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Hotel Skaftafell

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A building with multiple windows and a flat roof, surrounded by trees and a clear night sky.
A restaurant with multiple tables and chairs, large windows offering a view of the outdoors, and a wooden interior.
A reception area with a counter, several chairs, a coffee table, and a lamp.
A white building with a gravel path leading to it, surrounded by green grass and mountains in the background.
A corridor with a row of windows, wooden flooring, and seating areas.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Business services
  • Bar
The current price is $261
$229 nightly
$261 total
Total with taxes and fees
Oct 17 - Oct 18

Explore the area

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Skaftafelli 2, Skaftafell, 785
  • Place, Skaftafell Camping
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Skaftafell Visitor Centre
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Svartifoss Waterfall
    ‪23 min drive‬

Room options

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A hotel room with two beds, a bedside table, a chair, a radiator, and a window with curtains.

Twin Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(55 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with two beds, a TV, a desk with a phone, and a window with curtains.

Triple Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(17 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

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

  • Skaftafell Camping - 5 min drive - 4.4 miles
  • Skaftafell Visitor Centre - 5 min drive - 4.4 miles
  • Svartifoss Waterfall - 23 min drive - 6.4 miles
  • Fjallsárlón - 35 min drive - 32.6 miles
  • Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon - 38 min drive - 39.3 miles

Restaurants

  • ‪Glacier goodies - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Veitingasala Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Matsedill - ‬1 min walk
  • Árnanes
  • ‪Nýja Fjárhúsið - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Hotel Skaftafell

Hotel Skaftafell offers 53 accommodations with blackout drapes/curtains. This Skaftafell hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include showers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. 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 53 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and blackout drapes/curtains.
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 transportation

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

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Helicopter/airplane tours

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Conference center (50 square feet 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 elevator
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Phone

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 8100.0 per night

Property payment types

  • American Express
  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: ISK 8100.0 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

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Hotel Skaftafell Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 474 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 354 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 125 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 37 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 1001 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room with professional staff, nice bar area and great location. Breakfast (included) was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Great location, national park nearby and hikes nearby.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
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8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was nice and the breakfast was good.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was included and was a buffet of very good food with many choices!
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room and nice staff. Shower is bit small. Good place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The front desk staff was so helpful and pointed out local attractions. The location was beautiful and peaceful. The food was great and the breakfast Buffett had so many options.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was great! Room was clean, and comfortable. We were in a newly updated room. This place did have the best breakfast compared to the other places we stayed at. It also had a beautiful walking trail.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Small basic rooms which were very comfortable. Ours looked out on the snow capped mountains. Good restaurant for dinner and breakfast. Best part was the trail access from behind the hotel to the glaciers, lakes, waterfalls and wildflowers within walking distance. Loved the location!!!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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Great place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Food super pricy.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

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Breafast menu was fine, but would have like to have seen some dried fruit options as well as better toasters for bread. The rooms were nice and spacious, beds comfortable for a great night's rest, and the bathroom was a better size than most we experienced so you didn't feel like you had to turn in place to move around.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Beautiful locale, nice and convenient hotel
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Room was perfect and the food in the restaurant was wonderful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Nearby access to hiking trails was awesome. Friendly staff for both the hotel and the restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Beautiful location, very nice hiking trail to glacier next to hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Nice hotel,great breakfast, highly recommended
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

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It’s a great place to stay if you are looking for a small hike for an up close glacier view in the morning which is right behind the hotel. Breakfast is included which is great. They should definitely improve on the overall hygiene and room space.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Very good location, good service, in-house and nearby restaurant and gas station.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
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8/10 Good

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We enjoyed our stay here. The service was fantastic and we enjoyed being greeted by a huge smile and welcoming disposition.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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Excellent location for exploring the glacier region.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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The room is small, basic and clean. It had three twin beds that were very comfortable and clean. Staff were very nice. The breakfast was outstanding. The location is remote but suited our trip to the Glacier and allowed us to see the Iceberg lagoon and Diamond beach.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Great view
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
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8/10 Good

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I would recommend this hotel. Great location and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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The breakfast menu was excellent. The northern lights were so bright when we stayed. The location was perfect.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

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