Reviews of Great View Guesthouse - Jódísartún 4
Jódísarstaðir 4, 601 Eyjafjaroarsveit, Iceland
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Reviewed: 18 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 5 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 4 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 27 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewNice hosts and great breakfast chatting about Iceland with hosts and other guests sharing information
Hi We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and positive feedback mean much to us. We strive to provide a welcoming and comfortable experience for all our guests, and it is incredibly rewarding to know that we succeeded in making your visit memorable. Should your travels bring you back to our area, we would be honored to welcome you. Best greetings Þóra and Ívar at GVG
Hi We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and po… Show more
Reviewed: 25 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewWe absolutely loved everything! The place exceeded our expectations in every way.
Hi We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and positive feedback mean much to us. We strive to provide a welcoming and comfortable experience for all our guests, and it is incredibly rewarding to know that we succeeded in making your visit memorable. Should your travels bring you back to our area, we would be honored to welcome you. Best greetings Þóra and Ívar at GVG
Hi We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and po… Show more
Reviewed: 24 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 22 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewBreakfast was very good. Very friendly hosts. Very clean
Felt a bit uncomfortable sharing the lounge with our hosts.
Hi We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and positive feedback mean the world to us. We strive to provide a welcoming and comfortable experience for all our guests, and it is incredibly rewarding to know that we succeeded in making your visit memorable. Should your travels bring you back to our area, we would be honored to welcome you. Best greetings Þóra and Ívar at GVG PS: This is a homestay
Hi We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and po… Show more
Reviewed: 20 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 20 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 14 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewIf some of the facilities are not for the guests to use, you should remove them from the facilities list. We would never use something if it was not on the list, but It is not cool to add them to the list and scold us for using it. The host blames us for using the washing machine to wash and dry up some bathing suit, but the washing machine was on the facilities list. This incident overshadowed the overall experience.
Hi and thank for staying with us at Great View Guesthouse. I have to correct you that in Booking .com there are not facilities to use washing machine or dryer available. I offered it once but stopped because other guests complained about noise from machines when people started washing late at night like you did. Best greetings, Þóra and Ívar GVG PS: You went with all your clothes clean and dray, do not forget that.
Hi and thank for staying with us at Great View Guesthouse. I have to correct you that in Booking .com there are not facilities to use washing machine or dryer available. I offered it once but stopped because other guests complained about no… Show more
Reviewed: 7 July 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 4 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewHot tub and bathrobes. Great view!
Hi We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and positive feedback mean the world to us. We strive to provide a welcoming and comfortable experience for all our guests, and it is incredibly rewarding to know that we succeeded in making your visit memorable. Should your travels bring you back to our area, we would be honored to welcome you. Best greetings Þóra and Ívar at GVG
Hi We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and po… Show more
Reviewed: 4 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful home in gorgeous settings. Shared kitchen for guests to use with everything you need. Good size rooms and comfortable beds. Lovely, friendly hosts and a great breakfast served at 8am. Unfortunately we could only take advantage of this one morning as the others we had early starts.
An extra shower room would be handy and is the only thing that the property would benefit from.n
Thanks for the kind comment. Glad to have you and thanks for choosing GVG. Best regards Thora and Ivar at GVG PS Outdoor shower will come later this sommer 😊
Reviewed: 23 October 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewI ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS PLACE! Hands down, this was my FAVOURITE place of all the guesthouses I stayed in in Iceland. Heck, I'd come back to Iceland just to make a visit to this place. Where do I even begin with describing why I loved it so much? For starters, the hosts were absolutely splendid. Very hospital and welcoming, very warm and friendly. Thor and Ivar were the cutest couple, like a nice lovely grandma-grandpa duo. They were kind enough to let us use their washer and dryer (which they don't normally do), they chatted with us (about Icelandic politics and economy, about the state of youth, about worldly affairs etc.), shared about their family with us, gave us little bites of food they cooked, prepared an absolutely lovely and homely breakfast for us, gave us roadtrip recommendations... I couldn't bear to leave them :( Secondly, the HOUSE! Goodness gracious me, the house was a real marvel. Ivar had built it from scratch himself (I loved hearing him tell us the story of how he did it), and the worksmanship is truly impeccable! The house was spacious yet warm and cosy at the same time, and the design of the house was very tasteful. You can tell they have really taken care of it, as everything was spick and span, kept in good order, with little pictures and ornaments around from the couple's family, travels, past stories etc. It helps too that the view of the snowy mountains from their house is just incredible! Thirdly, we were so incredibly lucky to have been able to catch the Northern Lights there, which was really the cherry on top. We were also lucky to have been the only guests who booked their house at that time, so we got the whole house and all the facetime with the hosts to ourselves :D Beware, they close for winter, so if you're planning to visit here, go in the warmer seasons!
