Efsti-Dalur Cottages

Location: Efsti-Dalur 2, Úthlid, is

Star Rating: 8.9 Stars

Property Type: Holiday homes

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 03:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Parking
• Non-smoking rooms
• Terrace
• Family rooms
• Hot tub/Jacuzzi
• Non-smoking throughout
• Outdoor furniture
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Contactless check-in/check-out
• Invoice provided
• Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
• Smoke alarms
• Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
• Guest room sealed after cleaning
• Key access
• Food delivered to guest room
• CCTV outside property
• Free wired internet
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Internet access
• Private picnics
• Horse riding nearby

Rooms Available

• Three-Bedroom House

  This holiday home features a hot tub. Featuring a private entrance, this holiday home consists of 4 living rooms, 3 separate bedrooms and 1 bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. Guests will find a stovetop, a refrigerator, a dishwasher and kitchenware in the fully equipped kitchen. The holiday home also provides guests with a barbecue. Boasting a terrace with garden views, this holiday home also provides a tea and coffee maker and a flat-screen TV with streaming services. The unit offers 5 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 6 (6 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Kitchenette
  • Radio
  • Refrigerator
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Dishwasher
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Kitchen
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Dining area
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Barbecue
  • Cleaning products
  • Coffee machine
  • Terrace
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Wine glasses
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Feather pillow
  • Hypoallergenic pillow
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Carbon monoxide detector
  • Hand sanitiser

