Hótel Leirubakki

Our GPS was acting up & we emailed the hotel for directions. They were very responsive & helpful. We had to arrive late & the owners stayed up to welcome us. They were very gracious. The scenery near Mt Heckla was gorgeous. We enjoyed the hot tubs. The restaurant was excellent & prepared meals to accommodate allergies. We loved the fresh bread at the breakfast buffet. We didn't know ahead there are horses onsite & will include horseback riding on our next visit. Wifi was available in the shared area of the main building. Staff were all professional & courteous & helped us with our itinerary. An enjoyable two nights.

If you had been expecting a backpackers bunk bed quarters then this would have been fine. When I booked it, I was under the impression it was a hotel room with shared bathroom facilities. It was a tight squeeze with the four of us and two bunk beds very close together. The location does have hotel rooms as well as backpacker quarters. Just be sure which it is that you are booking. It was very expensive given the size of the room. Overall, not a good value. We had many other hotels in Iceland with a better value. The hotel is very out of the way unless you wanted to be close to the Golden Circle. It is not near the ring road. The breakfast was very good.

We stayed in both the bunk house and in the regular hotel rooms. Both room types had very comfortable mattresses. The bunkhouse has a toilet down the hall and shower rooms. If you want to share space with others and save some money, then that is a good way to go. We enjoyed the regular hotel rooms and private bathrooms very much. That building had WiFi in the lobby and in the upstairs common room. The scenery is gorgeous. There is a whirlpool and a couple of outdoor hot tubs. The breakfast buffet featured several types of fresh baked bread. Staff were very friendly and attentive and genuinely cared that we were comfortable. The restaurant onsite had excellent food and worked with the two members of our party who have food allergies. There are also horses onsite for trail rides. One of our party left a bag behind at a previous stop and the owner helped get in contact to retrieve the bag, which ended up being flown to Reykjavik's regional airport at the end of the trip so we could have it before departure. This was one of our most pleasant experiences out of five positive experiences in hotels on this visit to Iceland. We would return and recommend it to friends.

Stayed 2 nights there. Very Pleasant surrounding, convenient for Landmanalaugar. If satying at teh hotel per se, you can enjoy a hot bath, as you see steam coming out from the deep grass nearby. Still, you should try the Viking tub, 100 yard further away, and enjoy a genuine bath that only horses behind may witness!

Það mættu alveg vera myndir úr litlu kjallaraherbergjunum eins og því sem við fengum, þá veit fólk á hverju það á von. Bókunin var þannig að það var eins og við værum að fá 45% afslátt af verði, sem var alls ekki rétt. En rúmið/kojan var ágætt og morgunverður góður.

Unfortunately I booked my Iceland accommodation too late to have much choice at all-for summer months you need to book at least 3 months in advance esp if want to stay away from SW corner. Consequently we had to book a room without en suite facilities which we were relaxed about. However rooms without bathrooms are very basic; more like hostel accommodation, with no wardrobes or drawers. These rooms are in the basement of the owner's house, they do have windows. We were told we could upgrade to a room with en suite facilities and these appeared to be EXCELLENT but we were then told it was only available for one night and we didn't want to be changing rooms. The room we stayed in ended up being very noisy as another group occupied several rooms so they shouted from one room to another and subsequently got up very early! Hotel is located a few km from Mt Hekla and some 30km from Hella. There are no eating options within half hour's drive. In house restaurant is good but quite expensive.

Très proche de Helkla

Hyggelig overnattingssted. Svært god service. Imøtekommende personale. Enkle, men bra forhold. Flott beliggenhet. Mye natur. Rolig og fredelig. Ridetur for besteforeldre med 11-årig barnebarn for første gang. Badekulpen 50 meter unna kunne gjerne vært renset opp i. Likevel, ikke i tvil: Kommer gjerne tilbake.

Free fast internet in the large sitting area above the lobby. Bathroom was modern and clean. Rooms were nice and beds comfortable (extra pillows as needed provided in room). Midnight sun was in effect, so we had brought our own eye masks. Breakfast was included in our rate and very delicious and plenty of choices of meats, cereals, fresh rye bread, milk, yogurt, juices, vegetables, etc. Beautiful location as we had wonderful view of the nearby volcano Helka!

Långt ute på landet men bra placerat för dags-utfärder med bil. OK men inte mer. Kunde ordna med ridning på Islandshäst.