The Nest

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Scored 8.9
Rated fabulous

Free WiFi

9.4

Property highlights

About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: The Nest in Raufarhöfn offers family rooms with private bathrooms, parquet floors, and work desks. Each room includes a kitchen equipped with a coffee machine, refrigerator, microwave, and kitchenware. Essential Facilities: Guests enjoy free WiFi, a terrace, and an outdoor seating area. Additional amenities include a lounge, shared kitchen, picnic area, bicycle parking, bike hire, tour desk, and luggage storage. Convenient Location: Located 70 km from Thorshofn Airport, The Nest provides easy access to hiking trails. Free on-site private parking is available for guests. Guest Satisfaction: Highly rated for its kitchen, room cleanliness, and attentive staff, The Nest ensures a pleasant stay for all visitors.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular facilities

  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Family rooms

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.1)

  • Free private parking available on-site

Availability

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1 single bed
3 single beds
2 single beds
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1 large double bed
3 single beds
2 single beds
2 single beds
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Guests who stayed here loved

Sian
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“The Nest is one of those Icelandic hotels that is a bit of an adventure - getting there is half the fun as Raufarhofn is miles away from anywhere! The hotel is comfortable and cosy, and the Arctic Henge is minutes away.”
Thomas
Namibia Namibia
“Excellent fully equipped kitchen Filter coffee machine, even the filter paper and the coffee powder was provided Bring your own food and you can prepare a 3 course menu in the kitchen Washing machine and detergent for free use”
Raffaele
Germany Germany
“The Place Is comfortable, super clean, with ample rooms and big common spaces. The kitchens are well organized with everything you Need to cook. One of the best places we stayed in Iceland.”
James
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Super friendly staff (owner) lovely clean and pleasant place to stay. Highly recommend 👌”
Stephen
Iceland Iceland
“convenient, comfortable, good desk, very quiet, easy access, lovely staff and excellent facilities in the kitchen and tv area.”
Jeremy
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Great location in the centre of the village. Clean and tidy and great value. It was out of season so I had the whole floor to myself. Angela, the owner, was very helpful especially with advice about driving conditions.”
Katarzyna
Poland Poland
“Great place to stay! It felt like home - to be honest even better :) Very clean and tidy and the location was very peaceful. We saw Arctic Henge from our room and northern lights from the bed without having to get out of it :) All about it was...”
Toni
Ireland Ireland
“This is a great little place to stay at if you want to visit the north of Iceland. Our room was very clean and spacious. The check-in and check-out process was also very smooth and simple. The property is conveniently located at walking...”
Ken
Malaysia Malaysia
“The owner was very nice and helpful. As usual, the aurora appears again to us, we were running to and for across the street like children”
Hilary
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Homely and cosy guest house. Very close to Arctic Henge.”

Managed by Angela og Gísli

Company review score: 9.2Based on 249 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Property information

Nest Guesthouse is quietly located in the northern fishing village of Raufarhöfn – the Arctic Circle Village. Ideal for a peaceful stay to enjoy walks, fishing and the midnight sun at the edge of the arctic. The area around The Nest, Melrakkasletta plain is renowned for the natural splendour of its spring and summer nights, a large number of lakes and rich bird life. Ideal location for the spectacular northern lights display in the winter months. At the northern extremity of the plain is Hraunhafnartangi point, Iceland’s northernmost extent.

Neighbourhood information

Nest Guesthouse is quietly located in the northern fishing village of Raufarhöfn – the Arctic Circle Village. Ideal for a peaceful stay to enjoy walks, fishing and the midnight sun at the edge of the arctic. The area around The Nest, Melrakkaslétta plain is renowned for the natural splendour of its spring and summer nights, a large number of lakes and rich bird life. Ideal location for the spectacular northern lights display in the winter months. At the northern extremity of the plain is Hraunhafnartangi point, Iceland’s northernmost extent.

Languages spoken

English,Icelandic

Property surroundings

House rules

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Check-in
From 16:00 to 20:00
Check-out
From 08:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 7 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Cot upon request
Free

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There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Accepted payment methods
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 00:00 and 06:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

If you expect to arrive outside check-in hours, please inform The Nest in advance.

Quiet hours are between 00:00:00 and 06:00:00.