Old Cottage - Reynivellir II

Check-in is at a different location than the Cottage, so be sure to review the messages from the hotel before arrival regarding check-in location. We were the first guests to arrive for the evening. Our room was clean and tidy upon arrival, and so was the bathroom and kitchen/common area. The cottage was full and we were on the 2nd floor with 2 bathrooms. Each bathroom only had 1 bath mat, which disappeared after the 2nd person took a shower. (Each room should be provided its own bathmat, not 1 per bathroom. Besides ensuring we'd have use of a bathmat, it's more sanitary.) The bathroom doors/doorknobs were sticky and required a bit of "slam" to close, making it noisy for guests, especially those right across the hall. There should also be some indication where extra toilet paper and blow dryer are stored. When we called about it, we weren't told it was in the drawer below the sink (thought it was a false drawer so hadn't looked), but was told to look in the other bathroom. Not helpful. Other guests left food in the sink drain after cooking/eating. Sign should indicate to throw in garbage. The cottage is relatively old, even though the bathroom and kitchen area have been updated, and it sounded/felt like we were going to go through the floor when walking around in our room.

We stayed in the farmhouse and found it clean and comfortable. The instructions to check in are a little confusing- you have to check in at a hotel up the road (that also isn’t well marked) that give you a code and map for this place. The shared kitchen and living room is comfortable but not big if the guesthouse is full. We also couldn’t open the windows for air due to bugs - something we didn’t experience anywhere else. All self service for cooking or eating your own meals as no staff around.

The property is a little run down but it has everything you need. We stayed on the first floor, the bathroom and the shower worked fine. Some of the old reviews we looked at talked about issues that it looks like have been fixed. We had multiple power outlets in our room. You could hear folks on the second floor above but they quieted down before long. The kitchen area and common area is nice and they provided coffee to make which was great for the morning. It is about an hour from Skaftafell Park which is mostly convenient. I saw to check in at the hotel so that was not an issue. I think the price could be a bit less for what you get. Below $200/night and this would be a 5/5 review.

We enjoyed our stay. The cottage was clean.

didn’t love it. felt kinda dirty