Reykjavik, Iceland
Total listings: 3,789
Last Updated: 2024-11-11
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Iceland’s capital has seen a rapid growth in its tourist economy in the past 20 years. Set against a backdrop of dramatic mountains and glaciers and the North Atlantic Ocean, the small city offers access to volcanic landscapes, geothermal hot springs, and the northern lights.

How many Airbnbs are there in Reykjavik?

There are 3,314 entire homes listed across Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo in Reykjavik and the surrounding area, with 397 private bedrooms and 25 serviced apartments. For all short term rental listings, 4.8% are on both Airbnb and Booking.com, and 6.0% are listed on both Airbnb and Vrbo.

The neighbourhood with the most listings is Miõborg, with 794 entire homes costing an average of €227 per night. The second most populated neighbourhood for whole rental properties is Reykjavík with 541 listings, , followed by Laugardalur with 476 entire homes. respectively.

In early May 2024, a law was introduced to restrict the use of residential housing for business-oriented rentals. This legislation, led by the Minister of Culture and Business Affairs, still allows owners to rent their homes for up to 90 days annually, capped at a rental income of 2 million ISK (approximately $14,300), but extended use as tourist accommodation is now limited to official commercial or rural properties.

Entire Homes
3,314
Private Rooms
397
Serviced Apartments
25
Shared Rooms
15
Airbnb only
Booking.com only
Airbnb and Booking.com
Airbnb only
Vrbo only
Airbnb and Vrbo

Other Accomodation: 38

1-Bed Homes: 1,255
2-Bed Homes: 974
3-Bed Homes: 611
4-Bed Homes: 261
Basic Pricing
Average Price per night per Bedrooms
for entire homes and serviced apartments
Average Price per night per Bedrooms
for entire homes and serviced apartments
Average Price per night per Max. Guests
for entire homes and serviced apartments
Average Price per Review Score
for Airbnb only
Average Price for Other Property Types
Campervan: €155
Airbnbs charging cleaning fee
63.2%
Average Airbnb cleaning fee
68.35
Average Price for Private Rooms
119.63
Average Price for Serviced Apartments
221.23
Airbnbs charging cleaning fee
63.2%
Avg. Airbnb cleaning fee
68.35
Avg. Price for Private Rooms
119.63
Avg. Price for Serviced Apartments
221.23
Basic pricing is taken from the date of data collection for 1 guest. For Airbnb, basic pricing is the average price over the first 5 consecutive days the listing is available for, within the next two months. For Booking.com, basic pricing is the average price of all available dates for the cheapest room in the current and following month. For Vrbo, basic pricing is the average nightly price provided by Vrbo when no dates are selected. Where these conditions are not satisfied, no pricing data is recorded. For a full pricing and availability by day, month and room type, request all pricing data. All prices are in EUR.
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Airbnb review scores in Reykjavik (4.84) are above the average Airbnb review score across all locations (4.754), while the average Booking.com rating (8.68) is well above the Booking.com average (8.165). There are 680 Airbnb and Booking.com listings with no reviews, which represents 17.9% of all listings in Reykjavik. This is often due to limited calendar availability, but it also includes fake listings and newly added ones

Over half of Airbnb listings use self-check in, with lockboxes, keypads or similar. This implies the property is in regular use as an Airbnb listing, or is run as part of a professional business. 8% of hosts have more than one listing in Reykjavik, also suggesting they are a business.

Reviews
Rating per Airbnb Listing
Rating per Booking.com Listing
Number of Reviews on each Listing
Airbnb Hosts
Hosts listed as superhosts
29.8%
Hosts with more than 1 listing
8.0%
51%
of listings welcome guests with lockboxes or other self check-in methods
Hosts with Most Listings
Host Name No. of Listings Avg. Review Score
Kjartan 27 4.93
Heimaleiga 23 4.71
Sóley 23 4.7
Gudni 21 4.5
Concrete Camping - NO FRILLS 21 4.36
Alma 18 4.5
GreenKey Airbnb Services 18 4.72
Zakarias 15 4.67
Arni 13 4.95
B14 12 4.45
Sölvi 12 4.48
Kristján 12 4.78
Phil 10 4.73
Halldór 10 4.34
51%
of listings welcome guests with lockboxes or other self check-in methods
Neighbourhoods
Total All Entire Homes 1-Bed Homes 2-Bed Homes 3-Bed Homes Private Rooms Review Scores
Count Count Avg. Price Count Avg. Price Count Avg. Price Count Avg. Price Count Avg. Price Airbnb Booking Vrbo
Miõborg 942 794 €227 353 €170 246 €247 85 €375 110 €135 4.79 8.55 9.14
Reykjavík 660 541 €241 166 €150 175 €219 129 €291 108 €107 4.83 8.62 9.52
Laugardalur 544 476 €228 202 €174 138 €232 75 €304 57 €120 4.83 8.89 9.45
Kópavogur 438 423 €216 166 €136 102 €201 78 €315 14 €117 4.90 8.81 9.24
Vesturbær 426 385 €233 149 €171 120 €218 74 €316 40 €120 4.89 8.81 9.86
Hafnarfjörður 201 180 €237 49 €150 60 €189 38 €267 16 €96 4.88 8.42 9.60
Garðabær 157 148 €287 25 €152 45 €202 46 €293 9 €107 4.93 9.67 9.90
Miðborg Reykjavíkur 137 117 €241 60 €183 34 €269 14 €461 15 €134 4.82 8.81 9.81
Grafarvogur 125 113 €233 37 €157 28 €205 34 €308 11 €112 4.96 9.08 9.80
Seltjarnarnes 87 74 €286 28 €174 8 €208 20 €338 11 €112 4.83 9.65 9.94
Grafarholt 31 30 €301 8 €137 7 €226 6 €259 1 €77 4.89 10.00 -
Breiðholt 18 14 €284 2 €112 5 €185 4 €350 1 €79 4.65 6.85 9.20
Neighbourhoods are provided by user input in Airbnb. Where this data is not provided on Airbnb, and for all Booking.com and Vrbo listings, a kNN machine learning model categorises listings into their most likely neighbourhood. Translated city names and names of large regions are removed where possible.
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Airbnb Overview
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Airbnb Pricing
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Airbnb Availability
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Airbnb Reviews
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Airbnb Descriptions
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Airbnb Amenities
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Booking.com Overview
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Booking.com Pricing
Weekday and weekend pricing per room, for the next 50 weeks
Booking.com Availability
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Booking.com Reviews
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Booking.com Descriptions
Property text descriptions, rules and check-in information
Booking.com Amenities
Features listed per property
Vrbo Overview
Basic property, host and review data for all Vrbo listings
Vrbo Pricing
Pricing per weekend and weekday, for the next 50 weeks
Vrbo Availability
Daily availability per listing
Vrbo Reviews
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Vrbo Description
Property text descriptions, rules and check-in information
Vrbo Amenities
Features listed per property
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