Landhotel & Gasthof Cramer

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2026

Steph

Really great hotel, perfect spot to see the Aurora. A little out of the way and not close to any restaurants but that’s what makes it a good spot for the Aurora because of a lack of light pollution. The hotel restaurant is good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

Susan

Wish we could have seen the aurora.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2026

Andrew

Perfect location to see the northern lights, with no light pollution. The staff were also very friendly and the food was excellent.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2026

david

Was amazing , good restaurant
And location for viewing the northern lights

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2026

Ami

Rooms, beds, service was awesome!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2026

William

I like to be totally honest when I review. This hotel is nice, unique, SUPER friendly staff. I would stay here again. One complaint, charging to use the hot tub :/

I hate being nickel and dimed to death on vacation. The hot tub is small, doesn’t get very hot and they charge to use it even though I’m a guest, that’s very annoying.

I was in Iceland 10 days and this was the only accommodation that charged for hot tub use and it was also the worst one.

I specifically picked rooms based on hot tub usage, don’t nickel and dime your guests.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2025

Marc

Lovely stay and friendly staff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2025

Geraldine

Great breakfast options. Very comfortable hotel with lovely views. Great if you want to see Northern Lights. Only negative is that the rooms got very hot at nights.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Oct 2025

Kourtney

Great hotel just in the middle of no where. Had horses outside our room which was cool. Restaurant had great food. Good gym and amenities but the pool table was broken and limited pool cues - only 1, rest were broken. Didn’t love that you needed to pay 3000 ISK per person to use the sauna and hot tub.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2025

Alberto

Bonito hotel

Nos gustó el hotel, lejos de pueblos y atracciones. En medio de la nada, tiene restaurante pero mejor llegar cenado

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2025

Rebecca

Nice property. Comfortable and clean.

8/10

Excellent

04 Sep 2025

Carl

Needed better food service

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2025

Emily

The staff was warm and very accommodating. This is my second stay here and I recommend it highly. Tomas and Peter were outstanding

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2025

Michelle

Loved this property! Rooms & hotel is new. Staff is great. Food was delicious for dinner & breakfast was perfect. It was very country side & fabulous for a morning walk.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2025

Nicholas

Hey

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2025

Colin

Charming Hotel, But Gym Opens Late

Pros:
- Beautiful building architecture and materials.
- Friendly, helpful staff.
- Clean, comfortable rooms.
- Delicious breakfast with options for a variety of diets
Cons:
- Gym doesn’t open until 9am, so early workouts aren’t possible.
- There are not really walking paths outdoors so going for. a run or walk are not possible.

Notes:
The location is quite rural, with no nearby restaurants. We recommend dining at the hotel—the food was very good and reasonably priced.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2025

Rebecca

Very comfortable beds and a great view of the sunset!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2025

Lars

Well located hotel to explore southern Iceland.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2025

KERRY

Arrived 9pm or so. Sauna & hot tub closed already despite daylight til after midnight. No upgrades were available to me per hotel. Hotel did not appear full. Room was ok, small, clean, twin beds and a cot which was extremely uncomfortable. Bathroom, huge however no hot water for morning showers. Informed clerk and was offered a free soda. Free breakfast was good. Technology great. Nice sitting areas throughout probably for viewing the northern lights.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2025

Paloma

Clean, beautiful, and wonderful staff.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2025

francis

Good hotel around Hella Iceland

Room is ok. Restaurant food was good. Overall experience was good but it’s a bit pricey

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2025

Nicole

The staff was great!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2025

Reka

Great place!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2025

Chi Tat Angus

Great remote location, nice property and surrounding view

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2025

Kelly Ann

Best vegetarian meal I had in all of Iceland, the mushroom soup and cauliflower steak was amazing! The hot tub under the igloo enclosure was so relaxing at night. My favorite thing about the property was the view: beautiful snow capped mountains, horses at the nearby horse farm, etc. There’s a little country gravel road that you can take a walk or run on where you can pass the most beautiful horses, definitely check it out!

