Reykjavik Marina Residence offers you the privacy of a home combined with the comfort of a suite. Historical premises at a prime location by the Old Reykjavik Harbour create a setting to make your visit truly memorable and authentic.
Thoughtful interior design, private patio, lounges and balconies will make you feel at right home in apartment-style suites. With scenic nature on one side and the bustling city on the other, Reykjavik Marina Residence is the place were stories unfold and your journey comes alive.
Located in the central and fashionable harbour neighbourhood, Reykjavík Marina Residence offers you a private retreat where modern comfort meets Icelandic tradition at its finest. Every detail aims at making your stay unique and the experience authentic.
Once the residence of early 20th century shipbuilder Daniel Thorsteinsson the two traditional Reykjavik town houses are now a carefully restored home to seven boutique suites. The décor pays tribute to its history and the suites feature artwork and design by renowned Icelandic artists.
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DANIEL'S HOUSE AND SLIP
Reykjavik Marina Residence is placed in two carefully restored historical houses down by the Old Harbour in Reykjavik.
One of those is Daniel’s House - a timber house today covered with red corrugated iron - which was built by shipbuilder Daniel Thorsteinsson in 1905. Daniel lived there with his family. Daniel Thorsteinsson was an entrepreneur and operated one of the first shipyards in Reykjavik from 1936 - Daniel’s Slip.
Daniel passed away in 1959 but his two sons took over and ran the shipyard successfully for many years to come. The last ship repaired in Daniel’s Slip was in 2006. The shipyard beside Daniels’ Slip - located right in front of Reykjavik Marina Residence - is however still in full operation repairing Iceland’s fleet of ships.
Daniel’s House is representative for the timber houses built in Reykjavik at that time. Daniel’s House and the other half of Reykjavik Marina Residence – a concrete house dating back to 1928 – both enjoy protection by law to maintain the historical appearance of Reykjavik.
In fact, the restoration of these first timber houses of Reykjavik is a part of a combined effort to protect the cultural heritage of the city.
Icelandair Group – the mother company of Icelandair Hotels that runs Reykjavik Marina Residence and Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Marina – has an established partnership with Reykjavik UNESCO City of Literature for the restoration and operation of another historically significant house called Grondalshus, now located in downtown Reykjavik.
FROM ICELANDIC LIN DESIGN
All duvets and pillows are environmentally friendly and only filled with duck down and no feathers.
Before the down is put into the duvet it is cleaned thoroughly to avoid any possible allergy causes. Those comfortable down comforters are light and warm and have been chosen the exact right ones for Icelandic conditions, both summer and winter.
The duvet is made of 100% natural fabrics but the outer cover of the duvet is made of the best and purest cotton specially to avoid dirt and dust that can trigger allergies.
Lin Design is a socially responsible enterprise and that rhymes with the socially responsible standards of the Icelandair Hotels family of which Reykjavik Marina Residence is a part of.
Open the door to a world of traditional elegance and sophisticated comfort with a stay in grand suite Adalbjorg, a spacious and truly unique apartment on the two top floors of the carefully restored Reykjavik house built in 1905.
Decorated in the traditional style of a classical Reykjavik townhouse the separate living room is the perfect place to prepare for the day’s adventures while enjoying your breakfast or to rewind in tranquility in the afternoon before taking to the lively streets for an eventful night out. The „grandma’s attic” with a pull out sofa overseeing the living room offers a quiet retreat to reflect or kick back with a good book.
Breathe in the bustling atmosphere on a large private balcony with a street view overlooking the colourful corrugated iron facades and roofs of the neighbourhood timber houses or connect with nature on a smaller private balcony with a panoramic view of the harbour area and the beautiful Mt Esja.
The suite is furnished in a unique style merging tradition with modern comfort, connecting old and new in a beautiful harmony of design, decoration and Icelandic art.
Each of the six spacious suites, are elegantly decorated in the true spirit of the classical Reykjavik townhouses of early 20th century while offering modern comfort of the highest standard. The warm and friendly interior is the perfect setting for you to enjoy breakfast while planning the day’s adventures or to unwind in the afternoon.
Both the city and the scenic waterfront are literally at your doorstep and each suite is aptly named to commemorate historical vessels connected to the shipyard and this once residence of a shipbuilder. The suites are furnished in a unique style merging tradition with modern comfort, connecting old and new in a beautiful harmony of design, decoration and Icelandic art.