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Reviews of Skjaldarvik Guest House

2.5 out of 5
Skjaldarvik Guest House
Road 816, Skjaldarvik, Akureyri

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

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Rating 8 - Good. 72 out of 258 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 258 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

MAO, Naperville

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful stayed. Enjoyed outdoor warm spring water bath.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Marvin

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Fiona, Chandlers Ford

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Superb location overlooking the fjord. Very warm welcome from the staff. Warm comfortable room. Well equipped kitchen. Excellent breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We checked in behind a bus So check in with slow. The guests staying at the property were very loud running up and down the hallway and slamming doors close to midnight. The property itself is in a beautiful location. I would not stay at a property with communal bathrooms again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nabil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very friendly and gave a tour upon arrival. Property and setting were beautiful. Hot tub at the end of day looking over the fjord was amazing. Breakfast was the best we had by far in Iceland.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Staci

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Be forewarn
I am very sensitive about writing a negative review for I’m in the service industry and know how reviews can be bologna, but you should know what you’re getting with a stay here. The service was spectacular. Everyone that worked there was super nice, the breakfast was very good and the property was beautiful. The rooms, while boring, we’re very spacious and the beds were cozy. The bathrooms are shared bathrooms and I knew that going in. I was ok with it and if you’re accustom to it I’m sure it’ll be fine but my wife wasn’t. The bathrooms were relatively clean but the shower drain needed a plunging as the water pooled up around my feet during my shower, gross! Here’s why I wouldn’t stay here again. The hotel consists of two interior hallways with maybe ten rooms in each. The minute we got into our room and closed the door I knew sleep would be tough. It is impossible to close any doors without the locks making a loud banging sound. The hallway acts as an echo chamber amplifying the sound and it is very loud inside your room. Every time anyone left their room to use the bathroom or whatever, you heard that loud banging sound in your room. As well, anyone talking while in the hallway sounded like they were in your room with you. Sleep was hard to come by with the semi constant noise issues. We were only there one night thankfully for I would’ve found another place to go so I could sleep if we’d been booked longer.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kaley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Alan

Travelled with family
Hot tub was nice. Hallways can get noisy and shared bathrooms during the pandemic are more risky
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Front desk service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay
Wonderfully spotless guesthouse. Welcoming staff, beautiful location. Amazingly friendly dogs outside. Nice buffet and cold beer if you need it. Hopefully be back one day, I really enjoyed it.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything just perfect. This is the best stay I had in my 11 nights in Iceland. Even is shared bathroom, but no problem at all. The bathroom is big and clean. Highly recommended
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The breakfast was good and while soaking in their hot pot we did see the northern lights. The hotel keep it dark enough to see them.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kelven

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It has sauna ; it a bit out of town which good to see the aurora but yet not too far from town, the staff is very friendly, room is clean.. The only thing I don't like is it can't cook
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

YEN-TANG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice
Even though it’s a guesthouse with shared bathrooms, Overall experience was great. Friendly and warmly staffs and delicious breakfast are the best part.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved the horses! The evening ride followed by dinner was great, but after the ride when we were able to let the horses into the back field to run was amazing!! What a cool experience 😁 The staff were super friendly and very helpful the rooms were clean and bed were comfy. And after a long day a soak in the giant hot tube was perfect 👌
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When we just came in, the front desk girl show me around facility friendly . Wash room with bath is very clean and have towels . Very happy and relax, there is hot tube that we enjoy it after long driving. Nice place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic guesthouse in an amazing location. Great attention to details. It makes you feel you are at home. The breakfast is the best we have ever had in Iceland. I wish we could have stayed longer..
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Despite being relatively remote from the city it is a very unique site. The rooms are a little bit small and the bathroom is outside but still I think it was a good idea to go over-there.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This facility had shared bathrooms but truly it wasn’t a problem. Everything was clean and tidy.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Jamieson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All of the staff that I dealt with were extremely nice and helpful The restaurant has a limited but rotating menu and all the dishes that I had were excellent. There is a very nice lounge with an honor bar with beer,wine and snacks and a complimentary self serve coffee machine in the reception area. I would highy recommend this guest house to anyone
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, very quiet and comfortable place. Happy with the way i was treated by the staff.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Melania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Makes-you-feel-at-home with fantastic views!
Very hommie guesthouse! Not what I would have expected! The room was quite small, but with really comfy beds and pillows. However the walls were a bit thin. We could hear noises from the next room. The view was fantastic! You could see both the fjords and the mountains. There were 3 bathrooms, all decorated differently, but they made you feel at home :) We had robes in the room to use in the hot tub which was pointed to the fjords. Excellent setup for aurora hunters :) The living room was very cute with an awesome view. The staff was very friendly and helpfull. The breakfast was tasty and various with incredibly delicious homemade cookies! Would definetely recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
a nice place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
They were super friendly, had tons of homey little touches- from supplying bathrobes to having fruit infused water. We loved the view out the back window of the fjiord. It was a fun treat- wished we had more time to spend there.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Lindsey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hottub! Lovely staff, plentiful breakfast. Comfortable quick stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Great staff and clean rooms with charm
Mostly just slept there. Room and shared showers were both clean. Staff was friendly. Food looked good but I didn’t get a chance to eat there.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved this place. The evening buffet was excellent as well as the included breakfast buffet. We loved the hot tub with the great view overlooking the countryside and bay. This was a wonderful stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

