Hotel North

The location provides easy access to Akureyri and scenic views. The breakfast is plentiful and varied. Guests praise the friendly staff and comfortable, cozy rooms with excellent beds.

The rooms were designed so the ceiling slanted in the bedroom and bathroom. No live person was on site, all remote. The bar area/breakfast area was tired and old and needed updating. Both side doors and main entrance were unlocked. Less quality then all the other hotels we stayed in

We arrived during a snowstorm, so anything after the drive looked appealing! I'm sure this little guesthouse once was a shining gem in its glory, but as was noted by others in their reviews, it can use a good face lift on the outside. We were in the lower level where the door opened out to where we parked our SUV. THIS WAS A MAJOR PLUS since we were living from point to point on the Ring Road tour (staying at a different place each night). Plus, with the wind and snow, moving in for the night , it was helpful to be able to have quick access to our stuff. We picked up some food at a local sandwich shop on the way in, so we were set for the night. We also had problems with getting the door keypad to "wake up" so we could see the keypad and enter our code. I ran into the main floor upstairs and not a soul was to be found. I came back down and worked on getting the keypad to revive itself and eventually (maybe it was too cold for the battery). When I heated it with my hand, the keypad revealed itself and we could get in. We had to assist other guests as they arrived. While the exterior of the building could have used some carpentry and paint touch up, the interior was acceptable albeit the smallest of the rooms we had on the trip. Maybe the main rooms upstairs were bigger, but ours was a tight squeeze and probably would be tough for generously endowed people. On the plus side, it was cozy and beds were comfortable. Toiletries and hair dryer were all there and functional and there was a fridge and a large TV which worked brilliantly and had NETFLIX for our "room picnic" evening. Breakfast was adequate and the typical Icelandic fare. A single employee was there looking woefully overworked replenishing foods and plates. She was very sweet but frustrated in having to try to keep reviving the cold keypads the next morning when we tried to reenter the rooms downstairs after a cold and windy night. I am not going to be as harsh as previous reviewers because I read the reviews of all my options when selecting my stays while I was planning my trip. I had actually expected worse based on previous reviews. It was tight, but we are thin and it was cozy for our last night before heading back to Reykjavik.