Sel Hotel Mývatn
Location: Skútustaðir 2C, Myvatn, Mývatn, 660, Myvatn, IS
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Hotels
About this Property
Experience the tranquility of Sel Hotel Mývatn, nestled in the breathtaking landscapes of Myvatn.
Relaxation Awaits
Unwind in one of our 2 luxurious hot tubs or rejuvenate in the sauna, ensuring your stay is both relaxing and refreshing.
Gastronomic Delights
Indulge your taste buds at our on-site restaurant, offering delicious lunch or dinner options, or grab a quick snack at our cozy coffee shop/café. For those looking to unwind, enjoy your favorite beverage at one of our bars/lounges.
Comfortable Accommodations
Choose from our 54 well-appointed guestrooms, featuring complimentary Wi-Fi, private bathrooms with essential toiletries, and all the comforts of home, including coffee/tea makers and desks.
Don’t miss your chance to book your retreat at Sel Hotel Mývatn today!
Important Information
- No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
Policies
Check-in: 03:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Amenities & Facilities
- Free breakfast
- Hot springs nearby
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- Luggage storage
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Elevator
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Cross-country skiing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Television in common areas
- Free breakfast
- Multilingual staff
- Snowmobiling nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Snowshoeing nearby
- Billiards or pool table
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Snack bar/deli
- Free self parking
- Free buffet breakfast
- Hot springs nearby
- Cave exploring/spelunking nearby
- Banquet hall
- Horse riding nearby
- Mountain climbing nearby
- Stair-free path to entrance
- Accessible shuttle
- No accessible shuttle
Rooms Available
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Triple Room
1 Large Twin Bed and 1 Twin Bed
291-sq-foot soundproofed room with lake and mountain views
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and electric kettle
Sleep - Premium bedding and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower/tub combination, bathrobes, and free toiletries
Practical - Laptop workspace, phone, and wardrobe or closet; cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Accessibility - Area rugs in room
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Telephone
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Daily housekeeping
- Premium bedding
- Free WiFi
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Hand-held showerhead
- Portable shower seat
- Height-adjustable showerhead
- Doorbell/telephone notification
- Desk chair
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Family Room
1 Large Twin Bed and 2 Twin Beds
463-sq-foot soundproofed room with lake and mountain views
Layout - Separate sitting area
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and electric kettle
Sleep - Premium bedding and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and free toiletries
Practical - Laptop workspace, phone, and wardrobe or closet; cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Accessibility - Hardwood flooring in room
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Telephone
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Premium bedding
- Separate sitting area
- Free WiFi
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Hand-held showerhead
- Portable shower seat
- Height-adjustable showerhead
- Doorbell/telephone notification
- Desk chair
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Double Room
1 Large Twin Bed
226-sq-foot soundproofed room with lake and mountain views
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and electric kettle
Sleep - Premium bedding and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower/tub combination, bathrobes, and free toiletries
Practical - Laptop workspace, phone, and wardrobe or closet; cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Accessibility - Area rugs in room
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Telephone
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Daily housekeeping
- Premium bedding
- Free WiFi
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Hand-held showerhead
- Portable shower seat
- Height-adjustable showerhead
- Doorbell/telephone notification
- Desk chair
-
Twin Room
1 Double Bed
226-sq-foot soundproofed room with lake and mountain views
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and electric kettle
Sleep - Premium bedding and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and free toiletries
Practical - Laptop workspace, phone, and wardrobe or closet; cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Accessibility - Area rugs in room
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Telephone
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Daily housekeeping
- Premium bedding
- Free WiFi
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Hand-held showerhead
- Portable shower seat
- Height-adjustable showerhead
- Doorbell/telephone notification
- Desk chair
Guest Reviews
- Shannon (10/5): - Comfortable stay, tasty breakfast, complimentary coffee all day and a lively hot tub and sauna to top it all off. My mom and I enjoyed this stay along our ring road drive.
- Kunal (10/5): - Clean comfortable room. Courteous and helpful staff. Good breakfast spread
- LeAnne (10/5): - The breakfast was good the staff friendly and the rooms were comfy
- Hong-Sik (10/5): - Breakfast was good. The view from my room was great! Staff was very nice.
