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Paradise Cave Hostel & Guesthouse

Hvolsvöllur

Set in Hvolsvöllur, 3.5 km from Seljalandsfoss, Paradise Cave Hostel & Guesthouse offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a terrace and a bar. The accommodation provides a shared kitchen and luggage storage space for guests. Fabulous location, friendly & helpful staff, delicious food, comfy beds, spotlessly clean

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9.1
Superb
1,474 reviews
Price from
£35
per night

Midgard Base Camp

Hvolsvöllur

Midgard Base Camp features a garden, shared lounge, a terrace and restaurant in Hvolsvöllur. A hot tub and a bicycle rental service are available for guests. Providing free WiFi throughout the property, the non-smoking hostel has a sauna and evening entertainment. Everything. Staff, beds, como area, the pool, the landscapes. Very good hostel

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9.2
Superb
1,946 reviews
Price from
£37
per night

Geysir Hestar

Haukadalur

This Icelandic horse farm provides accommodation in Haukadalur Valley, 90 minutes’ drive from Reykjavik. Overlooking Geysir, it offers a guest lounge, garden and horse riding tours.

Some of Geysir Hestar’s accommodation options feature a kitchen and a seating area with sofa. Toilets and showers are either private or shared. The common space is homey, everything is clean. Location is good if you’re planning to go around Thingavellir/Geysir.

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9.1
Superb
579 reviews
Price from
£76
per night

Valkyrie Guesthouse - 1km from SELJALANDSFOSS

Hvolsvöllur

Set in Hvolsvöllur, 2 km from Seljalandsfoss, Valkyrie Guesthouse - 1km from SELJALANDSFOSS offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace. The hostel has a hot tub and a shared kitchen. Host was very responsive and helpful. I really appreciate her being kind and trying to help me. I had a great stay!

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9.7
Exceptional
44 reviews
Price from
£86
per night

The Barn

Vík

The Barn is located near the village of Vík between the Mýrdalsjölill Glacier and the southern coast of Iceland. This hostel provides free WiFi and complimentary parking on site.

The Barn features a communal kitchen and an information desk. Guests are provided lockers for their personal belongings. A hostel bar is at your disposal. More like a hotel than a hostel, lovely room, fully equipped kitchen, great shared private bathrooms, local to black sand beach and Vik, great bar too

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8.7
Fabulous
5,485 reviews
Price from
£66
per night

Hvoll Hostel

Kirkjubæjarklaustur

Set 26 km from Kirkjubæjarklaustur in the South Iceland Region, 40 km from Fagrifoss, Hvoll Guesthouse features a barbecue and views of the mountain. Systrafoss twin falls is 24 km away.

All rooms are fitted with a shared bathroom. Hvoll Guesthouse features free WiFi . Well equipped kitchens and spatious common/eating room. Enough shared bathrooms. Location good for us as a stop on a long journey from Selfoss to Vatnajökull; itself, it is in the middle of nowhere, but that perhaps helped us to enjoy even more the polar lights we saw in the evening. (And as a bonus, our room was next to a side entrance to the building.)

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8.1
Very good
2,837 reviews
Price from
£103
per night

Bakki Apartments & Hostel

Eyrarbakki

Bakki Apartments & Hostel offers dorm rooms and self-catering apartments by the sea in Eyrarbakki village. WiFi and parking are free. Reykjavík city centre is a 50-minute drive away.

Bakki Hostel's dormitory rooms have access to shared bathrooms, a guest lounge and a communal kitchen with tea/coffee facilities. Helpful reception, good communication. Room close by which was very quiet. Beds were very comfortable and showers were great. Showed the care and attention to detail that made it a great stay

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8.8
Fabulous
2,281 reviews
Price from
£34
per night

Skyrhusid HI Hostel

Hali

Set a 10-minute drive from Jökulsárlón Glacier, this farm hostel offers rooms with free Wi-Fi and mountain views. Iceland’s Ring Road is right next to the property.

Guest rooms at Skyrhusid HI Hostel have an in-room wash basin. All have access to shared bathroom facilities. Bed linen and towels are included. The staff is absolutely amazing there and always ready to help! They even helped me out taking out my stucked car of the snow with a tractor! And gave me a lot of tips on how driving in the snow properly. This was the highlight of our stay: the people who work there. Also, the pizza we had at the dinner was so good - I mean, really good stuff. About the room, everything was tidy and clean, the shower is great with the right amount of water pressure and temperature, it has a heater to keep everything warm and the beds are nice.

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8.9
Fabulous
2,002 reviews
Price from
£85
per night

Héradsskólinn Historic Guesthouse

Laugarvatn

Set in a 1920s former school building, Héradsskolinn offers both private rooms and dorms. All rooms feature bright décor, lake- or mountain views and access to a pool table and TV lounge. Guests can choose between rooms with private or shared bathrooms. The staff was amazing and the location is beautiful our room overlooked the lake.

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8.4
Very good
1,324 reviews
Price from
£70
per night

Höfn Hostel

Höfn

Overlooking Höfn harbour and with views towards the Vatnajökull Glacier, this hostel features a guest kitchen and laundry facilities. The staff can help arrange glacier tours and well as boat and snowmobile trips. Of only all hostel were like this one!

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8.8
Fabulous
2,064 reviews
Price from
£39
per night

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