Reviews of Guesthouse Birkifell
Birkifell, 781 Nesjum, Iceland

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Reviewed: 27 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewVery quiet location. The house was small but well kept. It had everything we needed.
The hot tub had no lights or jets. Not really a hot tub without the jets.
Reviewed: 11 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful cabin in a beautiful location.
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Reviewed: 16 July 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewWe loved this guesthouse! The spa- brilliant!! The host had it already ready for us and post dinner we all went in! We attempted to fit 4 people in but honestly it was only most comfortable with two so we rotated. We used the oven- brillant. The shower was good too and the bed was comfy!
Nothing.
Reviewed: 24 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewCharming place, very well organized two rooms and a small kitchen plus a lovely bath tube outside. Superb experience
Midges came through the window we opened which was not very nice but this is not something anyone could help so yes I did not like it but it does not count as a fault.
Reviewed: 22 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewNice location with a beautiful view
Improvement points: - the area is full of flies, mosquito nets should definitely be installed - hot tub was nice to have but not clean - larger sinks in bathroom and kitchen can be a good upgrade
Reviewed: 7 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful view, location and super clean
The bubbles in hot tub didn’t work
Reviewed: 29 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewGreat location
No privacy, you could not even fit a suitcase in one room. The bathroom was very small. You could barely fit a small person in the shower.
Reviewed: 27 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewEverything was just as described. The apartment was clean, well furnished, and easy to access. It made for a pleasant and comfortable stay.
Reviewed: 21 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewThe host was very friendly and kind; he had the hot tub ready for us by the time of our check-in. I would stay again.
Everything was great.
Reviewed: 25 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 12 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewOMG....what a gem! I would have loved to stay longer...a cute little cabin with hottub overlooking the mtns! heaven. Great to wake up and have coffee with a view in that hottub! The kitchen is small but had everything we needed to cook. It has 2 rooms and says it can sleep 4 but that is more for a family i think - as one of the rooms only has enough space for the bed and thats' it.... and there are no closets...so really it's just comfy for 2 -3 in my opinion. But for just a few nights, ain't no big deal. I would totally come back.
closets - but there's not much they can do about that at this point! I would probably switch the beds : have one small bed in the smaller room and the bigger bed in the bigger room, which. means there would only be 3 beds rather than 4, to allow for suitcases to live in the rooms.
Reviewed: 9 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewIt was very nice little cabin with everything you need for a short stay. We really enjoyed the hot tub as well, and the fact that it was already turned on for us by the time we got there in the evening. Thank you, we had a lovely time at the cabin!
There was only few local chanels available on the TV,but it was not big deal as we only stayed one night
Reviewed: 3 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewGorgeous cabin in the mountains, hit tub was perfect for stargazing while staying warm. So peaceful and the bed was comfy - best sleep we had on this trip! Would definitely come back!
Reviewed: 12 October 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified reviewthe owner is very kind and helpful. the house is very nice , facilities are fully equipped, especially kitchen .we like his dogs also.
shopping is about 20 minutes driving away in hofn town.but it is not a big problem.
Reviewed: 29 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewThe guesthouse is a log cabin making it very quaint having wood for the interior walls and giving it a very rustic ambiance. You are close to hiking trails that can take you up to a local glacier or deep up into the mountain. We started the day seeing Diamond Beach and then hiked up to a glacier using Alltrails app.
Reviewed: 28 September 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 15 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewWonderful place to stay on our trip to the south of iceland. Thank you so much 💓 💗
Reviewed: 1 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 20 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewThe location was beautiful and my kids enjoyed having some green space to run around. It was nice to have a seating and dining area as well.
A few of the appliances were so unclean that they were not usable. The kitchen was functional too, as long as you are doing the bare minimum (the sink was tiny!!) The space was nice as well, and the beds were comfy but the room with the double bed it tiny and it was very difficult to get in and out of bed.
Reviewed: 17 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 16 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 8 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 27 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewWe loved the scenic location away from crowds, the hot tub, and it had everything we needed. We loved playing with the owners dogs! 💕
The beds were a bit soft for our preference, but very similar to other beds at accommodations in the country. We wished we could do laundry at the home, but that is a luxury!
Reviewed: 26 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewWe loved the location of this cute cabin guest house. We loved playing with the owners 2 adorable dogs upon arrival too.
The only downside was an extremely tight bedroom with the double bed