Best Gilsbakki Hotels

This is one of those hotels you come across on these road trips where you simply don't want to leave :) we stayed here for a single night coming from Vik area to get ready for our Langjokull Glacier excursion the following day, so needless to say we didn't get to enjoy the property too much but what we did was very magical! The location is very serene and peaceful, the shape of the hotel makes it very cozy as you just feel like you are in a boat or some kind of an igloo while going through the corridors and looking at the skies through glass ceilings - this was even more magical at night when I went out to check for the northern lights :) Room was great and had a small patio (handy at night when want to come out outside to check out the skies) that we enjoyed. Breakfast was of a great quality and decent variety, plus the venue where the tables are is on 2nd floor/higher above the ground level providing nice vistas. Definitely my top 3 of 10 nights in Iceland 2024, and even top 3 of combined with 10 nights in 2022 as well if I had to pick my absolute favorites from both trips!

Nous avons fait le Check-in en autonome, car nous n’avons vu personne à notre arrivée, mais notre clé nous attendait. L’environnement du guesthouse est très calme. Nous avions une chambre spacieuse au 1er étage avec une très bonne literie et une belle vue sur la vallée. Notre salle de bain commune était très propre, comme l’ensemble du gîte. À noter que nous avions également un petit lavabo dans notre chambre. Le petit-déjeuner était vraiment quelconque en produits proposés et la personne qui s’occupait du service manquait de chaleur dans son accueil et avait perdu son sourire…peut-être un mauvais jour pour elle…dommage. De plus, nous manquions vraiment de place pour circuler autour des tables. C’est pour cette raison que je me suis limité à 4 étoiles dans mon jugement

A hotel where you can easily see the Northern Lights. Thank you for upgrading the Superior Room. The hotel has notice to watch the Aurora. I was so happy to see the wonderful Aurora that night!