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Downtown Reykjavik Loses Power, Chaos Avoided
Restaurant patrons across downtown Reykjavik were mildly inconvenienced yesterday, July 12th, when locations in Laugavegur, Ingólfsstræti and Austurstræti lost power. Breki Logason of Orkuveita Reykjavíkur stated to Fréttablaðið that the cause of the outage was unknown, but that answers were being sought.…
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Open Your Window To The Drama
Living in downtown Reykjavík has its drawbacks. A lot of people who live in the area never get tired of complaining about the noise from drunkards on weekends and the constant shuffling of Airbnb patrons in the early hours, on all days…
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The Weekend Edit: 3 Things To Do In Reykjavík This Weekend
Yet another week passed in a haze of snow and tiredness, but the good news is the weekend is here—you’ve made it! Kick back and relax if you have to, but don’t forget there is an entire city out there that is…
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As Many Tourists Stay Airbnb As In Hotels In Reykjavík
In the first eight months of 2017, 43% of overnight stays in Reykjavík were in Airbnb apartments and rooms, according to a new report by Landsbankinn. According to the report, the number of overnight hotel stays has decreased since last year, while…
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Hour Of The Wolf: The Dandiest Stakhanovite Of Reykjavík Nightlife
If multitasking were a sport, night owl Ólafur Sverrir Traustason would be the undisputed champion. There are few people who can juggle four jobs and still maintain a state of almost constant calmness like this fashionable 27-year-old perennially clad in polished, sharp…
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90% Airbnb Increase: 44% Of Rental Market Listed
In the last twelve months, Airbnb listings in Reykjavík have increased 90%, and now account for 44% of the properties on the rent market, Visir reports. The figures come from a report by Professor Jeroen Oskam from Hotelschool The Hague in the…