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Reviews of Hotel Glymur

3.5 out of 5
Hotel Glymur
Hvalfjardarsveit, Hvalfjordur, Hvalfjarðarsveit

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 107 out of 174 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 52 out of 174 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 174 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 174 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 174 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Michael, Westmoreland

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff were the highlight including the chef but the hotel is in dire need of a facelift, including new hot tubs.

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great views, excellent food
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

katherine

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great spot, one of our favourite dinners we had in Iceland.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

simona

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful view
It was alright they claimed they had WiFi never got that. Besides that it was fine
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Asa on Aug 24, 2022
Dear JosephThank you for your review, not sure about the WiFi problem, we do offer WiFiBest regardsHótel Glymur Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Welcoming Staff
The hotel staff were very welcoming! The meals offered and bar had excellent options, even for me when I have to eat gluten free. Hotel is a little dated but comfortable accommodations and nice size rooms and bathroom.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Asa on Aug 24, 2022
Dear guestThank you for your review and kind words towards our hotelBest regardsHótel Glymur Team

8/10 Good

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Asa on Aug 24, 2022
Dear Michael, thank you for your reviewBest regardsHótel Glymur Team

10/10 Excellent

Yunfei

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a very nice little hotel. the area is quiet. the food is excellent. the staff is very friendly. I will book it again next time if I go there.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Asa on Aug 11, 2022
Dear Yunfei, thank you for kind words towards our hotel and staff, you are welcome back any time :) Best regards Hótel Glymur Team

10/10 Excellent

Kristín

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from asa on Jul 24, 2022
Takk fyrir komuna og góða umsögn Kristín

8/10 Good

Jerome

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay. Convenient location for exploring south and west Iceland. Gorgeous views and very quiet.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from asa on Jul 21, 2022
Dear Jerome Thank you for kind review Best regards Hótel Glymur Team

8/10 Good

Denise, Glen Burnie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Dale

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, good food, beautiful locstion
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Team Hotel Glymur on Jul 6, 2022
Thank you for kind words

10/10 Excellent

Sherry

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very quiet with great views.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Team Hotel Glymur on Jul 6, 2022
Thank you for kind words

8/10 Good

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great nostalgic feel, phenomenal views and food. The breakfast and dinner was great as was the hot tubs and the staff. I highly recommend if looking to do the Gymur Fall hike.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Team Hótel Glymur on Jun 21, 2022
Thank you for the kind review, it is highly appreciated.

10/10 Excellent

Jerry

Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Team Hótel Glymur on Jun 21, 2022
Thank you for the kind review, it is highly appreciated.

8/10 Good

Julia

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Andres makes our stay super enjoyable even though he was expecting a day off.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Team Hótel Glymur on Jun 21, 2022
Thank you for the kind review, it is highly appreciated.

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
beautiful view in a really nice setting interesting architecture and design excellent service and outstanding kitchen very friendly and knowledgeable staff hot tub works 24/7
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Amy

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Team Hotel Glymur on Aug 24, 2021
Dear Diana We appreciate your nice review, thank you for staying with us :) Best regards Team Hotel Glymur

8/10 Good

Sigurthor Holm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Team Hotel Glymur on Aug 24, 2021
Dear Sigurthor We appreciate your nice review, thank you for staying with us :) Best regards Team Hotel Glymur

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Villa Creativity... was simply spectacular... Rarely does a place not only meet all you’d hoped for, but exceed it... in every best way. Very special place.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Theand

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

MARIA

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cozy and spacious rooms. Only 50 mins drive from Reykjavik but yet a good place to see northern light. Breakfast is excellent and staffs are helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Elisa, Guilford

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Second time at the Hotel Glymur for a romantic getaway. Beautiful & peaceful boutique hotel is perched on one of the largest Fjord's in Iceland. Amazing views from the main hotel, especially from the restaurant and seating area. Two wonderful hot pots overlooking the fjord at the main hotel with the larger cottages having their own hot pot. Breakfast is amazing with fresh fruits, cooked eggs, bacon, yogurts, cereals, & smoked salmon. Dinner was delicious. Hotel has a relaxed vibe and the customer service is spot on often with the staff going above and beyond. Comfy beds with cosy bedding ensure a restful night sleep. Close to Glymur falls the second tallest waterfall in Iceland.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Wanderers

