Is parking available at the property?

Free self-parking is available on-site, and it is wheelchair accessible.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

A buffet breakfast is available daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee of approximately EUR 20 for adults and EUR 10 for children.

Does the property allow pets?

Pets are not allowed at the property, but service animals are exempt from this policy.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM, and check-out is by 11:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request, but additional charges may apply.

What accessibility features does the property offer?

The property has limited wheelchair accessibility, including a wheelchair-accessible path of travel and parking. However, there is no elevator as the property is on a single level.

Where is the property located in relation to key landmarks?

The property is located in Hvalfjarðarsveit, on a river, within a 15-minute drive of Leynir Golf Club and Guðlaug Baths. It is approximately 9.4 miles from Langisandur and 10.2 miles from Akranes Lighthouse.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Up to 2 children aged 3 years old and younger can stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.

What are the policies regarding extra beds or cribs?

The property offers rollaway beds for a fee of EUR 40 per night, and it is advisable to request this in advance. Cribs are not mentioned.

Hotel Laxarbakki

What guests think

Across reviews, Hotel Laxarbakki stands out for clean, spacious rooms with well-equipped kitchens and in-room laundry, a relaxing sauna and hot tub, and a convenient Ring Road setting with quiet, scenic river views.

The atmosphere feels remote, and several guests note dated communal areas plus occasional maintenance issues such as shower leaks or a smelly fridge. Breakfast and dinner earn frequent praise, though some report limited options, late start times, or an unavailable breakfast service on a day. Service is friendly and accommodating but can be lean at times, with strict check-in and checkout hours. Expect a peaceful, self-catering stopover with practical comforts.

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Facilities

Guests frequently praise the sauna and hot tub and appreciate having in-room laundry. A few mention dated communal areas or the hot tub being overly hot.

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Daniela

4 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Waren zum zweiten Mal auf unserer Durchreise in dieser Unterkunft. Wir waren von der Sauberkeit und der Gemütlichkeit begeistert. Angrenzend gibt es ein Restaurant und einen Hot Pot mit Sauna. Würden jederzeit wiederkommen.

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Imee C

3 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed for one night with my husband. Plenty of parking. The one member of staff (30. Oct 2024) who checked us in, cooked our dinner, and cleaned up was awesome. We found it a little inconvenient to exit the reception area to re-enter the area with the rooms, especially as it was drizzling. The kitchenette was stocked with the necessary tools for self-catering. The sauna and hot tub were clean and adequate. Unfortunately, our shower flooded the entire bathroom. The hotel is a little remote, but the view outside of our window made up for that. Thus, we both had a good night's sleep and found the hotel very peaceful. It would be a good stopover to the Snaefellsness peninsula. Overall, a pleasant stay and would stay again.

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briana

31 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed one night at this hotel, the hotel is family run & is staffed. They have a hot tub & sauna available as well. The rooms are quiet, clean & cozy. Nothing super amazing about this hotel but decent. The views are pretty good from here as a river runs beside & they have a nice fountain out front. They didn't shovel the snow until much later in the day. Ample parking here for free.

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Candy

12 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Enjoyed the hot tub and sauna after a long day hiking! Very clean and modern. Friendly staff and all the amenities needed, including a washing machine.

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Adam

23 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We really liked the breakfast. It was one of the best of our entire trip. Free laundry Decent rooms. Some damage. Enjoyed our stay It does seem like it’s a one man show as the one man checked us. Cooked. Served and did check out the next morning

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Robert

18 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel was easy to find as it's located on the main highway. Check in was easy. Room was clean and well appointed with a full kitchen. Hotel had a sauna and hot tub. Good area to view Northern Lights. Dining room available. Easy parking. Hotel was very quiet. Thanks

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Sarah

18 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was clean. Washer and dryer combo machine in the room. Laundry facilities are in very short supply in Iceland and your clothes are going to get wet! The refrigerator REAKED like fish, bad, so bad. Cute sauna and hot tub. By a beautiful river but no view from the room.

