I just returned from the Canopy by Hilton Reykjavik City Centre, and I absolutely fell in love with the hotel. It was my first time at a Canopy, and I can see the attraction here. We booked a standard Queen room and got a standard King (as per preference in the profile). The check-in was quick and friendly, and we were advised of all the amenities. Since everyone gets everything here included into the room rate regardless of status, there are no Hilton Honors benefits to speak of apart from breakfast. The room was bigger than I imagined (the website said 16 sq.m. but it was definitely bigger), and there was enough space for the two of us. We had one cabin luggage size bag each, and there was enough room to store the bags and to hang our clothes. The bathroom (mostly the shower) was kind of big compared to the room size. The bed was very comfortable and had extra blankets on it. There were no bathrobes or slippers in the room (I guess none are placed in standard level rooms), but two sets were brought into our room upon request. No major noise issues as others complained about even though our room was facing the outdoor of the Canopy Central Bistro & Bar, where people gathered at night or went out for a smoke, and while it was loud at some point I was not kept awake at night. The walls are very thin though. I liked the idea of
Canopy Central Bistro & Bar, which is sort of a lounge area with the bar, where people can sit and talk, enjoy a drink, or watch TV. Happy hour is from 4pm until 6pm, and it was certainly a busy time to be there.
They also host the tasting of local bites and drinks (cheese and meat, or smoked fish, sangria, local beer, things like that), which was interesting to try. I surprisingly liked one of their local beers, even though I never liked or drank beer in my life.
Breakfast was really good. Fresh, great variety, not your typical Hilton fare, and certainly very filling. We also had dinner at Geiri Smart every night we were there (that's how much we liked the restaurant that we decided to come back), which was fantastic. The restaurant Is very popular with the locals, and is definitely not a typical boring hotel restaurant with the same boring food. Iceland is amazing. I wish we had stayed for longer. But the Canopy is definitely is great place to stay - great location, friendly staff and great food.
We did stop by the Konsulat and checked the public areas out. We liked what we saw. It is definitely a more upscale hotel. While the Canopy is very casual and democratic, and yet contemporary and stylish, the Curio is very nice, but wanna-be pretentious and museum-like. The bar lounge was nicely done but seemed kind of vanilla with no character. The restaurant seemed the same way. I am not saying that I would not want to stay there, but the Canopy and the Curio are two very different hotels and two very different spirits. Plus, the Curio was surrounded by construction so we were glad that our first taste of Reykjavik was with the Canopy.
We also passed by the Hilton, and decided that we would not want to stay there due to the location. The exterior looked nice, but we did not peek inside.
View from the door
View from the (small) hallway
King room
King bed
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Breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast
Canopy Central
Canopy Central
Canopy Central Bar