Guest Reviews

• Katarzyna (10/5): - Przestronny domek z trzema sypialniami , kuchnia dobrze wyposażona ,na tarasie grill i jakuzi. Blisko do atrakcji na gold circle. Domek na uboczu spokój i cisza . Nic
• Lasa Arzallus (10/5): -
• Adelina (8/5): Grande maison au cœur du golden circle - La maison est grande et agréable. Le salon est cosy. Les 3 chambres sont un atout . Nous avons réussi à voir une petite aurore boréale. Je confirme d’autres commentaires, ne réservez pas pour le bain chaud il est inutilisable car brûlant. Mon thermomètre indiquait 42 degrés à la surface mais beaucoup plus en dessous. Nous avons demandé au propriétaire de le régler mais cela n’a rien changé du tout. Dommage car il fait envie. Pour info la télévision n’a aucune chaîne donc inutilisable aussi.
• Kevin (9/5): - The hottub, ready easy to use. The space is open and comfortable for four
• LoreDef (10/5): Splendido e comodo cottage nel centro del Golden Circle - Cottage comodo e caldo. Ampio spazio per parcheggio privato, Casa della dimensione giusta per 4 adulti, un ragazzino ed un bambino. Idromassaggio con acqua caldissima super comodo la sera dopo una giornata a visitare per rilassarsi. Letti comodi. Comoda la soluzione del codice sulla maniglia, perché cosi non avevamo chiavi da portarci dietro nelle escursioni. Fortunatamente nulla non ci è piaciuto. Se dovessi fare due piccoli appunti, aggiungerei uno scolapasta e delle posate per cucinare in piu a quelle già presenti (ci siamo arrangiati con quel che c'era senza nessun problema) e magari aggiungerei indicazioni migliori per la raccolta differenziata. Ma giusto per indicare qualcosa, perché noi siamo rimasti molto soddisfatti e contenti.
• Robert (10/5): -
• Matteo (10/5): - Tutto perfetto!
• Pierre-Yves (10/5): Excellent séjour à Efstidalur! - Superbe cottage idéalement situé en plein cercle d’or, à proximité de Tingvellir, Geysir et Gulfoss. Très spacieux, confortable et ultra calme. La communication avant et pendant le séjour a été fluide et l'arrivée très facile. Les plus: le bain nordique et le restaurant de la ferme juste à côté 😋
• Nicole (10/5): - Comfortable, clean, and perfect for our exploration of the geyser and waterfalls, all about a 20 min drive. The hot tub was of course a big plus! Would recommend
• Kovács (8/5): - Túl forró volt a víz a jakuzziban , szabályzó viszont nem volt hozzá .
• Benjamin (9/5): -
• Dominique (10/5): - Heel fijn huis. Goed uitgerust. Ideale ligging vlak bij Geysir en Gullfoss. Leuke hot-tub!
• Sonja (9/5): Fijn en gezellig huisje met goede bedden en om te genieten van privacy in je eigen hottub. - De locatie was perfect om het noorderlicht te zien, veel privacy. De hottub was heel fijn. Gezellig ingerichte woonkamer. Er was geen handdoek/theedoek in de keuken. Er was geen olijfolie en peper in de keuken, die basisartikelen hadden we, naast zout, eigenlijk wel verwacht.
• Didier (5/5): -
• Alexandra (8/5): Confortable et bien placé - Super emplacement, assez isolé pour bien voir des aurores boréales et proche de sites touristiques. Assez spacieux pour 6 personnes et bien aménagé. Le bain chaud extérieur était beaucoup trop chaud, on. Ne pouvait même pas y mettre les pieds. Nous n'avons pas pu l'utiliser. La douche n'avait aucune pression . Beaucoup de poussières sous les lits.
• Xavier (10/5): Plénitude - Magnifique cottage bien équipé. Accès simplifié avec une boîte à clés. Hot tube très agréable le soir en rentrant d'excursion. Cadre magnifique. Rien
• Carolina (10/5): -
• Björn (9/5): -
• Patrick (9/5): - La bouilloire est défectueuse
• Titi (9/5): -
• Jan (9/5): Lage auf dem Golden Circle, und trotzdem die Ruhewaren herausragend - Der Hot Spot war super,die Aussicht und Ruhe waren auch top
• Antonio Manuel (10/5): - Todo perfecto. Lugar tranquilo y espacioso. Cuidan los detalles.
• Anna (9/5): -
• shula (10/5): Good location on golden circle - Location is good. 25 km from gullfoss and about 50 from silfra. Good dinner in restaraunt. Great hot tub. Easy to use. Beds are good Not much to dislike
• Stéphane (8/5): Emplacement parfait avec accès au restaurant jusqu'à 21h sans réservation et hot tub brûlant. - Emplacement parfait avec accès au restaurant et aux glaces maison jusqu'à 21h sans réservation. Logement spacieux et moderne mais pas totalement propre (sous les coussins, sous les lits...). Quelques éléments mal entretenus (porte d'entrée avec un jour vers l'extérieur, éclairage faiblard dans un chambre, très peu de pression à la douche, Wifi indiqué indisponible) et surtout hot tub (SPA) brûlant, nous y sommes difficilement entrés (attention aux enfants et aux personnes fragiles) et en sommes ressortis avec des vertiges et de la tachycardie. Aucun thermomètre disponible. Les propriétaires sont intervenus mais les réglages effectués n'ont rien amélioré.
• Marco (8/5): -
• Mario (9/5): Spacious and clean cottage - Spacious cottage for 4 persons. Well equipped kitchen. Perfect location to visit and discover the different sites in the Golden circle. No contact with owner - slow or no response to my messages.
• Dan (10/5): Exceptional - Location, the host has taken cared of everything in advance.
• Kristofer (10/5): Exceptional -
• Rens (8/5): Very good -
• Kerstin (5/5): Could have been a nicer stay with a little more effort from the owners - We stayed in cottage No2 for 7 days as a family of 5. Check in with safe for key. Very private. Good location on the golden circle. Comfortable beds. TV with streaming channels. Private hot tub. Not clean at all. Everything was a little filthy and very dirty. Had to clean everything myself upon arrival. A little disgusting. Dirty kitchen cabins, table, chairs and bathroom. Dirty toilet. No water pressure in the bathroom. And I mean almost no water in the sink. Not well equipped kitchen. Bunk bed in one room not for adults suitable as it is very shaky. Could be a very nice place if a little more well maintained. Not a very friendly staff.
