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Reviews of Hvammstangi Cottages

3 out of 5
Hvammstangi Cottages
Kirkjuhvammur, Hvammstangi, Northwestern Region

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 85 out of 164 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 58 out of 164 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 164 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 164 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 164 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Cathy

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Danielle

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great! The only thing was is the WiFi didn’t work while we were there. Other then that, it was everything we needed.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Der

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love these cottages! One of our best stays when we visited Iceland! Very cute and clean and comfortable. Communication was clear and check in was a breeze. Definitely recommend to others!!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Victoria, New Bedford

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This cottage was so cute. I wished the northern lights would have shown up because it was a perfect place to view them. The beds were supper comfortable. I got my best sleep there.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Jianping

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The smell from the sewer was too strong. Shower area was tight. Other than those, all was good. Everything including a full kitchen and a hairdryer was provided.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Marina

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Terrible stay in cottage with bed bugs
There was a huge problem with our stay that was BED BUGS! All three beds were full of bed bugs that did not allow all of us to sleep. We all got many bites all over our bodies. The host did not respond to our complaint. I have one more point to note: the Barbecue grill is specified in property amenities, but there were no any Barbecue grill.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Geoffrey, Watkinsville

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
*** Worst place we stayed during our 10-day trip in Iceland *** The cottage smelled very strongly of fish as soon as we walked in. I like to eat fish, but this was overwhelming and, frankly, disgusting. We couldn't find the source of the smell, so we couldn't try to clean it up ourselves. The smell was so bad that some of my clothes that were in my suitcase still smelled of fish 10 days later EVEN AFTER WE LEFT ICELAND! I texted the contact for the property, and they just told us too bad because there was no other cottage available to which they could move us. I understand if they don't have an available cottage, they don't have an available cottage. However, they didn't even offer us a discount on the cost of our stay. The fact that someone went into the cottage and changed the sheets (I assume) and cleaned it (presumably) and didn't bother to clean up a smell that bad and didn't even open windows to air the place out makes me wonder how thoroughly the entire cottage was actually cleaned. Stay anywhere else if you have the choice!

6/10 Okay

sudhir

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The check in did not go well. We did not recieve the email with the code to get in. We had to call expedia who reached out to the property manager and gave us lock box code. The cottages are very neat and well equipped.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gord

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice cottage
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Masahiro

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Small but clean and very comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lee Cheng

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The cottage is great and the room is very cozy, clean and well prepared. The staff is very nice and well explained to us. We spend a great time at here. Will come back here to stay again. The view of the cottage is stunning.

10/10 Excellent

Jackie

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Sik Cheung

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice property with beautiful views. Clean property. However water pressure of shower is quite weak.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Leticia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Out of the places we've stayed this felt the most comfortable, cozy and homey.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maricelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and cute!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Excellent property
This property is very cute and what a cottage should be. We are very pleased with this accommodation. We will visit again when we visit this area.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Abishek

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

nancy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent property. Great views and you can walk to town. Excellent restaurant in town- Sjavarborg. Perfect for 3 people. The only negative is no shampoo/ soap in shower because container was empty. Otherwise highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Marielle Helena

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice, cozy modern cabins. We did turn only the upper bed light on for ambiance, the only other big light in the room is very bright for an evening in. Communication was clear in advance and it is a very nice little town. Don't forget to have a look at the wool factory!

10/10 Excellent

Phoenix

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful cottage with quiet and dark surrounding. Perfect to catch some Northern light. Little drive into town for food or if you have ingredients can cook a meal.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mohammed

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Steven

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Pleasant cabin.
Nice cabin in a fairly secluded location. It was clean, well-kept and nicely equipped. Four sharing was acceptable, but a little tight on space although the beds were very comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Christoph

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wir haben eine Nacht in einem Cottage verbracht. Das Cottage war zwar eher klein aber dafür sehr effizient eingerichtet. Das Zentrum von Hvammstangi mit beheiztem Schwimmbad, Restaurants und Einkaufsmöglichkeiten ist zu Fuss erreichbar.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jewell

