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Reviews of Bessastadir Guesthouse

3.5 out of 5
Bessastadir Guesthouse
Bessastaðir, Hvammstangi, Northwestern Region

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 30 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Emirse

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nos encanto la casa, su decoracion es tipica. Tiene de todo lo q necesitamos y nos encanto el detalle de que ella nos dejo leche de su farm.

8/10 Good

Lilia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Charming farmhouse with great views
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Kaymen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
host is nice and offer a bottle of fresh cow milk from his farm. Very tasty. And the house is cozy. only draw back is a little bit far from main road. But it is ok for self driving travel
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
The door was a little sticky, and I have an advertisement that mentioned a washer and dryer and there wasn't one. The property was gorgeous, the view was breathtaking, the history of the home is charming. We loved our stay, and would definitely include it in our travels again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Guðný on 26 May 2023
Thank you for your visit.Yes there is no washer and dryer, I do not know where it is advertised to be.

10/10 Excellent

Christian, Windermere

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very secluded and local cottage stay. The house has a lot of character, some areas need some updates. The grounds are beautiful and I could spend days on them looking over to the water. Fresh milk was delicious, is from the owners farm next door. The house has history, the property was built in the early 1900s!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
A fantastic view and location. Property had everything you needed but don't expect 5 star.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a great experience to stay in this guesthouse. Its very quiet and peaceful. We loved the house and it was wonderful to sit at the dining room table and look out at the bay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Guðný on 22 Jun 2022
Thank you very much for your visit and review.

10/10 Excellent

Shivani

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Ming

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Fabulous cottage in beautiful location
We loved everything about the cottage .. fabulous location, Warm and cosy ,well equipped and wished we could have stayed longer
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from Guðný on 21 Nov 2020
Thank you very much for your visit and warm review. You are always welcome back.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great management. Gentlemen went out of his way to make everything perfect. Had trouble with WiFi and he didn’t give up till it was resolved. Clean and in good condition.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The cottage is being kept at a mint condition with easy access from the main ring road. The cottage is well equipped with more than enough amenities and ingredients for us to make a satisfying meal. Love the shampoo and conditioner which is from Soley, they smell absolutely amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Guðný on 7 Feb 2020
Thank you very much for your visit and for giving you the time to write us a review.

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superbe at Bessastadir
Superbe guest house Bessastadir. One of the best stay during our trip around Iceland. We could have spent more days at the house. Stunning surroundings and easy to find and get the key. I will certainly return to this place
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Guðný on 31 Jul 2019
Thank you Robert for your warm review and visit. We are looking forward to your next visit.

10/10 Excellent

MapleSyrup, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A quaint farmhouse with an incredible view and a lot of history. We loved sitting at the dining table and enjoying the fresh farm milk.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Guðný on 7 Jul 2019
Thank you so much for your visit and review.

8/10 Good

JBinLA, Los Angeles, CA

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
If you are looking for an authentic Icelandic home experience, this is your place. It's in a nice, secluded area that is at the end of a long gravel road with lots of sheep to navigate. There are all the amenities of home including a well-stocked kitchen (with fresh milk from the farm), DVDs, and a BBQ. Be warned though, the hot water is malodorous (not unusual for the area) and the towel warmer does not work.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Guðný on 7 Jul 2019
Thank you so much for your visit and review. We can not do anything about the hot water, it is geothermal and sometimes gives a bit of smell. The towel warmer has been fixed, thanks for letting us know.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely view, near to the sea. The wind was very strong. Haha.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Heidi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fjord views for days.
Beautiful property with a great old farm house.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Guðný on 18 Oct 2018
Thank you very much for your visit.

10/10 Excellent

KD, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was a cozy guesthouse close to the water- we had such a relaxing stay! The directions and check in instructions were very easy and we had fun walking along the property.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Guðný on 18 Oct 2018
Thank you very much for your visit.

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful location and we had a very nice stay near the beach. Location is easier to find than we originally expected. it was a good stopover point on our trip around the ring road. The beach was nice, but we couldn't figure out how we were supposed to get there and took a very long path. There was a handbook that said it was ok to walk the grounds, but the only map directly states where NOT to go because of the fields, not a good walking path on where to go. Kitchen was well equipped, but the items in it (i.e. pans) were very old and scratched up so we didn't want to use them.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Guðný on 23 Jun 2018
Thank you very much for your staying. Yes we have to make better walking path to the beach. But it is rather difficult because of the fences to keep the animals in their fields. But it is alright to go over the fences or through the gates, just to be sure that the gates are closed again.

8/10 Good

Jay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice stay.
NIce stay
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Guðný on 5 Jan 2018
Thank you very much for your visit to our guesthouse.

10/10 Excellent

Alexander , Columbia, SC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cozy home away from the world
About 8 minutes from the main road (you may need a 4x4 in the winter as the snow may get slippery). They give give a bottle of milk from their farm cows which is absolutely delicious! There’s four beds downstairs set with toys for children, tv with dvds in a living room that’s so snuggling. The kitchen is stacked with everything one would need to cook whatever they desired, coffee is provided as well, and the bathroom is aquatinted with standard amenities. Our family enjoyed with this home as if it were our own, we forgot about all troubles we had. Originally planned to stay for one night so that we could drive to the West Fjords and to Akureyri but we fell in love so deeply that we ended up staying at Bessastadir for three nights to explore the fields and walking by the waters, very romantic for my wife and I. We managed to go see the horses and cows, the owners invited us out of respect which was kind. We named the newest born calf “Trixy”! All-in-all the best experience we’ve had in a guesthouse ever.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Response from Jói and Guðný on 5 Dec 2017
Thank you so much for your staying. It was very nice meeting you and we love that you stayed for three days in stead of one, so you could relax and enjoy the surroundings here. Trixy is doing very good and loves her name.

10/10 Excellent

Loïc

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
This place is a real gem. If you’re looking for a cute house that would make you feel home then it is the place to be.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

Achim Z.

Disliked: Cleanliness
Schlechte Kommunikation, keine Vorbereitung
das Objekt war nicht sauber, laut Aussage Vermieterin hatte man hatte uns auch nicht erwartet, wir hatten auch keinerlei Information bekommen außer der Adresse. Unser Glück im Unglück war, dass die Haustüre nicht verschlossen war. Vermieterin kam dann, und wischte mal kurz mit einem Lappen die Toilette sauber. das wars.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

hsuan chu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
位於農場與海邊旁的復古獨棟小屋
開車繞進小屋需要花一些時間，附近非常清幽，獨棟小屋設備非常齊全！很適合朋友與家庭一同前往！附近無光害，是非常適合賞極光的溫馨小屋！
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Guðný on 16 Mar 2020
Thank you very much for your visit and for this review.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Guðný on 13 Sept 2019
Thank you so much

10/10 Excellent

Christophe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
endroit au calme, belle maison
Belle maison, située au calme absolu, propriétaire très sympathique, maison conçue pour recevoir des enfants, un grand merci !
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Tanja, Leingarten

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Haus am Meer mit grossem Garten
Es war unglaublich Ein Haus für uns am Meer Toller Garten Kinder und den Erwachsenen hat es sehr gefallen Unkomplizierter check in und out Ausreichend küchenutensilien vorhanden + toller Gasgrill fürs freie Haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Guðný on 23 Jun 2018
Thank you very much for your visit. We love that you enjoyed your staying.