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To Yun

9 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff is very helpful. The breakfast is fresh and delicious. There is also sauna and hot spring facilities which we can enjoy a lot!

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Marites Eborde

9 Mar 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

This hotel is very accessible from the main road, clean and provided daily towels. Kitchen and washer/dryer amenities. Very convenient! Breakfast offering was great!

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Fay

26 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Good food. Friendly staff. Nice sauna. Hot tub was way too hot. Husband burned foot in it. Room had cooking amenities.

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Cleanliness

Overall cleanliness is strong, with many noting tidy rooms and refreshed towels; however, recurring maintenance issues include shower leaks and, in one case, a smelly refrigerator.

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Daniela

4 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Waren zum zweiten Mal auf unserer Durchreise in dieser Unterkunft. Wir waren von der Sauberkeit und der Gemütlichkeit begeistert. Angrenzend gibt es ein Restaurant und einen Hot Pot mit Sauna. Würden jederzeit wiederkommen.

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Imee C

3 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed for one night with my husband. Plenty of parking. The one member of staff (30. Oct 2024) who checked us in, cooked our dinner, and cleaned up was awesome. We found it a little inconvenient to exit the reception area to re-enter the area with the rooms, especially as it was drizzling. The kitchenette was stocked with the necessary tools for self-catering. The sauna and hot tub were clean and adequate. Unfortunately, our shower flooded the entire bathroom. The hotel is a little remote, but the view outside of our window made up for that. Thus, we both had a good night's sleep and found the hotel very peaceful. It would be a good stopover to the Snaefellsness peninsula. Overall, a pleasant stay and would stay again.

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briana

31 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed one night at this hotel, the hotel is family run & is staffed. They have a hot tub & sauna available as well. The rooms are quiet, clean & cozy. Nothing super amazing about this hotel but decent. The views are pretty good from here as a river runs beside & they have a nice fountain out front. They didn't shovel the snow until much later in the day. Ample parking here for free.

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Jennifer

17 Apr 2023

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Stayed 7 nights

We loved our stay! The little apartments are very nice and clean and we didn’t need a thing! The Area is gorgeous, and was the perfect home base for all our tours and activities, and even though we where at the very tail end of northern light season we got to see them on one of our nights spend there, because it’s nice and dark there. The only wish we would have had would be coat hooks or a wardrobe. There was two hangers in the closet but it being cold most of the year we had multiple coats, rain jackets and hoodies and they seemed to be always in our way. And the shower in our apartment isn’t sealed on the bottom anymore and so it’s unavoidable that the bathroom gets “flooded” when showering.

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Christian

25 Sept 2023

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Sehr gute, saubere Unterkunft. Personal sehr freundlich. Hotpot und Sauna zur allgemeinen Nutzung im Garten

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Arndís

17 Jul 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Góð upplifun á dvöl, rúmin góð og herbergið hreint og snyrtilegt. Góð staðsetning sem hentaði okkar ferð vel. Við komum aftur hingað.

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Sarah

18 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was clean. Washer and dryer combo machine in the room. Laundry facilities are in very short supply in Iceland and your clothes are going to get wet! The refrigerator REAKED like fish, bad, so bad. Cute sauna and hot tub. By a beautiful river but no view from the room.

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Paul

8 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Clean, quiet and big rooms. Would stay again.

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DAVID EMILIO

9 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Outside view hotel is average-low, but inside rooms are beautiful, so pretty, clean, modern and cozy. I liked a lot.

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Marites Eborde

9 Mar 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

This hotel is very accessible from the main road, clean and provided daily towels. Kitchen and washer/dryer amenities. Very convenient! Breakfast offering was great!

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Rooms

Rooms are generally spacious, quiet and comfortable, many with well-equipped kitchens and pleasant river or mountain views. Some note limited storage or no view in certain units.

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Earl

20 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice quiet room with a view overlooking a river. We were there on a holiday and they were short staff, but everything was handled without a hitch. Highly recommend as a stay to or from Snaefellsnes Penninsula.

