Second stop on this road trip through Iceland, with this hotel located in the small town of Vík, in the south of the island, after a 350 km drive from Reykjavik.
As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:
Booking
I booked this hotel about 3 months before our arrival. It’s not easy to find hotels that offer direct booking, so I booked a standard room via Expedia for just over €165, including breakfast. Yes, did we tell you that life was expensive in Iceland?
Arrival
We arrive at the hotel just after 8.30pm. It’s hard to get your bearings with the sun, as it virtually never sets in summer.
We are greeted by the charming receptionist who takes care of our arrival formalities. As the room was prepaid via Expedia, we leave our credit card as a guarantee for any extras, restaurant or bar.
The receptionist told us that she had upgraded us to a superior room – a pleasant surprise!
We’re given our (now rare) physical key and take the elevator to the second floor.
Room
The assigned superior room was therefore located on the 2nd floor of the property. The decor is truly contemporary, simple but stylish.
On the right as you enter, you’ll find the bathroom, tastefully renovated, with a beautiful walk-in shower that’s hard to get out of…
The room itself is quite small. There’s a desk on the right, two armchairs and the bed on the left.There’s a desk on the right, two armchairs and the bed on the left. The view is of the mountains, not the sea this time.
The bedding will be good and we’ll have a restful night.
Finally, here is the video tour:
Hotel facilities
The property is really a stopover hotel, with no special facilities.
Food options
The hotel restaurant is located to the left of the lobby. You have to cross the bar to get there, and this is where all meals are served to customers.
Dinner service
We’ll have dinner at the hotel shortly after our arrival, at around 8:45pm.
The menu is rather simple: 3 starters, 3 main courses and 3 desserts.
As a starter, I’d opt for the fish soup, simple but good.
For the main course, I chose the chicken fillets, a very successful recipe.
It’ll be good, but not cheap!
Breakfast service
Breakfast is served buffet style from 7am to 10:30am.
The elements are of rather low quality, and nothing really memorable.
Departure
Check-out formalities will be completed quickly, but I won’t get the room bill. I would have to wait more than 15 days of back and forth with Expedia before my (simple) request is processed.
Bottom line
A very decent stay. We’ll surely return.
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