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

29 Jun 2025

Valentina

Appalling experience

I had a confirmed reservation with Landhotel and 2 days before arrival they sent me an email that they have been overbooked and they have moved me to a different hotel in Selfoss!!! This has never happened to me and it was a terrible experience as the hotel that was “assigned” to us didn’t have the features I have looked for when I booked Landhotel:
- 30 min drive further from where we wanted to be the following day
- Landhotel was in the middle of nature, the hotel that they sent us to was in the middle of the town
- Spa was closed
- no restaurant on site
- very uncomfortable beds
- not looking as nice
At the time of booking Landhotel, I had 2 other very good options I could choose too, if only I knew it wasn’t 100% sure I would get a room in Landhotel. If they are overbooking, I would like to know this at the time of booking as I would definitely choose a different option. I want to stay in the chosen accommodation, not in the one they assign to me.
When I called them to discuss with them, their excuse was that airlines do the same….. Yes, they do, and this is why many people complain about their service and also, airlines give you compensation when they are overbooked.
My thoughts about why they have moved me to a different hotel:
- they received a reservation for a bigger group that didn’t have enough rooms - I heard this from someone in Iceland that this happens sometimes.
- maybe the problem is that I booked through this platform which is the first time I did it.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2025

Nicole

Very comfortable stay with an excellent breakfast, great amenities, and friendly staff. Highly recommend!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2025

Simone

Enjoyed my stay here. Hotel was very clean and excellent customer service! Highly recommend

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2025

John

Above and beyond service

Our one night stay at Landhotel was wonderful. From the moment we arrived everyone was super friendly and helpful. We stayed in April so the place was quiet and peaceful. The hotel feels very new and modern and is set away from all other ambient light sources, making it an ideal location for Northern Lights viewing. They took time to explain the amenities and dinner options. Our daughters have Celiac (gluten free) and they were great with food options for both dinner and breakfast including offering gluten free bread. The breakfast buffet was very good with lots of options. We also went to bed with low expectations for northern lights options, but they called to wake us when the skies luckily cleared. What truly set our stay apart though, was how much the hotel helped with our car trouble. We had accidentally put the wrong gas in our car, causing it to not start in the morning. They had someone with mechanic experience who drained the tank, while another colleague drove to the nearest gas station (15 minutes away) to get us the right gas so we could get back to town. Saved us hundreds of dollars and the hours we would have had to wait to use the car rental service's roadside assistance. Truly a memorable stay and quite reasonable compared to other options in the area.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2025

Mike

Was able to watch the northern lights with no light pollution

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2025

Gisela

Loved our stay at this beautiful property. Spent 4 nights there and were lucky enough to see the auroras! Shoutout to the front desk for calling us right as they were revving up.
The hotel is right off the main road, in a pretty secluded area. Don't expect to find mini marts or a gas station nearby.
Rooms are spacious and well appointed with very comfy beds. Breakfast is plentiful and included in your stay. The only restaurant on site is expensive (but to be fair, so is the rest of Iceland) and the waiters were not friendly or even attentive. Everyone else in the hotel was super nice and we had a great time! Special mention to the bartender who always had a smile on his face, and went out of his way to make sure we were comfortable and happy!!! (I'm sorry I don't remember your name! but you made me the most delicious cucumber mojitos!!!) Would love to come back!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2025

John

Very friendly staff and well-appointed, large rooms with very comfortable beds. Good value for money compared to other hotels we stayed in. Loved our stay!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Convenient to multiple attractions and activities. Extremely friendly and helpful staff.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2024

Ellen

Lovely hotel. Very friendly and helpful staff. Facilities great. Loved the webcam in the bar. Saw the northern lights. Highly recommend.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2024

Armin

Great hotel, friendly service, clean, comfortable beds, nice breakfast buffet and ideal location to see the Aurora Borealis

