Reviews of Beautiful Guestroom to rent with a mountain view
Háholt, 840 Laugarvatn, Iceland

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Reviewed: 20 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewI tried to call them because I was not able to find the house and they did not reply at all
Reviewed: 8 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe accommodation is located in the small town of Laugarvatn, right by the lake and within the Golden Circle area, which made it convenient for sightseeing. The café next door was charming, and the staff there were friendly and helpful. One highlight was the lovely dog at the café, who made the atmosphere even more welcoming. Thanks to the café staff, we were also able to arrange an early check-in, which we really appreciated. The room itself had potential and offered enough space for a short stay.
The bed was noticeably saggy and worn out, which impacted overall comfort. The room was not very clean upon arrival. It was also quite noisy. While the staff at the café next door were friendly and helpful, they were the only ones we could reach at all — messages sent via Booking.com remained unanswered for months, and the listed phone number led nowhere. This poor communication made it difficult to arrange anything before, during, or after the stay. The most serious issue, however, occurred during the night: after two quick showers, water flooded the entire bathroom due to a clogged drain, which, according to staff, had not been properly cleaned beforehand. It even started to seep slightly into the bedroom area. We had to mop everything up ourselves using the provided towels. As a result, the towels were no longer usable, and the bathroom remained wet and uncomfortable for the rest of the stay — we could only use it for brushing our teeth. Although someone came to check the next morning and admitted that the drain hadn’t been cleaned properly, I never received any reply to my follow-up emails. Had there been proper communication and a willingness to resolve the issue, this review would have probably turned out differently.
Reviewed: 31 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewLocation was great , parking in front of the door.
Unfortunately, this was the worst stay during our two-week round trip in Iceland. The room was extremely warm, and the only way to get fresh air was by opening the window — which let in a lot of midges. I ended up with more than 20 bites after just one night. The cleanliness was disappointing: the room wasn’t very clean, and even the bed sheets were dirty. The walls are very thin, and the door didn’t close properly, so when other guests returned at night, it felt like they were entering our room. Overall, the experience was not pleasant, and we would not choose to stay here again.
Reviewed: 20 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewLocation was great. Shower was also good and bed was comfortable.
The room was very hot and there is no way to ventilate without opening window. However it gets noisy outside because of proximity to the road. Also the walls are very thin and if your neighbors are loud like ours were, it can be disruptive. Especially when it's 2 am.
Reviewed: 17 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe room was overall nice, the little terrace is cute and I liked the parking spot right in front of the room. Bathroom was clean and checkin and checkout were both self done and smooth.
The biggest problem here were the biting midges and the warmth. So the room is incredibly hot and the only way to let some fresh air there is to let the doors open. But if you do so, hundreds of biting midges will come feast on you. I understand that the accommodation can't really eliminate either of those things but you would thing that being next to a lake, they would at least install some nets into the small window and the doors. Also the beds were incredibly soft which was not pleasant but that is a personal prefence thing.
Reviewed: 3 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewAttached restaurant was terrific
Reviewed: 28 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewQuiet, great beds, roomy bathrooms, private bathroom, reasonable price
The room is quite small for 2 big luggage and two people, but doable. It could use some deep cleaning. There was no shampoo or shower gel.
Reviewed: 20 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewThe room is truly in a wonderful location! It has all the essential items (kettle, fridge), and nothing was missing for a short stay. Super :)
The Wi-Fi only worked for a few hours, then it just disappeared. There’s also a bit of a lack of cleanliness, but the situation is definitely not bad.
Reviewed: 27 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewGreat room and hosts :)
Reviewed: 28 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewVery clean and cute, much nicer than in the pics. Felt like my own cabin instead of just a room. No complaints. Great location near the Fontana spa and roughly in the middle of the golden circle.
I had trouble finding the place but that’s probably on me. It’s the same building as the restaurant in case anyone else is wondering.
Reviewed: 20 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 18 November 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 1 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewIt was clean and the self check in made it flexible to enter. It looked very beautiful…
…but it wasn’t practical. The sink was so small you couldn’t even pour water in a bottle nor wash your face. The table was tiny and covered in leather which made it dofficult to clean. The cattle was very useful but also not practical as you had to unplug it every time you wanted to pure the water in.
Reviewed: 15 October 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified reviewLocation was really nice. Enjoyed that key pickup and drop off was self service, so we could come any time wanted. Initially though that with hot air heater we might be cold during the night, but that assumption was wrong, it was even too hot.
Shower smelled a bit, but nothing serious, could live with that.
Reviewed: 10 October 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified reviewGreat location
Nothing
Reviewed: 23 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 28 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified review- location - mini fridge
- a lot of dust under the bed, could be cleaner
Reviewed: 1 July 2024 · Stayed in June 2024
Verified reviewVery nice place to sleep with a great view. The guest room was stylish and very comfortable.