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8.6/10Excellent148 Reviews
Cleanliness9.0/10 9.0
Service8.6/10 8.6
Comfort7.6/10 7.6
Condition8.6/10 8.6
Neighborhood9.4/10 9.4
Amenities8.6/10 8.6
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About Skogar Hostel
Skógar Hostel offers cozy accommodation and a fully equipped kitchen making it a relaxed and convenient stay while exploring South Iceland.
With its wide open fields of green, contrasted with glaciers, black sand beaches and rolling mountains with a number of impressive waterfalls, Skógar is popular with travellers and locals alike.
The Skógar Hostel is situated in a renovated school building right next to Skógafoss, one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Iceland.
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Located in Rangárþing eystra, Skogar Hostel is in a rural location, within a 5-minute drive of Skógar Museum and Skogafoss. This hostel is 21.4 mi (34.4 km) from Black Sand Beach and 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Drangshlio Houses. Make yourself at home in one of the 13 guestrooms.
Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Free self parking is available onsite.
Popular amenities
Free WiFi
Parking available
Non-smoking
Check-in and check-out
Check-in from
4:00 PM
Check-in until
11:00 PM
Check-out until
10:00 AM
Minimum check-in age
15
Hotel policies
No elevators
Guests will receive an email with special check-in instructions
Guest will receive an email before arrival 48 hours
Professional property host/manager
Pets not allowed
Service animals not allowed
Important information
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You need to know
- No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
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Special Instructions
If you are planning to arrive after 11 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests will receive an email within 48 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code. Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools.
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Instructions
- Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
- Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
- Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
- This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
- Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a security system
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Minimal age
15
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Spoken Language
English
Nearby attractions
Skógar Museum
0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Kvernufoss Waterfall
1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Skogafoss
1.9 km / 1.2 mi
Drangshlio Houses
3.6 km / 2.2 mi
Rutshellir Caves
4.4 km / 2.7 mi
Steinahellir
12.6 km / 7.9 mi
Loftsalahellir
23.4 km / 14.6 mi
Paradisarhellir Cave
26.4 km / 16.4 mi
Dyrhólaey
27.1 km / 16.9 mi
Seljalandsfoss
30.1 km / 18.7 mi
Vík i Myrdal Church
33.6 km / 20.8 mi
Black Beach
33.7 km / 20.9 mi
Black Sand Beach
34.4 km / 21.4 mi
Hálsanefshellir Cave
34.4 km / 21.4 mi
DC-3 Airplane Wreck
34.5 km / 21.5 mi
Hotel facilities & services
Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.
- Total number of rooms: 20
- Number of floors (main building): 3
- Twin rooms: 19
- Quadruple rooms: 1
- hostel
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- VisaExtra charge
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- Visa ElectrónExtra charge
- Car park
- 24-hour reception
- Check-in hour
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- Wi-fi
- Dining area: 1
- Self check-in
Meal plans
Meal plan types
Meal options depend on the room and rate you choose. Search your dates to see which meal plans are included.
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Room types
These are the hotel's room types, rather than live offers. Choose your travel dates to see available rooms, prices and booking conditions. Check availability
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TWIN BASICTWIN • BASIC • 1 Bedroom • 12 m²TWN.Z1
Room overview
Non-smoking room- Room size
- 12 m²
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–2 • Adults: max. 2 • Children: max. 1
- Bed setup
- 4 × Single bed 80-130 width
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Room type
- TWIN
- View / characteristic
- BASIC
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room amenities
- Wi-fi
Available rooms, prices and included facilities are confirmed after you choose your dates and rate.
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TWIN BASIC
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Room overview
Non-smoking room- Room size
- 12 m²
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–2 • Adults: max. 2 • Children: max. 1
- Bed setup
- 4 × Single bed 80-130 width
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Room type
- TWIN
- View / characteristic
- BASIC
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room code: TWN.Z1
Room amenities
- Wi-fi
Available rooms, prices and included facilities are confirmed after you choose your dates and rate.
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QUADRUPLE BASICQUADRUPLE • BASIC • 1 Bedroom • 20 m²QUA.Z1
Room overview
Non-smoking room- Room size
- 20 m²
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
- Bed setup
- 4 × Single bed 80-130 width
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Room type
- QUADRUPLE
- View / characteristic
- BASIC
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room amenities
- Wi-fi
Available rooms, prices and included facilities are confirmed after you choose your dates and rate.
Check availabilitySkogar Hostel
QUADRUPLE BASIC
Room photos
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Photos illustrate the room type; your assigned room may vary.
