About this property
Set on a farm by Vatnajökull National Park, just 1969 feet from the Ring Road, is this family-owned guest house. It offers a furnished terrace and an on-site restaurant with bar. Views of the surrounding mountains can be enjoyed from all rooms at Guest house Skálafell, along with wooden floors and a wardrobe. Some have a private bathroom, while others have access to shared facilities. Free Wi-Fi is available in public areas, such as the communal TV lounge. Skálafell’s breakfast buffet provides homemade jams, pancakes and waffles, while dishes made from local produce and meat are served for dinner. Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon is 25 mi away and Skálafellsjökull Glacier is 1.9 mi from the guest house. Other area activities include hiking, jeep excursions and horseback riding trips.
Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.7 for a two-person trip.
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Tarah
United States“We arrived late and just snuck in for a shower and warm bed, everything was clean, self check in was easy and we slept very well! Great location, no complains!” - Skiles United States“Beautiful location & comfy rooms. Spacious for one or two.”
- Ahsan United States“Excellent location, on the side of the road, a small river flowing, driving distance several site seeing places, hiking.”
- Adele United States“We had one of the little cabins which was nice for the privacy and grazing sheep outside the windows. Had a lovely conversation with the Czech man supervising the breakfast (which was a very nice spread of options). Setting was astounding with a...”
- Annie United States“The staff were uniformly friendly and hospitable. I was loaned a kettle for the night, and the staff kindly put my medicine bottles in the freezer and a small bag in the fridge overnight. The breakfast was the highlight, with a variety of breads,...”
- Janis United States“The setting was excellent, right off the ring road, so peaceful and comfortable. There’s a beautiful trail that starts at the farm - a huge bonus as I could hike and my husband could park himself in front of the TV. The room was clean and...”
- Ivan United States“Clean, comfortable and the family was very friendly. This is a converted home and so it was interesting to stay in the home and share a bathroom with other travelers, but it was not a problem schedule wise. The main house was also quiet given...”
- Leontine United States“Sweet very quiet guesthouse on a working farm with great breakfast and a good view. And the owner told us about a marvelous place to go to that had barely any people and rivaled the Glacier lagoon.”
- Andre
Canada“Very nice family run guesthouse on a working farm with plenty of sheep around. Their Icelandic meat soup (lamb) was very good and definitely worth a try.” - Barbara United States“Breakfast was terrific (including homemade lamb paté), location (on a farm) amazing, owners/staff wonderful!”
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House rules
Child policies
Children of all ages are welcome.
Children 3 and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy info, add the number and ages of children in your group to your search.
Crib and extra bed policies
Prices for cribs and extra beds aren't included in the total price. They'll have to be paid for separately during your stay.
The number of extra beds and cribs allowed depends on the option you choose. Check your selected option for more info.
All cribs and extra beds are subject to availability.
The fine print
If you expect to arrive after 18:00 please inform Guest house Skálafell in advance.
Although all rates are quoted in EUR, please note that charges will be made in ISK according to the exchange rate on the day that the charge is made.
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
Quiet hours are between 23:00:00 and 07:00:00.
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.
Food and beverage services at this property may be limited or unavailable due to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
