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Reviews of ION Adventure Hotel, Nesjavellir, a Member of Design Hotels

4 out of 5

Reviews

8.0

Very good

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Rating 8 - Good. 84 out of 281 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 44 out of 281 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 31 out of 281 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 281 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and great atmosphere
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Yanella

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall the property was really nice but the bed , pillows etc were much better at ION city hotel in Reykjavic.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

sereena

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location; spa and geothermal pool a bonus. The staff are amazing! Loved the “check in beverage” very modern and clean. NOTE: closest gas is 32 km away. Make sure you have enough gas to get there and back as the road from Selfoss to the hotel is very very empty of other cars and houses so if you get stuck it’s a long long walk!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Kurt

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
they should consider a low light time in order to see the northern lights like 11-12 am 30$ for dessert item is a bit overpriced
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Tammy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel surrounded by rugged nature . Great kitchen Beautiful bar to view the northern lights

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a wonderfully relaxing time at this hotel - The staff were friendly and helpful. The geothermal spa was great although a little small. The restaurant was well worth a visit!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

sopheatevy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We love the staffs, they are very helpful , friendly and overall amazing .
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very unique property, clean, quiet, great for relaxing and watching northern lights if they are visible. Relaxing in the geothermal feed spa is a must do if you are visiting the Ion.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Evgeniya

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
A nice place in the middle of the national park. A couple of hiking trails around and helpful stuff. I’m general, being in Iceland for the second time and having a chance to compare good hotels and small wooden houses, I would say that the hotel is very much overpriced. - it is located right next to the power station (so you can expect typical Icelandic smell all the time) - the only change to have a meal is at the overpriced restaurant (the breakfast is average too) - spa includes only a relatively small hot tub (which is usually super full of tourists), a room where you can chill and read a book and a sauna - you can literally hear everything what is happening outside the room (whether it is someone going to the hot tub or running for the northern lights or just taking shower in the next room) I have visited better places in Iceland with a more fair pricing, service and comfort. Nevertheless this is an understandable marketing concept from the location.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Kunal

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel is NOT in Selfoss!
The hotel is fine, rooms are on a smaller side, there is some construction going on the property so it can be loud at times. However, the issue is hotel is NOT in Selfoss. It's not even close to Selfoss, around 45 min out of town of Selfoss, in the middle of nowhere. Not sure why it shows up in Selfoss.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Max

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall good but hard to justify the price.
All of it was pretty great, just not sure it’s worth the high price. Definitely avoid the restaurant, very expensive and not worth it. Spa was awesome, northern lights bar was a great venue. The property is under construction but we hardly noticed. Half the rooms have a great view on one side of the building, the other half have a good view but that includes a power station which kinda spoiled it. The staff here are beyond excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

RACHEL, Venice

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities
I really wanted to love this hotel, but I feel like a pictures don't represent what I experienced in person. The hotel is really remote, but is right next to a power station that keeps its lights on all night. I originally thought this was the issue of the light streaming into our room at night, but turned out to be the hotel lobby light. When I mentioned this to the staff, their answer was that’s what the black out curtains were for. I was under the impression they were for Iceland's long summer days? Overall it gave me the impression they don’t really take into consideration people’s experience there. I wish instead of spending the money to expand they would update what already exists. We didn't know renovations were taking place and did not have a great first impression upon arriving. Overall half of the hotel feels dark and outdated including our room. Our bedroom and bathroom were not represented in the ones pictured. And on top of that bathroom shower just felt like it never got hot enough. I’m glad we made reservations for dinner because the restaurant was at capacity and I could see people waiting in the lobby for tables to open. Despite my feelings about the hotel itself, our dinner was delicious. If you do stay here request a room on the other side of the hotel away from the plant and as far away from the restaurant as possible to ensure the least light pollution and the most privacy. Make dinner reservations and plan to use the spa at sunrise when it’s quiet.