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Jennifer

18 Mar 2025

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Pleasantly surprised, this was a hidden gem! Spacious rooms that were simple, yet inviting with comfortable beds. Excellent kitchen with everything we needed. We woke up to a delicious breakfast. Excited that the "northern lights decided to come out and play"!

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Julia

23 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We got a family size room and found the space to be clean with a well equipped kitchen and bathroom. Kitchen: sink, fridge, utensils, cleaning supplies (must wash your own dishes), 4 person dining table. Beds: Twin beds, comfortable and standard. Bathroom: Included all basic amenities, towel warmer, standing shower. Overall this place was a safe, solid choice for the area. The highlight was the well equipped kitchen. Everything else was standard. Would recommend if looking for a safe, basic stay with an actual kitchen (vs minibar).

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Paul

8 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Clean, quiet and big rooms. Would stay again.

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DAVID EMILIO

9 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Outside view hotel is average-low, but inside rooms are beautiful, so pretty, clean, modern and cozy. I liked a lot.

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ann

18 Mar 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Lots of room in our apartment. Plenty of kitchen accessories. Washer/dryer great. Very comfortable

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Robert J.

30 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great place for a family of four with young kids. The river and mountains were just outside our door. Very spacious and comfortable room. The staff was incredibly accommodating, too. We flew into Reykjavik late afternoon and drove up that evening. We got there just as their restaurant was closing, and they stayed open late for us.

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Freddy

21 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice room, nice bed. All in all a good place to stay.

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Jack

10 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice room and kitchen facilities

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Jennifer

12 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent location right off the Ring road. The room is excellently appointed - especially the kitchen. There was even an oven! Situated in a pretty area next to a stream - there’s even a little picnic area. I’d gladly book again!

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Service

Service is friendly and accommodating, with staff often going out of their way despite lean staffing in this family-run property. Policies and hours can feel strict, such as enforced checkout and limited lobby access before check-in.

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Maxim

13 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great service and hospitality. We recommend this lovely place to any guests, a specially to the families

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Gerardo

20 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check in a las 4PM y máximo el Check out a las 11AM sin tener unos minutos más A las 11 en punto pidieron las llaves

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Holly

5 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

After a long day travel, we arrived early at 3 o’clock, and we’re very disappointed that we could not even sit in a lobby. Accommodations Work great and the staff were very helpful. We were hoping to leave early to start the golden ring circle before the crowds however, breakfast does not start until 8 o’clock, which is a little late for trying to get an early start..

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Adam

23 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We really liked the breakfast. It was one of the best of our entire trip. Free laundry Decent rooms. Some damage. Enjoyed our stay It does seem like it’s a one man show as the one man checked us. Cooked. Served and did check out the next morning

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Jill

12 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This was an older hotel that was so charming. The staff was very friendly, the scenery was beautiful and I truly loved watching the owner work the horses in the ring with her loyal dog right there. Breakfast was amazing, waffle maker worked perfect. I requested another comforter and it was in my room within 30 minutes. I would highly recommend this hotel.

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To Yun

9 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff is very helpful. The breakfast is fresh and delicious. There is also sauna and hot spring facilities which we can enjoy a lot!

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Alicia

4 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We spent one night here and it was such a lovely place. Our room was very comfortable. The staff were lovely and accommodating. Wish we could have stayed longer!

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Robert J.

30 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great place for a family of four with young kids. The river and mountains were just outside our door. Very spacious and comfortable room. The staff was incredibly accommodating, too. We flew into Reykjavik late afternoon and drove up that evening. We got there just as their restaurant was closing, and they stayed open late for us.

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Brandon

24 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely staff. We really just needed a place to stay for the evening while traveling around the country. Location was easy to access for us.

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Bobby

20 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great room and amenities. Helpful staff.

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Location

Conveniently off the Ring Road in a quiet, scenic riverside setting, suitable as a base for Snaefellsnes and nearby sights. The area feels remote, so a car is practical and restaurants are sparse.

