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Located 90 minutes from Reykjavik in West Iceland, four-star Hotel Husafell is an eco-luxury resort on the edge of Iceland’s central highlands. Just 20 minutes from Langjokull glacier, we offer easy access to glacier adventures, lava caves, ice caves, and hiking in pure Icelandic wilderness. All 48 spacious guestrooms feature modern design, local artwork and amenities made from Icelandic herbs. Our geothermally heated swimming pool is available to guests for a small fee but please not opening hours vary depending on the season. During summer enjoy a round of golf on our 9 hole course. First-class dining in our renowned restaurant is an unforgettable experience with locally sourced ingredients and glacier views.
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Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Free breakfast
Golf course
Horseback riding
Children's playground
Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
Electric vehicle charging station
Wifi
Hot tub
Swimming pool toys
Outdoor pool
Heated pool
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Restaurant
Breakfast available
Breakfast buffet
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Fishing
Kids' outdoor play equipment
Highchairs available
Business Center with Internet Access
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Stayed one night during one of the most severe winter storms to pass over Iceland this season. We noticed the weather of course during the night, that is to be expected, but slept quite well in the soft, warm beds.
We booked a Deluxe room, it had a nice large bathroom with shower and bathtub (although the bathtub was kind of small), a sofa and bathrobes. Not sure if there is a lot of value in it compared to the standard room, as the hotel is somewhat pricy. It had good furniture, equipment and was very clean.
We were happy with the service, staff was friendly and helpful.
Also had dinner at the hotel restaurant. Service was good and helpful, although it took longer than we expected to have the food served. We had the duck and the lamb, both dishes were quite good, would definitely recommend them.
Located in the forest of Húsafell, this is far from any towns, close to the highlands of Iceland. Perfect for those who want to do the glacier and cave tours, or enjoy nature in this area.
We booked a Deluxe room, it had a nice large bathroom with shower and bathtub (although the bathtub was kind of small), a sofa and bathrobes. Not sure if there is a lot of value in it compared to the standard room, as the hotel is somewhat pricy. It had good furniture, equipment and was very clean.
We were happy with the service, staff was friendly and helpful.
Also had dinner at the hotel restaurant. Service was good and helpful, although it took longer than we expected to have the food served. We had the duck and the lamb, both dishes were quite good, would definitely recommend them.
Located in the forest of Húsafell, this is far from any towns, close to the highlands of Iceland. Perfect for those who want to do the glacier and cave tours, or enjoy nature in this area.
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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The Hotel Husafell is a beautifully-designed, fully sustainable hotel sensitive to its spectacularly scenic surroundings near the Langjokull glacier. Its rooms are nicely appointed and the restaurant is wonderful, with delicious food and an attentive, engaging staff. We want particularly to commend our hosts/servers, Gabriela from Austria and Natalia from Poland, who made our dinners memorable and helped me celebrate my 70th birthday in style! We will definitely be back.
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Date of stay: July 2021Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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This was the hotel I was least looking forward to. I’d only been able to reserve a standard room and the website, for the whole husafell area, felt a bit corporate, I was pleased to be proven wrong. We’d been to the site on a previous stay but still managed to miss the hotel amongst the various camping areas. This was the only downside, that it was on a site serving many functions. The hotel itself was lovely. It was very modern, with some lovely design features, and not too big. Our room had a patio and overlooked the front of the building. It was spacious, the beds good, and the bathroom lovely. I really liked the toiletries, so much so that I asked to buy some of the wonderful smelling soap. We ate in the restaurant. They helpfully pointed out that a big group was due, so we squeezed in before them and had great service, I thought the food was delicious and the cocktails pretty good too!
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Date of stay: August 2021
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Stayed at the lodge for 3 nights and very nice place – rooms clean, bathrooms spacious and nice location all round for views and sightseeing. Unfortunately, the whole experience was let down by the complete lack of diversity in the range of dining options.
Breakfast was fine with a modest hot/cold buffet. Lunch was served in the "Bistro", which was fine (albeit with quite rigid opening times if you are going on a glacier/snowmobile trip).
The problem was dinner – it caters very much for the fine dining palate with no flexibility for a simpler dish. Choice of 5 main courses – duck, beef, lamb, fish and veggie – which may sound a lot but all are done in the fine dining/nouveau cuisine style. Personally, I don’t like that style of overly fussy food, so hard to judge if it was done well or badly. On two occasions we asked if they could do something plainer, but were told not possible – “they wanted to maintain the standards”. There was a possible option of a burger in our room, but no room service menu per se. Clearly given the remoteness, outside dining options were not realistic.
