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Reviews of Welcome Guesthouse Edinborg

3 out of 5
Welcome Guesthouse Edinborg
Lambafell, Eyvindarholar, Rangárþing eystra, South Iceland

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 63 out of 409 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 109 out of 409 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 108 out of 409 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 63 out of 409 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 66 out of 409 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

5.8/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check-in was a severe stress test. I never received the digital access code electronically. On to Plan "B". The sign on the building said to call a number, but having dialed countless times no answer. On to Plan "C". Going into the "lobby", if you want to call it that, the sign now noted two numbers to call, neither of which were answered after trying, again, countless times. Fortunately for my wife and I an obvious employee probably leaving for the day, came to my rescue and got us into our room. An hour and a half of valuable Icelandic daylight wasted. The building itself was a simple barn like structure with two floors. I say barn like because it appeared to me that that was what it was in an earlier life before conversion into a guesthouse. Our room was absolutely tiny. I have seen horse stalls larger than this. As for amenities, there were none, not even a cup in the WC to drink from. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS FACILITY TO ANYONE - NOT EVEN MY WORST ENEMY.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Cody

Disliked: Staff & service
The surrounding area is great. Room is very small and the bathroom smelled liked mold. My biggest problem with the place was the other guests. Everyone was not considerate of other guests. Talking loudly, slamming doors all through out the night and early morning
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Jasmine

Liked: Cleanliness
No-frills rooms
This is a no-frills guesthouse that’s fine if you just need a bed to sleep in for the night. Our room had a bed, heater and bathroom, that’s it! They had Wi-Fi but nothing else. Property is nice if you want to do some walking.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Michelle

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Charles

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
Simple guesthouse. Not much in the way of amenities. No soundproofing can be very loud if children are present.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

echo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I am so surprised that this property can be rated at 3! We booked a three beds room, so small! No table, no chairs in the room, only a painted tree stump using as a very small table——don’t think it in a artistic way. The room is under the floor of the public kitchen, so every movement upstairs you can hear!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Fernando

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not recommended at all. Fire alarm started beeping in the middle of the night waking everybody up, water and electricity got disconected. Owner didn't attend our phonecalls and messages, so we were left alone and luckly we got to stop the alarm but with the risk of beeing dangerous to be in the building and expending the rest of the night. Still waiting for an appology and explanation.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

carlos

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cozy room with comfortable beds and a gorgeous view of the mountains
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Rene

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Recreation room, machine for cold water and a coffee machine
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tomas

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't stay here
The only thing good about this place was the location, everything else was pretty terrible. The check in process was okay since we planned to be there during given hours. However, of the 2 rooms we booked, 1 of them smelled so bad it was hard to even stand in there. It smelled of mold and mildew. We chose to spend no time in there other than to sleep. It was too cramped to do much else anyways, barely enough room to open two suitcases. The other two people in our traveling party refused to enter our room because of the smell. When we called to get the room switched after noticing the smell, no one answered the phone. There is no one on site so phone call or email was the only option. Because it was after check in time we got no response so had to spend the night in that room. We called back in the morning and they assigned us another room and gave us the wrong room code so we couldn't get in there when we got back. Spent another night in the terrible smelling room for this reason. When we called back again the next day they essentially told us the code should have worked and then hung up. We decided there was no point arguing and left at check out time. The showers were so small you could barely move. There was no division between the shower and the rest of the tiny bathroom so everything was wet and smelly. I would stay literally anywhere else. The water didn't taste drinkable and also smelled like mildew so we went to a nearby waterfall to fill up.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Delaney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property, Lovely room. The room I stayed in does get a little too much traffic to expect a quiet rest, as the stairs to get to breakfast were above my head, and the front door that slammed upon entry or exit was right by the room as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Han

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

George

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Nice to be sleeping at the foot of the very famous E15 volcano and in a deserted area. Very basic room with a basic bathroom, but that is all we needed for one night on the way to Vik and further East. Easy communication to get in the room.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

6/10 Okay

Hollie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Small Space for Three People
The guesthouse was small and had an upstairs shared kitchen. The upstairs was nice to have but we had three adults staying in the room and it was not enough space. There were about 6-8 inches in between the wall and bed when they were all pushed right next together. The location was good.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Aura

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Is a very pleasant experience
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Hannah

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

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We’re not able to stay there because no reception in person and not willing or friendly to help in any way
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