- Cathy (10/5): Very nice hotel. - Breakfast buffet was wonderful. Options of meat, cheese, eggs, yogurt, cereal,waffles, pickled herring, sardines and many bread options. They had gluten and dairy free options as well. Unfortunately, we arrived too late for ice cream next door.
- Jacynthe (10/5): - Beautiful scenery and trails around with easy access
- Dina (10/5): - Wonderful hotel
- Tracy (10/5): - Excellent room and condition. Very friendly staff. Location is amazing and love that they have a wake up call service for when the northern lights show up
- Karen (10/5): - Welcoming staff
- Charissa (10/5): - Was perfect!!
- Nancy (10/5): Very nice place to stay - Very nice hotel. Friendly staff and breakfast was very nice
- Brandon (10/5): - Great location and helpful staff.
- JACOBO (10/5): - Everything was really good. Thank You
- Lois (10/5): - The location for this is amazing: we enjoyed our walk by the lake and the views. My travel companion enjoyed the on property brewed beer and we also really enjoyed the pizza.
- Winston (10/5): - Nice location to watch the northern lights. Rooms are mostly 2 single beds, not many with king beds. Pseudo craters were just across the road and very convenient. Gas station on site. Do note that there’s a horse stable just behind the hotel, and with it comes quite a bit of flies. Flies were in the room as well that were all crowding at the window. Had to use a tissue to squish them all. Good thing they were not buzzing throughout the room and only remained at the window location. Heated floors in the bathroom made a huge difference during the cold nights. Really appreciated the wake up call for northern lights that let me spot the northern lights for the first time. After an hour of enjoying the lights, there was hot chocolate that we could get FOC from the lobby. We loved this place (albeit the flies)
- Carissa (8/5): - Room was very large and had 2 sinks and 2 toilets! Also a couch which was a nice touch. Carpet could use updating, but the restaurant was very nice for dinner and a nice included breakfast! Would stay again. Nice location.
- Nancy (10/5): - Staff very helpful
- Joshua (10/5): Great Stay! - Very clean with great amenities and a very convenient location. I would definitely stay here again!
- Kelly (10/5): - Cool hotel, antique furniture, comfortable bed, great shower! Full breakfast was provided in the restaurant and coffee was yummy! Would definitely recommend!
- Samantha (10/5): - This hotel is right outside of Lake Myvatn and it was very convenient to stay overnight and head into the Lake Myvatn and explore.
- Sang (8/5): - The room was big and spacious but shower water wasn't drainning well. The whole tile floor of shower to sink area got wet after taking one quick shower. Small store and gas station by the hotel was very convenient. Breakfast was great also.
- Karen (10/5): - We booked one night and added another night. The reservation wasn’t combined yet we were able to stay in the same room. Loved the hot tub and access to the crater hiking.
- Karen (10/5): - We loved the room, restaurant and the hot tub. It was next to a crater hiking opportunity.
- Christopher (10/5): - Overall it was a good location. The building was older. Staff was friendly. I would stay again. Cute area.
- Clair (10/5): - We were greeted with nice staff and offering free coffee. This place was near the Nature baths and really cool volcanic scenery. Nice surprise for our accommodations to have a room to sleep in and then a separate room for lounging and luggage to go in. The dinner options were few but great. We ate a local farm that was upscale, but very un-assuming. The food was awesome. We were only there for one night, but we would definitely go back since there was a lot of different things that we didn't get to explore in the area.
- Gretchen (8/5): - Nice hotel. Right by the lake and trails.
- Nancy Firra (10/5): - The customer service was exceptional and our meal at the restaurant was the absolute best that we had in Iceland (& this is saying a lot as we ate at some very nice places). The hotel is older but charming and our room was comfortable and clean. It is located right across the street from the visitor center and next to a great walking trail that goes on for miles. The absolute best part was the staff 7 & the food!!! I hope to come back and will definitely recommend this hotel to family & friends who are planning to visit.
- Saritha (8/5): - Great property. Limited dining outside of the hotel. Food at the hotel was very very good.
- Emma (8/5): Okay - Nice location and friendly staff but it's a bit rundown for the price we paid.
- RAJA (10/5): - Our best stay in Iceland in this hotel ; very friendly staff; excellent breakfast ; hot tub . We had a very relaxing stay ; highly recommend this place
- Laura (10/5): - Very clean and loved the amenities.
