Best Reykjavik Family Suites and Apartment Hotels (2026)
5 family-friendly hotels with family suite in Reykjavik . Handpicked for families who want the best.
Reykjavik is the most expensive family-hotel city in Europe. A restaurant burger for a 6-year-old is €18. A pint for a tired parent is €12. This is exactly why family suites and aparthotels dominate the Reykjavik accommodation market, not regular hotel rooms. Every hotel in this list has a proper kitchenette with stovetop, fridge, dishwasher and washing machine. You can buy groceries at Bónus and knock your food budget in half. The five picks below work for a 3-7 night Iceland trip where you're driving the Ring Road or the Golden Circle and need a reliable base for pre-flight and post-landing nights.
Reykjavik is not a big city. 133,000 people, 101 downtown is 15 streets wide, and you can walk from the harbour to the Hallgrímskirkja cathedral in 20 minutes. The family logistics that matter: Sundhöllin public pool has a kiddie section and water slide (€7 adult, free under-18s), Bónus supermarket is €30-50 cheaper per day than eating out, and the domestic flights to Akureyri leave from the city airport a 10-minute walk from most hotels in this list.
🛏️Why a family suite makes sense in Reykjavik
The Reykjavik family-suite market is dominated by aparthotels, not hotel chains. Candlewood Suites by IHG looks like a US extended-stay and that's exactly what it is — full kitchen, grocery service, free laundry. Reykjavik Residence and Black Pearl are local apartment hotels that feel more Icelandic but lose some of the IHG standardisation. Saga and Canopy are traditional hotels that also offer family rooms with kitchenettes as an upgrade — the middle ground.
Here's the honest math: a 65 m² family apartment at Candlewood Suites is around €280/night with breakfast groceries stocked. A hotel room at the same price point gives you 22 m², no kitchen and €120/day in restaurant food. Over 4 nights you save €300-500 by choosing a suite. Two caveats: you lose the daily housekeeping (at most Reykjavik aparthotels it's every 3-4 days) and you have to actually cook, which with a tired kid and unfamiliar ingredients is not always relaxing.
All five hotels below are in postal code 101 (downtown) or 105 (Hlidar, a 10-minute walk east). Avoid aparthotels farther out in 104 or 108 postal codes — the bus runs every 20 minutes, the walk to restaurants gets cold at -5°C in March, and cabs are €20 each way. Central matters more in Reykjavik than in most capitals because the whole city is 15 minutes wide.
Parent's take
We did five nights at a Reykjavik aparthotel with two kids, early April. Breakfast and dinner cooked in the apartment saved us roughly €400 over the trip. The washing machine was the unexpected hero — we'd been hiking in wet boots all day and came back to dry clothes by morning. Book a suite, stock the fridge from Bónus day one, and accept the trade-off.
Our Top 5 Picks
Hotels in Reykjavik with family suite, sorted by guest rating.
Wonderful
62 reviews
A 45-unit aparthotel in Hlidar postal 105, 10 minutes on foot east of downtown. Full US-style extended-stay kitchens (stovetop, oven, fridge, dishwasher, microwave), free laundry rooms on each floor, and a grocery-drop service where reception stocks basics before arrival for a €40 fee. Family units are 50-65 m² with a bedroom + sofa-bed lounge.
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€88/night
Why families love Candlewood Suites Reykjavik by IHG
The value pick by a wide margin. 9.5 rating tells you everything — it runs like clockwork. Our 55 m² one-bedroom cost €245/night, reception pre-stocked €40 of groceries (coffee, milk, bread, cereal, fruit, cleaning basics) which saved us one Bónus run. Free laundry meant we wore the same three hiking outfits for the whole trip. Trade-off: it's 10 minutes east of the main downtown strip, so restaurant walks are 12-15 minutes. Worth it.
Reykjavik Residence Apartment Hotel
Downtown Reykjavik
Wonderful
3,087 reviews
A 35-apartment local aparthotel in downtown postal 101, a 3-minute walk from the Old Harbour and 5 minutes to Hallgrímskirkja cathedral. Full kitchens, washing machines in every 2-bedroom unit, and reception storage for bags outside check-in hours. The 4-star rating is generous for what's essentially a serviced apartment.