2/10 Terrible

weston

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great stop over place to crash for a clean bed, shower, phone recharge, wifi, and the basics for a reasonable price while driving through this vast area of natural wonders!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness
Welcome Hotels cannot work with Expedia or visa versa. They don't communicate or have compatible codes. We ended up having to pay for something else at 10:30pm after 4 hours of trying to get them to work it out.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Chantal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location Location Location
This is quite an adorable place to stay. Can't say enough about the gorgeous view!!!! There's a little space on the upper floor that's got hot water, toaster and microwave. Some seating with tables as well as a large comfy couch with tv, pool table and chess board.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty rooms, stained towels, stained bedding with holes in pillow cases + nobody onsite to report it too. We felt like we had to shower in flip-flops. Pillows smelt dirty when we put our heads on them. Too much of the room was dirty/grimey to be able to put it down as a one off. Everything needs a good clean/scrub. This was the only hotel in a weeks stay (different place every night) that we have left a bad review for.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very small room. My husband fell very hard trying to get around in the tiny space. Did not use shower because it leaked everywhere and was gross when drain didn’t work properly. Window wasn’t sealed so we had to sleep with earplugs because of the whistle the window made letting the freezing wind in. Beautiful location but would not stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old & Uncomfortable
Room was super tiny, it was uncomfortable. Washroom was suffocating, not even enough room to stand. Everything was super old and broken. The view was to die for though
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Amanda, Saint louis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It is in a beautiful location. The rooms are quaint but crowded. The bathroom was not user friendly, toilette was shaky, seat was askew. For the price though, very doable.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bad customer service
We reserved 3 rooms for 3 couples. One of the bathrooms smelled very bad, smell like dirty clothes sitting there for a while. We called the owner who said will send someone in to check. Within 10 minutes, 2 guys came and went to that bathroom and said nothing was wrong and he did not smell anything odd. He asked "is the room clean?" We answered "yes". Then he said it's not my fault and I am responsible for cleaning only. If you have other issue, call the owner. We called the owner again and requested to change room. The owner said all rooms are fully occupied and nothing he can do and hanged up.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very small. No furniture except for the bed. It was dark in the bathroom. You can not see if the shower was clean or dirty. They had coffee and tea free all the time.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
no reception desk. you have to call a phone number to receive room info
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
OK
The
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Darah

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very simple, no bells and whistles. Just a place to sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness
You can't step between beds it was 3 beds almost attach to each other and shower was full of mold
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Our room was taken by someone else. Couldn't get in touch with staff on the phone as there were no available staff on site. Tried for almost 2 hours. We decided to just take the available room.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
The property check in was almost impossible and the check in manager/staff was rude. There was no staff on site when we arrived at 4:00pm. The Guesthouse posted with a note to call any of the 2 phone numbers to reach the staff. It provided a desk top phone to make call. However, the posted phone numbers got a busy line signal all the time or drop calls. No other guest in the building nor we could find any neighbor guest. I even used my cell phone to call the post phone numbers. The line was disconnected after a few rings. After 30-40 minutes. I got a text on my cell phone and directed me to call another phone number which I could reach a staff. The lady who answered the phone was so rude and hung up once she quickly gave me the 2 room numbers and the codes to unlock the doors. I could open one room but I got the wrong code for the second room. I called again. She yelled at me while gave me the code.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Wenwen

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location for all attractions. Easy steps for check in and check out process. Very good option for Iceland backpackers
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. Window only opened a little, but the room was not hot so it was OK. Very easy check-in and a nice lounge area upstairs.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Ben L., Portland, Maine

Very poor communication
I had booked a night at this property a month in advance but it wasn’t until 4 hours before check-in that the owner or manager finally let me know that we were all set. This after e-mails and phone calls went unanswered for perhaps a week or more. And then, with me and my young son settling into the room, we got a knock from travelers who said that this was their room! Very poorly handled.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Francis Rey

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good place to stop by in the south coast. Sorta in the middle of vik and reykjavik, like 20 min away from famous waterfalls in south coast. Close to a mountain geothermal pool with amazing view. Dont expect too much, however, place is very small and just good for sleeping and shower. Best feature is location, amazing view all around.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

MattW, Toronto, ON

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful old house situated in a beautiful location surrounded by mountains! The room was clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor. Rooms very small, should be advertised for backpackers- but to expensive for them
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not recommended to anyone
One of my worst stays. No staff on site and no one responds to help phone #. We even saw a couple that could not check in because they did not receive the email with check in instructions and had to sleep in the lounge area... Overall, condition of the house is poor and room is very tiny and not pleasant. Not recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice guesthouse, great location
Stayed for 3 nights in June 2019. Had read some reviews which were not so good, but I was pleasantly surprised. Self-check-in was fine and the surrounding area is incredible - the guesthouse is situated right in between Seljalandsfoss and Skogafoss so is a very close drive to all the south coast sights. The best were comfortable and there is a nice lounge area upstairs. A lot of the reviews mentioned the noise in the hallway - this seems to mostly be the cleaners from around 8.30am-11am and my goodness they let the front door BANG! Not so welcome when you've been up until 3am photographing a wedding! Perhaps someone should tell them to close it quietly or at least to put a stopper in the door - the whole place shakes when they let the front door bang shut!! Other than that, the stay was very pleasant and I would stay here again if need arose.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Antoinette

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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