Hotel Höfn

Iceland , East Iceland
Hofn, Vikurbraut 20
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100 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2026

Keith

Great location

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Apr 2026

Sujoy

Check in was smooth but they're under renovations so you may get sent to another building a very short walk away from the main building. Plenty of parking available as well. The breakfast was great with a large spread of dishes both hot and cold items. Our room wasn't cleaned the best with lots of dust on our sheets and curtains. Overall, it was an okay experience.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2026

Nigel

Clean, comfortable room. Room in separate block, communal hallway tired. Limited tea/coffee and kettle. Good breakfast. Friendly staff. Would stay again.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Mar 2026

Jeffrey

Breakfast was great but the room is small and the building is older.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2026

Rachel

Really nice hotel! And they have a hotel cat who's super sweet and friendly so 10/10 hotel. Great place to stay in Höfn.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2026

xavier

Very nice hotel. We always stop there on the way to East iceland and for the return. The lobster pizza 🍕 is awesome. Very nice room. Comfortable bed. Good shower. We give 10/10 on this stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2026

Ethan

Safe and very nice place.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

Eliana

Good hotel do stay in the area, with a good location, food (breakfast and dinner). It was a pleasent surprise.
The hotel does not have elevator, which could be a problem for the elders.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2026

Vilmarie

Evrything excellent

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2026

Lisa

Always stay at this hotel in hofn. Food is great and workers are so nice and chatty.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Maria

Our stay was really great. It became possible, because of amazing people here. We weren’t aware that there is no public transportation or even taxi around. We don’t drive… Our dream trip was about to end without beginning… But kind big heart Alexandra helped us and drove us to Crystal ice cave meeting point and back! Overall, when our flight was canceled and we were about to cry, Ms Veronica offered to drive us to Reykjavik (which is six-seven hours to drive from here!)… I don’t have a words to fully thank those people! I can’t imagine what could we do without them?!
Hotel Hofn is small, clean, beautiful with delicious food in their restaurant. I want everyone knows how good it is! I will write everywhere my story. I hope and wish prosperity and happiness for people who have a heart!
Maria Morozova.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2025

Kelsey

Bathroom was small, particularly the shower but breakfast was great!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2025

Maude

Everything was good but the room had a humidity smell

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

05 Nov 2025

FAROOQ

Comfortable room. Clean. But no closets

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2025

Richard

Very friendly staff and incredibly accommodating after our flight was cancelled they went above and beyond to arrange a room for another night. They didn’t have to do this but made us feel very welcome and we very much enjoyed our stay. Highly recommend!

Partner

2/10

Poor

01 Nov 2025

OSVALDO

We booked a “standard room” at Hotel Höfn through Expedia. Upon arrival — on a completely snowy day — we discovered that our room was not in the main building but across the street, meaning we had to go outside in freezing weather every time we wanted to access the breakfast area or other common spaces. This important detail was not clearly mentioned anywhere in the room description.

The photos on Expedia’s listing also did not match the room we received — especially the bathroom, which was completely different. When we asked the hotel if we could move to a room in the main building, they told us everything was fully booked.

We contacted Expedia expecting some help, but their response was simply that the hotel refused the refund and that there was “nothing more they could do.” It’s very disappointing that Expedia doesn’t take responsibility when listings are misleading.

We have used Expedia many times before, but this experience makes us question how much they actually verify the accuracy of the properties they advertise. Travelers deserve transparency — especially when conditions like this can make a stay so uncomfortable.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2025

Brandon

The staff was the kindest of any hotel I've been to. So grateful for their help as the weather turned!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2025

Kenny

Fantastic pizza! Good customer service and very efficient.
Rooms are simple, clean and decent. Kettle provided.
Breakfast is sufficient.
Dining area is well sized.
Rooms are nice and warm.
I would stay again

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Sara

Very nice quaint hotel with lovely ambiance.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2025

Gary

Excellent service, clean room, safe, and quiet.
This place checked all of the boxes for me and even had a hotel kitty that I got to pet.
Breakfast had an amazing spread and stayed well stocked.
Interactions with the hotel staff were all nice and accommodating.
This was a great place to choose to stay.
We absolutely loved staying at this property.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2025

