Centrum Hotel, gay-friendly hotel in Akureyri
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Visitors praise the Centrum Hotel's excellent central location and comfortable beds, with some finding the rooms modern and clean. However, many reviewers report that the rooms are run down, poorly maintained, and lack basic amenities like towels, soap, and accessible power outlets.

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Hafnarstræti 102 600, 600 Akureyri, Iceland
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Phone
773 6600
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Website
www.centrum-hotel.is

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About this place Centrum Hotel

Centrum Hotel is a small hotel on Hafnarstræti in central Akureyri, the largest town in north Iceland. It is a mainstream hotel listed as gay-friendly; older text calling it a gay hotel is wrong. Reviews are fair, at 4.1 from about 250 on Google. The pedestrian centre, the harbour and Akureyri church are a short walk away. The town is the usual base for Lake Mývatn, Goðafoss waterfall and whale watching at Húsavík, all within about an hour's drive; the Golden Circle is in the south, not reachable as a day trip. Iceland is one of the safest countries for gay travellers, though Akureyri has no gay bars of its own.

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Gay-friendly (straight venue) Mixed LGBTQ+ Card payments accepted Walk-ins welcome Reservation required WiFi Year-round Gay-popular Gay-friendly (straight venue)

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4.1
★★★★☆
247 reviews

Based on 247 Google reviews.

Jay Bee Jun 2026
★★☆☆☆

On the plus side it’s central and the bed was comfortable. The rest was a total disappointment. The room was quite run down. Lots of scuff marks on the walls, cracked sink, dirty windows, shower screen full, no glasses to drink water, a random boxy fridge in the room. There were stains on the ceiling both in the bathroom and bedroom. Looked nothing like any of the pictures. A bit shameful to allow a room to be used in this condition. It was also not possible to watch any tv channel (so no World Cup game to watch) as none was set up and when we tried it did not work. The whole hotel set up is weird, Split across two billings with a stairway that’s smelly.

Robert Bare (Bob) Jun 2026
★☆☆☆☆

Rooms are terrible. No outlets by the bed. No towels were in the room. The hotel bartenders check you in. There is no front desk. I had to go to the bartender to ask for towels which was weird. They close the street in the summer to cars so you have to park by the water and lug your bags to the bar where they give you a key. No soap in the shower. No luggage racks in room so you have to sit your bags on the floor. This is a cheap hotel. In June when it never gets dark, the blinds don’t block out the light. It’s noisy, I can hear a sliding door downstairs and voices very clearly. This place is awful if you want to sleep. Stay elsewhere.

Giampaolo Crepaldi Jun 2026
★★★★★
Neville Calleja Jun 2026
★★★★★
La Ci Jun 2026
★★★★☆

This guesthouse is located in the pedestrian area, just a short walk from the port where whale watching excursions depart. There are plenty of paid parking lots nearby, free on weekends. The room was a decent size and quiet. There's a common area for making coffee/tea or a quick breakfast. Check-in takes place at the bar/restaurant below the rooms. Both the bar and restaurant are good, with prices in line with the location. Good value for money.

LEE ATKINSON Jun 2026
★★★★☆

Great food a good place for an overnight stay I would return

H Jun 2026
★★★★☆

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Last updated on 12 November 2026

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