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Reviews of Hlid Hostel

Hraunbrún, 660 Myvatn, Iceland

#8 of 8 B&Bs and inns in Myvatn

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 205 hotel reviews

7.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.0

  • Comfort

    7.9

  • Location

    8.8

  • Facilities

    7.8

  • Staff

    8.4

  • Value for money

    7.3

  • Free Wifi

    8.3

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  • Reviewed: August 19, 2024

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    The hostel is very crowded. People were loud in the hallway, kitchen was really busy and we had to wait for other people to finish eating before cooking our food. Bathroom sink counter had water all over the place. Our room was really crammed- 2 bund beds in a very narrow room. Overall, this place fell below my expectation.

    Location.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 12, 2024

    4.0
    tiny family room
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    The family room is soooooo tiny, doesn't feel like 12 sqm at all, more like 9sqm, seriously. never felt so squeezed

    great location, the breakfast area is quite big and bright. the bathrooms are great, equipped with a walk-in area for clothes.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: August 10, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room - Sleeping Bag Accommodations
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The toilet were few, too small and not appropriately clean

    The kitchen and the common room were nice

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: July 14, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Because of the thousands of flies we couldn't leave the window open and heating was on. We couldn't manage to turn it off and due to the not so spacious room we slept in a sauna

    Location and facilities are good. You have some nice options for food too mearby

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: July 13, 2024

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room - Sleeping Bag Accommodations
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Faucet was broken, toilet paper and paper towel were not restocked

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: June 19, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room - Sleeping Bag Accommodations
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great place to stay, good facilities

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: May 23, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room - Sleeping Bag Accommodations
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Lilia was very helpful and accommodating.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: October 10, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room - Sleeping Bag Accommodations
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Was real a nice place. Off season. Very quiet and clean. Recommend

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 10, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room - Sleeping Bag Accommodations
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We had a great quatruple room. Showers were nice and the receptionist was very charming and accommodating even though we were a little late.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 8, 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We stayed in a family room and the description says that includes linens, however it was not provided, we needed to pay an additional fee (over $25 USD, I don’t remember the exact amount). In the bed there was only a bed sheet and one pillow case.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 7, 2023

    10
    Happy to stay and will recommend to friends.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room - Sleeping Bag Accommodations
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Liked everything

    The stuff was very helpful

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: September 21, 2023

    6.0
    very good location, great for backpackers
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    The size of the room, the noise

    The kitchen was big and fully equipped, but not very clean. The dining room was spacious and comfortable. The room was very small, but that's ok. The problem is that it was very noisy.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: August 11, 2023

    10
    Great comfy place to stay with common area kitchen and glassed in dining area.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Nothing!!

    Nice quiet private family room with bunkbeds and a window that opens. Excellent well-stocked kitchen with at least 2 of everything (oven/stove, sinks, workspaces, cutting boards etc) and plenty of room for. many people to comfortable cook at the same time. Beautiful, big glass dining room looking out over lava rocks. Very welcoming staff. Clear posted rules so the place runs efficiently and well but no micromanaging staff. Also a place in the fridge and shelves outside it for extra food you can leave behind for someone else if you are traveling the next day and can't carry it with you. Very nice private showers!

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: August 7, 2023

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room - Sleeping Bag Accommodations
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The beds are extremely loud. So in dormitories when anyone moves the rest wakes up. Above that when we came to our room the heating was full on (beginning of August). We had to open the window for the whole evening and night. That is normally not a problem but near lake Myvatn there are thousands of little annoying flies and on the windows there were no grids. So the flies where coming in the room and that is not what you would like. In general I would rather recommend spending a night in Husavik then near lake Myvatn because those flies are extremely annoying.

    Bathroom and room was exceptionally clean, kitchen had everything you need to cook any dinner, stuff was very friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 6, 2023

    3.0
    Awful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room - Sleeping Bag Accommodations
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Noisy as he'll, no comfort, kitchen over crowded,

    Nice locations, nice shower

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: July 27, 2023

    6.0
    Cold, weird experience
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room - Sleeping Bag Accommodations
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    You have to rent linens and quilts during your stay for 30€ which is a bit ridiculous. The toilets were also separate from the showers which was a times inconvenient.

    The location was great, right near the lake and easy to find. The kitchen was kept very clean.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 2, 2023

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room - Sleeping Bag Accommodations
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Very noisy. Doors to rooms opening and closing could be made quieter.

    The kitchen was well stocked.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: July 1, 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room - Sleeping Bag Accommodations
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Rooms are quite small for 4 people, and the beds make an awful squeaking noise every time anyone moves so we didn't get a good night's sleep.

    Clean facilities, big kitchen, good location.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 1, 2023

    10
    very pleasant to experience
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room - Sleeping Bag Accommodations
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    nothing to reproach

    the location is great and given the very limited options in the area this is a great choice. we stayed in the shared room with 4 beds and I was superafraid how it will go but went very well. the room was clean and the common kitchen area was spacios and well equiped. we spent most of the time there. the check in and check out was very efficient

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 23, 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room - Sleeping Bag Accommodations
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Arrived at the accommodation early before checkin and told to return before 10pm. Arrived just after 9pm and the lady at the desk had a go at me for being late. I explained to her what the other staff member had said and she said "I'm just joking." Seemed a little rude. Laundry was far away from the accommodation. The rooms were boiling hot as well. No air circulation. The kitchens and bathrooms were clean and well maintained however.

    The location was good. Close to everything.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 22, 2023

    4.0
    Not a comfortable stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Too crowded, room is too small. there were 2 large tour groups on that day, we couldn’t use the kitchen almost 2 hours,party until 11::30pm

    Big kitchen, clean

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 5, 2023

    6.0
    stayed 2 nights
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    room very small for 4 adults and very expensive for hostel.

    location and clean

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: May 6, 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room - Sleeping Bag Accommodations
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The kitchen was very close to the room. The walls aren't very sound proof so you can hear all the noise from the kitchen and the foot steps on the floor. Bathroom is quite small and had to stay in line in the morning to get ready and brush my teeth. Also I didn't realize it was a sleeping bag accommodation. I didn't read the very first email they sent to me that there is a charge of 2500 ISK for bed linen. If you don't tell them 24hrs before, you pay 3000 ISK. In my opinion that's a rip off. A few extra bucks for linen is okay but this much?!?! Wasn't very pleased with this and in total not worth for what it is.

    It's close to the lake and everything in Myvatn. Had the dorm room to myself as no one else stayed in the room. Staff was very friendly. The dorms are just across the road near the lava fields in front of the lake. Pretty amazing view from there! Parking right in front of the hostel available.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 5, 2023

    3.0
    Too expensive for a poor facilities
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The hostel has only two showers for everybody. There was no soap for the shower and no even for washing hands. The space room was really really small to leave the bags and we had to make turns to enter it when getting ready.

    The people in charge was helpful and available.

    Stayed in May 2023

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