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Hótel Leirubakki

2.5 star property
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Outdoor pool
Outdoor pool
Lounge
Garden
Standard Double or Twin Room, Private Bathroom

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Room service
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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Leirubakki, Rangárþing ytra, South Iceland, IS-851
  • Hekla Volcano
  • Gullfoss
    116 min drive
  • Landmannalaugar
    117 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Standard Double or Twin Room, Private Bathroom

Standard Double or Twin Room, Private Bathroom

Standard Double or Twin Room, Private Bathroom

  • 19 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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4.7 out of 5, Exceptional, (101)
The price is NZ$313
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
6 Jan - 7 Jan
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About the area

Rangárþing ytra

With a stay at Hótel Leirubakki in Rangárþing ytra, you'll be 27.8 mi (44.7 km) from Urridafoss Waterfall and 27.8 mi (44.7 km) from Hella Golf Course. .This hotel is 31.3 mi (50.4 km) from Lava Centre and 31.9 mi (51.3 km) from Hjalparfoss.

What's nearby

  • Urridafoss Waterfall - 40 min drive
  • Secret Lagoon - 72 min drive
  • Geysir Hot Springs - 77 min drive
  • Gullfoss - 116 min drive
  • Landmannalaugar - 117 min drive

About this property

Hótel Leirubakki

Hotel in Rangárþing ytra with free breakfast and a sauna
Hótel Leirubakki offers 14 accommodations with blackout drapes/curtains. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 14 guestrooms. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include electric kettles and blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreational opportunities offered, including an outdoor pool, a spa tub, and a sauna. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a picnic area. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).
Take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Danish, English, German, Icelandic, Latvian, Russian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 8:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Bike cleaning
  • Bike parking
  • Bike storage
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Horse riding/hire
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Sauna
  • A hot tub
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Coworking spaces
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, mobile payments, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Hótel Leirubakki Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 48 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very interesting mix of modern , Icelandic and volcanic features
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ron

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, clean rooms, great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms a little small otherwise nice location. Friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful remote inn, helpful hosts, buffet continental breakfast with a wide variety of fresh and delicious items, perfectly clean and easily accessible hot tub on deck, clean and nice-sized rooms, comfortable beds, hot water shower, easy access to plug-ins for cell phones, awesome and delicious dinner. Very happy with our stay!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

quang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stop for those heading to Landmannalaugar
We stayed here for 1 night because the shuttle pickup for Landmannalaugar was right there. The room was nice and clean. The hot tub right outside the building was an unexpected bonus. The included breakfast was good. That was really helpful because there's not much around that area. There is a restaurant on site and they serve great food.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was expecting a location closer to the mountain with more activities available in the immediate vicinity. That probably could not be helped due to the fact that Hekla is an active volcano, but we did not have much we could do without some driving.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

margr, edinburgh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An amazing stay, the staff are so friendly and welcoming. Rooms are clean and comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel close to the mountains.
Descent breakfast is included with your room. WiFi is only available in the lobby and TV room, it doesn't reach the rooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Marinus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved staying at Leirubakki
Great place, great people, and great location!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Renu

Liked: Staff & service

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
Not as expected - think carefully before booking!
Think carefully before booking your stay here: Whilst on a map this hotel looks well located if you are travelling between the 3 main tourist attractions of Iceland and the South; it is actually quite awkward to get to, having to double-back on yourself for around 60km distance. It took 1.5hours to get there from Gulfoss. Despite the appearances of the double rooms on their website, what we actually got given was a twin room in a basement by the sauna and the shared bathroom facilities, although clean, were reminiscent of those of a public British swimming pool. Only one of the hot tubs was clean for use, although it was a nice facility to have access to. The room itself was very basic and cramped, just the 2 beds, an old chair, a tiny bedside table and a small shelf with a few hangers. Overall a disappointing experience despite the appearances advertised on their website - I'm glad we only stayed there for one night.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Basic needs away from the ring road
Be aware that this hotel is not near the ring road, but a good 15-20 minutes up a road in the midst of farms. For basic accommodations, this was fine. It wasn't noisy and we had hot water. The interpretive center seemed closed. We did not partake of the hot springs tubs but they were clean.

8/10 Good

Ashley, Boulder, Colorado

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved this country retreat
I absolutely loved my stay here! The owner was incredibly kind and welcoming, the rooms spartan but clean, and the overall service wonderful. I really enjoyed using the outdoor hot tub! My favorite part about this hotel is that it's in a really remote area, so it's surrounded by gorgeous Icelandic countryside. Also you can ask the owners to go riding for a reasonable fee - they have incredible horses.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Way over priced
Hostel-like accommodations with expensive hotel like cost.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Michael, PA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent hotel in nice area
WiFi in room would have been nice, but we were let in Iceland to surf the web. Area was very nice, far away from all the tourist spots and close to many sights. Room was simple, clean, staff was friendly and the restaurant was very good

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Typical Islandic stay.
Been to several hotels in iceland and you shouldn't expect much in the room. They are basically a bed and a bathroom. This hotel had shared toilet with separate shower stalls outside the room. If you don't expect much as in other bigger town hotels, it'll be fine. The owners were nice. Helped with luggage. Nice offering of breakfast which makes up for the room. Room was very small, had bunk bed and a single bed but a very small room. But, if you just need a place to crash, it'll be fine. The main building has WiFi and a lounge upstairs which was nice. Restaurant was nice too. Nice view of mountain.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not what we expected
First of all, the information on-line through hotels.com said the hotel was in Hella......and it is 16 miles out of town. The picture on the site showed a lovely room for two with the advertisement of an outdoor lava stone hot tub! When I made reservations on my phone that same afternoon, the screen didn't show the 'shared bathroom' part of the reservation, just a double room, which our room turned out to have bunk beds! And the hot tub outside our quarters, was a plastic hot tub! The breakfast was very good. The manager tried to help us a bit but all other rooms were booked. We had tried to call hotels.com from Iceland to cancel once we figured out the location, but the answering que didn't ever let us access someone to talk to which was also upsetting! So, it appears to be a nice place, but our experience was lacking.

6/10 Okay

Lisa K, Our Hótel Leirubakki review

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Friendly, helpful staff. Nice surroundings, especially walking through the lava fields. Nice thermal pool but wished it was hot, not just lukewarm. The hot tub was good though. Breakfast buffet was good. The restaurant for an evening meal was way overpriced but delicious (lamb). The shower water pressure was pretty weak.

10/10 Excellent

S & J, IL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of our favorite stays in Iceland
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.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
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.

10/10 Excellent

Joan, Chicago area, IL USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We would return to Hotel Leirubakki
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.

8/10 Good

pierre

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't miss the Viking tub!
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!

6/10 Okay

Del, London

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Make sure you book ensuite rooms!
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.