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About this property

With far-reaching views towards Eyjafjallajökull, this guest house offers horse riding tours and homemade food. Selfoss is only 40 km away, and the iconic Gullfoss waterfall is only 52 km away. Guesthouse Steinsholt provides free Wi-Fi in public areas and advice on arranging local activities. The property has its own hot tub and an outdoor terrace for guests to relax. Each bright room has a modern décor and comes with either a private bathroom or shared bathroom facilities. All rooms do come with their own wash basin. A breakfast buffet is served at Steinsholt featuring homemade bread and produce from the owners’ farm. Dinners can be served on request, with lamb being a speciality. The famous site of Geysir is 46 km from the property, while Thingvellir National Park is 72 km away.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.7 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.7)

    • Free parking available on-site


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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 double bed
2 single beds
2 single beds
Bedroom 1
1 extra-large double bed
Bedroom 2
2 single beds
Bedroom 3
3 single beds
2 single beds
3 single beds
1 large double bed
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Nico
    Netherlands Netherlands
    Staff very nice We had the entire basement Hotel tub
  • Mixalis
    Greece Greece
    It is a very cozy and comfortable place. The owners were especially warm and welcoming! Would definitely visit again in the future.
  • Marta
    Poland Poland
    Nice clean rooms, spacious common area with basic equipment, big bathroom and a lovely hotpot. The host was very kind to us.
  • Verbitskiy
    Israel Israel
    Warm outdoor bathroom, view of horses in the field, spacious kitchen with everything you need, large bathroom with washing machine and dryer.
  • Chaote
    Taiwan Taiwan
    Two cats and horses. Should come back at summer time.
  • Stefania
    Australia Australia
    Very nice clean and spacious apartment. Good and new facilities. We didn't get the chance to try horse riding or the hot tub unfortunately as we only stayed one night. There was everything we could need :)
  • Aritz
    Spain Spain
    Nagusia oso jatorra, behar genuenerako beti prest. Logelak oso ondo eta gainerako, sukaldea, egongela eta piszina beroa bikain. Komunak eta dutxak garbiak eta berriak. Garbigailua erabilgarri behar izanez gero
  • Anja
    Austria Austria
    Netter Empfang, super Ausflugstips, Küche gut ausgestattet
  • Piotr
    Poland Poland
    Wygodne łóżka, dostęp do kuchni, możliwość kąpieli w baseniku z ciepłą wodą na zewnątrz budynku. Dobrze wyposażona kuchnia. Miły gospodarz. Bezpłatny parking przed budynkiem.
  • Olga
    Canada Canada
    We stayed for 2 nights at the place. Great guesthouse with friendly hosts, Kari and Gunnar. It was very convenient to have a kitchen for cooking our own meal. Beautiful place with gorgeous horses onsite. Highly recommend the place!

Host Information

Company review score: 9.7Based on 74 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company information

We, Kari and Gunnar, are very interested in horses and people. Our life is to have our horses around us.

Property information

In Steinsholt we have apartments in a bigg house where we allso live . where you can experience the peace and quiet of the Icelandic countryside far away from noisy and stressful cities (distance to Selfoss 45 km, to Reykjavík 99 km). In Steinsholt we have a nice hot tub where it is nice to relax and, if you are lucky, enjoy watching the northern lights from end of august to april. Kari and Gunnar Örn

Neighbourhood information

We are close to nature and many nice nature pearls . Like Landmannalaugar ,Hekla ,Þjórsádalur. There is a small store and gas station 5km from us in Arnes.

Languages spoken

Danish,English,Icelandic,Norwegian,Swedish

Property surroundings

House rules

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Check-in
From 15:00 to 21:30
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 07:30 to 10:30
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 4 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

3 years
Cot upon request
Free

The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

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.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 23:00 and 07:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

If you expect to arrive outside reception opening hours, please inform Guesthouse Steinsholt 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.

Please inform Guesthouse Steinsholt in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 23:00:00 and 07:00:00.

Legal information

This property is managed by a private host. EU consumer law relating to professional hosts might not apply.

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