Nothing much. Maybe it was a little pricey, but hey for all the perks and benefits that we reaped from this place, I was happy to pay. Just something to note for the more cost conscious folks!
Reviewed: 24 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewFantastic hosts, location, and room. Highly recommend no questions
Many thanks
Reviewed: 11 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewVery friendly owners, a great breakfast, of course also great views, and very helpful suggestions for our route and what we should see along it.
Hi We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and positive feedback mean the world to us. We strive to provide a welcoming and comfortable experience for all our guests, and it is incredibly rewarding to know that we succeeded in making your visit memorable. Should your travels bring you back to our area, we would be honored to welcome you. Best greetings Þóra and Ívar at GVG
Hi We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and po… Show more
Reviewed: 2 September 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewNice view! Hosts were very friendly.
Hi We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and positive feedback mean the world to us. We strive to provide a welcoming and comfortable experience for all our guests, and it is incredibly rewarding to know that we succeeded in making your visit memorable. Should your travels bring you back to our area, we would be honored to welcome you. Best greetings Þóra and Ívar at GVG
Hi We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and po… Show more
Reviewed: 31 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewAbsolutely beautiful home and lovely hosts
Hi We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and positive feedback mean the world to us. We strive to provide a welcoming and comfortable experience for all our guests, and it is incredibly rewarding to know that we succeeded in making your visit memorable. Should your travels bring you back to our area, we would be honored to welcome you. Best greetings Þóra and Ívar at GVG
Hi We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and po… Show more
Reviewed: 30 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 23 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewClean, new facility, good staff, good breakfast, great view
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Hi We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and positive feedback mean the world to us. We strive to provide a welcoming and comfortable experience for all our guests, and it is incredibly rewarding to know that we succeeded in making your visit memorable. Should your travels bring you back to our area, we would be honored to welcome you. Best greetings Þóra and Ívar at GVG
Hi We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and po… Show more
Reviewed: 16 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewIt’s a decent place with friendly host and hostess. The house is perfectly decorated.
Hi Yunna We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and positive feedback mean the world to us. We strive to provide a welcoming and comfortable experience for all our guests, and it is incredibly rewarding to know that we succeeded in making your visit memorable. Should your travels bring you back to our area, we would be honored to welcome you. Best greetings Þóra and Ívar at GVG
Hi Yunna We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words … Show more
Reviewed: 16 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewIt was clean and very comfortable and Þora and Ivar were wonderful hosts and great bakers.
Hi Levitt We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and positive feedback mean the world to us. We strive to provide a welcoming and comfortable experience for all our guests, and it is incredibly rewarding to know that we succeeded in making your visit memorable. Should your travels bring you back to our area, we would be honored to welcome you. Best greetings Þóra and Ívar at GVG
Hi Levitt We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words… Show more
Reviewed: 24 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewSuper friendly proprietor. Great view of mountains and surroundings. Comfortable shared living space and amazing breakfast. Large shared bathroom plus additional toilet if required, plus shared kitchen.
Dear Michael, We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind words and positive feedback mean the world to us. We strive to provide a welcoming and comfortable experience for all our guests, and it is incredibly rewarding to know that we succeeded in making your visit memorable. Should your travels bring you back to our area, we would be honored to welcome Þóra and Ívar at GVG
Dear Michael, We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for choosing to stay with us at Great View Guesthouse a pleasure to host you, and we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your kind w… Show more
Reviewed: 23 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
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