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Imee C

3 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed for one night with my husband. Plenty of parking. The one member of staff (30. Oct 2024) who checked us in, cooked our dinner, and cleaned up was awesome. We found it a little inconvenient to exit the reception area to re-enter the area with the rooms, especially as it was drizzling. The kitchenette was stocked with the necessary tools for self-catering. The sauna and hot tub were clean and adequate. Unfortunately, our shower flooded the entire bathroom. The hotel is a little remote, but the view outside of our window made up for that. Thus, we both had a good night's sleep and found the hotel very peaceful. It would be a good stopover to the Snaefellsness peninsula. Overall, a pleasant stay and would stay again.

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briana

31 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed one night at this hotel, the hotel is family run & is staffed. They have a hot tub & sauna available as well. The rooms are quiet, clean & cozy. Nothing super amazing about this hotel but decent. The views are pretty good from here as a river runs beside & they have a nice fountain out front. They didn't shovel the snow until much later in the day. Ample parking here for free.

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Juho

20 Jul 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice stay for a couple of nights. Short drive to Borgarnes and 1h to Vidgelmir's cave excurcion. Sauna and bathtub were nice additions. Breakfast was ok and the cost was about 20e.

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Robert

18 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel was easy to find as it's located on the main highway. Check in was easy. Room was clean and well appointed with a full kitchen. Hotel had a sauna and hot tub. Good area to view Northern Lights. Dining room available. Easy parking. Hotel was very quiet. Thanks

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vanessa

4 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great location, and was able to see the northern lights.

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shawna

15 Oct 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Beautiful, and breathtaking scenery

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Brian

22 May 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Lokaliseret 45 min fra Reykjavik midt i naturen. Skøn udsigt. Fint værelse. Dejlig udendørs hot tub og indendørs sauna. Fin morgenmadsbuffet.

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Brandon

24 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely staff. We really just needed a place to stay for the evening while traveling around the country. Location was easy to access for us.

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Heidi

18 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very convenient to our route. Quiet, easy to access. Nice dining area.

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Jennifer

12 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent location right off the Ring road. The room is excellently appointed - especially the kitchen. There was even an oven! Situated in a pretty area next to a stream - there’s even a little picnic area. I’d gladly book again!

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Dining

Breakfast is widely praised for quality and freshness, while dinner at the on-site restaurant is often described as tasty. Downsides include occasional limited options, an 8 a.m. breakfast start that may be late for early departures, and one report of no breakfast service.

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Jon Charles

18 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Absolutely great. Never expected the hot tub or dry sauna. Also full kitchen setup in room. Dinner here was very good. You have to try the cod stew and rye bread. I will ask for recipe.

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Juho

20 Jul 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice stay for a couple of nights. Short drive to Borgarnes and 1h to Vidgelmir's cave excurcion. Sauna and bathtub were nice additions. Breakfast was ok and the cost was about 20e.

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Adam

23 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We really liked the breakfast. It was one of the best of our entire trip. Free laundry Decent rooms. Some damage. Enjoyed our stay It does seem like it’s a one man show as the one man checked us. Cooked. Served and did check out the next morning

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laurie

27 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice place very quite. Resterant on property offered goof local food.

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To Yun

9 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff is very helpful. The breakfast is fresh and delicious. There is also sauna and hot spring facilities which we can enjoy a lot!

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Paolo

29 Jul 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Ottima struttura. Ottima accoglienza,Pulizia.Buono il ristorante. Consigliabilissimo.

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Lilia

1 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great views, great buffet breakfast available for purchase

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Dog

28 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Clean, good condition, excellent bedroom and bathroom, quiet, good views, good breakfast Limited supper menu, no lunch, slight institutional feel to communal areas, remote so car essential.

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Laura

16 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms were nice setting behind the hotel was pretty with a river. Went to breakfast the next morning we already paid for and no one was there. After 30 minutes still no one. Have a plan b for breakfast.

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manu

22 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Hot tub en sauna Beperkt maar lekker ontbijt

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Hotel Laxarbakki

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Room options

Deluxe Triple Room, Balcony

Cottage

Family Room, Terrace

Deluxe Double Or Twin Room, Balcony

Standard Double Room

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