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Reviews of North Star Apartments in Rif - Hostel

3 out of 5
North Star Apartments in Rif - Hostel
Hafnargata 11, Rif

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 12 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 54 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Florence

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
The outside of the building looks terrible. Abandonbed. I thought my husband was joking when he said that was it. But the inside was completely redone and surprisingly modern and clean. Communication was terrible, but thank goodness the couple who cleans was there and they were a huge help, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to get our access code.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

JYOTHI

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
North Star Was a Pleasant Stay
North Star Apartments in Rif was a pleasant stay. Nothing exceptional. But it was good. The apartment was adequate for a family of five (my 4 year old slept with Mom in bed). We were able to get extra sheets, pillows, and bedding from a couple that stayed on the floor with us. I think they were the custodial/janitorial staff. No one else was in the property which was eerie for us. But it turned out OK. The exterior of the property looks run down and old but the inside of the place is as fine as any other hotel or apartment. No food here. But there are nearby towns and restaurants. We didn't get the email/message notification for our stay and the key entry. We checked our junk mail/spam folder as well but nothing. So we had to call the main office and get that. Luckily, someone picked up and answered to get us that info. Other than that, North Star was a pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This place was clean and had a comfortable bed. The TV had less than 5 channels, of which some did not work all the time. But there are plenty of beautiful sights to see in the area!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

iris

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

10/10 Excellent

Julie

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

8/10 Good

Sunday

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The place I stayed Apartment 7 was really comfortable.it has its own stove bathroom, spacious room and a ref.When we went in we just found out there were 2 big flies and I dont know where it came from.From the outside the building looks run down but inside it was clean and well maintained.There is no reception there and you only get an email for the code to get in into the room so be aware.I read one review that she didnt know about it and the email went to her spam.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice inside. Two rooms are large. Close to the national parks: very short drive to see the craters and to join the lava cave tour.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Wes, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
When we first arrived to the property, we weren't sure if it was for real. The outside looked like it was an abandoned property, as there is a spot where what used to be a supermarket now lies dormant. There were rust stains on the walls, and not a soul in sight. However, when we opened the room we were very surprised to see its condition. It looked like a 4-star hotel room as everything is clean and modern. There's one TV channel for cable but it was a nice, quiet place to spend the night. Check-in was a breeze, and there were no issues at all with the amenities provided.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Fidel

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Surprise!
We were pleasantly surprised with the hotel. When we pulled up, it appeared as the hotel was abandoned. It looked pretty run down on the outside. When we finally got into our room, we were pleasantly surprised of the nice and clean room with the kitchenette. We only stayed for one night, but we enjoyed our stay there. There is nothing in the area for restaurants, stores, etc.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The towel was dirty and a very bad smell in the room and in the bed clothes
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No check in counter, email was sent promptly a week before your stay for access code. Room with kitchenette was clean and nice and located in a quiet town with minimal activities. Definitely will stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

2/10 Terrible

Namhun

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Heater not working
The room was large enough to stay 3 people. The equipment was also okay. HOWEVER, the heater was not working. I contacted the number that was mentioned at the room. Even though the staff came after one hour, he couldn't speak English at all. His body language indicated the temperature would be going up after 1 hour. HOWEVER, the heater didn't work in ICELAND!! Also they didn't response at all after the first communication. Terrible service!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

clay green

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
dont judge book by its cover
nice room, kitchen, but outside of building lacks attention and no TV or microwave as advertised. very convenient location to national park.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
quiet and quaint
Nice hotel in tiny location. No service, you are on your own. They have TVs with only one channel, and music channels. Clean and comfy.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

GAURAV

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Avoid if possible.
No checkin desk, no staff. Really dirty linen.. bed sheets stained. Towels dirty. Had to use own linen. No facilities. Would avoid. Better and cheaper options available.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
TV cable was broken and one of the electric outlets were open i.e. electric hazard
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Clean, spacious and comfortable
The location of this hotel is excellent, close to the glacier that draws everyone to this area. Food and groceries are available within a 5 to 6 km radius. Our apartment was very nice, clean and spacious, with sea views. The building has no elevator, so you have to carry your bags up the stairs. Overall a great place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

2/10 Terrible

stanley

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
never come here again
feel like we stayed behind the factory and run down property !