• Sandra (4/5): Cottage with hot tub, rural location but with some compromises regarding cleanlineless and equipment - Iceland is a wonderful country and the nature is incredible. We have never seen such a beautiful place like this one. We had spent one week in the cottage which is assumedly longer than other guests had done. It is very quiet and relaxing at the same time. The internet is stable and we must say better than at home no matter where you go. All kinds of streaming services are offered on TV. Two times we ate in their restaurant and we were served with a good quality of food . The ice - cream is delicious and you can look into the stable seeing the cows. Petting of the animals is not allowed which is perfect showing the respect to their animals. We spent our holiday with a family of friends who had rented the cottage of the same design. As they were right next to each other, it was a perfect fit. We could easily reach all the hot spots of the Golden Circle from there. Unfortunately they only offer horse rides during summer seasons but they recommended us a horse stable in the neighbourhood (Geysir Hestar) which was a wonderful experience and which we would highly recommended to anyone. The beds were comfortable. We got two times fresh towels and coffee for free - this was perfect. Thank you. We have never seen such a poorly equipped and lovelessly furnished cottage as this one. Unfortunately it was not clean and it is not advisable to look in the corners. The kitchen cupboards had a greasy surface and it looked like it hadn't been cleaned. This is a real shame as it could be a hidden treasure if a little effort was made. Although there was a whole cupboard full of cleaning products, they don't seem to be used. The toaster didn't work either - you had to be careful as it didn't switch itself off. There was a row of burnt toast. In addition we fail to find for example instructions e.g. for the Barbecue Grill, the TV or the Hot Tub (must be the existing chlorine tablets used?). Unfortunately, there was also some equipment missing in the kitchen. Iceland is very expensive and we wanted to make pasta one evening. However, there was no large pot (only two small ones were available) and we had to cook in two steps. There were the corpses of some insects on the windowsill. The windows were very dirty, which would have been a waste of effort due to the dust from outside. A handle on the sideboard was also missing. The bathroom was functional - but an update would be necessary. As well the web instruction showed was not correct, too. The surface of the dining table was also damaged and the leather couch and carpet also needed to be deeply cleaned. That was really a mass and we can't understand why the existing potential is not being utilised.
• Askey (9/5): Superb -
• Helgi (10/5): Exceptional -
• Oliwia (10/5): Exceptional -
• Kirsty (7/5): Fab setting, great house, maybe needs a few repairs but would recommend - Location, hot tub, well designed home Beds a bit uncomfortable and one of the steps onto decking was missing making getting in and out harder.
• Alexander (10/5): Exceptional -
• Akram (9/5): Superb -
• Jana (10/5): Exceptional -
• Kerry (9/5): Our stay here absolutely exceeded our expectations. Very private and just perfect for our group. - What a superb location. Very private and perfect for our group of 12. We really loved our stay here.
• Anne-fleur (10/5): Exceptional - Amazing place. Comfortable rooms, the living room is large and the kitchen has all necessary items. The jacuzzi was amazing, especially after a very cold day out on the glacier. Would definitely recommend this place
• Verdang (10/5): Exceptional - 100% recommended. It was very comfortable for 4 persons (it was an apartment) and warm. Everything was exactly like the pictures. 1 hour away from reykjavik with a car, much stuff very close to see, the jacuzzi was amazing and it was pretty quiet. Also a very good place to see the northern lights!
• B (10/5): Cosy Lodge. Lovely Location - Everything 🙂 Hot Tub was fabulous. Accommodation was welcoming, cosy and well equipped. Staff team accommodating, friendly and efficient. Having to leave!
• Katherine (10/5): Exceptional - Lovely little cabin: very clean, nicely decorated, hot tub is great, nice to have tea and coffee supplies. Beds comfortable, very peaceful place. Good location close to Laugarvatn, Geysir, Gulfoss, Secret Lagoon, and next door to Bruarfoss. Restaurant next door is really good 👍 Nothing!
• Ailsa (10/5): Fabulous place to stay, really close to all the sights and very well equipped. - Fabulous location. Cracking place to stay. The turn off was difficult to see, but after we had gone up to the farm we worked it out.
• Kristjánsdottir (9/5): Superb -
• Dominika (10/5): Cozy cottage - Beautifully located cottage , well-equipped kitchen, with a hot tub and a grill on the terrace
• Janice (10/5): Exceptional -
• Debra (8/5): Very good - Sitting in the hot tub watching the northern lights. Amazing Did not get to Pet any animals. Bummer
• Jan (9/5): Superb -
• Oliver (8/5): Overall we were very satisfied, unfortunate unusable hot tub which we were looking forward to. - The cottage is very cosy. We praise blackout blinds. We appreciate the refrigerator, grill, cottage style, wifi, playground, quiet and nice environment. We appreciate the presence of a dishwasher and tablets for it. Unusable hot tub due to high water temperature. Dust under the beds and in the closet. We would appreciate a microwave, more storage space and a tea pot.
• O'neill (10/5): Exceptional -
• Haraldsdóttir (9/5): Superb -
• Arna (7/5): 'A cosy, modern cottage with good facilities and friendly service' - cottage was modern and facilities were good owners fixed all problems fast and we're very friendly back door locked for no reason - owners needed to come and fix/door handle/lock kitchen lacked kitchen towels and also utensils to fry and grill hot pot was dirty - owners needed to clean and refill the pot on request shower had very low water pressure - needed owners to come and fix due to constant red dust blowing into the windows everything was covered in a layer of dirt Couldn't use the hotpot due to dirt blowing constantly in our eyes Breakfast food at the restaurant was very average - could definitely be improved
