Hotel Mesra Haiwan Peliharaan di Vik

Nice hotel and we were upgraded to a superior room. Nice bathroom and toiletries. The rooms can get pretty hot when it’s sunny.

Check in were smooth and the hotel was located near a convenient shop. Breakfast was good and staffs were very friendly and helpful.

The apartment was more spacious than we imagined, more than enough room for 2 adults and 2 children. Very clean and the laundry room was an extra bonus. Location was directly on 1 walking distance to restaurants, grocery store, black sand beach, etc. staff was very helpful even when we had a late check in. I’d highly recommend this place as a stop over between Golden Circle and Glacier Lagoon!

The breakfast contained different types of milk, eg skimmed milk, oat milk. Also provided waffle machine for making fresh waffle which is good in taste. A big car park. A tidy room with TV including Netflex.

Great location, spacious space with fabulous View in the room. Certainly enjoyed our stay. However, the sofa bed wasnt comfortable at all

This is the first time I've stayed at a Hostel where we were in a common room sleeping with strangers. We went with this option because to book a private room would have cost double and I thought it would be a good experience for our kid. Although it was a good experience, it wasn't restful. I was constantly on edge that we were making too much noise. My partner snores (not loud, but loud enough) if they sleep on their back. I was constantly waking and repositioning them. My son isn't very cognizant of how much noise he makes, so I had to be on the alert for him as well. My son quite enjoyed having his own bunk with a power outlet and good internet; this was one of his favorite places of the whole trip and it was the only hostel. With the curtains drawn, the bunks were private enough. The kitchen was quite busy with different individuals cooking. The TV was occupied with soccer and quite a few people watching. It was a ”cultural experience” we aren't typically exposed to when traveling. The biggest drawback was the cost. The Vik area was by far the most expensive area for accommodations on our our ring road trip. If I had it to do again, I wouldn't stay in the Vik area. I suspect that if we had driven a couple hours down the road (which we had time to do), we would have found better accomodations.

We really enjoyed our stay here. It’s quiet, only about 7 rooms. The girl working when we arrived is just the nicest and so hardworking. She was a huge help the day we arrived running our drenched clothing through the dryer for us. We will be forever grateful for that. Rooms are very spacious and clean. It’s sorta middle ground, not a fancy place by any means, but also a step above basic. Breakfast was lovely and included freshly scrambled eggs. They have great blackout curtains for blocking the never setting Iceland sun. There did seem to be a bit of a funky drain smell in the bathroom at times that wafted. Location was great for getting to Vik, black sand beaches, glacier hike, etc.

This was probably the biggest disappointment of our trip. It was the stay we were most looking forward to. The photos posted online led us to believe these cottages were in a quiet seaside nook where we would be able to sit on our deck and watch the ocean. We were shocked when we arrived. The cottages are in the busy little town core (lots of road noise), and between the cottages and ocean are commercial buildings and new hotel builds completely cutting off any ocean view. What’s more, directly in front of the cottages is a giant lot that filled with a huge field of no less than 50 families in campers outside our front door for the night. The cottage itself was plain with no artwork, beds were hard. Our TV did not work. Despite many tried we couldn’t get it to connect to Netflix or anything watchable other than BBC news. Our friends froze in their cottage. There is no soundproofing. Our friends shared the adjoining cottage (they are all joined with one another) and we heard every noise, their tv and most especially any time they left their room to go outside it would wake us up. The lock didn’t work properly so we couldn’t lock the front door at night. The bathroom is postage stamp sized without room for a shower so swing doors get popped out to shower. I spent the next 15 mins wading in 2 inches of water as I tried to dry off and get ready for the day. My husband had to use towels to stop the water flowing into the bedroom. Everyone else chose not to shower because of it. Hours later the floor hadn’t drained fully still. If you are going to stay here, taper your expectations.

Our family of 4 wanted to stay close to the Black Sand Beach, and make our own meals, so we decided to stay at the Puffin Hostel. The hostel is an older building, and has everything on the 1st floor; dining with plenty of seating, kitchen with a tall refrigerator & a couple of ovens with stove tops, sinks, separated showers & bathrooms. The room we had was on the 2nd floor (1st floor was common areas), and a small water closet was next to our room. In our room was hot (a window can be opened), and 2 bunk beds with towels and linen are present. Not many sockets on the wall, but we were prepared with double usb phone chargers. A grocery store is nearby & gas station (No man pump) & the Lava Show was a 5 minute walk from the hostel. Puffin hostel is in a good location, has a normal road (no gravel/dirt), plenty of parking, so if traveling the Ring Road on a budget, and VIK is on the travel itinerary, then here for 1 night works.