Laugardalslaug

All previous reviews apply. People tend to swim in circles and move out of a lane when the speed is more than they can handle. Everything is old but kept clean. The locker rooms are monitored by a staff member at all times - you will dry before leaving shower area, you will wash nude.

There is parking and a bus stop. It's a 30-minute brisk walk from most downtown hotels.

I swam here twice on weekday afternoons in June 2024. I endorse the positive reviews from previous visitors! It was easy lap swimming in the 50-meter, outdoor pool.

There are also great side pools with water temperatures of 10ºC (50ºF) 40ºC (104ºF), 42ºC (108ºC) and 44ºC (111ºF). The steam bath inside was 80ºC (176ºF), also great after lap-swimming.

The staff is very friendly and helpful. Altogether, it was a top-rate experience!

This is a large, outdoor lap facility with single lanes available after about 8:30 AM, when early swimmers head out. The water was clean but a tad warm for extended lap swimming. The main pool is older and well-used with tile linings. There was some debris on the pool bottom but that was probably due to the outdoor setting and lots of wind. Several relaxing warming pools (and a cold water one which no one was using) are scattered about. The indoor pool was not being used but may have been closed off.

For any serious or recreational swimmer, this is a good place to go when in Reykjavik for a good stress-free workout.

Admission was free for me and to anyone 67 or older including foreigners. Otherwise, the price for adults was 1,200 kroner, just under $10 US.

I didn't see or experience the indoor pool here, so my review relates only to the outdoor pool.

At 82ºF, the outdoor pool may be a bit warmer than some lap swimmers like. I swam when the outside air temperature was 28ºF (-2.2ºC) and the cold air balanced out the warm water temperature so I never felt overheated. It was a wonderful way to swim.

Folks are good at keeping a counterclockwise circle-swim in good, wide lanes. I swam with one other person for a time, but mostly had a lane to myself.

Lanes closer to the hot tubs seem to be de-facto for the slower hot tub crowd. A couple of octogenarians got in my lane at one point, without speaking a word to me, and kind of took it over. I just bumped over to the next lane with a faster swimmer.

Do follow the rules and take a full soap shower before entry (a handy sign tells you the parts of the body you definitely should scrub). It allows the operators to use much less chlorine (a local I spoke with said 10x less than US pools). And that makes this pool very pleasant for swimming.

Multi-visit passes are available that make individual admissions cheaper. (In November, 2021, a 10 visit pass was just 4,870 kr. v. the single-admission price of 1,060 kr. — a reduction of more than 50%!)

Bring a towel but you don't need a lock; you get a wristband when you enter, and it is used to lock and unlock any locker you choose (there are directions on the locker). A locker room attendant keeps things ship-shape and can help if you have issues.

Great facilities. The indoor pool is modern and up-to-date. The outdoor, 50-meter pool has no wave control, so it feels like open water swimming on a windy day. The locals do not practice basic circle swim etiquette, i.e., they don't group themselves according to speed, don't allow faster swimmers to pass, etc. Be aware of this as you swim and you can avoid unintentional frustration.

This is a beautiful facility. It's very clean and well run, with free soap and locks. There are plenty of lap lanes and swimmers observe appropriate swimming etiquette. The water was a bit too warm for me but I imagine on particularly cold days it feels perfect.

I visited this pool in August, 2012. As both a serious Masters swimmer and a geologist, I loved this pool - it is heaven! Quite warm but big wide lanes! Slower folks got out of my way. Nice people. I want to retire like them! The lap lanes were way better than most places I travel. The air was cool and I was on vacation, so I swam laps and sampled the hotpots, steam baths, etc. - Lots of fun! If you'll be there for a while, consider a 10 visit pass. Must shower and follow instructions.

I swam here twice on weekday afternoons in June 2024. I endorse the positive reviews from previous visitors! It was easy lap swimming in the 50-meter, outdoor pool.

There are also great side pools with water temperatures of 10ºC (50ºF) 40ºC (104ºF), 42ºC (108ºC) and 44ºC (111ºF). The steam bath inside was 80ºC (176ºF), also great after lap-swimming.

The staff is very friendly and helpful. Altogether, it was a top-rate experience!

I swam here twice on weekday afternoons in June 2024. I endorse the positive reviews from previous visitors! Easy lap swimming in the 50-meter outdoor pool. Great side pools with water temperatures 10 degrees Celsius, 40 , 42 and 44 degrees. Steam bath inside was 80 degrees Celsius, also great after lap-swimming. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Altogether a top-rate experience!

The memory of swimming in the dark, in illuminated, steaming water, below icy air sustains me at many a cold, dark moment.