Slightly sceptical of staying in the Golden Circle, even out of high tourist season, I happened upon Hotel Gullfoss as it evenly spread my drive both leading up to and following it, and since it was perfectly located between Hauksdalur Geothermal Area and Gullfoss too, I knew there would be the opportunity for late night and early morning photo excursions!
Easy to spot on the approach to Gullfoss, from the outside it’s quite unimpressive. There are two long single storey wings – one clearly newer than the other – but never judge a book by its cover, as they say, for this place truly is a tardis with gorgeous super modern Scandinavian interiors!
THE ROOM
Nicely furnished in the Scandi style, the white, grey and wooden finishes made the room light and airy. We had a beautiful view and a single window that opened nice and wide, and were treated to a blanket of white when we woke up early the next morning – it had been snowing all night. The beds were comfy, but again had only the single pillow and cushion with no spare. All towels and linen were included, and the room contained a small fridge in addition to an armchair, plenty of lamps, clothes and luggage storage, hairdryer, kettle, and a big TV with more choice than you could ever need (including English channels!) The bathroom was spacious, impeccably clean and the shower refreshing after a long day of exploring.
BREAKFAST
Aside from completely falling in love with the interior design and decoration of their restaurant and lounging area, I found breakfast to be very impressive and laid out with great attention to detail. Lots of choice both hot and cold, it seems Iceland have a thing for breakfast waffles!
I’d imagine this place is hugely popular in tourist season, no doubt with coach parties driving the Golden Circle. For a comfy night amidst some of Iceland’s more popular destinations, definitely check this place out. I ventured to Gullfoss early after breakfast to not only find the waterfall looking spectacular under a carpet of white snow, but to find I was the only person there! When else would that ever happen…
Hi Casey-Drew, this sounds and looks truly wonderful. It certainly looks like you ended up in a awesome spot.
This is not to be missed by the next wave of travellers.
I’m due to leave for Iceland the end of August, I’m following part of your trip. There’s a group of us going and we’ve found your blog posts so helpful. We were talking about replicating some of your incredible trip, literally, and your photography. Maybe in the future you could give a travel class? The way you…plan your trip, pack your photography kit, planning the route day to day and so on. You get the picture.
Thanks so much, we’re so excited!
Really useful stuff once more…accommodation recommendations save so much time and hassle, thanks!