Room overview
Non-smoking room- Room size
- 20 m²
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
- Bed setup
- 4 × Single bed 80-130 width
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Room type
- QUADRUPLE
- View / characteristic
- BASIC
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room code: QUA.Z1
Room amenities
- Wi-fi
Available rooms, prices and included facilities are confirmed after you choose your dates and rate.
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Guest reviews
What other guests saying about Skogar Hostel
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Midhat
Great location ... loved the helpfulness of the stuff ... but ... super weird set-up for the rooms since THERE ARE NO POWER OUTLETS in the rooms (just USB slots). This made a bit tricky to use my CPAP machine (which I need for sleeping). I contacted the staff about it, and they brought extension cord ... that I plugged in the outlet in the hall ... so that was helpful workaround (but felt weird to have this extension cord out in the hall in everyone's way)
Michael
Minimally staffed but well-organized. Good kitchen with plenty of supplies.
Tomas
Easy check in, nice clean room. Good amenities
Kathleen
Everything felt clean and building felt safe.
Manting
Room was clean. Kitchen was new. Shower rooms could have more hooks or dry area to put clothes and toiletries. Toilets were clean and spacious. There is no laundry or it hasn't been installed yet, but the facilities description on Expedia has laundry included. It looks like there is renovation going on.
Sergiy
Clean room
Easy check in and check out.
Quiet room!
Recommended !
Easy check in and check out.
Quiet room!
Recommended !
Ian
Just fine
Goss
Okay. Place was very clean, amenities were good to great, location is nice. But dear Lord the doors. All the room doors have door closers that are set to slam the living daylights out of the door in the last 6 inches of the swing, so when people enter or exit their rooms (which happens about 5 times a minute) there is the equivalent of a sonic boom that reverberates through the entire hostel. It actually got so bad it became comical. I don’t know if it’s an oversight or some form of passive aggression to ensure guests leave smartly, but in the context of a place where the chief activity is sleep, one wonders how this could have been overlooked.
Alisha
Awesome use of kitchen - fully stocked for all your cooking needs
Rafal
Clean rooms.
dongsup
kitchen is fully equipped... the coffee machine was great
Rayza
The share bathroom is the cleanest that I seen! Looks New. I love it
doris
creepy
Madison
We had a great experience and their kitchen worked perfect for us!
Miles
Clean rooms. All very tidy and maintained well.
Parking at rear of property.
Parking at rear of property.
Ryan
No breakfast (excellent coffee machine though). Kitchen is top drawer. Quiet.
Daniela
Great stay, very clean, well equipped kitchen, quiet, easy check in and check out
Hailey
The bed was comfortable.
Thuan
Love the location of this hostel, very easy to find. You can walk to the 2 waterfalls nearby. The bathrooms are modern, spacious and clean
Mary Grace
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Roni
Had a room with shared bathroom. Rooms and bathroom very clean. Easy late checkin - was provided code to access building and room. Available breakfast was standard Iceland hotel/hostel breakfast.
Arslan
Free parking, and beautiful location.
Jeannette
Clean room and bathroom. Easy access to check in. Nice quiet area.
Alejandro
Excellent
Jeannie
The place was extremely clean with easy check in.
Parijat
Nice location , no reception but all are available and you can ask if anything required. Nice common kitchen with a coffee machine and free coffee.
Cornelia
I've never stayed in hostels before but I really enjoyed our stay here.
The facilities were great, very nice kitchen area, nice shared bathroom and good room and bed. No complaints. We had supper watching the falls.
The facilities were great, very nice kitchen area, nice shared bathroom and good room and bed. No complaints. We had supper watching the falls.
R
Stayed here for three nights as a base to explore south Iceland. Big place with many rooms (50ish?). Kitchen was excellent: huge space, four separate induction cooking surfaces, two fridge/freezers, nice coffee maker. Never felt crowded to be in kitchen given it's size. Plenty of separate WCs and showers: rarely had to wait for either. Rooms were very dorm like.
Quiet hours mostly followed; quiet enough to sleep even though many people/full capacity. Although \"hostel\", most people there were 25+. Not a rowdy place as some hostels can be.
Our biggest issue was that our room was v moldy and smelt like wet socks. Probably due to fact it was next to showers. We kept the windows open most of the time there and that helped a bit. This was really our only complaint about this location but it did mean we didn't want to spend any time in our room other than sleeping.
Finally, we did find Skogar to be a good base for exploration: much more laid back and not overcrowded compared to Vik but not that far from it in a car (25m). Can easily walk to Skogafoss (30m), Kvernufoss (25m), and museum (5-10m). We would probably stay here again but ask to be located further from the showers in case that was the issue with our room.
Quiet hours mostly followed; quiet enough to sleep even though many people/full capacity. Although \"hostel\", most people there were 25+. Not a rowdy place as some hostels can be.
