Hotels near Columnar Basalt in Hofn

Wir waren begeistert, und das ist nicht leicht uns zu begeistern. Wir haben in Island einige Kaschemmen gesehen, aber dieses Hotel hat uns sehr gefallen. Man muss das immer im Vergleich zu anderen Hotels sehen, denn die Hotelpreise in Island sind insgesamt recht hoch. Es liegt am Ufer und nahe des Hafens. Unser Zimmer war geräumig, hell, einfach und geschmackvoll eingerichtet und groß genug für zwei Personen. Das Frühstück war OK. Am Hafen befinden sich nette Restaurants in Laufnähe, wo wir sehr gut gegessen haben. Für einen Stopp auf der Island-Rundreise ist es bestens geeignet.

The hotel is very close to the glacier lake and diamond beach, and it takes about ten minutes to drive. The hotel is very quiet at night in a small town. The room is very large, about 40 square meters, bath water or geothermal water. In addition to the accommodation room, the hotel also has a separate drying room for drying clothes (the taste inside is conceivable) for drying the soaked objects of the passengers. There are also coffee and tea in the public tea break area for guests to enjoy. Breakfast is also a more plentiful and very good hotel. Attached is a photograph of the breakfast restaurant hanging, but unfortunately I did not take such a beautiful scenery throughout the process.

We spent just one night but we loved the accommodation. As a family of 3 we booked a private room with a private bathroom and loved the space. The hostel itself is very clean and in a residential neighbourhood. Everyone who was staying was very nice and the communal kitchen was easily accessible to everyone. We walked to the town and that was very doable. The town is quiet but there are a number of things to see in the area. We really enjoyed our stay. We would definitely recommend it.

Advantages: clean and hygienic. Good location, close to the lobster shop. Disadvantages: The room is small, the most amazing thing is that the curtains are only 20cm long. We just lived on the first floor, a short curtain, and the clothes could not be changed. Iceland is so long every day, how do people sleep? I didn’t care if I called the boss, but I later negotiated through Ctrip. But the curtain problem still can't be solved. The door lock of the bath is also bad. You can only ask your friends to look outside when taking a shower. I chose this house for a long time, and I was speechless to myself.

In the small town of Hofn. Very small rooms. No cupbard. Very small sink and shower stall. Comfy beds. Near town amenities with supermarket. No bottled water, slippers, robes, safe etc. Kettle with coffee and tea. Actual keys to rooms vs key cards.

My wife and I completed the ring road in September. Almost all our stays were at AirBnb but we could not find an affordable one near Hofn. So we grinded our teeth and picked out a hostel. My memories of hostels from 20 years ago was a bunch of drunk students and beds stacked on top of each other with a shower from the 1800's. We were blown away how clean and well lit our room was. There were two different washroom/showers. One for the three rooms upstairs and one for the two rooms upstairs. The kitchen was one of the nicest galley kitchen I have ever seen with new shelfs, great selection of pots and pans. The living room was very bright and a fantastic view. The owner greeted us as we arrived earlier than we planned and was very warm and bubbly.

We were doing a 3-day Golden Circle tour and stopped here for one night. The buildings have an old-style quality to them. Knick-knacks everywhere give it a homey charm, along with the warm colours. Our room was comfortable and we slept great. Highlight was the restaurant. The food was well-priced and delicious. My partner and I each got a soup of the day, then we shared the cheese pizza. Many of the ingredients were local, including a beer made with arctic thyme. I wish I had saved room for dessert, because those sounded delicious as well. In the morning there is a free buffet breakfast with plenty of hot and cold options. My favourite was the pancakes with ”milk jam”, which tasted like dulce de leche, and bananas.

This hotel had some pluses, and some minuses so here goes. The room was a good size and clean. However, the bathroom was so small that when you took a shower, everything in it got soaked. The sink was so small I could only get one hand under it, which was challenging. Breakfast was very good but gets crowded, so get there early. A few words of warning; the hotel is 2 levels and there is no elevator, so if you are unable to carry your luggage upstairs, this is going to be a challenge for you. Also, as with every other hotel we stayed in in Iceland, it has no blackout curtains so bring an eye cover if you need darkness to sleep. We did not hear any noise during the night despite the hotel being full. Finally, we called in the morning to confirm our room, which was supposed to be one queen and one double bed, however, the room we were given had 3 twin beds. A bit disappointing as the hotel was full so we could not get the room we booked.

The bacon for breakfast was fresh and delicious, and the farm mutton covered with mashed potatoes was good. Ice cream can be tried, and the front desk lady we met was very Nice. It is about half an hour's drive from Ice Lake, but there is no gas station on the road to Ice Lake. It is necessary to fill the gas station in the opposite direction and then come to stay. It saves time. We saw the aurora here, the front desk lady said, you are very lucky, but we can see 🥹 basically every week here. Personally feel that this kind of farm accommodation is really cost-effective in Iceland, eat well and charge relatively low. We stayed in a double breakfast twin bed of about 900.

The service is normal, the location of the hotel is very remote,  is suitable for people watching stars or watching the aurora, but you have to be lucky with the weather, and you can bask in 9 air. The waiter service in the noodle restaurant is very good 👍🏻 The front desk is numb, clearly write left into the aurora aurora alam list but has not mentioned my place at all, thankfully I have a trip to go!