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.
Please bear in mind that these are our house rules:
- Smoking is not allowed indoors or on the balcony.
- Please do not throw mouth tobacco pouches on or from the balcony
- Pets are not allowed
- No parties or events allowed
- Please wash the dishes and empty the fridge before departure.
Guests are responsible for any damages incurred during their stay.
Guests are at risk of paying an extra fee if they do not follow the house rules.
Fines for breaking rules
- Fire alarm goes off - 200 EUR
- Lost key - 100 EUR
- Smoked in the room - 250 EUR
- Dishes not washed - 50 EUR
- Apartment not empty by check-out - 25 EUR for each hour
If you have a car, there is a dedicated parking spot in the underground garage in the building.
Please see further instructions under the Check-in button and “Entering through garage”.
There are also parking lots by Skúlagata and Frakkastígur, but these are paid parking spots. 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.
There is free Wi-Fi in your apartment.
Username: HUAWEI-AFR4X4
Password: 4UUEJK2E4W
Alternatively you can use our open Wi-Fi: Heimaleiga
Password: EnjoyYourStay
There is a TV in the living room and one of the bedrooms with Netflix.
If you don’t have an account for Netflix and you need access, please contact us for login information.
There is no designated locked room for your luggage.
However, there is a good luggage storage at the BSÍ bus-station and one in the Traðarkot parking garage
Any common waste is collected in the trash located in the kitchen. When the bin is full you take the bag out to the garbage chute next to the apartment door. Please note that the chute is only for general waste.
Other sorted waste goes to the garbage cans that are located in the parking garage (floor -1). Make sure you take the entrance card with you, to get into the building again from the parking garage.
"Blandaður úrgangur" is for general waste (you can also dispose of that in the garbage chute).
"Pappír og pappi" is for all paper and carton, newspapers, magazines, and all packaging made from carton such as milk and juice cartons. Rinse all food from the materials and compress them to make room for more. Do not put any plastics into the blue bin.
"Plastumbúðir" is for all plastics, both soft and hard. 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.
You can also throw metal packaging in the same bin (marked with "Málmumbúðir").
There is a private laundry room in your apartment, with a washing machine and dryer, which you are welcome to use.
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.
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.
After drying, please open the water container on the left and empty it. Also, please clean the filter inside the dryer.
There is a Nespresso coffee machine in your apartment.
How it works
Make sure this is enough water in the water tank on the back of the machine. If the buttons show red lights, the water level might be too low.
To add coffee, pull up the handle on top of the machine, add the Nespresso capsule in the compartment and close it by pulling the handle down again.
Choose the type of coffee you want (espresso: small cup or lungo: large cup) by pushing the small rounded buttons with the cup image.
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 on/off button (large button) and choose the program you want to use.The dishwasher will start the program automatically when you close it.
If you have any problems with using the dishwasher, please contact us.
There is a hob/stove top, with 4 burners, in your apartment.
If you have any problems with using the hob, please contact us.
There is a Miele oven in your apartment.
Select the required oven function with the rounded knob on the left. The oven lighting and the fan will switch on.
Select the temperature with the rounded knob on the right side. The oven heating will switch on.
If the knobs are pushed in and you can’t turn them, you might have to push them first, in order for them to “pop out”.
150°C is around 300°F and 200°C is around 390°F.
After the cooking process:
Turn the function selector to 0 and the temperature selector to the dot. Push the knobs in again for safety.
The cooling fan will continue to run for a while after the oven has been switched off to prevent any humidity building up in the oven. When the temperature in the oven has fallen sufficiently, the cooling fan will switch off automatically.
There is a traditional water kettle on the kitchen counter.
Please do NOT use the kettle for anything else than water.
There are two options in the shower; a rain shower and handheld showerhead.
The lower knob is for controlling the heat (38°C is approximately 100 °F), the higher knob is for choosing between the rain head and the handheld head, and the handle on top is for turning the shower on/off (and controlling the pressure of the water).
Check out is at 10 AM. Guests are expected to leave the apartment in a decent condition.
Please start the dishwasher with all dirty dishes, glasses and cutlery.
You don’t have to worry about cleaning the towels or sheets, we will take care of that.
When leaving the apartment, please put the key back in the key box at Laugavegur 42 and scramble the pin code.
If you need extra things during your stay such as fresh towels, linens, toilet paper etc. please contact us.
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.
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 balcony door and windows, to ventilate the apartment.
If there is a fire in the apartment, please leave the premises and call 112.
The heating in the apartment is floor heating, controlled with control panels.
Rotate the rounded button with the line on to adjust the heat. The line will point to the temperature you are choosing.
20-23°C is usually a good temperature for floor heating, depending on the season. That is approximately 68-73 °F.
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.
The closest grocery store to your apartment is Bónus, a 4 minute walking distance. This is usually the cheapest option.
You’ll also find Extra, in 5 minute walking distance. They have longer opening hours.