- Frederic (10/5): - The Sel Hotel provided a wonderful experience in a fabulous location.
- Sujuan (10/5): - Very clean, spacious room and bathroom; breakfast is very good, a lot of choices
- Terri (8/5): - The property is dated but well kept, clean and comfortable.
- Edward (10/5): - Very nice. Great location. Wonderful staff.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Great place! Restaurant was wonderful for dinner and breakfast. Hot tubs and sauna were nice to relax in. Could be just a bit hotter though. Fantastic service and a special thank you to Lucas,he helped us a lot during our stay.
- SEOW LIEW (8/5): - Good facilities including hot tubs, bathrobe n slippers provided too. Breakfast included was substantial n waffles an added bonus 😊
- Sharone (8/5): - Room and bathroom were great. Good resteraunt for dinner and breakfast was good too.
- Natallia (2/5): - Extremely disappointing and overpriced. We stayed at 10 different hotels with different price range in Iceland this June. This one was THE WORST value for the money paid. Outdated room with an awful uncomfortable shower that would flood the whole bathroom after the shower is used. Breakfast buffet did not taste fresh by 9am. Awful experience I wish we would stay somewhere else. The hotel staff is not helpful at all - the main objective clearly is the to make money of the tourists by any means.
- Dmitrii (10/5): - Very nice hotel “in the middle of nowhere” which is good, as you can stay comfortably on your way The hotel is clean and nice The room is big and bright and also clean Breakfast is really nice Also you have an opportunity to take a walk around the lake and watch birds We liked the stay
- Gilda (10/5): - Great property in every aspect
- Zhitao (8/5): - Thought slightly old building, it was clean and comfortable. The breakfast was nice. One minus point is there is no mesh window screen to block the midges. Whenever you open the window, there are swarm of midges coming in. They are non biting, just annoying. A mesh window screen should do the trick.
- Hildy (10/5): - Friendly staff nice room lotsnto do in area
- Govind (10/5): - Great places, of all the places that we stayed across in Iceland on our road trip, this was the best. Martinis and Beer and the food was fantastic. They have a very sumptuous all inclusive breakfast. Keep it up!!
- Verified traveler (10/5): Family traveller - No ventilation in the bathroom.
- June (6/5): - This property is dated, needs renovated! I don’t agree with all the high ratings! It is clean but rooms are noisy can hear every guest coming in and out and talking! Food choices not great and very pricey! Staff are very friendly! Would opt for something a bit more updated if visited area again!
- Julie (8/5): - Delicious continental breakfast included
- Orain (10/5): - Great staff and lots of amenities
- Anton (8/5): - The room was too hot and the front desk informed us about no hot water in the whole town due to construction nearby. However, the hot water was actually there with reduced pressure. The blackout curtains were useful. The breakfast buffet was good. The flies are annoying.
- Breann (8/5): - We loved the two staff that helped us check in. They were frank and humorous about the midges. The breakfast was great and the staff was excellent in the morning. The room was standard. Bed was comfortable especially after a day of hiking.
- Stephanie (10/5): - Great hotel, excellent breakfast with all amenities including bacon, sausages and eggs. The only thing that made it grade were the midges. They were everywhere. Can’t be outside because they were so bothersome
- Michael (10/5): - Perfect!
- Larysa (10/5): - We just arrived and were impressed right from the start. Friendly personal with useful information. The best shower that I have ever used in the hotels. Delicious food at the restaurant. Overall very impressive.
- Jun (10/5): - We had great stay at this hotel. Service is good and breakfast the top notch. It is in a good location. Will definitely recommend this hotel.
- Colin (10/5): Great hotel by lake - Hotel doesnt look good on outside (ripped signage) but it great on inside. We stayed on 3rd floor with great views of lake. Room super clean and looked new. Bathroom very clean and new. Food was good. Breakfast was buffet style. Staff spoke english and were very friendly.
- Johannes (10/5): - It just delivered above all expectations.
- Jeongim (10/5): - .
