What are the check-in and check-out times at Skogar Hostel?
Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM. Check-out time is 10 AM.
What's the area around Skogar Hostel like?
Skogar Hostel is a short 6-minute walk from Skógar Museum and 15 minutes' walk from Kvernufoss Waterfall.
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Skogar Hostel Reviews
8,4
Very good
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9,0
Cleanliness
9,4
Location
8,6
Staff & service
8,4
Property conditions & facilities
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10/10 Exceptional
10 September 2026
Nice place and location but the power went out on my second night
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8/10 Very good
12 September 2026
Hostel rooms nice and bathroom down hall. Very clean and well kept. Very convenient location after day of exploring south coast before heading further east. Walking distance to Skogarfoss and museum. Quiet
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8/10 Very good
14 August 2026
good opportunity to stay for one (or a few) nights, with as well a kitchen for self preparing meals at disposal
it is impressive how well it seems to work sharing the common amenities such as kitchen and bathrooms with people from everywhere, having the only commonality to stay shortly in this hostel
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10/10 Exceptional
11 October 2025
Great stay, very clean, well equipped kitchen, quiet, easy check in and check out
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10/10 Exceptional
07 September 2025
Free parking, and beautiful location.
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10/10 Exceptional
05 October 2025
The bed was comfortable.
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10/10 Exceptional
20 September 2025
Love the location of this hostel, very easy to find. You can walk to the 2 waterfalls nearby. The bathrooms are modern, spacious and clean
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6/10 Good
10 June 2026
Okay. Place was very clean, amenities were good to great, location is nice. But dear Lord the doors. All the room doors have door closers that are set to slam the living daylights out of the door in the last 6 inches of the swing, so when people enter or exit their rooms (which happens about 5 times a minute) there is the equivalent of a sonic boom that reverberates through the entire hostel. It actually got so bad it became comical. I don’t know if it’s an oversight or some form of passive aggression to ensure guests leave smartly, but in the context of a place where the chief activity is sleep, one wonders how this could have been overlooked.
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10/10 Exceptional
21 October 2025
Clean rooms. All very tidy and maintained well.
Parking at rear of property.
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6/10 Good
30 August 2026
An okay automated check-in/check out hostel near Skogafoss. Compared to other guesthouses and hostels it feels quite a bit pricey and doesn't mean a lot in terms of location as both Selfoss and other nearby regions serve as good hotspots.
The room was good in terms of cleaning, however, there were no sockets at all for electricity apart from a USB-A + C combo. This is quite bad for several reasons as it restricts devices any travelers may use, and also medical equipment.
There was also a big issue with the sounds of the place, specifically the doors, were despite a mechanism being in place it slams every single door, of every tenant, hard against the walls echoing across the entire level you sleep on. Multiply this with the amount of guests and it is absolutely bonkers, as there is a huge slam every other minute, this is the biggest complaint I have, and by far the worst noise generator across Iceland stays, and severly affects the experience both during day time, but especially during nights/sleep.
Breakfeast is not included. And can be bought for an extra cost, which we skipped due to the already higher price of stay.
There is also a kitchen at the bottom floor were tenants can cook which seemed to have what's required. Showers were shared in closed cabins and were good, there was also toilets enough for the tenants.
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8/10 Very good
28 August 2025
I've never stayed in hostels before but I really enjoyed our stay here.
The facilities were great, very nice kitchen area, nice shared bathroom and good room and bed. No complaints. We had supper watching the falls.
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8/10 Very good
23 June 2025
It is clean. But no staff is on site and we did not receive the code to open the doors. Some local kids/travelers helped us
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10/10 Exceptional
20 May 2025
I have never stayed in a Hostel before. I had to adjust my mind to a unisex shower room. But this place was very very clean and comfortable.
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10/10 Exceptional
23 June 2025
We booked a room mistakenly one day late than we needed. When I found it out one day before our check in time, we were not able to make the change because it passed the free cancellation deadline. So we booked another room. Upon our arrival, the staff found our situation and agreed to give full refund for the mistakenly booked room without our asking. He was super nice and helpful. The room and bathroom are very clean. We appreciated it truly.
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10/10 Exceptional
18 July 2026
Everything felt clean and building felt safe.
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6/10 Good
01 June 2026
Good stay overall.
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10/10 Exceptional
20 May 2026
Awesome use of kitchen - fully stocked for all your cooking needs
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10/10 Exceptional
18 May 2026
Clean rooms.
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8/10 Very good
11 May 2026
kitchen is fully equipped... the coffee machine was great
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8/10 Very good
12 June 2026
Just fine
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10/10 Exceptional
30 April 2026
The share bathroom is the cleanest that I seen! Looks New. I love it
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8/10 Very good
04 September 2025
The place was extremely clean with easy check in.
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10/10 Exceptional
11 November 2025
We had a great experience and their kitchen worked perfect for us!
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8/10 Very good
20 March 2026
creepy
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10/10 Exceptional
06 September 2025
Clean room and bathroom. Easy access to check in. Nice quiet area.