewing your coffee.
Pull up the lever on the right side of the coffee machine and insert your coffee capsule on the top of the machine. Push the lever back down and press the cup button to brew your coffee. You can choose between espresso and regular coffee.
Here is a video showing how the machine works.
If you can’t close the machine with the handle, the capsule compartment might be full.
Empty the compartment by pulling the front tray, taking the compartment/drawer out and empty it. Place it in the machine again before continuing to make your delightful cup of coffee.
There is a dishwasher in your apartment.
Please remember to use ONLY specific tablets for a dishwasher. Do NOT use the dishwashing liquid in the dishwasher machine.
To turn the dishwasher on, press the power button, choose the program you want to use and press “Start”.
If you have any problems with using the dishwasher, please contact us.
There is a Kitchen Aid toaster in your apartment, on the kitchen counter.
Please remember to turn the oven off after cooking.
If you have any problems with using the oven, please contact us and tell us what type/brand of oven is in your apartment.
If there is a microwave in your apartment (apartments //01, //02 and //03), here are the instructions for usage.
Press the “Open” button to open the microwave and place your food in it.
Press the On/Off button to switch on the appliance. After the appliance is switched on, the default operating mode is displayed. You can start this setting immediately.
You must press the start/stop button to start each operation.
If you want to select a different operating mode:
- Press the Menu button. The operating modes menu opens.
- Use the rotary selector to select the required operating mode. Depending on the operating mode, different options are available.
- Use the arrow > to navigate to the required operating mode.
- Use the rotary selector to change the selection. Depending on the selection, change further settings.
- Press the Start/Stop button to start. The elapsed time appears in the display. The settings and progress line can be seen.
Here is a link to the manual for the microwave oven, if you’d like to get further instructions on cooking programs.
There is a hob/stove top, in your apartment.
Please remember to turn the stove off after using it.
If you have any problems with using the hob, please contact us.
If you have a stove top with 4 burners and a magnetic “TwistPad” here are the instructions for the hob
– Place a pot/pan on the burner you want to use
– Touch the “power” symbol to turn the hob on/off. The control displays and the heat setting displays “0” light up. The hob is ready for use.
– Select the burner by touching/pushing the knob in the appropriate area for the required burner.
Within the next 10 seconds, turn the twist knob until the desired heat setting appears in the heat setting display.
Heat setting 1 = lowest setting
Heat setting 9 = highest setting
– Switching off the hotplate: Select the hotplate and set it to “0”. After about 10 seconds, the residual heat indicator appears.
– Touch the “power” symbol to turn off the hob.
The residual heat indicator remains on until the hotplates have cooled down sufficiently.
See video instructions in this Youtube video.
If you have a stove top with 2 burners here are the instructions for the hob.
– Touch the “power” symbol to turn the hob on/off
– Choose whether you want to turn the burner closer to you (left of temperature settings) or the one further from you (right of the temperature settings).
– On the temperature settings in the middle: slide the finger to the right to increase the temperature on the chosen burner, and swipe left to decrease the temperature.
See video instructions in this video.
If you can’t turn the burner on, please press the key or bell symbol for 3-4 seconds to unlock, then increase the temperature.
Please remember to turn the stove off after using it.
If you have any problems with using the hob, please contact us.
There is a Kitchen Aid water kettle in one of the kitchen cabinets.
Please do NOT use the kettle for anything else than water.
Extra things
If you need extra things during your stay such as fresh towels, linens, toilet paper etc. please contact us.
Additional cleaning
You can order additional cleaning during your stay. Please contact us for further details.
Early check-in / late check-out
If you want to check in earlier or check out later, this is possible in some cases for a small fee. Please contact us to get more information.
Remote Luggage Check-In
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If a fire alarm goes off, and it’s not coming from your apartment, please leave the premises and wait until the alarm goes off, or the issue has been resolved in another way.
If the fire alarm goes off, and it is coming from your apartment (smoke from toaster etc), please open the windows, to ventilate the apartment.
If there is a fire in the apartment, please leave the premises and call 112 (emergency services).
Most of Iceland’s houses are heated by geothermal water. The water runs through the radiators heating up the cast iron and warming up the place.
To adjust the settings of a radiator you must turn the knob to a higher or lower setting. The knob is usually located on either side of the radiator.
Note that it takes a little while for the radiators to get hot so don’t put them on full blast just yet. In fact, setting it to 2-3 is usually enough for a radiator that goes up to 5. For a radiator that goes up to 8 the normal setting is about 4-5. Adjusting the setting any higher can lead to rooms getting steamy and the radiators to start emitting heat smell.
In Iceland we have the standard Europlug, a flat, two-pole, round-pin domestic AC power plug, rated for voltages up to 250 V and currents up to 2.5 A.
For these plugs, you can use adapter types “C” or “F”. These are often labeled as a Northern Europe adapter.
95% of all water in Iceland comes from springs in the ground, so it never comes in touch with any pollution. Unlike in many neighboring countries, the Icelandic water is free of chlorine, calcium and nitrate. It contains sulfur, which sometimes gives an egg smell when you use the hot water.
The quality of tap water in Reykjavík is well monitored, so you are not to worry about drinking directly from the tap, as Icelandic water is one of the purest water you’ll find in the world.
Alcohol is quite expensive in Iceland and can only be bought at state run stores called Vínbúðin. The DutyFree store at the airport is a lot cheaper (you will see all the Icelanders go straight there). If you plan on purchasing alcohol, we recommend doing that before picking up your bags at the airport.
Don’t be fooled by the “beer” you see at local supermarkets. Those are light beers with only 0-2% alcohol.
People under the age of 20 are not allowed to buy alcohol of any kind in Iceland.
Just a kind reminder: No parties are allowed at the apartment.
You can find great travel advice from some of the top travel content creators of Iceland through rexby.com
Zoom in on Iceland and click on the bubbles to access great tips from each content creator.
Within each profile you’ll see plenty of tips and by clicking on the “Map view” you can see loads of information for the area you plan on visiting.
The pharmacy closest to 46heima is the Íslandsapótek, which is located at Laugavegur 53b, in the same house as Hereford restaurant (on ground floor).
Location is here.
ÍslandsApótek (IcelandsPharmacy) helps with emergency prescriptions if you forget or finish your medicines on your holiday. Located in the heart of Reykjavik and offers all pharmacy services (cold, flu, allergy drugs and painkillers) in addition to carrying a great variety of Icelandic cosmetics and natural products.
If you need taxi service you can call Hreyfill taxi company: +354 5885522
or Taxi Reykjavik BSR +354 5610000
You can also find more information about transportation under “Transportation” further below in this property guide.