- Andrew (10/5): - Aged rooms but very clean. Restaurant was excellent! Lobby is comfortable and we got very lucky to experience an incredible Northern Lights show! All staff was friendly and helpful! Pool table and darts were fun. Espresso machine accessible 24/7 helped us stay awake for the show and warmed us going in and outside all night.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Property has a ton of character with plenty of artwork and local style throughout. Not a sanitized cookie cutter room or resort. Views out the window were pseudo volcanoes we walked the next day. How amazing. On check-in staff asked if we wanted to be put on the Aurora wake up call list and we said yes. This was the best decision of our trip. After a failed aurora tour earlier in our trip, at midnight we got an hour long show of terrific quality, vibrance and color. Wow! No one else was around and our photos came out great, with the aurora sillouetted by volcanoes. Also, amazing pizza they held for us in the pizza oven (at their suggestion) when they knew we would be arriving late from an activity. These are the extra mile things that make memories. Thanks.
- Kevin (10/5): - They had fun activities like darts and pool, and the beer they brew was excellent. The breakfast was also delicious. Our room was so comfy and spacious. Great stay, we highly recommend it.
- Jessica (10/5): - Good place to stay, good dinner options, can do buffet or a la carte. Hot tub was nice. Breakfast was good. Cafe next to it, some things are cheaper to buy here than the city
- Eugene (10/5): - Big rooms, excellent food in the restaurant and for breakfast, friendly and helpful staff.
- Richard (10/5): - Amazing experience and got to see the northern lights while staying here
- Mikayla (10/5): - Cute hotel right off ring road. Good breakfast, decent dinner and saw the northern lights!
- Heather (8/5): - The breakfast was wonderful! Everything was clean and it was quiet and comfortable.
- Chris (10/5): - Staff very friendly. Breakfast was the best one in our 1 week trip.
- Jennifer (10/5): - Great hotel on Lake Myvatn. Nice restaurant on site with fancy meals to pizza on the menu. Breakfast buffet (included) was extensive and fresh. Hot tubs were nice. Sauna was not turned on. Provided free robes for hot tub. Free coffee and hot beverages in lobby. I would stay again.
- Belinda Ulrich (10/5): - This was a quiet retreat for the night. Check in was great--rooms clean, dinner excellent Activities to do across the street and close to tourist sites.
- Chiu Hwa (10/5): - We have an excellent stay with this hotel.
- Laini (10/5): - This was such a cute stay during our trip! Very clean and the staff was pleasant, check in and out was very easy. Definitely had the best breakfast spread out of all the hotels we stayed in during our trip. The view of the lake and craters from the window was amazing, and the horses next door and local doggos are very friendly. I’d stay here again!
- Phillip (10/5): - Stayed for two nights unfortunately the northern lights did not appear number of different hiking options within 15 minutes away. Very large breakfast buffet was included.
- Xin (10/5): Great location, excellent hotel - This hotel is just across the street from the psdudo craters, which is so nice to walk around.. Our room (and it looks like all rooms) have a lake view, which is absolutely beautiful. We hear the bird occasionally, which is so cute. The lobby has beautiful displays of various birds. For hot tub and sauna, the front desk provided robe and slipper. If the hot tub is hotter, and sauna was not broken, it would be an even better stay. The Islantic buffet is fantastic, I had salad and soup choice, and hubby had the full buffet. There are also small cubes of food like blood/liver pudding, dried fish, sheephead jelly and shark to try out. Though shark is not my thing, (hehe) it was great to dry various lcal foods in one place.
- Ying (10/5): - View from our room is beautiful, we can see sunrise from lake.
- Julie (10/5): - Great hotel. Would stay again. Hotel and room was clean and cozy. Great amenities. Within walking distance to nearby points of interests. Great breakfast buffet - lots of options!
- Laura (10/5): - This hotel was excellent!! Very non descript from outside but go inside…WOW! Pool table, darts, cozy area in the bar area. Excellent food. Excellent staff. The decor was just right for the area of Iceland.
- Emily (10/5): - Friendly helpful staff, dinner and breakfast delicious. Enjoyed hot tub and sauna
- Rulian (10/5): Enjoyable stay - We very much enjoyed our stay at Sel Hotel. Its location is perfect - by the Myavtn lake and right across the street from the information center. The hotel staff is friendly, helpful and accommodating. The room (especially the newer room) is comfortable, clean, and has enough storage space. Bathroom is of adequate size. The included breakfast is good, so are the other meals. We would definitely stay here again.
