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Hotel Skaftafell

3.0 star property

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Restaurant
Interior
Terrace/patio

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Business services
  • Bar

Explore the area

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Skaftafelli 2, Skaftafell, 785
  • Place, Vatnajokull
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Skaftafell Camping
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon
    ‪48 min drive‬

Room options

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Twin Room

Twin Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(50 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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Triple Room

Triple Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(15 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Single Beds

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About the area

Skaftafell

Located in Skaftafell, Hotel Skaftafell is in a national park, within a 5-minute drive of Skaftafell Visitor Centre and Skaftafell Camping. .This hotel is 32 mi (51.5 km) from Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon and 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Vatnajökull National Park.

What's nearby

  • Vatnajokull - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Skaftafell Camping - 6 min drive - 7.4 km
  • Svartifoss Waterfall - 16 min drive - 9.0 km
  • Fjallsárlón - 40 min drive - 51.4 km
  • Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon - 48 min drive - 62.6 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Glacier goodies - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Veitingasala - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Kaffiterían Skaftafelli - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Matsedill - ‬1 min walk
  • Árnanes

About this property

Hotel Skaftafell

Hotel in Skaftafell with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
Hotel Skaftafell offers 63 accommodations with blackout drapes/curtains. This Skaftafell hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 63 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include desks and blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
At Hotel Skaftafell, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and luggage storage. Planning an event in Skaftafell? This hotel has facilities measuring 50 square feet (5 square meters), including a conference center. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Hotel Skaftafell has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7 AM to 10 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Helicopter/aeroplane tours

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Conference centre (50 square foot of space)

Outdoors

  • In a national park
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

More

  • Desk
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The property is closed during January and December.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for ISK 6500.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: ISK 6500.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

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Hotel Skaftafell Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 450 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 360 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 138 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 40 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 1000 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Valerie, Littleton

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our room was very clean. The front desk worker was very friendly and efficient. We found it to be very overpriced for the room. We paid over $400 for one night. Since there were no other choices for restaurants that we found, we ate at the hotel. Our food was very good, but again, very expensive. We paid over $200 for our meal, that included two entrees, one drink each, and we shared a small dessert. We did enjoy the complimentary breakfast. The view from the window was of the glacier, so that was a bonus! Parking was plentiful and easy.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was perfect and the food in the restaurant was wonderful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Cheryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very friendly staff, great breakfast but room was a little small
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Caitlin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really lovely staff and decent rooms. Breakfast was included. The prices in the restaurant are a bit higher than we expected even for iceland, but everyone was very nice. 4 stars just for cost, but a great place to stay when you're exploring the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Shalyn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel was very clean.The breakfast was great. The staff was pleasant. Our room smelled like a campfire and we could here the whole conversation for a couple of hours of the couple above us.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Erika

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jesse

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly Staff. Great breakfast. Comfortable beds. Good hot shower with good water pressure. Heated floors in bathroom!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Clean room, excellent breakfast buffet included with gluten free options
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

danni

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We arrived a little earlier than check-in time. No receptionist was there. The old lady receptionist was called to show up. She was not pleased and very rude.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hugh, Mobile

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Terrific on site restaurant. The room was clean and spacious. The location is very convenient and close to many beautiful stops.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Yin Yen

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
The rooms are very cramped and the walls are paper thin. You can hear your neighbours murmuring. The most disappointing was the service from the old lady at the front desk. She gave the worst instructions as to how to get to the glaciers behind the property. She also claimed that there was no way to drive to the glacier for a quicker walk when Google Map said otherwise. We lost about an hour of our precious travel time because we took the wrong turn at the fork behind the property. If you want to see the glaciers, take the left turn. But it is faster to drive.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Shirlee

Travelled with partner
Room was clean but very cramped. No tissues, no washcloths. Breakfast buffet was adequate but nothing special.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is the best hotel we found in Iceland. It is more expensive, but worth it. Excellent restaurant in the hotel. Also good food at the Bistro near the Activity Center. The rooms have lots of space, with large showers.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved our stay at the hotel. We had a fantastic dinner there and the breakfast buffet was excellent. The staff were so friendly and wonderful. It also was a perfect location for our glacier adventure!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daryl

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed one night. Enjoyed walking right out of the back of the hotel and seeing the beautiful glacier.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Kathleen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
This place was just average. Food was better than average (except for the price, which was high), beds were worse than average.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Murphey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nearby access to hiking trails was awesome. Friendly staff for both the hotel and the restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Norm

Reception was Great

The Reception Staff were very friendly and gave us lots of help with a few things, and pointed us in the direction of a couple of wonderful Hikes. They were great
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Yang

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jinfan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place, the staff is very friendly. And we saw northern light at here in August which is sooooooo lucky.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

rajarajan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Allison

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel had all the essential amenities, but it was quite basic for the cost. The restaurant was excellent but also expensive. No concerns with the hotel overall, just feels expensive for what you get.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Lesly, West Vancouver

Extremely overpriced vs other similar properties
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Will

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The hotel is kinda pricey for a simple hotel room. You're definitely paying for the location which is very convenient. To make it worth it, do the hike behind the hotel and stuff yourself at breakfast:)
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verna

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great hotel within walking distance to the glaciers. The overall hotel is peaceful and surrounded by raw beauty. All the staff were very helpful and welcoming. The rooms comfortable and clean. The restaurant was outstanding and we had a great dinner and breakfast during our visit. Ample parking available. My only regret is we didn't stay for an extra night at the hotel. Would highly recommend visiting Hotel Skaftafell!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025