Laurie

Gggg

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

Samantha

Such a lovely and very clean hotel. The staff was very friendly and the restaurant on site was delicious. The hotel is in a quiet neighborhood close to the water and has plenty of gas stations, places to eat and a shopping center with a pharmacy. Plenty of parking and a good breakfast buffet and staff. Hotel has plenty of sitting areas to look out at the ocean or to get out of the room.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

Raymond

Clean room, breakfast was included in our rate and great breakfast-very helpful check in.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Oct 2025

Joan

Okay

It was okay but room was dated and not great beds

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2025

Wern-Yan

I wish they have lift (elevator). Our room was on second floor, so we had to carry our luggage up the stairs. Bathroom facilities are dated. Clean but old. Feel more like BnB instead of a hotel. Breakfast dining is good.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

07 Oct 2025

Matthieu

Clean room, no elevator, staff not rude but not the most friendly

Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2025

Estefani

Clean room. Staff

6/10

Pleasant

05 Oct 2025

Lindsey

Typical European setup, small, utilitarian furnishings, no amenities, but they did have a hairdryer :-)

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2025

Margaret

Loved our stay! Staff was welcoming and the dinner restaurant was fabulous!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2025

Hailey

It was overall a good stay. I would keep in mind since the hotel has a restaurant parking in the front is limited. I did have to park across the street the second night

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2025

Cassandra

Set a bit off the main street, this was very quiet hotel. The breakfast options were great, and the restaurant on site was a great choice after a day exploring.

Room was quiet and comfortable.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2025

Karen

Staff was very helpful.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2025

Tiffany N

Very nice hotel! Super helpful staff! No elevator but very quaint and modern! Breakfast was wonderful!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2025

Cathleen

Convenient for touring the south coast. Helpful staff. We had a lot of luggage and our room was on the 3rd floor. They have no elevator, but staff carried our suitcases up the stairs. Excellent breakfast buffet.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2025

Austin

Great location right off ring road with local food options nearby if you want to venture for dinner. Nice rooms and staff and breakfast was delicious before a long day of adventure!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Sep 2025

Andrew

Room was small but alright, bathroom area was dated and had a mildew smell. Other than that was easy to walk downtown ,breakfast was good.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Sep 2025

Karin J

Room was small and cramped. Room had a odor.. mildew or mold

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2025

Lynda

Beautiful setting

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2025

Benedetto

Nice hotel a bit expensive

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2025

Helena

Friendly staff

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2025

Theodore

Hotel property and staff were great. Dinner was very good (expensive but it’s Iceland). Breakfast was ok. Viking Cafe was fantastic nearby.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Sep 2025

Cheng Ying

The room was very small. We cannot open our luggage at room

6/10

Pleasant

14 Sep 2025

Panna

Given a room in what felt like an annex; did not match expectations. Would not rebook here.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Sep 2025

Alberto

Cuarto y baño de barco de crucero

El baño más chico que de barco de crucero, no tiene donde poner nada, el cuarto pequeño, y sin elevador el hotel. Hay que subir escaleras con maletas.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2025

Ella

Absolutely loved our stay. Hotel is clean, updated, comfortable rooms and bed and excellent staff. I recommend dinner there and the happy hour. Breakfast was perfect as well. Wish we had more time so we could have taken advantage of the bikes.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

10 Sep 2025

Clare

Hotel is well located for a stop over, about a 15 walk into the harbour area.
There is no lift and there are stairs to all rooms! Very bad design for a modern hotel.
Shower was awful and soaked the whole bathroom.
Would not recommend.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2025

Jeannie

Check in was super easy, staff friendly. Clean area.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2025

Nancy

Great breakfast, included

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2025

Kathryn

Beautiful location, friendly staff, unique hotel close to many attractions!

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Sep 2025

Juan

The hotel is outdated compared to other properties we have stayed around the area, specially the bathroom, with a small space to use the shower properly without getting it all wet

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2025

Curtis

Nice hotel

4/10

Poor

29 Aug 2025

Carisse

Could have been better

The hotel does not have a lift which makes it very difficult if you have big suitcases to carry up to your room. There was no offer to help as well so we have to carry up a flight of stairs all our things. Aside from that, the room bathroom was really really small where there is no divider between the shower and toilet except for a shower curtain. So when you finish showering the whole bathroom floor will be all wet. Needs improvement overall

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

29 Aug 2025

Padma

Rooms and bathrooms are smelly.
Very unsafe staircases with no proper
light caused the fall down the staircase.
No elevator and third floor is allocated for guests with age 69
Rude front desk employee. They have no courtesy or compassion.