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay
Very good apartment. Ideal base to view all attractions.
Stayed 1 night in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy and clean
Very clean and comfy room with a kitchinette. Heated floor was very welcomed after a chili and rainy day. Would stay there again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great start to our trip accommodations!
I wasn't quite sure what to expect with this location - there were not a ton of options near Rif to stay, but my friends and I were pleasantly surprised! I'm thankful for the reviews here so I knew to look for the code to let us into the hotel, otherwise, that may have been an obstacle. The room was clean, the accommodations great, and the kitchenette was a nice addition. For this price, I would send anyone looking to stay in the area to this hotel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean hotel
Located in the sleepy fishing town of Rif, this hotel was very easy to find. There is no front desk when you check in but you will receive a password for the keypad on the assigned rooms. The whole process was seamless. The room and the bathroom were very clean. The floors in the bathroom were heated which was a great advantage in the middle of the night. Our only concern about this hotel was that it supplied a coffee maker but no coffee was provided. I suggest they leave single serve sizes for future guests.

6/10 Okay

Johan

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Comfortable room in a remote location
There were not a lot of options in this area because it was so remote. The room was comfortable but it smelled a little funny. Other than that, it was great.

10/10 Excellent

Sissi, Montreal

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfort stay in rif
Very quiet place, its on the second floor. Coded door, mordent furnished with fully equipped kitchen. Floor heated system. There is dinning table and chairs area. no staffs. Receive door code through email confirmation.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Comfortable place, terrible service
The room was absolutely wonderful! It was so clean it felt brand new. It was well equipped to cook. It had radiant heat which was extremely nice on a cold and windy day. The problem: It wasn't clear that I would receive a code for the "receptionless" building by email, so wasn't looking for it. When we arrived a maintenance man told us to look for that, but left the premises while I was searching for it, and there was no email from them. A phone number was posted on a bulletin board. Not having a cell phone, we had to drive around to find a place that would let us use their phone (no phone booths anywhere). We finally found a kindly shopkeeper who let us call, and got a voice mail saying they were on the phone and to call back shortly - no option to leave a voice mail. We waited five or 10 minutes, only to have no answer and called several times without success. After an hour or two another business allowed us to call and finally obtained he code. This was a terrible way to start our visit, and we were pleasantly surprised to find the room so comfortable. We would not recommend it unless they find a way to give much, much better service.

6/10 Okay

(Travel addict)

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice place with one major glitch
Odd receptionless check in, but no problem with that - it was clear and easy to understand. The room was clean, comfortable bed, fast and free wifi, and had a nice kitchenette with all you would need. My main reason for low ratings is that the shower did not drain AT ALL, so we were left with no shower (which aside from the sleeping part is the main purpose for renting a room!). Since there is no reception and we were leaving early there was no point in calling someone to try to fix it. Major bummer but I guess you can't win every time.

6/10 Okay

Skarphéðinn

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Zusammengefasst: Von außen Pfui von innen Hui. Voll ausgestattet Küche, ordentliches Badezimmer, Fußbodenheizung, sehr sauber, sah von innen noch ziemlich neu aus. Hotel ohne Rezeption, es wird lediglich ein Code für die Türe benötigt, den man rechtzeitig per Mail zugesandt bekommt. Negativ: abgelegen im Industriegebiet Wirkt von außen nicht so schön, überrascht dafür aber von innen.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice apartment, looks inside much better than outside. There is everything what you need.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

DAVID

Nice room decor and space, well equipped kitchen
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

HUI-HSUAN

一個驚喜的住宿
非常棒的住宿環境
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Antonio Diego

