Volcano Huts Þórsmörk

Was hoping for a nice outdoorsy adventure on a budget and this place looked the part. Unfortunately, the travel costs to get to and from this place almost triple the cost. Took a lot of time as well in which we could have been doing other things. The bus broke down and then they debated whether we could bring our bags - strange stuff.

The place was great with the glamping site being clean and facilities reasonable. However, our experience was spoilt by a rowdy crowd that was shouting, talking loudly and playing music until late in the night making it impossible to sleep. There should be some ground rules about this.

We stopped in one of the glamping tents for 2 nights. We were concerned that it might be cold, but there was a little electric heater which kept the tent lovely and warm all the time. The staff were really friendly, when we arrived the dining area was really full but they found us a table from nowhere. The food was OK, nothing special, but this is basically a camp site. The dinner was better than the breakfast which was very limited. The showers were always really warm. The walks and views around were excellent.

The glamping tent exceeded my expectations and lived up to the online photos. The mattress was comfortable. Clean sheets and towels were provided. There is an electric space heater with a fan, and extra outlets (EU-style) for charging your devices. Near the entrance a small sitting area offers two comfortable chairs and a table. In August, the inner screen door would offer a nice view and breeze but in July it was too cool and rainy to take advantage of it. Dinner at the restaurant was from a buffet with salad, soup, meat, fish, sides, and a vegetarian entree option as well. We did not go away hungry. Both cash and credit cards are accepted. There is a tip jar for the mostly young and eager staff, with no option to tip if you pay by card. We observed an international crowd of diners including both Icelanders and foreigners. Don't get me started on the sitting pool and sauna. At reception they tried to lower our expectations ("it's not hot, more warm") but they still didn't do it justice. The pool is an 8-inch deep luke-warm puddle (probably 70 F on the day we visited, which was admittedly much warmer than the air temperature). The sauna was out of order.

Sono stata con un gruppo di avventure nel mondo. Il posto è caro e nonostante tutto ci hanno fatto dormire a terra sui materassi insieme ad altre persone. Per avere il necessario per dormire ci hanno chiesto € 26. Anche il cibo carissimo. Ci avevano detto che la cucina non c’era e non era vero. Ti costringono a mangiare lì dove per cose non buone spendi almeno 50€

Très déçu par le manque de sens commercial ! L’information donnée à la réservation est très incomplète et à la limite de l’information déloyale. Certes, il est indiqué que cet hébergement n’est accessible qu’en bus spécial (attention : aucune possibilité d’y accéder avec sa propre voiture), MAIS il n’est pas indiqué qu’il n’y a que 2 bus par jour (un le matin et un le soir). Si les horaires ne correspondent pas à vos possibilités ou si le bus est déjà complet (c’est notre cas), et bien… aucune solution ne vous sera proposée par le gestionnaire, et vous perdez 100% de votre paiement. En effet, le loueur, même prévenu une semaine à l’avance, refuse tout remboursement. Une très mauvaise expérience islandaise en ce qui nous concerne. A déconseiller !