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Hotel Glymur

Boutique hotel in Hvalfjarðarsveit with restaurant and bar/lounge

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Enjoy your visit to Hvalfjarðarsveit with a stay at Hotel Glymur. You can grab a bite to eat at the restaurant or wind down at the end of the day with a drink from the bar/lounge.
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Bar
  • Non-smoking
£129
includes taxes & fees
30 Oct - 31 Oct

Room options

Showing 4 of 4 rooms
A room with a large window, a metal staircase, and a wall-mounted picture frame.

Deluxe Double Room, Ocean View

Exceptional
  • Ocean view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed
A neatly made bed with a striped blanket, a wooden headboard, and two paintings on the wall.

Deluxe Double Room, Mountain View

  • Mountain view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed
A spacious room with a wooden desk, a red coffee maker, a fluffy chair, a large window, and a staircase with a decorative railing.

Deluxe Twin Room, Ocean View

Very good
  • Ocean view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds
A neatly made bed with a striped blanket, a wooden headboard, and two paintings on the wall.

Deluxe Twin Room, Mountain View

  • Mountain view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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About the area

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Hvalfjardarsveit, Hvalfjordur, Hvalfjarðarsveit, 301

What's nearby

  • Akranes Lighthouse - 28 min drive - 34.0 km
  • Laugavegur - 55 min drive - 77.1 km
  • Hallgrimskirkja - 57 min drive - 78.3 km
  • Harpa - 59 min drive - 79.7 km
  • Reykjavik City Hall - 59 min drive - 80.3 km

Getting around

  • Reykjavik (RKV-Reykjavik Domestic) - 62 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Barn - ‬25 min drive
  • ‪Stormur Bistro & Bar - ‬26 min drive

About this property

Hotel Glymur

  • Enjoy your visit to Hvalfjarðarsveit with a stay at Hotel Glymur. You can grab a bite to eat at the restaurant or wind down at the end of the day with a drink from the bar/lounge.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 22 rooms
    • Arranged over 2 floors

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: midnight
    • Early check-in subject to availability
    • Late check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age – 20
    • Check-out time is 11:00 AM
    • Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

    • The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
    • Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
    • To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 20

Pets

    • No pets or service animals allowed

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free Wi-Fi in rooms (speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices))

Parking

    • Free uncovered on-site self-parking
    • Wheelchair-accessible parking on site

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

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Hotel Glymur Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

9.2

Cleanliness

9.2

Location

9.2

Staff & service

8.8

Property conditions & facilities

What guests liked

  • The spa offered peaceful and beautiful views, lovely hot tubs, and a serene atmosphere. (4 reviews)
  • The hot tubs were described as amazing, incredible, and nice, offering a peaceful and beautiful experience. (5 reviews)
  • The restaurant offered excellent food options, including gluten-free choices, and provided a great dining experience. (5 reviews)
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10/10 Exceptional

Probably our favorite hotel that we stayed at in Iceland. Super cozy and comfortable and the view was awesome. The staff are incredible friendly and helpful and we cant wait to come back.
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10/10 Exceptional

The staff was beyond nice and helpful. The tubs are amazing, restaurant was really good for dinner and included breakfast was excellent. Awesome deal and great hotel
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10/10 Exceptional

Charming is the first sensation I felt when I walked into this hotel, everything is warmly decorated and you feel like you’ve walked into an old home with a lovingly decorated living room home that’s also modern like the bar. Furniture and decorations are more rustic than Scandinavian, complete with a little description of their history.
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8/10 Very good

They are under new management since Feb 2026. They are still trying to get everything right. The staff is friendly and helpful. The food is excellent. It has a wonderful view.
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10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful view from the rooms on the hvalfjörður side, the dinning room and lounge area were outstanding. The staff were very helpful and attentive, we very much appreciated their attention to us as tired travelers on our first night in Iceland. The hotel manager was extremely approachable, friendly, he answered all of our questions, and gave us great information for the next few days of our adventure. The property is under new ownership as of early 2026 and they are making visible improvements. The dinner was excellent and the breakfast was also very good. We asked for our thermos to be filled with boiling water and we had hot water for tea and coffee all day! The bed was very comfortable although they are upstairs in a loft. The hotel is very quiet and we did not hear noise from other guests. Highly recommended, and we would stay here again, especially as a base hotel to hike to the Glymer waterfall on a future trip.
Hvalföður from near the hot tub
Hvalföður from near the hot tub
Icelandic horses nearby
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6/10 Good

