The amazing location of Hotel Skaftafell provides guests with stunning views of Iceland's highest mountain, Hvannadalshnjukur and the largest glacier in Europe, Vatnajökull.
Klaus-Peter
Germany
Location, Hotel, Service, Breakfast, Dinner,
View towards moutains and glacier was superior.
Klettasel is a recently renovated villa in Hof, where guests can make the most of its garden and shared lounge. The property has pool and garden views, and is 38 km from Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon.
Thuy
Australia
Easy instructions per email for key collection.
Kitchen well stocked with cookware and utensils.
Good view from the house.
Spacious and clean.
Set next to Hof turf church, this hotel offers an on-site restaurant and free WiFi. Skaftafell National Park is 15 minutes' drive away from the hotel. Cape of Ingolfshöfdi is 3 km away.
Nur Ismail
Malaysia
Love the breakfast spread provided. Booked the hotel due to its close location to Jokulsarlon & Diamond Beach. Love the room. The surrounding of the hotel is pleasant. Near another tourist spot, the Hofskirkja, the turfed church.
The Potato Storage is offering accommodation in Svínafell, with free WiFi and free private parking. All guest rooms in the motel are fitted with a kettle.
Neill
United Kingdom
Wonderful location, absolutely amazing views, underfloor heating, well equipped small kitchen, comfortable beds. Lovely personal welcome by host & excellent communication throughout booking process. Genius photobook in cottage with how to use everything & local attractions. 10 min drive from Skaftafell NP & Melrakki Glacier hike company. We did the 3hr hike which was amazing. N1 service station with small shop & cafe 5 min away buy best to stock up in Vik or Hofn before arrival. One of the best small apartments we've ever stayed in.
stunning, make sure you walk all the way down the trail,...
stunning, make sure you walk all the way down the trail, there are two other gorgeous waterfalls that a lot of people missed by not going all the way to end end of the trail (which is only a few hundred meters long).
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Anonymous
8.0
Scored 8.0
Great location for glaciers and hiking.
Great location for glaciers and hiking. Comfortable beds, excellent shower products. Breakfast was very good, lots of options. Bar was nice as well.
Definitely recommend this hotel when traveling through this area.
Nancy
United States
10
Scored 10
The hotel is great and the room is very clean and well...
The hotel is great and the room is very clean and well prepared. The staff is very nice and well explained to us. We spend a great time at here. Will come back here to stay again. The breakfast is delicious. The view of the hotel is stunning.
Fui Kian
Malaysia
10
Scored 10
This is an amazing place to hike and see some glorious views...
This is an amazing place to hike and see some glorious views - especially on a clear day - which can be a bit tricky. We were extremely fortunate to have some of the the sunniest days recorded. Could not ask for a more comfortable hike. There are glacier hikes that you can pay for but honestly parking at the Park and hiking up yourself is something you will not soon forget. Not too laborious, but you defintely feel like you are exercising. Loved every minute of this hike and I wish I could have stayed longer.
mary
United States
10
Scored 10
Sadly we only had a day in Skaftafell and I wish we had more...
Sadly we only had a day in Skaftafell and I wish we had more time to explore the national park. What we did see was stunning. Nature, hikes, glaciers and ocean all within a stones throw of each other. Well worth a longer visit than just to pass through.
Rosalie
Australia
10
Scored 10
Tremendous family run generational local property.
Tremendous family run generational local property. Gorgeous setting and very close to National Park. Great path in rear of property leading to amazing glacier views and outlet lagoon. Lovely dinner and dessert! Friendly, warm staff. Great relaxing indoor bar and outdoor patio with stunning glacier views. Thank you, Hotel Skaftafell!!!
We liked the hotel's location, which allowed us to walk to the Svinafellsjokull (a finger of the huge Vatnajokull glacier) via a trail system right behind the hotel and was close to where we needed to report for our glacier walk the next morning. Our room was comfortable on the whole. We appreciated that the restaurant had a couple of vegan/vegetarian options. The breakfast buffet was very good. The staff were helpful.
Standard European breakfast was nice. Dinner at the restaurant did not meet expectations after reading other reviews. Beds were unbelievably hard and seemed small for twins. We had the misfortune of having some sort of really loud generator (?) going all night, which we heard because we kept our window open since the room was so warm. We stayed in many hotels around Ring Road and I felt this was the least impressive.
Great location. Staff great - friendly and helpful. Restaurant on site. food great - delicious and perfect presentation. Breakfast included in room price had a lot of variety and delicious selections. Very clean. Convenient and quiet room location at the end of the hall.
This place has such a friendly staff and who could engage in conversation the area. We enjoyed a delicious dinner and breakfast buffet before we left. There’s an awesome hike behind the hotel that is worth the hour walk. Near Svartifoss (waterfall)
We (pre-)booked a glacier hike tour in the glacier and a boat tour on the jökülsalon. So location is great. The burger shop at the gas station is ok, they also sell some food. You can also eat in the hotel which was very crowded each evening.
The breakfast was wonderful! There is a short hike to the glacier right behind the hotel. The front desk staff is excellent and caring! The restaurant for dinner is ok. There is a gas station with food for lunch across the street
Great Hotel as base to do the different activities and visits around Vatnajökull Glacier, actually is almost the only one in the area. The breakfast was great and generous. Rooms are clean and comfortable.
We liked the location, it was close to the glacier and the walk behind the hotel was interesting. It was easy to find. We had a lovely dinner at the gourmet restaurant that night and it was very good.
Loved the hike to the glacier tongues and glacier lagoon in back of the hotel. Beautiful hike. Triple room was roomy. Very clean and friendly staff. Good location, right off Ring Road.
Very friendly staff. Superb location near Skaftafell National Park with a brilliant walk to a glacier from the hotel. Quality of the food in the restaurant was excellent.
Perfectly fine hotel when passing through and wanting to spend some time in Skaftafell. We had rooms in de back part which were in a quiet location. Comfortable beds.
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