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2024

Wade

We stayed one night and really liked the hotel and restaurant. The hotel is in a great location for exploring the southern part of Iceland. Our room was great and the food at the restaurant was excellent. Highly recommend!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2024

Cori

The rooms were large and well maintained.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2024

Karen Ann

Great location and the staff were all kind and would do anything to assist you. The beds are out of this world comfortable! They provide a wake up call if wanted so you never miss the northern lights. Will definitely stay there again-and highly recommend Landhotel!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2024

Michael

Great property as a base for trip in the south. Little remote.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2024

Carla

Great hotel. Love the amenities and the breakfast. Little farther away from restaurants and shops in general. We liked that but you should have it in mind.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2024

Paul

The staff were very accommodating. They even provided a wake-up call to view the northern lights

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2024

Thomas

Great stay, good location!

Nice, modern hotel! Breakfast good, didn’t have time to take advantage of other amenities. Rooms clean and comfortable

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2024

Maureen

The staff were great - especially at check in and dinner. They were both engaging and professional. Awesome customer service!!
Thank you!!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

Start your visit into the highlands from here.

Our room was very generous in size and the hotel had a nice menu selection. It’s location is a perfect launching point into the highlands. I think the only thing that can be improved is that there is no ADA parking.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2024

Juan Miguel

Great hotel in a nice location. Included breakfast was excellent and restaurant has a nice view.

I wish the hot tub wasn’t so close to the parking lot which makes it not super private. Also sound proofing in our room was not perfect. We could hear the people outside of the building at all times.

Nonetheless, we had a great experience overall.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2024

Mei

Hotel is a little far away from town. You have to drive bumpy roads to reach there. But hotel itself is nice and new. They also have spa and pool table .

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Aug 2024

Wuming

We didn’t receive genuine hospitality and missed the info on free breakfast.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2024

Jaehee

모든게 완벽한 새로운 호텔입니다.
오로라 시즌에 다시 방문하기를 희망합니다.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2024

Kate

Great stay!

8/10

Excellent

03 Aug 2024

Samantha

This was truly a luxury hotel. It was beautiful all-around. The rooms were very spacious and comfortable with a large bathroom. Great blackout curtains were helpful too. The breakfast included was one of the best I’ve ever had an any hotel. The only complaint I’d have was that the hotel didn’t have a/c in the rooms, and the window you could open was quite small and not screened-in. But we still made it work. If you do book this hotel, I’d also highly recommend getting the travel insurance. We had one of the bridges washed away during our visit and since Iceland has mostly only the single road (Route 1/Ring Road) to get anywhere, the hotel told us there was nothing they could do if we couldn’t make it since we didn’t have insurance. It didn’t matter that the only road was closed, they said they hope we can get there. So we had to drive 16 hours (instead of 2) to get to the hotel. We made the best of it, but if you can get insurance, please do because Iceland has this happen semi-frequently and we would have gotten the insurance had we’d known that in advance.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2024

Mounika

Breakfast was not upto the mark

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2024

Rajeev Reddy

Wonderful luxurious hotel in the middle of nowhere. Rooms are very clean, ambiance is great and definitely recommend this. Breakfast could have been better though

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2024

Fay

Hotel had great amenities. Staff was very helpful Room was large and comfortable beds. Delicious dinner.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2024

Jingqiu

It’s a new hotel and very nice, best hotel we stayed in Iceland. Very good breakfast.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2024

Kathryn

The hotel was clean, had good food, was in a beautiful place. Perfect launching place to the Highlands. About a 18 minute drive from Hella.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jul 2024

Stephanie

This property is definitely not close to anything which was fine with us. It was clean and the front desk staff was very nice. We stayed 3 nights and the breakfast did not change at all from day to day. We would have preferred a little more variety. The hot tub was in the oddest location out front. It was a nice hotel for the location and price.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2024

Thomas

Wonderful people that provided great service in a fabulous property. Highly recommend Landhotel!