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Livvy

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Corinne

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
The cottage was very clean, comfortable, and the communication from the host was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Pierre

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
It was decent but quite cramped; the most unpleasant part was the bathroom, really tiny with no clear distinction between the shower area and the rest hence every shower floods the whole bathroom, and using the restroom caused gurgling noises under the shower that made us worry about one backing up into the other - although in the end, no such thing happened.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kristjana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic stay. Horses, ocean. Amazing place
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
room was quite small, maybe a little too small for 4 people. place wasn't very clean as well, but we found most things that we needed and was okay for 1 night.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Dan, Palm Harbor

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The cabin was nice, clean, and fully stocked. Instructions were clear on how to gain access. The only issue we had was the shower drain apparently was clogged and within 60 seconds of a shower the entire bathroom floor was flooded and very smelly. But we did call and within a few minutes someone showed up to clear the drain. So the communication was wonderful and quick. It’s enough out in the open and away from light pollution, so we were able to see the Aurora very clearly. Besides the shower drain issue, everything else was great!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kaley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great property with a great restaurant nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Iain

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Spot on
3 adults. Perfectly lovely for a night.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean cabin, quiet area. Google maps was off a bit. You need to drive further up the hill to get to the cabins.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Paul

Cozy, but it was tough for my husband and I to share the full bed. The windows were great but the curtains weren’t too good at keeping the light out. Overall it was a quaint stay in a pretty area.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Russell

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Good for up to theee people in quiet area
Nice little cottage on a big hill above the town. Clean and comfortable. Nice beds and bedding. Kitchen area with all amenities. Very quiet and nice. Three of us enjoyed it for one night. Nice restaurant nearby on the waterfront with good food.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Laimonas N.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location and experience
Great experience but no communication with the owner, only a preset message.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Choon Feng

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location to see northern lights
We love the cottage style concept. Our unit on its own. Everything self contained within the hut. It was warm and toasty even outside was minus 6 degree. Fuss free check in. Location short distance away from town ona hill. Best place to see the northern lights with minimum light pollution from the cottages only. We took pictures of heavy northern lights over our heads.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There was a lot of problems with this stay. 1. No heater, the owner did came to fix it that same night 2. No hot water, but owner did fix it that same night 3. Horrible wifi, it doesn't work most of the time. 4. Have a really hard time locking and opening the door. My sister couldn't get out and we couldn't get in and it was cold out. 5. The door was stuck.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

CamTay, Vancouver, BC

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was beautiful , really clean, everything worked. The sleeping arrangements were a little tight, and the bathroom is where it didn’t work out too well. The shower was a disaster. It barely shot cold water out. The cottage was extremely spacious, extremely clean, but the shower lost it for us as this was a key reason we wanted to book this cottage.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and good place to catch aurora at night. Easy to check in and out. However, cottage has strong food odour, the plates, pans, stoves etc were not properly cleaned (had food residue and stain). Shower curtain has strong sour smelly odour. Floor is clean but overall, cleanliness is an issue.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Xiaoyan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and neat place to stay. Managed to catch the northern lights here
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is stunning. We saw an amazing display of the northern lights whilst there. The cottage is small but more than enough space for 2 adults . The double bed is very small with a single bunk bed above. There’s also a bed settee. We enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well placed cabin, 10 to 15 minute walk to supermarket and restaurant. Very cosy
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Requires extra work to get in!!
The cottage was fine for a night in the area, but although there was nothing wrong with it, it felt the least personal of anyplace we stayed over our 12-day stay. Additionally, because we booked through Hotels.com, apparently we needed to contact the owner (via international phone call!) for our key-code to get in!! We didn't realize this and arrived with no data or internet, and definitely no international cell service, to figure out how to get a hold of the owner and get in to our cottage. We used the WiFi from the cottages to confirm that nothing had been sent to us and then went into town and luckily someone was kind enough to call for us! We had similar experiences through AirBnB in which the host was able to contact us and leave us all this information ahead of time. I would say until hotels.com figures out how to allow email contact with the host, book your stay here through another site.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019