The Highland Center Hrauneyjar

The Highland Center Hrauneyjar is a nice guesthouse that is a base for lots of nice trips. From there our group went to Landmannalaugar the next day. We arrived here after a visit to the beautiful waterfalls at Gjain.

this is what $400 a night gets you: a small room with windows that don't open (ventilation slots on each side of the window are not covered by mesh and welcome insects), a fairly comfortable bed, an ancient looking bathroom with a damaged shower tub and no soap in the dispenser; a cold breakfast that is the saddest of affairs (not even butter!)

Thus place seems to be a bit underrated on tripadvisor. We stayed at highland hotel (sister property but check kn at centre) Staff were quite nice. Food at restaurant in highland hotel and highland centre was good. Breakfast at hotel was quite good. Rooms a little small bit comfortable and clean. Iceland is expensive in general, this place did not feel like a rip off in that context. It allowed us to visit Landmannalaugar area twice without having to bring camping gear so quite happy with location. Feels far more authentic than staying on ring road cookie cutter hotels.

Good place to stay if you want to go off the beaten path. The hotel is located at the end of you can call the civilized south of Iceland. If you want to go to i.e. Landmannalaugar this place is a good start. However, the prices are somewhat excessive for the value. The hotel is clean, but not in very well shape. In the hallways the lighting comes off the wall and in our room there were several damages that seemed like a quick fix. The breakfast is fine, nothing special.

Great location near the F roads, also felt very local. Make sure to take your shoes off inside!

Dorm-style rooms, small, but clean, quiet and safe, the bed was comfortable enough. They have you wear shoe coverings when you come in and provide slippers in the room to wear around the place. There's only hot water for approximately 7 minutes, then takes about a half hour or so to reheat for more hot water. There's a gas station right in front in the parking lot of the hotel which was perfect! There's enough parking for all cars. The only reason why this place can charge such high prices and people willing to pay such high prices is because there's no other hotel or any other competition around. It's definitely a dorm-style type of lodging. Breakfast was all cold items- lunch deli meats, deli cheese, veggies, breads, yogurt, cereal, etc. Location is great as it is approximately a 1 hour drive to landmannalaugar. The front desk people were nice. The room was also warm, the heater was wonderful and did heat up the room nicely. Overall the prices are definitely too high for a dorm-style place, but the location/easy access to landannalaugar is really the only reason why you would stay there.

For those who should stay inland, there is no other option. Otherwise, I would recommend to find a place near ring road. The room 3 of us stayed was so small and the room charge was very expensive.

The burger was delicious with bacon and a hard cooked egg. Waffle with chocolate was an unexpected treat. Clean and comfortable environment with friendly staff. Great place to stop in the highlands for food and fuel.