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The guest service is off the charts here. Swift was amazing at the desk in helping us reareange our trip due to a storm coming in (cancelling hotels, getting a room back in the city, etc.) The entire team is so friendly and we felt right at home. We will have fond memories of Ion Adventure. 🙏
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Alexandra

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Johan

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jerry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great scenic bar. And natural hot tub !! Unique architecture!! Greater map of all points of interest on Goldenncircle area. A little remote… but worth it!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

April

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gerald

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel in a great location!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kieren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service, great location, great building
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

2/10 Terrible

Abhedya

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wasn’t a good experience

8/10 Good

kimberly

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff, unique hotel, didn't like the light pollution from the street lights for the power plant. Great spot for viewing the Northern Lights and getting around to sites like the geyser and national park. They have a limited menu, but the food was great! I would recommend this hotel

8/10 Good

wendy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed the solitude of the stay, it was very relaxing. The bar is beautiful with large windows and very good drinks. I love the remoteness of this hotel and the hot spa outside was delightful. I felt it was a touch overpriced, especially since no food or drinks were included, and the menu was very pricey. Other than that, it was lovely.

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of the most memorable hotel stays. We stayed for two days in December. It's far enough from Reykjavic (about an hour drive), isolated and remote. Super chill vibes. Picturesque scenery. A winter wonderland retreat. The weather was snowy so we were concerned about driving there. Check road conditions often on roads.is. It turned out fine though: nothing a small AWD vehicle can't handle, even with moderate snow.

10/10 Excellent

Renata

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The setting was gorgeous - the staff amazing even invited me to use the facilities after check out!!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Northern Lights views!
We had a memorable stay! We booked the Ion in the hopes of capturing the northern lights and indeed we saw the most beautiful display before our eyes. It was a trip we will never forget!!!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

4/10 Poor

Charlie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
We made a last minute reservation, we booked a deluxe room for 3. Showed up after a long day. Front desk said they showed a reservation only for 2. We asked for a roll away and was told that was only for those 12 and under. My son (over 12) offered to sleep in same bed or on the floor. Front desk said they only allow two people per room. They made us book a second room for $600 for one night. No effort to accomodate in anyway. They knew they had us out in the middle of nowhere at evening time and took advantage of us. Will never go back
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jonathon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful spot
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Leonardo, Doha

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

2/10 Terrible

Jane

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

santiago

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place, great staff and delicious food and cocktails.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Justin

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

4/10 Poor

ERIC

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
We expected a better facility based on the price we paid. The room design was not great, the first impression when we opened the room was the bathroom. The pool is too small and basically there was not privacy. The room doesn’t have refrigerator. Bar is the best place of the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

4/10 Poor

Veronica, Astoria

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
No privacy in room when shades open. Too many very loud kids at one and only resturant for and hour in the area. "Pool" is like a water feature, less then 3 feet deep and not that hot. Overall wouldnt stay here again moat likely. Hair in shower, conditioner was shampoo, small sink/bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tiffany

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

rochelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
wonderful hotel
amazing hotel. second time we stayed here
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Rachel A, Scottsdale

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel and great location, but the rooms are small and everything is overpriced.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous hot tub. Beautiful scenery. Nice rooms.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Cheryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really nice 2 day stay
We stayed 2 days to celebrate my birthday. I really wanted to do nothing but relax, enjoy Iceland’s beautiful scenery, have a nice meal, float in the hot pool, and possibly see the northern lights. I was able to do most of these things. Having been to this region of Iceland before, we knew that the hotel is in the middle of nowhere. We arrived during a blizzard and the road actually was closed after our arrival. We knew we would be “trapped” at the hotel and planned accordingly. We brought enough food for our breakfasts, lunches and one night’s dinner - we ate all of these in our room. We stored cold items in either our car or on our window sill which was very cold. We were simply not interested in being forced to spend hundreds of dollars in the restaurant for meals, as there is literally no other choice in the winter with closed roads. One cocktail in the bar set us back $21. We did have one dinner in the restaurant and it was delicious and a lovely evening. There were a few things we were disappointed in: we booked the room for 2 people but there was only coffee for 1. Of course when we asked, we were provided supplies, but we should not have had to ask. We wanted to soak in the pool but did not feel that it was warm enough- ironic given that the geothermal plant is within sight. For point of comparison, we did swim at the local outdoor pool in Reykjavik for the 4 prior days. Lastly, when we went to the relaxation room, there was only a pile of dirty cups so no tea for us.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Save your money
We payed for a deluxe room and the view horrible as they don’t tell you it is next to a geothermal power. perhaps if we were on the other sides of the building the view would have been much better as that side faces the mountains. The sauna was locked for some reason. The place is way overpriced. The rooms are clean but very small. I would recommend bringing food as once you are there you have no choice but to dine there as you are in the middle of nowhere but the food is also over priced. The drinks are good though....
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020