Our biggest issue was that our room was v moldy and smelt like wet socks. Probably due to fact it was next to showers. We kept the windows open most of the time there and that helped a bit. This was really our only complaint about this location but it did mean we didn't want to spend any time in our room other than sleeping.
Finally, we did find Skogar to be a good base for exploration: much more laid back and not overcrowded compared to Vik but not that far from it in a car (25m). Can easily walk to Skogafoss (30m), Kvernufoss (25m), and museum (5-10m). We would probably stay here again but ask to be located further from the showers in case that was the issue with our room.
AIMIN
surprisingly clean and well equipped!
Liwei
Better than expected actually. Big kitchen. A washing machine would make the stay even better
qiwang
It is clean. But no staff is on site and we did not receive the code to open the doors. Some local kids/travelers helped us
Bing
We booked a room mistakenly one day late than we needed. When I found it out one day before our check in time, we were not able to make the change because it passed the free cancellation deadline. So we booked another room. Upon our arrival, the staff found our situation and agreed to give full refund for the mistakenly booked room without our asking. He was super nice and helpful. The room and bathroom are very clean. We appreciated it truly.
Latisha
I have never stayed in a Hostel before. I had to adjust my mind to a unisex shower room. But this place was very very clean and comfortable.
Jessica
We enjoyed Skogar hostel! We arrived late after a hike and left early before a long commute to another glacier hike. The staff member checking us in was very friendly, the beds were more comfortable than we anticipated, and the kitchen was well equipped. There was an issue with one of the showers not properly functioning (no hot water and the faucet was wonky), but the other two of us showered fine. It is noteworthy that guests must strip their own linen in the morning and put them into laundry bins - which we were fine with. Overall, a good stay for 3 women travelling who booked a room with a bunk bed and single bed. Not certain it the price was aligned with value, but we are only three nights into our adventure.
Wai Chuen
Good value for its price
Clean room, perfect location and well-equipped kitchen, I enjoyed the stay at the hostel.
A.K
The hostel room a bit to small for 3 pax.
Verified traveler
Location is amazing. Just in front of waterfall. Also good location to see Aurora. Would definitely recommend.
Verified traveler
Great location, next to tourist waterfall and start of long-distance hiking trail. Hotel, restaurant and hostel all in the same complex. Helpful staff at check-in. Good facilities in hostel - bathrooms, kitchen and dining areas. There's not really a proper lounge despite that being suggested in the property description - just a couple of armchairs in a corridor with a TV fixed to the wall. Unfortunately the washing machine was broken during my stay. No location facilities in the village, like a grocery shop; the nearest is more than 20km away.
Verified traveler
Location is amazing! I would’ve liked a small mirror in the shower stall
Verified traveler
Corners cut from the hostel
Room was very dirty like brown streaks underneath the mattress. The sheets were not really that clean and the floors were super sticky in places. The cost was not so expensive so it’s alright if you need a cheap place to stay.
Ron
Towel please
Great lication and big kitchen. The only problem is that they do not provide towels.
Verified traveler
The bed was comfortable and location was good. We didn’t like the noise, especially from the slamming kitchen door or temperature of the room. Very hot, no screens on windows.
Verified traveler
Loved the location - right beside the falls, restaurant on site, and fully equipped kitchen, 4 showers, and laundry facilities. The rooms themselves were small and the bedding not terribly comfy, but happy there was a sink. I'd recommend adding some hooks/shelving so people can change up/store a few things to give them more space in the room. Night Lights would also be helpful as the hallway between corridors got quite dark and made the journey to the bathroom in the middle of the night quite spooky.
Samantha
Good place to stay before doing the fimmvörðuháls
Great place to stay before doing the fimmvörðuháls hike. Nice kitchen and shower. They have a decent breakfast too, but it is kind of expensive.
Verified traveler
Unfriendly
We went to this hostel and were unable to stay the night we originally booked. We talked to the owner who said he would refund the amount after hotels.com contacted. However, when hotels.com contacted the owner they refused to provide a refund even though we were told the day before they would.
Verified traveler
Great location, very clean and excellent kitchen. Nice walks from here
Helena
It is a neat place for a hostel and the price. It has a full shared kitchen that allow guests to cook food.
Verified traveler
Clean and comfortable room as advertised. As far as we could tell, only one toilet for all people staying in the hostel portion of the building, so there was a bit of a wait to use it.
Verified traveler
Great hostel. Beautiful facilities, fantastic location, everything you need. Would stay again.
Verified traveler
the water is clean, but smells like sulfur. not a big deal though!
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Skogar Hostel
Skógar, Iceland, 1-3, Hvolsvollur, Iceland
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