Chose different hotel

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

29 Aug 2025

Jennifer

Good breakfast buffet.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

28 Aug 2025

Todd

All beware. We chose this hotel due to pictures which makes you believe you're getting a room with an amazing view. We arrived to get our room in a separate building away from the main hotel. They were like small college dorm rooms. No where could we find we would be staying in a different building. The mattresses were very uncomfortable. There was a smell in the building. We would not stay there again.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2025

Hadi

Good clean property. Small room and shower area

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

23 Aug 2025

Benoit

At 309 USD per night we were anticipating a very nice experience. After all it was the most expensive hotel of the entire trip. So far it has been the worst. Sewer smell in the room, moldy smell in the bathroom. Small room with no closet and barely any space to put the luggage. No coffee maker, no fridge, you get a couple of powder coffee pouches. The looks of the common areas are nice, building from 1965 without elevator. But the looks of the bathroom is that of an abandoned hospital, the shower is bare concrete walls. Room 301 however offers nice views.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Aug 2025

laura

High price for small room. Breakfast was good but a separate charge.

4/10

Poor

21 Aug 2025

Srinivas

Break fast is not good . One of the bath room got sever smell

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

20 Aug 2025

Thiruvallur

Looks aren’t everything.

The gentleman at the reception was super rude. Rooms were tiny and bathrooms tinier. When we pay close to $600 /night, I think it is fair to expect slightly better than basic. We were happy to stay there for only one night.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Aug 2025

Martina

This place needs a desperate update. There is a funky smell in the room. The bathroom needs the update the most. The furniture is worn and needs replacing. It’s fine for an overnight stay but anything more I would avoid.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2025

Ehsan

We stayed for one night. There was a small hiccup during our check-in but they made it up to us by offering ua breakfast free of charge. The staff was friendly and the room was large. Note that there is no elevators and you'll have to carry your luggages up the stairs.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2025

Stephen

Hotel Hofn was a first class experience in every respect. While we found it a bit expensive, it lived up to the price in many ways. The front desk staff was welcoming and highly efficient. The dining room was terrific for dinner, and the breakfast was absolutely first rate. Our room was clean, brightly lit, and quiet. Highly recommend.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Aug 2025

David

Sparse and small room. Heater was not working.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

13 Aug 2025

igor

Tiniest rooms ever … for 3 people 700$ 3 beds next to each other. overpriced no place to relax in the eve

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2025

Darlene

Breakfast was good and the bed was comfortable

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2025

Jason

Great place to stay. Very friendly staff, great breakfast, and nice location.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2025

Brian

Perfect for one night. Everything is within walking distance.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Aug 2025

Ricky

Very clean and quiet

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2025

Victor

Excellent hotel

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2025

Jayme

Room was on the smaller side

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2025

Valery

Thigt and old Bathroom.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jul 2025

Bing

Stayed here for one night in July 2025. Room and bathroom are bit small. Seems there is no ventilation in the bathroom because after we take showers at night the bathroom is still very humid in the morning. Had breakfast buffet but the selection is bit limited.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2025

Cody

Older hotel but very well kept. Very nice location, quiet with surrounding greenery. Really nice.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

25 Jul 2025

elena daniela

Moldy bathroom
Dirty sticky carpets
Trying to conceal smell with room freshener

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2025

Giuseppe

Beautiful quaint town in southern region. Hotel staff was very friendly and helpful. Nice hotel within easy walking distance of harbour and restaurants. Many hotels in Iceland are overpriced and not good value, this is not one of those.

Partner

2/10

Poor

20 Jul 2025

Shira Beth

The bathroom had a very strong and unpleasant smell of mold and mildrew.

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jul 2025

Navjot

Good option for 1 night. Good staff.