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Lo justo para salir del paso
Una habitación básicamente correcta, en un edificio de aspecto ruinoso y depresivo. Rif, el pueblo, es básicamente nada, un pequeñísimo número de casas, almacenes pesqueros y barcos en el puerto. Nadie en la calle en ningún momento, ninguna tienda, servicio o similar, hasta varios kilómetros, en otros pueblos. Al llegar, el navegador te lleva a una localización que te parece improbable: un edificio de almacenes o industria, de aspecto destartalado y deteriorado. Ni un alma. Siguiendo las instrucciones, se accede, en el interior, al apartamento. Éste en sí mismo es, básicamente, adecuado: tamaño suficiente, instalaciones correctas aunque algo anticuadas. Baño muy pequeño, difícil acceso a los toalleros, tras la puerta. Limpieza justa (suciedad bajo las camas). Las vistas, eso sí, inmejorables. Desde la ventana se ve el Snaefells. Adecuadas cortinas y wifi. El televisor no permite recibir más que un canal, el resto no funcionan. Cocina, pero no frigorífico (y aquí casi todos los productos necesitan refrigeración por no contener conservantes).
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Daniel

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

6/10 Okay

Rex, Taipei

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
房內設施不錯
房內設施齊全，但瀰漫一股臭味！後來發現是從浴室的水管落水口散出的，想聯繫旅館人員但打電話只有服務人員忙碌中的語音，發email也沒人理。若要入住請不要期待能獲得任何協助！
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
komfortabler Zwischenstop
Wir blieben nur über Nacht. Das Self Check In lief problemlos. Das Zimmer inkl. Küche hatte Alles, was wir brauchten, auch zum Kochen. Nur die Dusche war undicht, aber das war das einzige Problem.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

GUOHUI

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
在出发前几天邮件通知我酒店设施坏了，无法入住，说要退款给我，要么换到对面的welcome酒店，无奈时间紧迫只能接受更换酒店，但对面酒店明显比北极星酒店要旧，并且没有电梯，我们拿着行李要搬上几层大楼梯，真烦！ 但现场去到北极星酒店，还是看到很多客人入住，有点生气。
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Jaana , Finland

Disliked: Staff & service
Experience was ok until it was checkout morning. The housekeeper came knocking on our door 25 minutes before checkout time to ask if we were leavin. Not nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Emiliano

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

shuhan

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

6/10 Okay

lucmc, Monaco

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Studio acceptable, mais environnement repoussant
Situé dans une zone d'activité, avec des hangars et au milieu l'établissement où nous logeons à l'étage. Le rez-de-chaussée est inoccupé et couvert d'affiches ; de l'extérieur le bâtiment est inquiétant car semble abandonné et dégradé depuis longtemps. Des camions circulent dans la zone qui reste active jusqu'à 22h environ. Rif est en fait un petit bled pommé au milieu de nulle part ; les commerces, station essence et restaurants sont à Olafsvik 6 km plus loin. Des sternes arctiques peuplent les lieux et les animent, volant bas et se faisant régulièrement écraser. L'intérieur de l'immeuble a heureusement été rénové. Pas d'ascenseur, pas de réception sur place (code d'accès transmis par mail). Nous avions demandé une chambre au calme ; nous étions sur la rue principale avec son ballet de camions. La chambre est spacieuse, bonne literie, grandes fenêtres. Les rideaux sont trop clairs et pas assez occultant. Sur le côté, vue sur le volcan Snaeffells. TV grand écran avec 3 chaines islandaises inintéressantes et des radios, le tout brouillé par une mauvaise liaison antenne. Cuisine équipée avec plaques vitro-céramiques, petit réfrigérateur propre, mais pas de four ni micro-onde ; évier trop petit pour laver une assiette. Le wifi gratuit fonctionne bien dans le couloir, mais il manque un répétiteur pour les chambres les plus éloignées. Salle de bain avec bac de douche en plastique lisse glissant, lavabo trop petit et très peu pratique ; les serviettes sont changées chaque jour.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Leo

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

10/10 Excellent

Dong won

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
한적한 어촌과 어울리는 깨끗한 아파트
완전히 자동화된 체크인과 체크 아웃이었으나 주방이아 집기들은 잘관라되어 사용이 편리하였다. 주변에 한적한 어촌 마울이라 볼것은 많지 않았으나 가장 아리슬란드 다룬 곳이었다
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017