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Reviews of Hótel Selið

3 out of 5
Hótel Selið
Selio, 851 Hella, Rangárþing ytra, South Iceland

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 44 reviews" "
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9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, superb service, comfortable rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

KevLiew, SABAH, LAHAD DATU

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is located in the beauty of nature, it's free up my mind and felt so relax and comfortable. I'm highly recommended this place
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Debra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute and Clean StaHotel
Cute hotel with lovely couple who runs it. Rooms were clean, breakfast was a nice spread, and plenty of parking. A little hard to find at night.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

a_McCoy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The lady who works here is the SWEETEST person ever!! Absolutely loved having her there. I'd definitely recommend having your meals with her, they are delicious! My only issue was the room was pretty warm at night. We had to open the window during our second night but the winds were too strong and ended up having to close them. But overall, great stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Cassandra, La Jolla, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Vala and Lila were incredible in their service attitude. Place was warm, kept, and cozy. Location is remote but that is why we chose it. Small waterfalls and nice morning walk/jog area. Great springboard location for southwest Iceland exploration. Vala helped us stay aware of Northen Lights visibility which was very special for our trip. Dinner is a bit pricey but available and worth it. Alcohol as anywhere in Iceland is expensive. Pick your own up at a Vinbudin or duty free on your way in but know it’s not welcome in commmon areas which is understandable.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Glen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stop.
Nice, quaint out of the way place. So glad they offered dinner as it would be a long drive to somewhere else! Food was excellent! The room and staff were very nice. The bath is ready to be refreshed.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Harry

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Geoff

Super jump point for Thorsmark
Really lovely - very good quality and clean. Best breakfast we had in Iceland. Great restaurant (Strönd) just around the corner. Very relaxing jump point for Thorsmark.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Meryl

Quaint hotel in very remote location
We selected this hotel based on Rick Steve’s recommendation, and stayed 2 nights. It was very difficult to find, despite having a rental car with a GPS. The room was clean and there was WiFi, but no tv. The breakfast was very good and the blonde-haired woman was very friendly. As with all places in Iceland, it was very expensive. We overheard some guests who ate dinner there be surprised at checkout when they apparently first learned that dinner was not included.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Scenic!
Beautiful spot about ten miles off the main highway, down a very good gravel road. Hoping we can go back some day!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This place was great!
Nice hotel in a quiet country location. Would definitely recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Phil R.

Amazing location, gracious hosts.
We spent two nights here while exploring the south coast. The hotel is surrounded by incredible scenery and easy hiking trails that lead to hidden gems of nature. The rooms are clean and comfortable. The owners are really nice and friendly and make tasty home cooked meals.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly host, very accommodating. Nice quaint room that was clean. Dinner was good and the property is stunning with nice walking path for after dinner. Also a hot tub available.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable hotel in quiet location
We stayed at Hotel Selid for one night and found it to be very comfortable. The room was an adequate size for the two of us and the breakfast spread was welcome. Most outstanding were the staff, who made arrangements so that we could check-in late, were friendly and had excellent knowledge of the local area, providing tips and recommendations to us and other guests.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Favorite place in Iceland!
By far our favorite place while traveling around the ring road. Raven and his wife were friendly, accommodating, and gracious hosts. Breakfast was great, best buffet we had in Iceland. Beautiful views and secluded but hard to see sign from road. Rooms including the bathroom are huge. Will def stay here again for any future visits.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Remote but great!
Middle of nowhere farmhouse style stay. Good rooms, friendly staff. Good food.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

John, Houston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely oasis in Iceland!
We had a long day driving across the southern coast of Iceland and arrived around 8:30 pm. The Hotel Selid was lovely and our dinner was delicious. I wish we could have stayed more than one night and I hope to return so I can take the hike along the river. We woke up to snow before we left. It was a winter wonderland.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel is off the main road in a quiet and picturesque setting. Room was clean, modern and inviting with views. Staff was warm and welcoming. We wish we cuold have stayed a few more days.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gorgeous landscape from the hotel. Rooms are comfortable. Great breakfast with eggs, bacon, cold cuts, yogurt, toast, cereals, etc.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place near Hella
We enjoyed this remote hotel very much. It is about 10km off highway 1 near Hella. The hotel and room were very clean. The service was great. They provide an evening meal if asked, and the food was delicious. We hiked along a nearby stream, and enjoyed the small waterfalls that fill the stream. The absence of light allowed us to see the northern lights one night during our visit. A large dining area and couches for chatting were nice for relaxing in the evening. A great place.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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Ideal stop off
Lovely little place 6km off the main road down a part gravel road. Really friendly and accommodating staff. Looks fairly basic outside as most Iceland places do but homely and we’ll designed inside. Fairly no-frills rooms but comfortable beds and clean. We enjoyed the hot tub, ate a lovely lamb stew and chocolate cake for dinner and the location was perfect to avoid us having to go all the way back to Reykjavík after driving to Vik and we were then onto the golden circle within about 20 minutes the next morning. No real negatives. It’s quite isolated but if your northern lights hopefuls like us that’s ideal. The dinner was on the expensive side but not out of context for the rest of Iceland.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Edwin Lim, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great experience for a stay.
Not hard to locate. You just need to know what to look out for (2 milk cans). Short drive from the main road. The hotel sits on a beautiful landscape. Food range is simple and nice. Excellent hospitality. Feels like home away from home.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel
Lovely comfortable and clean hotel. Staff was extremedy friendly and welcoming. Wish i could’ve stayed longer.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Laurence, Montreal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
WOW !
one of the best place I've been. This is small enough that you have this rural / family feeling, but big enough so you can come and go as you want. The owners are great, the location is outstanding and the breakfast was delicious !

