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Reviews of Hólaskjól Highland Center

Hólaskjól hálendismiðstöð Fjallabaksleið nyrðri, 800 Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Iceland

#14 of 21 hotels in Kirkjubæjarklaustur

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 35 hotel reviews

8.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.1

  • Comfort

    8.1

  • Location

    9.1

  • Facilities

    7.5

  • Staff

    9.3

  • Value for money

    6.7

  • Free WiFi

    8.1

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  • Reviewed: 23 August 2025

    9.0
    Thoroughly enjoyed it. Would stay here again. Bring food for dinner and breakfast with you.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The price. The shower is separate, communal, and very primitive but does have hot water.

    Lovely authentic wooden cabin amid stunning scenery! Very helpful and friendly staff. A small shop to buy provisions. 10 minute hike to a waterfall.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 July 2025

    9.0
    Basic but good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night

    Beautiful location! The accomodation is very basic - but this is clearly advertised so we knew what to expect. The staff is very friendly and helpful! We enjoyed our stay in this cosy little house.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 July 2025

    8.0
    Adventurous, simple and clean
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Price is probably high due to supply and demand, however in my opinion still on the pricey side.

    Friendly staff, clean room

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 July 2024

    9.0
    Great place to base yourself and do day trips to Landmannalaugar!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night

    I'm not the biggest fan of a shared shower room, but it's the highlands, and this is as luxurious as it gets!! :) (Ample hot water :))

    It has a fantastic location along the F208, just an hour from Ring Road 1 and another hour to Landmannalaugar. The cabins are nice and well-spaced apart, snug and warm for those cold Icelandic nights. There is a nice waterfall just a 10-minute walk away from the cabin, too! The location was peaceful and easy to get to, and the roads were smooth for an F-road (Driving from the south). I highly recommend stopping over here and exploring the Icelandic highlands instead of the usual stops along Highway 1

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 October 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Price was a little high, no hot water in the showers, limited kitchen facilities.

    Cosy cabin, very friendly staf, nice location, in the middle of nowhere

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 September 2023

    7.0
    Great location, but very expensive and ordinary hut.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Price was too high for the quality of the housing. Location is great, but it is not enough.

    The location is amazing. The road to get there is a nightmare, get ready for that. The house is pretty small. It is ok, but the price is insane in the end.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 August 2023

    9.0
    Cozy cabin at a terrific location
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The pricing is quite steep.

    Cozy cabin at a small campsite just at the edge of Fjallaback national park. Very friendly and helpfull staff. The cabin is really small, but we (family of four) loved our stay here in the middle of nature. From the cabin, it's a 10 minute walk to a nice waterfall. If you have the proper car, be sure to drive F208 and F235, two of the most beautiful (and at times challenging) roads in Iceland.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 July 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not our style

    Interesting location

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 July 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Excellent location, small and cosy.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 July 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing

    In the nearby of camp were 3 waterfalls and there were beautiful nature. Personal was kind and polite.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 8 July 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only one shower room for all guests

    Location

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 July 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It got a bit too chilly in the cabin through the night

    Amazing location and well maintained cabin, big enough for two. The host is really nice and helpful

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 June 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The main thing is the price and the road. If you don't have an off-road vehicle, it's really difficult to get to. Itll be long and very bumpy regardless. The cabin was cramped for 4 people, but it was clearly well built. I think if you go with 2 people, it would be perfect sized.

    The scenery, the friendly staff, and the dog. Cabin was well built and prepared for us. If you're into cabins and going off the beaten path, this is your jam.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 June 2023

    7.0
    Ideal place for backpackers
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was only one shower for the whole site and it was not in good shape. There were only cold (actually freezing) water in the cabins. The kitchen in the cabin is not really useful for actual cooking. The road to this place is long and bumpy and it takes about 40 minutes drive from the main road.

    A beautiful and peaceful place in the middle of nowhere. The owner was very nice and attentive. The main kitchen (which the owner nicely allowed us to use) was very well equipped. The cabins ware very clean and cozy. Nice waterfall and canyon nearby.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 September 2024

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The cabin is nice and cozy. Unfortunately, there is no hot water, and we were quite cold at night. The price seems a bit excessive to me; we've stayed in better accommodations for a lower price. But otherwise, everything was fine. The location and nature are beautiful. The road is about 15 km on a bad road, but it’s still manageable with a Duster car, and there is no river crossing. There’s a gas stove in the kitchenette, and you have to ventilate while cooking, which isn’t very comfortable.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 September 2023

    10
    Very nice cabin!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The cabin was so nice! Great amount of space to move around and comfy beds. Everyone there was so kind and helpful with suggestions on what to do before we hit the road again. Would definitely recommend to someone looking to spend quality time in the highlands.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2023

    1.0
    Scam
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It’s not ok that there is no any warning that the hotel is off road. And that you need to transit an F road. We needed a mountain car for that. We asked if it would be possible to have some shuttle service. And the answer was a blunt no. We felt scammed.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 July 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Perfect spot for hiking in Landmannalaugar and surroundings. Everything you need (except for, maybe, hot water), simple but clean and nice. We loved it the last time so we came again and stayed longer this time.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 July 2023

    10
    Amazing and cozy stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Did need to take an F road to get there so make sure you have the correct vehicle.

    Loved the cabins and the waterfall only a 10 min walk away! Warden was extremely helpful, friendly, and knew the area well.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 June 2023

    10
    Exclusive
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing. Perhaps the only thing would be the journey up to the place itself, driving on the off-roads. But it is more on the comfortability of the driver. It is otherwise quite a normal drive for the locals.

    Like how secluded and special the place is. The fact that it is close to a nameless waterfall. The lava maze that leads up to the waterfall. We have our own cabin, although the space is a bit tight with limited room to move about, the place is comfortable. The host was exceptionally friendly and shared a lot about the space, and about Iceland.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 June 2023

    10
    amazing location
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    a majestic setting in the highlands and the most beautiful drive getting there.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 September 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing!

    It's literally like being in the Lord of the rings 😁 amazing road trip to reach the place in the middle of the nowhere, a small but cozy and warm cabin, yes its a bit cold and the showers are "outside" the cabin, in another small cabin, but that wasn't a big issue if you can adapt a little bit! There's also an amazing waterfall and a hike you can do in one of the most beautifull places we have ever been! The owner was really nice!!!

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 30 September 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 September 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Quadruple Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in September 2023

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