Skjaldarvík Guesthouse

Guesthouse

Guesthouse is clean and tidy, also with nice decor. Staff was friendly and helpful. Scene out of guesthouse is nice. Guesthouse got living room and dining areas with well renovate for let the guests to relax and rest. Overall is nice place for us.

Best hotel in Iceland. You walk into the hotel and smell home like cooking. The rooms and the bathrooms are clean and neat, very comfortable and designed like a home. The staff are nice and kind and helped us with everything we needed including synthetic pillows and blankets and even vegan options for breakfast. We booked one night in the beginning of our trip and decided to come back in the end since the hotel was so great.

It's a family run farmhouse with the ambience of home away from home. The hosts are very helpful and courteous. The setting is breathtaking with ocean (Fjord) in the front and Green Meadows and rolling hills all around. The presence of horses and their family dogs gives it a nice personal touch. I was worried about the bathroom sharing arrangement but was it was not too inconvenient. Expect a farmhouse kind of experience and don't walk in expecting the services of the hotel will be my only heads-up.

My two daughters just had a horse riding lesson with Elissa. They were taught to groom the horses before their short ride and they had a wonderful time. Afterwards we had chocolate cake and hot chocolate in the guesthouse restaurant which is a lovely space. We all felt really welcome. I’d love to stay here next time we visit Iceland.

Two beautiful women take our family of four people riding around the farm a big circle, the process is careful and responsible, very safe, the hotel staff are very kind. There is also a lounge to provide rest, after horse riding, but also to the outdoor hot spring bath soak, although not big, but behind is snowy mountains, the front is the lake, very enjoy. It's a well worth while taking a bath and leaving after a bath.

Amazing! We did a one-hour horse ride and it was a highlight for the entire family. We did not stay at the guesthouse or eat at the restaurant, but we saw the accommodations and food and they looked great. You should come visit this place. If we come back to Iceland and visit this region again, we'll stay here. It's only five or six kilometers from the center of town and the setting is beautiful.

Read several reviews before choosing Skjaldarvik Guest House, they are everything and more! Freshly made Skyr and breads! By far the best meal we have enjoyed… last night enjoyed a dip in the spa… so delightful.

This is the best place I have stayed at in Iceland. Highly recommend it. The rooms are immaculate and spacious. There are shared bathrooms. But they are huge and very nicely appointed. The breakfast is very good. They have meats and cheeses and even Lamb patte! Staff are excellent and very friendly. The serenity here is a balm for the soul. They have a common siting area which is tastefully decorated, with plenty of windows, offering a spectacular view of the mountains and lake. Highly recommend the tour. The Icelandic horses are very well trained and the 1 hour ride is very comfortable, especially for beginners and novices. Do not hesitate to stay here, if you visit Akuryeri.

At first there was some worry about staying outside of the main part of the city thinks ng we'd be stuck for the night. Once we arrived, we were greeted graciously with a friendly smile and welcoming tour of the guesthouse by the keeper of the inn, and it was a great stay from there onward. The room we had was somewhat small but very comfortable. The common room was welcoming and a wonderful view of the fjord and mountains across the water. The rolling fields down to the water with a view of the several horses was serene and beautiful. The outdoor hot tub was inviting on a cool day and the bathrobes from the room were perfect for the occasion upon exit. It was a great way to spend some time enjoying the late evening daylight getting to know some of the other travellers. Lots of fun. Definitely recommend it.

Beautiful location. Comfortable room. Incredibly helpful staff.

Comfortable and clean, but the doors make so much noise that you end up waking up. Breakfast is pretty basic.

Google maps does NOT know where this place is, doesn't even know the road. So you'll end up at the empty place across the street. Fear not: Skjaldarvik is just across the road, closer to the bay, with the horses. Just back up the road a bit, and you'll see the sign. Clean, welcoming, beautiful location, quiet, basically everything you want. They have a northern lights sign up sheet at the front desk, where you check off your room #, and if the lights come out, they'll knock on your door. There's a bar in the living room run on the honesty system, an outdoor hot tub, and local artist work decorating the halls. Breakfast was a selection of cold items, but delicious and filling.

By far one of coziest place I stay in Iceland, very recommended for someone who want to stay in Akureyri, nice hot tub with breathtaking view. I bring our own food, and the host heat it for us.

Great guesthouse. Pretty large building and kept up very nice. Shared bathrooms and they provide robes and linens. The food is excellent although I don't think they have dinner or lunch unless you order it in advance. They do have breakfast. They also have horse riding and dune buggy yours. I did the dune buggy offer which was a lot of fun. They are about 10 minutes outside of akureryri so you need a car or taxi. It's dark enough to see the northern lights if they are out we saw them one night. The food is very good and the staff is very very friendly.

