This eco-friendly hotel is in a quiet quarter, 10 minutes’ walk from Reykjavík City Hall. All rooms offer a flat-screen TV, modern décor and a private bathroom. Wi-Fi is free.

Wooden floors, satellite TV channels and writing desks are standard at Hotel Hilda. Bathrooms include free toiletries and either a bathtub or shower.

Hilda Hotel is 350 metres from Reykjavík Harbour, where whale watching tours depart regularly. Sightseeing bus tours leave from Lækjartorg Square, which is 10 minutes’ walk away.