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2024

Larry

Great place

I would definitely recommend this hotel for anyone staying in the area. Our room was very clean and beds were very comfortable.
Also their continental breakfast was excellent.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2024

Tamra

Very clean, comfortable hotel that is centrally located to southern Iceland sites. Hotel is off the beaten path, but is very quiet with beautiful scenery and excellent viewing location for the northern lights and star gazing (very little light pollution). Food is very good. Breakfast is excellent with tons of options. Would definitely stay here again!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2024

Angie

Great hotel! Very clean, safe, good dining option, a bar in the lobby, and nice aurora wake up call!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2024

Katarina

We decided last minute to spend our last night in Iceland at Landhotel due to watching their Live Aurora Borealis webcam throughout the week. It was the BEST decision - the staff, hotel and Aurora were absolutely amazing. The staff were extremely kind and knowledgeable!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2024

brandin

The place to be for Northern Lights!

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2023

Ying

The breakfast is great and you can see the sunrise in the restaurant. Highly recommended

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2023

Deborah

great hotel in the middle of nowhere....perfect

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Sep 2023

Ani

Nice hotel with USB ports

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2023

nataly_honor

This was a beautiful hotel, clean, well-organized, with great breakfast. We really enjoyed our stay.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2023

Pradeepkumar

Wow, a gem in the middle of nowhere. Exceptionally modern amenities, super clean. Ideal to watch northern lights. Would definitely stay again.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2023

Rodney

N Ice Land Hotel

Great looking hotel inside and out in a great location.
Went in summer but would be awesome for Northern Lights.
Very comfy bed and facilities.
Breakfast included was lovely.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2023

KENNETH

This hotel is about 15 minutes off of the 1 and so worth the drive. The rooms were large, as well as the bathroom & full size shower.
The restaurant was the best part, fantastic food, as an example I ordered Dessert and it took 15 minutes to arrive because it was cooked fresh.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2023

Xiaoshan

We had our best sleep in Iceland at this hotel. Rooms are quite with great view. Breakfast was great too.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2023

Elizabeth

Check in was easy. They had a great breakfast and coffee machine. The hotel was quiet and the beds were comfy. It had great views of mountains.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2023

Rajdeep

The hotel and rooms were very very clean! Modern property. The staff was very friendly and professional! Not a single complaint. Would recommend to friends and family.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2022

Connie

Nice getaway from the city.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

22 Sep 2022

DEBRA

No amenities

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2022

Patti

We loved the modern contemporary design and cleanliness. We had an awesome dinner, best lamb my son had on our 12 days! Waitress great. Breakfast buffet nice!
Loved room decor and the views are wonderful.

We did NOT like the SURPRISE charge of $14,000 ISK. We asked if they could dry a bag of clothes jackets from recent rainstorm and the cost. We were told $500 ISK (~$4US). Great. We also asked for a load to be washed dried and the cost. We were told a little more then the 500 ISK dry only price.

I was aghast we were charged $14,000 ISK (~$98US). I called the manager and was told that we were undercharged for the dry load and that it was for water / labor, and was a miscommunication. I said we didn't miscommunicate, we were told the price upon seeing our 2 bags. They listed 28 items, Our dry load was ~8 including large jackets & another ~15 in wash/dry load including socks.

Happy to pay a 'little bit more' as we appreciated the service, yet very unhappy to have manager not honor quote given. Had we known upfront we'd be charged $98 US, we would have DECLINED the service, as that's certainly 'not a little bit more.\"

I wasn't planning to write a review, but an email asked, wanting to know what we did and did NOT like.

We will stay again if we visit the highlands as proximity is not too bad, but will not be doing laundry. Other hotels are reasonable. I had hoped to receive a credit in the $70US dollar range, and hope upon reflection that it will come. Thank you

Leisure Family