Expedia vs Hotels.com in Reykjavik
A compact capital that doubles as the launchpad for Golden Circle and South Coast tours — most visitors spend 1–2 nights in Reykjavík before heading out on a rental car or guided day trip. Downtown (101 Reykjavík) puts Hallgrímskirkja, Harpa, and the main restaurant strip within a 10-minute walk; Laugavegur is the main hotel street. Iceland is expensive year-round — a central 3-star rarely dips below £150/night, and restaurant meals run £25–40 per person. Northern Lights season (September–March) and summer midnight-sun weeks (June–July) are the peak windows; January and February offer the best aurora odds with slightly softer pricing. Keflavík Airport is 45 minutes from the centre on the Flybus or Airport Express; package-deal bookings (flight + hotel + car) often beat hotel-only by 15–25%. Headline rate in Reykjavik runs £150–£380/night — both sites pull from the same inventory, so the price you see for a given property is almost always the same. Differences come from coupon stacking and member-only rates.
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Which site to use for Reykjavik
- Just want the cheapest hotel — check both; cheapest wins. Coupon promotions in Reykjavik typically run on one site or the other (rarely both), so a 30-second compare often saves £5–£15/night.
- Adding flights from the UK — Expedia. Their flight + hotel package to Reykjavik typically saves 10–30% versus booking separately.
- Wanting full cancellation flexibility — Hotels.com's "Fully refundable" filter is faster to apply at the results-page level. Both sites honour the same merchant policies once you book.
- Want activities in Reykjavik too — Expedia carries tours and experiences for Reykjavik in the same booking flow. Hotels.com doesn't.
Top picks in Reykjavik
- Blue Lagoon day trip
- Northern Lights tours
- Hallgrímskirkja
Background on Expedia vs Hotels.com
Both sites are owned by Expedia Group and share inventory. The difference is the storefront — search filters, sort defaults, loyalty surfacing. We covered the full side-by-side in our flagship Expedia vs Hotels.com comparison.