The hotel has a great potential and the staff is extremely helpful, however the rooms were not clean enough, quite old and were not maintained well enough. The hot water in the shower smelled from sulphur - more noticeable than in other hotels we’ve been in Iceland
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8/10 Very good

Quirky little property with beautiful views and a great breakfast. Perfect spot to start out ring road journey.
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10/10 Exceptional

Delicious continental breakfast. Everyone was very kind and our room was clean! The view from the hotel was amazing and the lobby was gorgeous. There are plenty of card games, books, and plenty of entertainment in the shared lobby space.
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8/10 Very good

Friendly staff, good food, beautiful locstion
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10/10 Exceptional

Great views, excellent food
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10/10 Exceptional

Great spot, one of our favourite dinners we had in Iceland.
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8/10 Very good

Great stay. Convenient location for exploring south and west Iceland. Gorgeous views and very quiet.
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10/10 Exceptional

Very quiet with great views.
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8/10 Very good

Lovely fjord location

The 1 bed villa was great, worth the extra money compared to the hotel.
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8/10 Very good

The staff were the highlight including the chef but the hotel is in dire need of a facelift, including new hot tubs.
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10/10 Exceptional

This is a very nice little hotel. the area is quiet. the food is excellent. the staff is very friendly. I will book it again next time if I go there.
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10/10 Exceptional

Amazing views of Hvalfjörður from this quirky hotel. Our room had a bed on the mezzanine floor so plenty of space below for luggage. Would have been good to have a second chair in the room but we made do with going to the lounge. Loved the bar & lounge/sitting room area - great for drinks or (free) cups of tea/coffee. Also great view from spa pools. Breakfast included cereal, skyr, fruit, pastries & eggs/bacon. No flat whites but tea & coffee. Easy parking. No lift but staff offered to help with luggage - we were ok just one floor up.
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10/10 Exceptional

Welcoming Staff

The hotel staff were very welcoming! The meals offered and bar had excellent options, even for me when I have to eat gluten free. Hotel is a little dated but comfortable accommodations and nice size rooms and bathroom.
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2/10 Poor

This property has been closed for a year. They are supposed to re-open in end 2025 or beginning 2026. Double check first
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8/10 Very good

Beautiful view

It was alright they claimed they had WiFi never got that. Besides that it was fine
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4/10 Fair

Stuck in a time warp!!

What a strange place! Hotel room was poorly designed so not very comfortable. Reception staff very friendly and food good but room and decor left a lot to be desired!
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2/10 Poor

Awful

AWFUL. The room (and hotel) are extremely dated so there was little comfort. Hotel was "managed" by a 25 year old and teenagers so needless to say service was terrible. To top it off the water smelled like sulfur so you get to take a rotten egg shower. I wouldn't give this review but for the price. At this expensive price point, the hotel and service are completely unacceptable. On a positive note, the view and food were good.
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8/10 Very good

Solid hotel accommodations with personal service

We used this hotel as a convenient place to stay after a long day of sightseeing activities that would not be too far from the next day's activities. So we were not expecting greatness - only to be surprised by the personal quality of service in terms of politeness, flexibility, and willingness to help us. We were able to get upgrades, have the breakfast hour moved up by an entire hour, and get help with our bags. It is somewhat remote but the restaurant was very good and it appeared that many locals went there to eat. Rooms were clean but small. Bedrooms were in a loft where one had to climb up a narrow staircase to get to the bed. It was a bit inconvenient to have to negotiate one's way down to the bathroom on the first floor during the night but doable. There was ample parking and everything worked. I'd recommend the hotel.
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10/10 Exceptional

Super séjour, Bains chaud absolument incroyable Vue magnifique Personnels très gentils ! Et très bon dîner et petit déjeuner
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10/10 Exceptional

It was a beautiful hotel and very peaceful.