3 Star Hotels in Tungufell

The hotel is close to Gullfoss waterfall and a short hop to Geysir. It’s very remote and high up and is almost the last stop on route 35 before it becomes an F road (rough unsurfaced track with river crossings) that crosses the centre of Iceland. In winter and in the snow this is a cold and icy place and a picture of splendid isolation. So enough about the location. The hotel itself is not a mountain chalet but has that sort of vibe about it. It’s 3 star and family run. It’s not large maybe 30-35 rooms I would guess. It’s Restaurant and Lounge area are contained on the one space though separated by screens and it is all very bright and airy with great views. The bedrooms were not that large but had everything you need and were warm and cozy with decent bathroom and modern fittings and overall of a very good standard. We ate in the restaurant and I was a bit nervous of what the standard might be like and I had considered driving to a nearby restaurant through the snow and ice at night. I need not have worried. The food was excellent and really well prepared and this standard persisted when we had breakfast the following morning and this was a really pleasant surprise well above expectations for a remote three star hotel. It’s family run and you really get the impression that the staff are proud of their hotel and they should be. It’s great. They were very attentive and pleasant and clearly knew what they were doing despite all being quite young. One little piece of advice for the hotel. Put a bit more cozy furniture in the reception area. It’s a wee bit Spartan and a small change would make that welcome feeling you get in the hotel complete, but that’s a very small point and I highly recommend this sweet little mountain hotel.