Feels like a simple problem to fix with the addition of a handful of simpler dishes…
Breakfast was fine with a modest hot/cold buffet. Lunch was served in the "Bistro", which was fine (albeit with quite rigid opening times if you are going on a glacier/snowmobile trip).
The problem was dinner – it caters very much for the fine dining palate with no flexibility for a simpler dish. Choice of 5 main courses – duck, beef, lamb, fish and veggie – which may sound a lot but all are done in the fine dining/nouveau cuisine style. Personally, I don’t like that style of overly fussy food, so hard to judge if it was done well or badly. On two occasions we asked if they could do something plainer, but were told not possible – “they wanted to maintain the standards”. There was a possible option of a burger in our room, but no room service menu per se. Clearly given the remoteness, outside dining options were not realistic.
Feels like a simple problem to fix with the addition of a handful of simpler dishes…
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Date of stay: December 2019
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My worst hotel experience in Iceland.
I'm sure the hotel often meets it's promoted serenity but sadly my experience is anything but.
As soon as I deposited my bags in the room after a considerable drive to get to what I had hoped would be a memorable experience it was immediately apparent a party was going on in the room adjacent to mine with what sounded to be half a dozen guests. Crashing, bashing, shouting and ultimately music coming through the walls until the early hours.
My request for another room was not able to be provided as they were 'fully booked' which presumably was all the more reason to stamp on the party ... which sadly did not happen. After a second request a receptionist was despatched to ask them to 'move the party to a different location in the hotel'. This did not happen either and there was clearly no ongoing monitoring of the situation.
At half past midnight another call to reception was met with a recorded message in Icelandic which was of no help whatsoever.
Very, very pi###d off. The Hotel is a 'premium' priced venue and you do not expect to encounter drunken parties in the rooms.
Sadly the experience will have clouded my stay and whatever else positive there may be to say about Hotel Husafell it won't be coming from me.
I'm sure the hotel often meets it's promoted serenity but sadly my experience is anything but.
As soon as I deposited my bags in the room after a considerable drive to get to what I had hoped would be a memorable experience it was immediately apparent a party was going on in the room adjacent to mine with what sounded to be half a dozen guests. Crashing, bashing, shouting and ultimately music coming through the walls until the early hours.
My request for another room was not able to be provided as they were 'fully booked' which presumably was all the more reason to stamp on the party ... which sadly did not happen. After a second request a receptionist was despatched to ask them to 'move the party to a different location in the hotel'. This did not happen either and there was clearly no ongoing monitoring of the situation.
At half past midnight another call to reception was met with a recorded message in Icelandic which was of no help whatsoever.
Very, very pi###d off. The Hotel is a 'premium' priced venue and you do not expect to encounter drunken parties in the rooms.
Sadly the experience will have clouded my stay and whatever else positive there may be to say about Hotel Husafell it won't be coming from me.
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Date of stay: May 2022
Room Tip: Ask if there are parties booked!
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Response from Hótel Húsafell, General Manager at Hotel Husafell
Responded Mar 12, 2023
Dear CMP1964-2018, We are truly sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. We would like to let you know, that this was an extreme case, that should never happen at our premises, as we have strict rules for any type of gathering. Please accept our deepest apologies. I know that this case has happened a long time ago, but If you would like to further discuss it, please contact us at info@hotelhusafell.is. Kind regards, Szimi Hótel Húsafell team
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After a few days driving around Iceland, we wanted to spend a couple of nights in a nice hotel and enjoy the surroundings. After some research we decided to choose this hotel. Our room was spacious with a nice sitting area and an ample bathroom. We even had a lovely seating area outside our room overlooking the mountains. The restaurant has delicious food, unfortunately due to Covid they served a fix price menu and not full A la Carte. The service was superb. On the negatives, the people at the reception seem distant and unhelpful. In our case basically asked for a form of payment and handed us our keys, no additional information. Later we learned that the pool and hot tub were closed during the week and only open on weekends which was a huge letdown and something they should let you know in advance. We tried to play golf one night to take advantage of the long and bright nights but again the people at the reception desk were clueless and unhelpful about how to get golf clubs and balls. This hotel has the makings of a good destination but they better start shaping up for post Covid era.
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Date of stay: May 2021Trip type: Traveled with friends
Room Tip: Contact the hotel ahead of time to learn if all services are fully operational. We had room 48...
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Response from Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir, General Manager at Hotel Husafell
Responded May 30, 2021
Dear Fernanda, We are sorry to hear we did not meet your expectations with regards to the customer service level by our reception staff as well as the disappointment of the pool closure. The pool should have been open but our seasonal repairs caused delay in our summer opening schedule. We always strive to provide good service at all areas of the hotel and we take feedback such as yours as an opportunity to learn and improve. Your feedback will be shared with them.
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We have a 1 bedroom suite connected to another room. Family trip of four. Beautiful small private back porches. Did not really use it though still cold here on Easter. The rooms are tastefully minimally decorated with a large bathtub and rain shower in the suite. The hotel does not have a gym but you are for not a loss because your day will be filled with out door hike/walks, waterfalls, lava tube tours or a couple hour retreat at Kaurma geothermal pool. The hotel staff are extremely helpful and kind. You will be happy you picked this place to explore the area. Especially after you return from a long day dive into some amazing food washed down with some Icelandic beer.
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Date of stay: April 2022Trip type: Traveled with family
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The hotel sits next to a campground so the “spa” is are a few swimming pool for families. The entry price is not included in the already premium price of the hotel and I was very surprised. The room was so hot we opened the window and later got an electric fan to vent out hot air.
Our premium room overlooked the loading dock and partaking lot. The restaurant is crazy overpriced even for Iceland. We ate at the “Bistro” which is essentially the cafeteria for campers. The one bright spot was a great bartender who cares about making a fine cocktail. But for $23 a drink….it wasn’t as exciting as it could have been. Next time we’ll stay at the Fosshotel.
The breakfast is “free”, but you pay a ton for the room so nothing is free. Very disappointed.
Our premium room overlooked the loading dock and partaking lot. The restaurant is crazy overpriced even for Iceland. We ate at the “Bistro” which is essentially the cafeteria for campers. The one bright spot was a great bartender who cares about making a fine cocktail. But for $23 a drink….it wasn’t as exciting as it could have been. Next time we’ll stay at the Fosshotel.
The breakfast is “free”, but you pay a ton for the room so nothing is free. Very disappointed.
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Date of stay: August 2021
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Response from Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir, General Manager at Hotel Husafell
Responded Sep 5, 2021
Dear Joanne D I am so very sorry that your experience fell short of expectations during your recent visit. Thank you for taking the time to write the feedback, it helps us revisit our service levels and find ways to improve. The pool is a public pool and its existence (and that of the campground) actually pre-dates the hotel being built. We obviously need to find better ways to communicate this to our prospective hotel guests to avoid similar disappointment. Icelandic buildings tend not to have air conditioning, so while we all love sunny days, our buildings can get very warm unless windows are open to allow the air to flow. You should have been offered an electric fan as standard due to the warm weather and not have to ask for it. This has been discussed with the reception team to improve our service standards. We do offer the Bistro as an alternative to our fine dining restaurant. We are sorry you feel it is only at cafeteria level. We do recognise that it is very casual dining but we have received some lovely feedback on the a la carte dishes on the evening menu. There is no denying that Iceland is an expensive place to visit, much of the supplies are imported and salaries reflect the cost of living. Our goal is always to provide exceptional level of service to compensate for some of the things which are outside of our control. From your feedback we failed on this occasion and we need to aim for better.
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This is a very modern hotel and is beautifully designed and built - as a building. As a hotel there are issues. Why on earth all rooms do not have a view is beyond me! There are incredible views from some rooms but not others. Our room was one of the more expensive ones and we looked over the courtyard so that was very disappointing. Especially when we peeked through open doors when staff were cleaning to see the smaller rooms with the best view! Another issue is lack of bar space. You just have to queue at the restuarant and there is nowhere fo have a pre dinner drink of any size. Also drinks ere served from inside the restaurant which i just ridiculous.
The restaurant was good and we enjoyed breakfast and our dinners. Not particularly great hot breakfasts but certainly adequate and everything was fresh.
Dinner presented a far greater problem. Preference for reservation time is given to large groups. We stayed at a time when there was one group of 18 and another of 38. As a couple we were offered 5.30 or 9 pm dinner on our first night. We had no communication from the hotel about this issue in advance. To be fair, they did slot us in at 7 pm but we felt very second class.
On another evening, we reserved a table at 7 pm. When we arrived, several tabes by the window were free but we were told we could not sit there as they were reserved. This was an interesting development as nothing like this had happened on the previous nights. We then discovered that guests were making "reservations" by slipping a waiter money. It all felt somewhat underhand. The large groups took up so much window space, other guests found window tables at a premium and decided to pay for the priviledge of getting one. I know some cultures would see this as normal but we felt it was not entirely acceptable.
Our room was too hot but the bed was large and the room well appointed. The shower was great and the bathroom was large. I find tiny bath towels in Icelandic hotels an issue! Plenty of storage for bathroom items and we had a sofa in the room and a coffee table. Just no view to enjoy!
The restaurant was good and we enjoyed breakfast and our dinners. Not particularly great hot breakfasts but certainly adequate and everything was fresh.
Dinner presented a far greater problem. Preference for reservation time is given to large groups. We stayed at a time when there was one group of 18 and another of 38. As a couple we were offered 5.30 or 9 pm dinner on our first night. We had no communication from the hotel about this issue in advance. To be fair, they did slot us in at 7 pm but we felt very second class.
On another evening, we reserved a table at 7 pm. When we arrived, several tabes by the window were free but we were told we could not sit there as they were reserved. This was an interesting development as nothing like this had happened on the previous nights. We then discovered that guests were making "reservations" by slipping a waiter money. It all felt somewhat underhand. The large groups took up so much window space, other guests found window tables at a premium and decided to pay for the priviledge of getting one. I know some cultures would see this as normal but we felt it was not entirely acceptable.
Our room was too hot but the bed was large and the room well appointed. The shower was great and the bathroom was large. I find tiny bath towels in Icelandic hotels an issue! Plenty of storage for bathroom items and we had a sofa in the room and a coffee table. Just no view to enjoy!
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Date of stay: September 2021
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I was very excited about our upcoming stay at Hotel Husafell. We had booked the Canyon Baths Tour but due to the extreme weather we experienced during our trip travel time to the Hotel was slower than anticipated. We arrived 5 minutes late and were greeted by the front desk staff with a stern reprimand that we were late and the van was waiting for us. First of all, we didn't know we were being transported by van to the hike. The description on the website indicated the hike was from the hotel. Since we were not ready and didn't want to be met by other impatient staff adn tour goers we decided to forgo the tour. We were charged $50 a piece regardless. Staff was surprisingly cold and unhelpful all around. It was a very unwelcoming atmosphere. The hotel has a granite floor throughout so it is very loud. The pools are nice, but when we were there there were several children playing and screaming so it wasn't a relaxing experience. Just felt like a public pool in the middle of summer. On the upside the food is very good, both the breakfast buffet and dinner. No lunch is served. The hotel is situated well as it is surrounded by hiking trails and has decent access to other tours if you are into organized tours. Overall, very disappointing experience. We could have just gotten an airbnb in the area and saved quite a bit of money.
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Date of stay: February 2020
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I think it might be tricky - it is very remote. But it is beautiful there and if you have proper tires and are comfortable driving in snow it should be worth it.
I think this is a great place for kids.
Hello EliFin24119
There are around 174 kilometers (108 miles) from Keflavík to Húsafell. There might be some snow on the road at this time of year but usually it is easy to drive to Húsafell.
There are no public transport to Húsafell but it is possible to visit our website and order a transfer to Húsafell from Keflavík.
Best regards Húsafell team
This was our second trip to Iceland. The first we toured the southern part of the island, did the Golden Circle, spent time in Reykjavik, and a half day at the Blue Lagoon. For a first trip, the Golden Circle and south coast offer many of the very spectacular waterfalls and sights . . . highly recommend but be warned that they are very crowded. For our second trip, we spent 5 days in West Iceland including the Husafel area and the Snaefellsnes Peninsula - fabulous trip exploring a much less crowded area. The waterfalls are less spectacular, but you get a very different feel for the country. We did not do the ice caves but understand it's very highly recommended. We primarily hiked. Food at Husafel is spectacular. (Ranga on South Coast also has excellent food.) For us, we did not like the Blue Lagoon - not our thing and far too touristy. I personally would reduce time there unless you love spas and that type of thing. (Some friends LOVE it, but it's just not for us.) Iceland is spectacular - enjoy!
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Frequently Asked Questions about Hotel Husafell
Which popular attractions are close to Hotel Husafell?
Nearby attractions include Hraunfossar (0.7 km), The Cave (6.8 km), and Barnafoss (4.9 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Hotel Husafell?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and a pool.
What food & drink options are available at Hotel Husafell?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to Hotel Husafell?
Conveniently located restaurants include Restaurant Husafell, Hraunfossar Restaurant-cafe, and Húsafell Bistró.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Hotel Husafell?
Yes, guests have access to a pool during their stay.
Does Hotel Husafell offer any business services?
Yes, it conveniently offers a business centre, meeting rooms, and a banquet room.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Hotel Husafell?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, German, Croatian, Swedish, and Icelandic.
Does Hotel Husafell have any great views?
Yes, guests often enjoy the mountain view available here.
Is Hotel Husafell accessible?
Yes, it offers wheelchair access, reduced mobility rooms, and facilities for disabled guests. For specific inquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.