- Patrick (10/5): - Nice place, staff welcoming and helpful, restaurant was A
- Lang (10/5): - Between the quality of the room, restaurant, and its location, this was probably the best hotel I stayed in during my entire trip to Iceland. It's ideally situated on the southern end of Lake Myvtan where you're within 15-20 minutes drive to Hverfell Crater Mountain, Grjotagja Hot Spring Cave (where Jon Snow and Ygritte got it on), Dimmuborgir lava field, etc. The room itself was excellent. Bed was really comfortable, shower water pressure and temperature were great, plenty of electrical outlets (rooms that only have 2 or less is a pet peeve of mine), the bathroom was clean enough I didn't feel the need to wear slippers, and the room size was probably above average compared to the other places I had stayed. Service itself was par the course and I mean that in a good way because all the hotels I stayed at in Iceland had excellent service. Restaurant shines, though. Not a diverse menu but the dishes they do serve are amazing. Included some local specialties that you won't find in other areas of Iceland and everything tastes so fresh - esp the trout. Note: this being near Lake Myvtan, depending on the time of year you visit you will get absolutely swarmed by the midges outside. Best I can compare it to is large gnats or tiny mosquitos (but they don't bite). A credit to the hotel that they seem to be able to keep all of them out but yea when you're in the parking lot you'll have to fight through them a bit. That being said, I would absolutely stay here again.
- Chris (10/5): - Very well maintained property with friendly service staffs. It is cross street from the lake and near a nature trail. The room is extremely clean. The included breakfast is pretty good with many items to choose from. We definitely recommend this hotel.
- Divya (4/5): - Got locked inside the room. Dated property, average breakfast. Staff was helpful.
- Travis (10/5): - We enjoyed a large, albeit somewhat outdated, room. Plenty of space for three people. Breakfast was a great addition.
- Mallory (10/5): Great spot - This hotel was perfect for our one night stop along ring road. All the staff were super nice and helpful. Place was clean and breakfast was great.
- David (10/5): - Lots to see in Mvytan. Hotel staff was very helpful in giving us recommendations on what to do with our two days in the area. They made the trip! And the hotel was comfortable, spacious, and had breakfast included.
- Scot (10/5): - Very nice property with great dining experience both supper and breakfast. Also enjoyed the walking trails near hotel.
- April (10/5): - Our favorite stay so far in Iceland! Nice rooms and amenities including the hot tubs and sauna. They offer robes and slippers for guests. Good restaurant, excellent breakfast and a cute shop next door! There is a beautiful walking path.
- Venkatesh (10/5): - Lake myvatin is awesome. Lots of things to do and lots of trails. Hotel is amazing. Good food at restaurant. They have a cafe which is good. Ice cream next door. Highly recommended.
- William Bennett (10/5): - Great views of the craters. Food was solid. My only complaint was the water pressure was terrible.
- Daxing (10/5): - The service is very good, the hotel is very clean and the location is very good👍
- Jing (6/5): - Hotel is outdated, showing signs of overuse and lack of renovation. I also found blood stains on my bed sheet, not very impressed. The location is nice, right next to Lake Myvatn, but not lakefront. The restaurant is very nice, full buffet breakfast was included, although there were lots of flies hovering and landing on food. This hotel needs better management.
- Surya (10/5): - Night staff was very good, brought my wife a cake when I mentioned it was her birthday. Overall nice experience
- Sharun (10/5): - Very friendly staff, room had a nice old charm to it and was a good size. Bathroom also very good size, overall great experience!
- Matthew (6/5): - Good location near Mývatn. A bit dated
- Fang (10/5): - We love Myvatn! The view you can find there is the most wonderful. This hotel is within a short walk to all the trails to enjoy the majestic view. The dining options are very good. We enjoyed our dinner at the hotel. Because of the midges, we couldn't open our window and the room got a little stuffy. Other than that, everything is great.
- Michael (10/5): - Next to hiking area. Close to other Myvatn sites.
- Timothy (10/5): - Excellent
- LIZHI (10/5): - Beautiful scenery！Breakfast is great!
- Cynthia (10/5): - Very friendly helpful staff. Large room with good beds. Great hot tub and FABULOUSLY DELICIOUS dinner.
- jean (10/5): - Amazing staff. Located right beside pseudo craters
- Chin Hwa (10/5): - Next to lake Mývatn and pseudocraters- great views. The restaurant had many options. Breakfast was excellent. Staff friendly. The rooms were large. Highly recommend for families.
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