Hvoll Hostel

Hvoll Hostel is a large property that has excellent self catering facilities and plenty of seating area. There were also ample showers and toilets for the number of people. Our room was clean, comfortable and ideal for our one night stay. Check in was simplified by the owners emailing codes to access a lock box for our room key, and although we never needed their help, there were obvious notices on how to contact them. The location was a few km up a rough gravel track, but was ideally located for accessing the Ring Road. It's a great option when travelling around Iceland.

The hostel has a great location in the middle of nowhere, we saw beautiful Northern Lights when staying there. I'm not familiar with hostel (usually go to hotels), so a bit biased here (hence not impacting the score), but I found the rooms quite small and the place noisy (no sound-isolation). I also don't like the self-check-in principle, although I get it's the new trend. Yet, everything was clean, the kitchen was very well equipped, other hosts were friendly, room was warm