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Cheap hotels near the station in Keflavik

Katarina Novak

Katarina Novak Britain and Ireland

Updated 1 August 2026 · 16 Keflavik hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Keflavik, out of the 16 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.7 down to 4.3.

Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $151.

Garður Apartments

Highest rated of the five

Garður Apartments

★★★★★4.7 from 181 reviews

Garður Apartments comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.7 from 181 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 4 star property, found under downtown and around $151 a night on the dates we checked.

16 hotels in Keflavik qualified for this list and five made it. Grindavik Guesthouse is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
  • Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
  • Dogs allowedno kennel to arrange before you fly

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All five, ranked

  1. Garður Apartments1

    Garður Apartments

    ★★★★★4.7 from 181 reviews

    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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  2. Grindavik Guesthouse2

    Grindavik Guesthouse

    ★★★★★4.6 from 79 reviews

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    • IStay Cottage3

      IStay Cottage

      ★★★★★4.5 from 224 reviews

      • Pool
      • Parking
      • Kitchen
      • Kid friendly
      • Airport shuttle

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    • Keflavik Micro Suites4

      Keflavik Micro Suites

      ★★★★★4.3 from 234 reviews

      • Parking
      • Kid friendly
      • Accessible
      • Airport shuttle

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    • Reykjanes Guesthouse5

      Reykjanes Guesthouse

      ★★★★★4.4 from 374 reviews

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      How this list was put together

      16 Keflavik hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

      Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

      The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

      What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

      Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

      Katarina Novak

      Katarina Novak Britain and Ireland

      Works long ward rotations, then blocks four days off and disappears. Specialises in short trips done well, mostly cities within three hours' flight. Twenty-two logged so far.

      Trip Grapevine earns a commission on bookings made through the links on this page. It costs you nothing, and it does not change the order of the list, which is set by the measurements above.