Could not control the temperature in the room. They controlled it. Water ran out of shower into bedroom. Light on bathroom mirror shined in your eyes at night, was bright even with glass door shut. No curtain on shower window.

Beds comfortable, staff friendly

Stayed in August 2025

Nothing

Location

Stayed in July 2025

Dinner

Breakfast

Stayed in August 2025

The sofa bed was small and uncomfortable. There was an extra twin bed in the room, but they wouldn’t give us bedding for it.

Wonderful staff. Angelica was very helpful. Breakfast was nice but expensive. We had thought we purchased it with the reservation but Booking.com site wouldn’t allow me to access the info, so we paid 3000isk each for breakfast

Stayed in August 2025

Not much at all. The pillows were not great, otherwise everything was outstanding.

Stunning property with great views. Very quite location. Horses on property. There was everything we needed. Kitchen was decently equipped. Very friendly farm cats :).

Stayed in July 2025

Beautiful location, very good food.

Stayed in August 2025

nice place,with panorama view, lovely neighbors-hospitable horses being fond of drop-in.

Stayed in August 2025

Minimalistic. Could use more upscale decor from a decorator for such a unique place. But then would it cost more?

Beautiful horse farm location in countryside east of selfoss. Very friendly staff. Comfortable beds. Food was delicious. Had hot tub for all guests ton use

Stayed in August 2025

Staff was so helpful in drying our soaking clothes. They were so easy to work with and helpful during our stay. The beds were exceptionally comfortable! Breakfast was great.

Stayed in July 2025

Cottage was pretty small, bedrooms were small and bathroom was tiny.

We loved the setting of the farm - the cottage itself was basic but fine. Beds and bedding were very comfy. Breakfast area was very cute and breakfast was nice but no service - you serve yourself and clean your own plates. We did a horse ride here and it was amazing!

Stayed in July 2025

The WiFi signal is not strong enough

very comfortable and different experience for us,waking up with such a beautiful view,around this wonderful natural landscape and horses ,what a gift!

Stayed in July 2025

Male cleaner harried us at a couple of mins past 11. And then a second time yet we had loaded car by 11.10 - our kids were playing with the lovely cat

Girl in reception super helpful and just lovely.

Stayed in July 2025

The is no kitchen available

Very nice hosts! New rooms, good location and nice breakfast. We realy liked the place

Stayed in July 2025

Nice and clean , great view.

Stayed in July 2025

We stayed 3 nights. They don’t tidy up the room, the don’t change the garbage bin

Beautiful location. Very quiet, great view. Large rooms ( in the new rooms), very nice hosts. Very nice common area. Will stay again

Stayed in July 2025

Nothing

Ambiance, cleanliness, location

Stayed in July 2025

Country like location but close to activities.

Stayed in June 2025

Wonderful waypoint on our drive along the Southern coast. The friendly kitties on the property were a bonus highlight...the kids spent hours snuggling one on the porch, watching the view, sheep, horses, and late sunset.

Stayed in June 2025

For Americans it was super clean & private.

Stayed in June 2025

The cutlery in the kitchen was damaged, and some pieces were unusable.

Beautiful cottage, an amazing view, loved the place so much

Stayed in June 2025

Seems to be understaffed (which weights on the attitude of some staff members and cleanliness of the rooms), no door to the bathroom and no blind on the window (= difficult to sleep with midnight sun), quality of breakfast was ok-ish, the evening meal was never offered nor horse riding tours while it was just next door

Great location to explore the region, new bedrooms, horses around the hotel, possibility to have a late check in

Stayed in June 2025

There was a noticeable smell in the bathroom. It seemed to come from the shower drain, and it was there the entire week. We notified the staff, who said they'd get someone to clean the drain, that it's a regular maintenance thing for green sewers (understandable). But they weren't able to fix it while we were there. At one point they had us drop off our key to the cottage at the front desk, so they'd be able to enter and inspect it while we were out and about. It surprised me that they didn't already have a spare key of their own. The black-out curtains in the windows are critical if you want darkness, to sleep through June nights. Unfortunately they're falling apart: the material is unraveling at the edges, and some of the pull chains don't work, so a tall person might have to wind and unwind them more slowly by hand. We borrowed a scissors from the front desk to snip some loose threads to unstick them. The induction cook-top works - it has a touch interface and there are no provided instructions, so ask a member of staff to demonstrate how to turn it on and off. However, we found that only the larger of the two skillets would work with it. The smaller one wasn't compatible. The induction cook-top can sense when there's something there that it can use. If a magnet will stick to the bottom of the skillet, it's compatible; if not, it won't. If you keep the curtains closed while the sun is up, they'll absorb those rays and get warm, heating the whole place up. If you want to cool the cottage off, you have to open a window. The staff recommended opening the windows during the day and closing them in the evenings. Thing is, there are flies about, and some are horse flies which will bite. We asked at the front desk for a flyswatter, but they didn't have one. We ended up shopping around, and finally found a store that sold flyswatters. We left it with the cottage for the next guests to use.

We wanted a bit of privacy and quiet for a week-long stay in Iceland, for a fair price, and Hestheimar delivered. We stayed in Cottage One, appropriately sized for the two of us; there's also a second bed that can be unfolded so it could work for a couple with two small kids. It kept us warm and dry. It has a bathroom with shower, a sink, a microwave, a half-height refrigerator (no freezer), an induction cook-top and a dishwasher, and some dishes and cooking implements. During June, Iceland's days are long and it doesn't really get dark at night. The cottage If you need laundry done, the front desk will wash & fold in an afternoon for 3,000 ISK (about $24). If you're on a budget, the ability to cook is critical; Iceland's restaurants are expensive (you can easily spend over $100 on a meal for two). There's a hot tub on the property, behind the main office building (shared with other guests, so make a reservation). If you like horses, there are some in a fenced field that's right next to the cottage. You'll sometimes wake up to the sound of their whinnies, and might see them just a few meters from your window. Hestheimar serves buffet breakfasts and dinners in the main office building, again for a modest fee per meal (and make a reservation in advance so they can plan). We didn't try the dinner, but breakfast includes fried eggs, bacon, beans, bread and jam, pancakes and syrup, fruit, cereal, juice, sliced meat and cheese, and even brownies. On days when we didn't have time to cook for ourselves and had no plans to dine out, this meant we were still very well fed.

Stayed in June 2025

Amazing atmosphere and staff!

Stayed in March 2025

Bathroom no door! In room 7

Cleanliness, helpful staff, nice breakfast.

Stayed in June 2025