KB, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The beds were comfy, and there were plenty of clean bathrooms, so we never had to wait. The location and views were gorgeous, and the breakfast buffet was delicious. It was the best hotel on our trip around the Ring road - wish we could have stayed longer!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely guesthouse on a fjord, with awesome hot tub
We loved this guest house! It is nestled write on a fjord, has a hot tub with a view, great breakfasts that are included, and delicious dinners for an additional charge. It is minutes from Akureyri and makes a great base for day trips in the North. I would highly recommend staying here.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
This is a fine basic tourist hotel. It is very clean an located in a beautiful farm setting on the fjord about 10 min outside of Akureyri, but it is not a charming guest house as other reviews make it seem. It is a former convalescent hospital, and retains an institutional feel, in spite of some nice touches scattered about. When we drove up, a large tour bus was unloading people. There is a concrete square filled with hot water that was nice for a soak. The breakfast was typical cold cuts, fruit, and cereal, but there are delicious brownies at the end. Dinner food was pretty tasty, but it was served buffet style, and some of the dishes were sitting empty or nearly empty by the time we ate at 8 p.m. All in all, I’d say the stay was fine for a stopover, but I’d look for something else if I came through Akureyri again. It was one of the least expensive places we stayed, so that is a big plus for folks saving money.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don’t skip on the horse ride
Very friendly. Very low key. Great views. Good food. Shared baths no problem. Maybe add a few more hooks on the wall. Take the horse ride!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Chrissy, Florida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice quiet location overlooking the water
Excellent breakfast every morning. Extremely helpful staff with giving tips and recommendations on things to do.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Coupleage60

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful guesthouse, good meals, nice hottub
Well decorated, many associated activities- horseback riding, bicycles 5x4’s -it was a big place for a guesthouse- shared bathrooms
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Erica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Authentic, Quaint Farm-feel Inn
Our stay was incredible. Breakfast was a delight and the inn sits on the bay with an incredible view of the mountains from the hot tub. The staff was so helpful and gave us the best tips for local adventures. It is a short drive from town where there are plenty of great restaurants and little shops. We LOVED our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Suzette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful location and accommodations. Enjoyed the hot tub in the morning overlooking the water and mountains.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent country location to take in some horseback and mountain bike riding that they offer on site. Food was excellent and customer service was top notch. Very attentive and helpful staff. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Debbie, Philadephia, PA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great guesthouse just out of town.
Loved staying here. Just minutes out of Akureyri so very peaceful setting on the water with mountain backdrop. Staff was wonderful and accommodating. They offer buggy rides and horseback riding. The off road buggy ride was soooo much fun! Would recommend to anyone.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Skjaldarvik on 18 May 2018
Thank you for your feedback, Debbie. It was great to have you and Will staying with us!

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stuff
The reception was warm and friendly and the atmosphere was pleasant. The check in was quick and we were into our room quickly. Although the rooms have shared bathroom facilities, they are spacious and clean. We never found we had to wait to use the facilities. Bed was firm and the breakfast was delicious. These guys do hospitality very well. The hot tub is just great

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved this place. Its just outside of town and has an amazing view from the hot tub. The staff is absolutely amazing and can help you with any needs you have. We had some car issues and the owners went above and beyond to help us out. The breakfast buffet doesn't have a lot of variety but the quality is great. I would highly recommend staying here.
Response from Elisa on 23 Mar 2018
Thank you so much! We were glad to help you :) Hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Mikael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Monica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute and close to town
Nice place to stay, a little busy and very loud at night. The doors in particular are very loud, however the place is clean, good breakfast, nice hot tub in the back and the service was wonderful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, beautiful scenery
Nice stay, a bit noisy but comfortable. Breakfast and tea area was lovely. We were also able to pay to have our laundry done! Would recommend a nights stay here for future guests. Ask for a room not near the communal room.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017