Amazing view and amenities. My husband and I enjoyed playing chess in the living room and playing with their dog, Dagur!

Nice place outside of Akureyi. Well organised and very friendly staff!

It has an amazing mountain view. The hot tub is lovely.

The staff were very friendly and helpful. Very good starting point for excursions.

Highly recommended. Pretty well priced and to have shared bathrooms (which we pulled quite backwards) were single and huge and we never agreed with anyone! Near Akureyri. The breakfast was very good. It also has a jacuzzi on the outside and you can bathe x the night even if it is snowing!

A lovely, very clean and comfortable place. Feel like you are at home. I love this place and have a wonderful time with my family. You can use "Hot bath tub " outdoor with a nice view. Love it. ❤️

One of the best places we stayed on our trip around Iceland. Small but nice room. Everything is lovely prepared in the house. Very very nice and good service. Good recommendations for going out for dinner. We booked the wrong day but it was easy to change it at the reception. For the price (73€) it was one of the cheapest houses we stayed and it was much better than the others. The breakfast was really really good as well. Staying in their hot pot in the night with all the snow around and the moonlight behind the clouds was just amazing!

Stayed here for one night as part of our road trip to Reykjavik. A step up from our previous hostels, this is a good sized property with great views, an honesty bar, hot tub, restaurant. We’ve come out of season so it’s just breakfast. We popped back into akureyri for our evening meal. Free tea / coffee, dressing gowns in our room for the hot tub, English spoken by the receptionist.

What a wonderful experience. Lovely venue with very helpful staff. Nice breakfast in the morning.

This place was lovely, the staff, the decor. Above & beyond helpful and friendly. Everything crisp and clean. Breakfast & dinner were both delicious. They have created such a lovely atmosphere I felt like I was staying at aunts house for the weekend and not a hotel.
If you are in the area, this is the place you should stay.

Excellent food, cozy atmosphere. Plenty of activities such as horseback riding and buggy car driving make this really a place to visit.

Great place. Clean and comfortable. Hot tube available. Convenient location near Akeyuri.

With the view of large fjord, hammocks in the front, hot tub, cute signs and homemade touches around the common room and surrounding, it's impossible not to love this place. Rooms were a little cozy and had one sink inside the rooms and three bathrooms in one hallway. They provided comfy robes as well. The horse tour was fun too and their dog was happily leading the way. You do get a 10 percent discount on the horse riding tour if you stay at the guesthouse.

By far my favorite stay in Iceland. Very unique, from the horses to the local handcrafted decor. The bedrooms were very clean and I was up a lot at night because I was pregnant. They were very accommodating. Would stay here again and again!

Loved everything about this place. The room was clean and comfortable, the restaurant was charming, and sitting in the hot pot with a beer was a nice way to end a long day of driving. Gorgeous views too! We loved the horses and dogs too! Our guide Nikki was wonderful. Can't say enough about this place!

Beautiful! I was blown away.

The lava decorative, especially the handmade necklaces, are very classy and more favorable than decoratives in other souvenir shops or in Reykjavik.

Nice accommodation, everything is decorated very lovingly. In the Hot Tub with beautiful views of the Fjord (from the guests, no one showers before, is a shame)
— Quiet Location
— Nice Staff
— everything was very clean
Unfortunately, the rooms look a little to the hospital even though they are very nicely decorated, a little color would not hurt.

Amazing hot tub, dogs, food, Wi-Fi and hospitality. All the little touches by the owners are felt through out the place. 110% stay here!

Wonderful guesthouse run by great people. Outdoor hot tub with a view, great rooms, all very stylish in a nice way, great food.

Lovely place, super enthusiastic staff. Wonderful reasonably priced dinner as well. A highlight of our trip!

We loved our stay here — "jewel" at the end of a long day — lovely touches, clean, friendly, loved the hot tub and rooms very comfortable. Had dinner in the dining room and it was excellent. Presentation amazing and food very delicious. Really enjoyed breakfast in the morning too. Wish we could have stayed for more than one night. If you stay here you won't be disappointed.

Fantastic place to stay, if you are around Akureyri! Hot tube with a view, very nice service, lovely breakfast with lots of home-made marmalades, beautiful and quiet location. Thank you! can't wait to come back! :)

Best overall place I've stayed at in the month I've been here. Awesome.

Lovely guest house in a great location, nice staff, decent Internet connection and a hot tub in the backyard. There are also animals and a little garden. One of my favorite hotels! The price value is great. And breakfast is delicious, especially crepes with maple syrup. The owners are eco friendly and all about recycling, what results in the house being one of a kind. Top hotel in Iceland, and surely the best one near Akureyri.