The family-owned Hótel Lækur is set on an Icelandic horse farm, between the Golden Circle and the south coast. Hella is 10 minutes’ drive away. It offers a sun terrace and a guest lounge.
Keeton
United States
Charming suite and location with view, friendly staff, good restaurant food
Located in Hella, 36 km from Seljalandsfoss, Tindasel Lodge provides accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace.
Helen
Australia
Fabulous find, Tindasel Lodge is a bit out of town, we followed google map directions and did quite a few kms on a gravel road, make sure to follow the instructions from the property and there is only a short gravel section. There is a great walk with amazing views of some waterfalls and the volcano just from the carpark. The manager and staff were fantastic, communication from the property was very helpful, dinner menu only small number of choices, continental breakfast was great. Highly recommend and would definitely stay again.
Located on Iceland’s Ring Road in the village of Hella, this hotel is 35 km from central Selfoss. It provides free Wi-Fi, as well as a restaurant with a bar.
Josephine
Australia
Friendly staff, comfortable bed, late meals available. Quiet. Private bathroom.
Set 27 km from Hella and 12 km from Laugaland, Landhotel features a garden, bar and free WiFi. Featuring a 24-hour front desk, this property also provides guests with a restaurant.
Marek
Estonia
Just the best place to stay in the middle of nature. Nice staff, good fcilities, delicious food.
Featuring Icelandic horses on site, Hotel Vos offers accommodation in Þykkvibær, in South Iceland. The hotel has a terrace and views of the garden.
Emma
United Kingdom
Our 7 year old daughter has a dairy and egg allergy.
At breakfast they had a vegan section including dairy free milk, dairy free butter and dairy free cheese.
This significantly helped us as it allowed our daughter to have a decent breakfast.
Leirubakki Hotel is a small and cozy hotel that offers great personalised service and a top location in the South of Icealand, near Hekla, the volcano.
Krzysztof
Poland
Comfortable bed,
Room big enough,
Nice, hot bathtub outside,
Peaceful suroundings
Nice view
Situated in Hella, 34 km from Seljalandsfoss, Kanslarinn Hostel features accommodation with a restaurant and free private parking. Free WiFi and a concierge service are available.
Lukas
Germany
We even got a private bathroom. The breakfast was awesome and the staff friendly!
Featuring free WiFi and a terrace, Beindalsholt offers pet-friendly accommodation near Hella. Free private parking is available on site. Certain units feature a seating area where you can relax.
Mercè
Spain
Nice cabin with nice views close to Hella.
It has 3 beds, on little kitchen and a table to cook and eat your own food, if you want.
Tindasel Lodge, Hotel Vos and Hótel Lækur have received great reviews from travellers in Hella regarding the views from their hotel rooms.
What guests said about Hella:
8.0
Scored 8.0
Hella a bit sparse.
Hella a bit sparse. No good restaurants that we found and they stop serving at 9pm. Not much to Hella but it was in the countryside and we saw the Northern Lights. Our hotel was well lit so we could find it but they would not turn off the lights to view the Northern Lights better.
Gaynor
United Kingdom
8.0
Scored 8.0
Small central town, great for staying at the igloos, and...
Small central town, great for staying at the igloos, and great for going all round. So nice to go east to Vik for the Katla ice caves, skogafoss and the waterfall hike, and Vik beach and west for kerid crater and blue lagoon and then north for gullfoss and the geysers. The town itself has a small supermarket, nice bakery and okay places to eat. Looks pretty with the mountains to the side.
Victoria
United Kingdom
4.0
Scored 4.0
We were not happy with the accommodation.
We were not happy with the accommodation. The front desk staff were disorganized. We were told a day before check that we would have 2 cabins instead of the 2 rooms we booked in the main hotel. When we arrived we were told we would get 2 cabins. When we checked I across the street, we were told we had one cabin which was a downgrade for us. One adult had to sleep in an upper bunk bed and the cabin was smelly , some windows did not fully close and the main door did not lock. We were quite disappointed in the accommodations. The cabin was not in good shape. We specifically booked 2 rooms to get 2 bathrooms period. Based in all of this, we would like to request a partial refund.
Sheila
Canada
2.0
Scored 2.0
Extremely lousy management, relocated and downgraded to s...
Extremely lousy management, relocated and downgraded to s cabin nearby with no wifi, handwash or toiletries. Reason given- overbook, well not a acceptable reason in 2023! Avoid at any cost, overpriced for bad service
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MOHANA LETCHUMANAN
Malaysia
10
Scored 10
Beautiful, clean, modern home with spectacular views.
Beautiful, clean, modern home with spectacular views.
Location of home is quiet, on a horse farm, about 30 minutes from the main town of Selfoss. It was a good location to explore the south. We would stay there again!
Mary
United States
2.0
Scored 2.0
Terrible relocation experience due to overbooking.
1.
Terrible relocation experience due to overbooking.
