Vik HI Hostel

I’m writing this right from the hostel sitting on my bed (bench with a thin mattress on it) We had booked 2 nights but I have booked another hotel for the 2nd night as we will not be staying here another night. On arrival it looked ok, except noticed constant buzzing noise from air conditioning unit on wall in reception area. No one around to greet us just a note stuck to the reception window telling you to pick up a letter from the basket, this had details about room number etc. we were asked to remove outdoor shoes and leave in reception, there were flip flops /slippers available if you wanted We were in room 2 which was down some stairs into the basement. The room is tiny stuffy and smells damp. There are 2 very narrow beds which are more like benches with mattresses, you have to make your own beds up with bed linen that has seen better days a very long time ago. No towels have been left so we can’t shower, not that I’d want to as shower room is grimy and shower full of black hairs. Apparently there are only 2 bathrooms with integrated toilet so if they are in use and you need the loo you have to wait…a long time….because it seems they are constantly in use. This is in a building that can accommodate 20+ guests! The walls are paper thin so you can hear every movement and conversation from your neighbours and the constant comings and going’s from the bathroom by people clumping up and down the steps make it near on impossible to sleep. In fact take into account the smell of damp, old grey bed linen, blinds and door that don’t fit properly so the light seeps in, uncomfortable bed and pillow, dirty bathroom constantly in use, noise from neighbours next door and above, constant buzzing from air con unit (yes it can be heard from bedroom) a room so stuffy it’s making me cough I can’t wait for the morning so we can leave If it hadn’t been for the fact we have an activity booked in the area for tomorrow we would not have stayed tonight On top of this there is no one available to speak to about these issues so no chance of being refunded for a sleepless night. Oh well it’s now nearly 1:30am only 5 more hours to go Apparently the breakfast is good, we won’t be staying to find out

This is quite good place for low price. The room isn't comfortable - it is quite small and low. The bathroom is common on the corridor. The place isn't very comfortable to stey here for longer but it's good for one night. There is also quite good brakfast in the price of the room. Nice addition are animals (there are three dogs and ducks and hens) and little discounts to some restaurants and cafes in Vik.

I would kindly give a great review, however I think guests need to be very aware! The owners have dogs, one of them is young and tried to jump on me. I said down to the dog, I went about my business, and came back later. As I was walking into the hostel, this same dog came up and bit me on the leg. I was shocked! I immediately went in and showed the staff. They could tell because my jeans were wet where the bit happened. I asked for them to contact the owner and would like to talk to them as they lived right across the parking lot. Not once did he personally come up to me and apologize, offer a discount, or anything. He only messaged his staff to say he was sorry. What if this was a child? Control your dog!!! Our room was also extremely small. Not worth the price we paid. Please stay somewhere else!

We received a very warm welcome at the Vík HI hostel which is located in a beautiful surrounding in Vík, a small chaming village in in S Iceland. We had a small cottge with a spectacular view to ourselves. My kids were quite happy to climb to the upper floor to sleep there but I was content in the main sleeping room. Great breakfast. I highly recommend!