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The service was amazing. The food at the restaurant was excellent. The ONLY downside is the rooms have one large chair in the tv area and the rooms in the main lodge are three levels. The stairs to the bed (upstairs) have a metal piece that we kept hitting out feet on. Not a reason not to stay in this beautiful place but just beware.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location, very friendly staff. The food at the restaurant was good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I would definitely come back!
Food in the restaurant was excellent!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This place deserves more stars
We had a really marvelous stay. We were there two days and had dinner and breakfasts there. We thought that the food was quite excellent. Maybe they have a new chef because this was the best we had in Iceland and we had some very good meals. Breakfasts had a very good variety and was fresh and well prepared (smoked salmon, eggs prepared in various way, variety of breads and juices, a wide choice of jams, fresh croissants etc. The view from the dining room was also awe inspiring. The staff were very friendly and supportive and they addressed any issues we had right away. We upgraded to one of the villas when we saw that hotels.com had a very good price. The villa had more space than we needed but it was great to have our own hot tub, fridge, microwave, dining table etc. Everything was in excellent condition. The bedroom had a very good set of blackout shades which is important in summer in Iceland (surprised that other hotels did not always have them). The villa also had excellent wifi. The area has some wonderful hikes and it is not too far to the Snaefellsnes peninsula which is a fantastic day trip. We couldn't have been happier - and we are recommending this place to our friends.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great one night stay
Nice and quiet, excellent and outgoing staff. Wonderful breakfast buffet.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

runar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was friendly. Breakfast was great. View was breathtaking. Room was clean. Hot tubs were clean and relaxing. I would go back.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Connie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great views.
Very nice hotel. Great views, good food in restaurant. Only complain was the water smelled like sulfur. Bed is in the loft.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Geoffrey C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful and quiet
Views over the fjord are astonishing. Lovely and quiet this was our favourite place we stayed on our trip. Cabin was huge and had everything we needed. Dinner in main hotel on both nights was gorgeous and staff extremely helpful. Will definitely be staying here again on future trips
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

N, NEW YORK, NY

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
We stayed at this hotel in the summer of 2018. it's very secluded but with amazing view of the Fjords. The cabinet was very specious with huge balcony. The bed was very comfortable, however, the running water does small like egg. We did not mind it. Wifi isn't working at our cabinet at all so we had to walk up to the main building to get some work done. Breakfast was delicious and full of things to choose from. we will be back there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Hjalti on Nov 1, 2018
Thank you so much, I am very happy that you enjoyed staying with us : )

10/10 Excellent

Zachary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Hjalti on Nov 1, 2018
Dear Zachary Thank you very much for your kind review, I am very happy you enjoyed your stay with us Kindest regards

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Hjalti on Nov 1, 2018
Dear Carl Thank you very much for your kind review, I am very happy you enjoyed your stay with us Kindest regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and relaxing stay in quiet surroundings. Excellent food and good and friendly service.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Hjalti on Nov 1, 2018
Thank you very much for your kind review, I am very happy you enjoyed your stay with us Kindest regards

8/10 Good

Eric, Beijing

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Cozy hotel with private villas. Maids need to clean under beds and furniture. Some staff was very friendly, others seemed neutral and sometimes somewhat cold. Views of fjord and overall location were amazing. With some minor improvements this could be the best hotel in the area.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful stay
We got there in the dark and woke up to the most beautiful views! I had to rent 2 room villa because the hotel was full. Totally worth the money. Private hot tub! Lots of space in villa for 2 couples. (Just ask to have outdoor lights turned off. VERY bright.)
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Tiffany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel was wonderful. We stayed in the creativity Villa. The room was spacious, very clean and had the best views. The hotel staff was very nice and accommodating. Would stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Leslee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great calm location with a beautiful view. Highly recommended and a highlight of our trip.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

4/10 Poor

Zaldy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nope
Terrible bathrooms, like warm water and it smelt like rotten eggs. Drive a bit further and stay in Borganes
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Maggý on Oct 9, 2018
Dear Zaldy, I'm very sorry to hear you found the smell so bad. The reason for this particular smell is because the hot water in Iceland sometimes smells of sulphur because of the geothermal origins of the warm water. The warm water comes from the ground and is supplied by geothermal power plants.

8/10 Good

Brendon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay.
Hotel was clean. Very friendly staff. Most could speak English well and those who couldn’t tried very hard. Was a pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018