1. Unacceptable reason of overbooking in real time booking system especially we have fully paid.
2. The selection of customers for relocation is not transparent, not logical and also not acceptable, especially we have fully paid in serval months (confirmed and paid on 4 Feb 2023 for the booking on 1-3 Aug)
3. We booked 3 rooms (7 persons) for 2 nights (1-3 Aug). Maybe pre-empting us can release more rooms for others, and maximize the revenue as we might paid less (booked in 6 months in advance)
4. Very short notice ie we received the relocation message at 16:18 on 1 Aug that we were on the way to Legendary Hotel Hella. I strongly believe the overbooking happened at least a month ago but I had only 2 hours notification time
5. 2 receptionists are inexperienced to handle such disaster issue. The manager, the decision maker, was hidden and not face to or talk to the customer directly. 2 Receptionists were not able to explain the situation nor to comport their customers.
6. We were relocated to Bru Country Estate, that required us to drive about 1 hour to there.
7. Hotel Hella booked 3 rooms for us (7 persons) in Bru Country Estate for us but there are only double rooms (no triple room) in Bru Country Estate. It created another problem during the careless relocation booking.
8. We booked a local tour to Highland on 2 Aug. The itinerary was changed and shorted due to longer travel time starting from Selfoss instead of Hella
Perfect, quiet location in the Hellatún countryside. The house was spacious, very clean, and had all amenities, including a washing machine for clothes and a personal hot tub! Linda was extremely accommodating and very pleasant to work with. We stayed there two separate nights on our trip, and we’re looking forward to getting back to Hellatun Guesthouse for our second night. Restaurants in the area are sparse, so either come prepared or know that you’ll need to drive a little bit to get to a restaurant. The views were incredible!
Loa’s nest is a clean, modern guesthouse just off route 1 in Hella. Mountain views and horse farms abound giving the location a calm and serene feeling. The guesthouse is run by a wonderful, kind family who cheerfully greeted us in the morning and shared friendly conversation over coffee and waffles. Spacious, simple rooms with comfortable beds gave us the best sleep we’ve had in Iceland. The private bath was also spacious and clean with modern, hot showers. We can’t recommend Loa’s Nest highly enough!
The hotel is relatively closed to the Highlands of Iceland, which would be a good option for those who would like to go to Haifoss and Landmannalaugar. We enjoy the interior design and the view of the hotel. The room is spacious and comfortable. The breakfast tastes good but may be lacking variety as it is a four-star hotel. In general it is a lovely hotel.
Hotel Laekur is a lovely family owned and operated inn about 10 minutes from Hella. A solid breakfast was included in our room rate, we enjoyed dinner one night in the hotel restaurant and the proprietor awakened us (as per our request) to see the Northern Lights (and take our photograph) at 3:45 a.m. We also enjoyed the sauna/hot tub/cold plunge barrel!
Either a short stop on the road or a stay as starting point for excursions. A hidden gem. More family home than hotel, staff was very nice and helpful, breakfast beat everything else we experienced on the trip, great coffee (a decent plus!) and the dinner provided showed the excellent cooking skills. Go for the dessert as well! Hot tub available.
Detail-oriented, luxury hotel, with outdoor hot tubs, excellent restaurant, wake up call for Aurora Borealis sightings, and a telescopic observatory. The owner himself was on sight, and helped facilitate the excitement of the Northern Lights that came out to greet us. All staff was friendly and welcoming. Everything added up to a memorable stay.
The hotel and rooms are beautiful and really cosy. Great food, great drinks and lovely staff. We got to see the Northern lights as they woke us up in the early hours to see them.
We had hired a car and got to see loads of great sights within a couple of hours drive. We would definitely come back and stay here again if we come back to Iceland!
The hotel was not very busy during our trip, so it was particularly quiet. The staff was friendly, helpful at all times and communication was unproblematic. We had rented a separate house. The location was beautiful with a view of the river and horses and sheep right next door. We could also watch the northern lights from there.
Excellent hotel. Our the best hotel in Iceland. It is located in the mountains. Everything is new, smells nice. Rooms are spacious and amazing as the bathrooms. Our first hotel which has coffe machine and Nutellu for breakfast. We adore fresh baked bread. On the scale from 1-10, I give it 15. Extra pozitive experience.
This hotel has a good location as it sits between Golden Circle and Vik. Due to our change of plan, we were able to go back to visit Gullfoss and the went to Vik. Its location gave us more flexibility. Its restaurant offered good dinner, and we liked the free breakfast which had nice variety of eggs, bacon, hams, etc.
This hotel is in Hella, not much around. Nice hotel with comfortable beds. Very good continental breakfast with good spread. It was raining very heavily with wind, so could not use any of their advertised facilities like thermal spa.
The Legendary Hotel Hella is great value for money. It doesn't have an amazing breakfast, but it's good for the price, especially when compared to other places in Iceland. Beds are comfortable, heating worked well, good shower.
Host is so kind and helpful
We can contact her everytime if we need her support
It is perfect house
This house is like 5 star hotel
It is good experience for me
I will visit again if i come to visit in iceland again
We had 3 rooms booked at the hostel and we ended up staying in the hotel! Restaurant was convenient and breakfast was great. Room was clean, bathroom was clean
Clean comfortable rooms with everything you need. Very quiet location right on the river but close to restaurants, etc. Friendly staff, good breakfast.
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