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New Reykjavik Hotel Is Bringing Wartime German Fixtures To a Cookie Factory

Where: Skulagata 28, Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik is getting a new place to stay, and for once it won't cost you every crown of your vacation budget. The Kex Hostel, set to open this April, will offer 138 beds on three floors, as well as private rooms with en suite bathrooms that make this an appealing place to stay even if you've given up your Rough Guide.

The name Kex is Icelandic for cookie, a fitting name for a place set in a retired cookie factory on the Saebraut waterfront. A release has more:

The owners, including Icelandic football stars Hermann Hreidarsson, a Portsmouth FC player and Eidur Gudjonssen, a Fulham FC player, aim to retain many of the factory's original features while adding a contemporary touch. Much of the hostel is even styled from original fixtures, with the furniture created from salvaged materials and objects.

Kex will offer more than just a bed, with a café and bar, breakfast buffet, lounge area, heated outdoor patio, laundry room, kitchenettes, free Wifi and a gym.

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Iceland's Pain Is Your Gain at the Hilton Reykjavik

Where: Sudurlandsbraut 2, Reykjavik, Iceland

Last week we ran an Iceland Hotel Guide series and the prices we quoted have already dropped from there. Iceland is having a financial system meltdown that makes the U.S. one look like a minor annoyance. As a result, their currency has tumbled and what was once one of the most expensive destinations for Americans has become a great bargain.

Icelandair just dropped fares to Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, to $400 round trip from New York City or Boston, good for travel November through March.

Here's the real kicker though: if you travel there in November, Icelandair is offering a 3-night-stay at the Hilton Reykjavik Nordica, with daily breakfast, for only $149 more per person double occupancy--total. That makes the whole three-day weekend only $549 (plus another $76 to $90 in taxes). You must book by October 21 at the promotion page of www.icelandair.com.

If you thought the land of geysers, bubbling hot springs, 10,000 waterfalls, and a giant glacier was out of your price range, here's your window of opportunity.

[VOX restaurant at the Hilton photo by tonwesseling]