• Mohd (10/5): Exceptional -
• Ondrej (9/5): Superb -
• Angigi (9/5): Superb -
• Anonymous (10/5): Great location and beautiful lodge - Excellent location, cosy and we had everything we needed
• Carmen (8/5): Cottage farm stay - Remote location but very close approx...15 mins away from all the beauty spots such as the Secret lagoon and Gulfoss and the Tomato farm plus moree. Great restaurant serving the farms beef and icecream overlooking the dairy cows in their shed. 3 bedrooms, Great views. The hot tub is filled with natural geothermal water but no jets. The drive back to the airport was stunning, through a national park and you see the Tectonic plate. You need to stock up on essentials milk food etc before getting there.
• Egle (10/5): Exceptional -
• Tiberius (10/5): Exceptional -
• Anastasia (9/5): Superb - The location was perfect, was easy enough to visit all places around. The cottage is perfect for a family with kids. We had everything we needed.
• Antonio (6/5): Pleasant - Good position, close to amenities. The apartment is large and comfortable. Very relaxing matresses. Tv perfect, good internet signal. Kitchen furnished of sufficient goods Breakfast not as complete as it could be. Lacking of sweaty goods such as croissants or cakes... lacking of bread... The most lack: espresso coffee made in the right way. The cleaness not so deep in the apartment.
• Mauritz (9/5): Excellent housing close to farm with excellent pool and BBQ - When we arrived it was nicely warmed. We just loved the hot tub and the barbecue 😍 You definitely have to like all kinds of animals ;) but we did. A filter coffee machine would be nice 😊
• Birgit (10/5): Definitely recommend and would come back any time - Great location. House was spacious yet cosy. Host was very responsive.
• Thackray (9/5): Superb -
• Markus (6/5): Pleasant - The accommodation consists of one of two wooden houses next to each other. However, there is good privacy. It is located on the property of the Farm "Efsti Dalur". The location is very good. All the tourist highlights of the south and west of Iceland are within easy reach. You can also reach the western highlands quickly via road No. 35. The drive from Kevlavik airport to the accommodation takes about 2 hours. There is a beautiful view over the country. On a clear day, you can see Mount Hekla. The location is quiet, as is usually the case in the Icelandic countryside. The hot pot, the Icelandic version of a Jacuzzi was not cleaned when we arrived. The water was dirty. The pool was dirty. The water was cold. There were bugs in and around the pool. There was a cigarette filter in the pool. On my complaint, the hot tub was cleaned the next day. However, the water was still cold. A hot pot should be at least approx. 38 degrees Celsius, not the temperature of a swimming pool in a warm country. The hot pot was not usable during our stay. The dishes were not cleaned properly. The towels were not freshly washed. They had an unpleasant smell. We know that in Iceland the water sometimes has a certain smell due to the geothermal situation. We can differentiate that. The towels were just not freshly washed. In one bedroom the heating could not be turned off completely. This meant that it was too warm to sleep. We had to move to the other bedroom. The kettle and coffee maker still had water in them from the previous tenants when we arrived. The dishes were not cleaned properly, when we arrived. The house is partially renovated. However, the description on booking.com, especially the pictures, give the impression that the house is new. This is definitely wrong. Our expectations were not met. The house is not cheap even by Icelandic standards. The landlords responded to my complaint quickly and politely. However, it must be said that the whole accommodation is neglected. Perhaps this is because the summer season in Iceland is coming to an end and the motivation is gone. However, the rental price for this house in this condition was definitely unreasonable. We would not book this accommodation again.
• Miloslav (10/5): Everything absolutely super. The only small minor thing, no wash machine in the house. -
• Andras (10/5): Exceptional -
• Erna (7/5): Decent accommodation that still has some work to do before it is ready - Beautiful countryside and many beautiful things around. The house is beautifully furnished and beds were comfortable. We were the first tenants and apparently not everything was ready. Upon arrival the hot tub was dirty, the TV remote was missing, there was no coffee maker in the house, no BBQ, no hair dryer, no mattress in lower bunk and the outdoor area is not safe for small children. The baby chair was soaking wet and leaking. We found some screws and nails and the childrens ball got lost under the platform a few times. When checking out, we didn't know where to throw the trash, but according to the information in the house, there should be containers close to the house. We drove around the area with the trash bags but could not find any container but ended up at the front desk to ask and were told that the containers had not arrived and we could leave all the trash outside the house. To be fair, the staff always responded quickly and provided the items that were missing. But it was quite tiring to have to call the reception desk 7 times. We talked about this at the front desk and were offered a gift certificate as compensation, but we admit that we expected more than a gift certificate worth about $100, which is less than half of the cost of one night

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