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2025

Bradley

Nice place for your stay in Hofn. Everything was clean and tidy. The staff was very nice and accommodating. The restaurant was open until 11:00, so we could get a nightcap before we went to bed.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

11 Jul 2025

Ariane

We may have just gotten a terrible room, but among the issues: it was located by the main entrance and we could hear every guest coming in and out—they would walk right by the window. The bathroom window was only partially glazed for privacy, with no curtains so it felt a little exposed. The blackout blinds didn’t fully cover the bedroom window and sun was coming in all night. The bathroom door didn’t close properly and the sink didn’t drain. I could go on, but all to say, it wasn’t the most pleasant hotel.

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2025

Maria

Easy check in \ out , friendly staff, good breakfast

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2025

ROGER

Good place for overnight

Free parking, though the car park filled up in evening and had to park in unmarked area (checked ok with reception). The hotel has several buildings so don't unload vehicle until checked in. Their website does warn you about no elevators in the main building.

The room was fine for a night. Bed comfortable and black out curtains that covered the window!! Bathroom is a little tight with old style shower curtain and bath combination but no problem for us.

Breakfast was a reasonable range of items. The staff were very efficient in cleaning and clearing tables whilst ensuring items didn’t run out.

Hofn has several places to eat in addition to the hotel restaurant and a couple of fuel stations for topping up.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2025

Colton

Nice stop

Out of all the places we stayed in Iceland, these had the best beds for our comfort. Came with tons of pillows also which was nice. The room was clean and had a school nearby, so we were able to take our toddler to play and a nearby grocery store for snack stop.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

08 Jul 2025

Debashish

Cut myself on metal edging on the wall. Wrote an email to the property manager. They did not bother to reply. In addition, the room was small and there were insects (beetles?) on the floor. Terrible property for the price.

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jul 2025

John

Property ok, very small room, beds comfortable, bathroom had strong musty smell. Restaurant food was good.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2025

Marie

Bed was very nice and soft. I love a comfortable bed!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2025

Patricia

Lovely hotel and staff very helpful

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

07 Jul 2025

Lars

Dated hotel, poor customer service bedroom that smelt of open drains. Bathroom has no window there were two exposed drains within the prefab bathroom unit comprising one tiny shower, toilet and sink, not big enough for two people to be in at the same time. To make matters worse, the bathroom smelt rotten which flowed into the bathroom making the sleeping uncomfortable . Receptionist was not interested and just confirmed it can happen when temperature are warmer than expected! No apology for discomfort, pictures shown did not reflect the room we stayed in. We were in Iceland on a road trip for 7 days this hotel was the lowest standard we experienced representing terrible value for money as we stayed in more competitive priced hotel with a far nicer accommodation standard!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jul 2025

RAJA

The room became very hot and no proper ventilation. Requested for a fan but the staff could not provide one . Could not sleep entire night though I opened one side of the window. No microwave or refrigerator facility available . I would prefer to stay in another property where such facility is available on request

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2025

Lei

Their service was amazing! We had to leave very early, and they specially prepared breakfast for us to take on the road. We were truly touched by their thoughtfulness!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2025

Chi Tat Angus

Decent hotel in hofn

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

03 Jul 2025

Roman

Stay away from this hotel as far as you can.

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2025

John

People at front desk were fantastic!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Jun 2025

Yuyuen

Very friendly staff. Excellent restaurant! Beautiful seaside walk path! Room very clean. The only thing to improve was that the hallway in the building smells. Otherwise, excellent hotel.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2025

Glen

Very nice clean property and accommodating staff

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2025

Vikram

Stayed for a night. We enjoyed the stay. The breakfast spread was excellent.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2025

Amy

Views were amazing. Limited food choices and availability in the area. The bathroom was so small I had to stand in the shower to do my hair and everything was wet after the shower.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2025

Bailey

Stayed in a triple, this hotel is spread out in multiple buildings. Ours was nice but a small room for a triple. Fine for one night but we couldn’t open a suitcase and the doors at the same time. Also a lack of plugs, had to use the kettle either right next to the bed or in the water closet

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2025

Gary

Very much enjoyed our stay!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2025

Breann

We thought we saw a pool listed in the amenities, but were then directed to the public pool down the street. Front desk check in staff seem bother by all of our questions. However, dinner staff were amazing!

Leisure Partner