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€122/night
Why families love Reykjavik Residence Apartment Hotel
Proper downtown location, so walk everywhere. The 2-bedroom (€340/night in July) gave us a kids room with its own door and a full living room. Washing machine in the unit, not down the hall. The kitchen had everything except a dishwasher — hand-wash nightly was annoying with a big dinner. Staff not onsite 24/7, check-in key-code after 10pm, which worked fine but would worry light sleepers.
Black Pearl Apartment Hotel
Downtown Reykjavik
Wonderful
577 reviews
A 25-apartment five-star aparthotel on Tryggvagata, 90 seconds walk from the Old Harbour whale-watching dock. Premium finishes — marble counters, Nespresso machines, Bose speakers. One-bedroom units are 55 m², two-bedroom are 80 m². No dedicated kids amenities but the space is generous.
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€152/night
Why families love Black Pearl Apartment Hotel
Felt like a small luxury hotel with a kitchen. 80 m² two-bedroom, €420/night in July, bathtub big enough for both kids at once. The location is the best in town — 5 minutes to everything. Only gripe: check-in at 4pm (not 3pm), and the lobby has no lounge to wait in, so plan to leave bags and come back. Concierge booked the Golden Circle tour at 5% discount vs online price.
Hotel Reykjavík Saga
Downtown Reykjavik
Wonderful
1,103 reviews
A 113-room four-star traditional hotel in downtown 101, offering family rooms and family junior suites. Not a full aparthotel — most rooms are standard hotel, but the family suite category has a kitchenette (kettle, coffee machine, fridge, microwave) plus a separate sleeping area for kids. Includes a gym and a small wellness area with sauna.
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€100/night
Why families love Hotel Reykjavík Saga
The traditional-hotel vs aparthotel hybrid. Family suite at €310/night included daily housekeeping (which after 4 days of self-catering was wonderful) and breakfast buffet. The kitchenette is not a full kitchen — you can reheat and make breakfast but not cook pasta. We did breakfast in, lunch out, dinner in the room from Bónus takeaway pizza and salad. Location is prime: 2 minutes from the main Lækjartorg square.
Canopy by Hilton Reykjavik City Centre
Downtown Reykjavik
Wonderful
530 reviews
A 112-room four-star Hilton-brand hotel in downtown 101, 4 minutes walk from Harpa concert hall. Family rooms sleep four with one king + a double sofa-bed; some superior rooms have kitchenettes. The rooftop lounge has floor-to-ceiling windows with Esja mountain views. Fitness centre, 24-hour reception.
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€223/night
Why families love Canopy by Hilton Reykjavik City Centre
The reliable brand pick. Hilton Honors points accepted. Family room €295/night with breakfast included — which at a €30/person breakfast price is a big win. Kitchenette version (add €25) was compact: microwave, kettle, fridge, two induction plates. Good enough for pasta. The rooftop is the secret — great Esja mountain sunset views and cheaper bar than ground floor. Kids slept fine despite midnight sun thanks to proper blackout curtains.
💡Tips for booking a family apartment in Reykjavik
- 1Go to Bónus within 2 hours of check-in. The yellow piggy-bank supermarket is 40-50% cheaper than 10-11 or the airport shop. Stock breakfasts, lunches, and two dinners. Kids cereal, milk, skyr yoghurt, bread, ham, cheese, pasta, jarred sauce, apples. Budget €80 for 4 people × 3 days.
- 2Ask for the apartment with a bathtub, not just a shower. Iceland wrecks small kids with wind and wet gear. A nightly warm soak is the difference between a happy 5-year-old and a cranky one. Candlewood Suites and Saga have tubs; the others are shower-only.
- 3Skip the Blue Lagoon if cost matters. Family entry is €180-240. Hlemmur Square's public pool Sundhöllin is €18 total and has water slides, hot tubs and a kiddie pool. Save Blue Lagoon for a couple's trip or use the Secret Lagoon on the Golden Circle drive instead.
- 4Book the airport transfer at reservation time, not on the bus. Flybus Plus door-to-door is about €35 adult / €15 child vs €55 for a cab at the airport. Reserve through Reykjavik Excursions. All five hotels are on the drop-off list.
- 5Pack Icelandic-suitable layers. Even July mornings are 8-12°C with wind. A windproof outer layer, a fleece mid-layer, long-sleeve thermal base, and hiking trousers for the kids. Jeans get wet and stay wet. H&M on Laugavegur has reasonable kids' waterproofs if you forgot.
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