Hotel Raudaskrida
This hotel is well-suited for travelers seeking a peaceful retreat in nature, with a focus on genuine hospitality and good, simple food, making it an excellent choice for a calmcation.
Hotel Raudaskrida presents as a warm, family-run guesthouse nestled in the Icelandic countryside, offering a serene and quiet escape. Guests appreciate the homemade food, friendly service, and the opportunity to relax amidst scenic views and enjoy the hot tub. It embodies a tranquil, unhurried atmosphere.
Twelve dimensions of rest, read from 388 reviews.
Slow pace
Guests consistently describe a cozy, quiet, and serene atmosphere, highlighting the hotel's relaxing country setting and comfortable common areas.
“Cozy restaurant and chill zone. Perfect service.”
“This is a wonderfully quiet place to stay in the country and yet really close to the sights on the Diamond Circle.”
“Exceptional place. Beautiful, serene location. Our window looked out to mountains.”
Water access
The hotel offers pools and a hot tub, which guests enjoyed as a relaxing feature, though one noted a view obstruction from a parked bus.
“Excelent, the pools were very good, staff was friendly and good breakfast too!”
“The hot tub was a perfect place to spend the evening.”
“Literally the only thing was that a tour bus was parked in front of the hot tubs which blocked the gorgeous view.”
Village within reach
The hotel is situated in the countryside, described as being close to Húsavík, though some guests found it a bit far from both Húsavík and Mývatn, requiring a drive.
“Fantastic family-run hotel close to Húsavík.”
“This is a wonderfully quiet place to stay in the country and yet really close to the sights on the Diamond Circle.”
“The hotel is located a bit far from Húsavík and Mývatn—about 25 minutes to Húsavík and nearly an hour to Mývatn.”
Quiet
Guests consistently describe the hotel as a quiet and serene place, benefiting from its country location.
“This is a wonderfully quiet place to stay in the country and yet really close to the sights on the Diamond Circle.”
“Exceptional place. Beautiful, serene location. Our window looked out to mountains.”
Privacy
The hotel's location in the countryside provides a sense of isolation and serenity, with rooms offering views of mountains, contributing to a private and peaceful experience.
“We really liked the grounds. They were close to our route and it was quaint and isolated.”
“This is a wonderfully quiet place to stay in the country and yet really close to the sights on the Diamond Circle.”
“Exceptional place. Beautiful, serene location. Our window looked out to mountains.”
Nature immersion
The hotel offers scenic views, incredible views, and a beautiful, serene location with windows looking out to mountains, indicating a strong connection to the surrounding nature.
“Big comfortable room with lovely scenic views.”
“We really liked the grounds. They were close to our route and it was quaint and isolated. The rooms were spacious, incredible views, and the main hotel lobby was awesome.”
“Exceptional place. Beautiful, serene location. Our window looked out to mountains.”
Bed comfort
Rooms are described as spacious with comfortable and great beds, contributing to a pleasant stay.
“Big comfortable room with lovely scenic views.”
“The place was very clean, spacious and had great beds.”
“Spacious room, good beds, cleanliness, friendly staff, and pleasant atmosphere.”
Service warmth
The service is consistently highlighted as exceptionally friendly, accommodating, and warm, with staff and owners going out of their way to assist guests, including offering northern lights alerts and laundry service.
“Really friendly staff - they even gave us some tasty Icelandic chocolate on check out!”
“the owners are super friendly. We only stayed 1 night on our way through Húsavík but wish we could have stayed longer. Even managed to catch the northern lights in the sky above, which they offered to let us know if it became visible.”
“The owners of the hotel were very friendly and accommodating. We were in desperate need of doing laundry and they were able to do it for us and folded the laundry beautifully.”
Food on site
The food experience is highly praised, particularly the breakfast with homemade items and bread, and tasty dinners, especially the fish. The restaurant is described as cozy.
“Food in the restaurant was very tasty (especially the fish).”
“Breakfast was perfect. Homemade bread the best. Cozy restaurant and chill zone. Perfect service.”
“The breakfast was amazing and featured a lot of homemade items by the hosts.”
Things to know
One reviewer noted an additional charge for cappuccino at breakfast, which they found unreasonable given the room rates.
“It is not reasonable to request an additional payments for Capuchino on breakfast in such rates of rooms.”
Hotel Raudaskrida offers a strong calmcation experience with its serene country location, warm family-run service, excellent homemade food, and relaxing water access (hot tub/pools). While it lacks private outdoor spaces per room, the overall atmosphere and nature immersion are highly positive.
Practical guidance from Hotel Raudaskrida reviews.
Which room category to choose, what to mention in special requests, and what to verify at check-in — extracted from real guest reviews.
Guests consistently find the bathrooms to be very clean and spacious.
- Expect clean and spacious bathrooms.
The breakfast is highly praised, featuring homemade bread and a wide variety of items including vegetables, fruits, and pastries.
- Look forward to homemade bread and a wide selection of breakfast items.
- Note that cappuccino may incur an additional charge.
Verified Booking.com reviews, unedited.
“Really friendly staff - they even gave us some tasty Icelandic chocolate on check out! Big comfortable room with lovely scenic views. Food in the restaurant was very tasty (especially the fish). We got to see the northern lights from here and they did come to our room to let us know that they could be seen (we had thought it would be too cloudy) which we really appreciated - thank you!”
“Breakfast was perfect. Homemade bread the best. Cozy restaurant and chill zone. Perfect service. 10/10”
“We loved our stay at Hotel Raudaskrida! The room was spacious and homey, the bathroom was very clean and the owners are super friendly. We only stayed 1 night on our way through Húsavík but wish we could have stayed longer. Even managed to catch the northern lights in the sky above, which they offered to let us know if it became visible. Highly recommend!”
“We really liked the grounds. They were close to our route and it was quaint and isolated. The rooms were spacious, incredible views, and the main hotel lobby was awesome. The breakfast was amazing and featured a lot of homemade items by the hosts.”
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