10/10 Excellent

Anna, charlotte, NC. USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Northern lights
Much better views of the northern lights than in our paid tour from Reykjavik. The owners are very attentive and friendly. I will definitely stay here again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A very quiet and peaceful area if you enjoy this

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness

10/10 Excellent

Giles , cambridge, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing
Fantastic hotel in an amazing location - wonderful staff, great food, and lovely bedrooms. I couldn't fault the hotel at all, and would recommend it to anyone.

10/10 Excellent

Maria, San Diego

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Woul repeat
Very nice secluded place. Staff very friendly, room very clean & beautiful area!

10/10 Excellent

Lindsey, Wolverhampton

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A gem of a hotel
We arrived to a lovely warm welcome from the owner Raven. This was by far our favourite hotel from our 4 night stay in Iceland. We were lucky enough to have the hotel all to ourselves. We felt right at home from the moment we got there. Our room was large and we had a door leading outside, which meant we could nip outside whenever we wanted without having to go through the reception area. This was brilliant for us as we were determined to try and get a glimpse of the Northern lights. We were very lucky indeed, through a break in the cloud, we saw them! There is no light pollution so It's a fantastic hotel to stay at. We did not want to leave. We were so relaxed at this hotel. We ate at the hotel. It is a very limited selection but enough to choose from if you've had enough of driving and don't want to venture out again. We had the soup appetiser, which was simply delicious, followed by pizza for me and my husband had the lamb curry. Both were tasty! Breakfast was a nice selection too. Even though there was only the 2 of us staying at the hotel, Raven still laid out a full selection for us. Tea was available all day to help ourselves. We just couldn't fault our stay. If we were heading to Iceland again, this hotel would be top of our list!
Response from Hrafn and Vala on Mar 21, 2015
Thank you for choosing our hotel. Glad that our hotel was to your liking. A review like that really means alot to us, so again thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Martina, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place in every way, highly recommend
Both my partner and I loved out stay at Selid. The highlights were endless! The beautiful location and friendly service in particular. We got alot of good advice about things to do in the area from the hotel owner and his wife. They even did a wake up call for the Northern Lights so we could run out and see them. The breakfast selection was really good and the food was fresh - much better than most places in Iceland - there was no dinner, but that's OK because there were a few options nearby. The rooms were also very spacious and comfortable. We stayed two nights and would definitely come back again!
Response from Hrafn and Vala on Jan 10, 2015
Thank you for your stay here.

10/10 Excellent

Ellinor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovley soroundings, kind polite staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Rafael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Michael, Bayern

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Herzliches kleines Hotel in idyllischer Lage
Das Hótel Selið liegt nahe dem Örtchen Hella, ist jedoch etwas schwer zu finden, da die einzige Strasse hierzu über eine Schotterpiste führt. Die Lage entschädigt aber...völlig idyllisch gelegen inmitten der überwältigenden Natur Islands...Das Hotel eignet sich gut als Basiscamp für Ausflüge in den Süden Islands und zum Golden Circle. Das Frühstücksbuffet ist eine gute Grundlage für den Tag...wünschenswert wäre etwas mehr Abwechslung bzw. eine etwas größere Auswahl. Besonders erwähnenswert ist die Gastfreundschaft von Chef Raven und seinem Team...wir haben uns hier wohlgefühlt und können das Hotel weiterempfehlen...das Ganze ist einem 3-Sterne-Haus angemessen.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jens

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden Gem
After a few minutes drive from the main road the tarmac suddenly turned into a gravel road, I kept on driving and the GPS said I was already at the destination and I didn't see anything that looked like a hotel. Then I saw the sign that that there was one kilometer to the hotel and turned right. When I saw the hotel I got a bad feeling, it didn't look that much from the outside and with a bad hotel experience from the night before I started to think I made another bad choice. But I could not have been more wrong, when I came in and showed the room I was just blown away, it was fantastic. Room was very fresh and nice, staff super friendly and breakfast very nice. I got some local tips as well what to visit on my last day at Iceland. I really recommend this hotel. Soundings was great, well worth the sidetracked drive from the main road.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Tolles einsames Hotel
Tolles Haus! Wir waren mehr als überrascht als wir angekommen sind, in einer wahnsinnig schönen Umgebung, auch das Hotel selber war schön und man hat sich Wohlgefühlt. Super Nacht!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

ANA MARIA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Precioso entorno, simpático recibimiento y buen cocinero para cenar . La cama además muy cómoda. Poco más puede pedirse.

10/10 Excellent

Fabiola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was für ein tolles Hotel! Ist zwar etwas abgelegen, was mir persönlich aber sehr gut gefallen hat. Es lohnt sich auf jedenfall den Spaziergang zum nahegelegene Wasserfall zu machen. Das Zimmer hat viel Charme und hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Auch das Personal war sehr freundlich. War eins meiner Lieblings Hotel auf unserer 11-täggen Rundreise durch Iceland!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Robin, Stockholm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very nice hotel!
Unfortuneatly we checked in late and checked out early. This hotel is very cute and the service is superb. Breakfast was good and so were the rooms. Wish we could have stayed longer!

10/10 Excellent

Mari

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort