Hólmavík Guesthouse

This guest house was one of the most affordable and one of the nicest places we stayed in Iceland. It was extremely clean and well-maintained, with additional touches and detail that showed the owners really cared. The staff were organized, informative and friendly. It offered a lovely complimentary breakfast with coffee, tea, juice, bread, meats and cheeses, cereal, porridge, eggs etc. It also offered lunch and dinner for a fee and was also conveniently close to other restaurants (one right across the street) as well as some local sights. We went whale watching with Láki Tours and the port was only a short 2 min walk away, in view of the guest house. It is the absolute perfect place to stay in Hólmavík I could not recommend it more!

Nice quaint location. Breakfast was ok. Fyi: when checking in, park in the back of the building. We tried checking in just walking up but no one was around and no one answered our calls. When we drove up and parked, host came out.

Great guesthouse in a beautiful town. Great stay at a nice guesthouse. We are locals and wanted to get away from the rain in a camping trip. Lovely town that has much to offer. Great view of the harbour from our room.

A place with little extra… The overall stay was not bad (though having self check in would have saved everyone a lot of trouble). Also, locking the doors at night (with guests inside) is a bit unnerving. I asked what do I do if I need to go out and come back in at night, and they said - ok, we will leave the door unlocked for you. (How hard is it to get a code lock for the front door?) But what shocked me the most is that they charge 500 ISK (~3,5 EUR) for a cup of tea or coffee at *free* breakfast. And it would still be ok if they put a note - please ask for a drink behind the counter as it is not included. But no, they have lipton teabags next to food, but when I tried to pour some water in a cup, a very grumpy girl working in a breakfast room told me - you cannot just take the tea, you need to pay for it.

Could do a lot better This is a good value accommodation, basic but with a good bed and shower which is what matters most to us. However we left with a negative vibe towards it. They advertise as having a bistro which would provide us with an evening meal or so we thought. What was on offer was either a meat soup or a fish stew, both small portions and microwaveable - or some cake. The price of 3500 IsK for either was just ridiculous. I had a good quality burger and fries in a good restaurant the day after for less than that. I am not aware of anywhere else to stay in town so pay a visit to the supermaket for your food.