Kimkim Trip Reviews for Iceland

Our family of four had a fantastic week in Iceland, thanks to Gummi’s thoughtful recommendations and expert trip planning. From catching an error in our flight booking to promptly answering questions along the way, his professionalism and good humor were much appreciated.

Be sure to get a rental car with the Wi-Fi package—it made accessing maps and travel info on the go so much easier (and kept the teenagers happy, too). Speaking of maps, Gummi’s daily trip guides were incredibly helpful. Each morning, we could simply hop in the car, knowing our route was already planned out.

The accommodations along the way suited both parents and teens, giving everyone space to relax and recharge. Highlights of the trip included the stunning sights along the South Shore—Glacier Lagoon, Reynisfjara, and Seljalandsfoss—as well as a scenic stretch of gravel road (AWD!!) that led us to Fitjarfoss and a beautiful overlook of Uxavatn during our drive from Húsafell to the Golden Circle.

Activity Reviews

Viking World Museum

Iceland

Glacier Ice Cave Experience

Iceland

Hard not to review this experience since we had a special experience in that our guide ended up being our KimKim travel planner Gummi! Great to meet him in person and learn more about life in Iceland first hand from him...and the ice cave was pretty cool as well.

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Transport

The Kimkim service was great - made planning the trip enjoyable and everything worked seamlessly while we were in Iceland - which was amazing. Special thanks to Noga and Nick for all the work to make this happen.

Activity Reviews

Icelandic Food Walk

Reykjavík

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Sky Lagoon Experience - Saman

Reykjavík

Blue Lagoon Premium Admission

Iceland

Seltún Geothermal Area

Iceland

Hvammsvík Hot Springs

Iceland

Brimketill

Iceland

Hike to Reykjadalur Hot Springs

Iceland

Thórsmörk Super Jeep Experience

Iceland

Skogafoss Waterfall

Iceland

Geysir Geothermal Area

Iceland

Sólheimajökull Glacier Walk

Iceland

The Secret Lagoon

Iceland

Gullfoss Waterfall

Iceland

Silfra Snorkeling Adventure

Iceland

Cliff Walk from Arnarstapi to Hellnar

Snæfellsnes Peninsula

We had a great trip. Can I review this on the trip chat so I can see the names of places?

Hotel Reviews

Apótek Hótel by Keahotels

Reykjavík

Great location. Very kind staff. Rooms are lovely. And one of the best restaurants in the city!

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Hotel Reykjavík Saga

Reykjavík

Good location. New and very clean. Appreciated the AC because it was a hot day!

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Hótel Húsafell

Húsafell, Borgarbyggð

We liked the secluded location, close to the waterfall. Lots of activities like hiking. Great restaurant!

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Hótel Grímsborgir by Keahotels

Ásborgir

The rooms were very nice, very clean. We liked the common areas, but it was a bit awkward sharing with strangers. The hot tub was unusable. The surfaces were covered in a slimy biofilm. We reported this to the staff (all of whom are very very young), and they drained and refilled the tub, but did not clean it. So we could not use it. The restaurant was ok.

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Hot tub was the issue

Skálakot Manor Hotel

Hvolsvöllur

This place is really cool! What a special location, plus being on a horse farm was awsome. The staff were phenominal. Restaurant was amazing, rooms were authentic and views gorgeous! Beds a bit harder, per my husband. But still was a great place!

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Went above and beyond

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Hótel Jökulsárlón - Glacier Lagoon Hotel

Hofn

Wow! The hotel is brand new, and smells of delightful wood. Gorgeous architecture, and spectacular views! The restaurant was wonderful as well. We wished we could have had a second night there to enjoy the hot tubs.

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the VIEWS!

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Activity Review

Glacier Ice Cave Experience

Iceland

A very nice experience. Great guide (Magnus). Our only complaint was the group had some elderly people who needed a lot of assistance and slowed the process down significantly. Poor Magnus had to basically carry one woman out!

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We loved the entire trip..except for the parking app snafus. The ice cave and lava show were stand outs. The huge vistas, mountains, waterfalls, landscapes were amazing. Horses and Sheep everywhere, very enjoyable as we drove through the countryside.

Loved seeing goats at the lava hotel. We got to see gummi our travel agent when going to the ice caves so that was really cool. When boating in glacier lagoon, we saw a bunch of cute seals. The puffins were extremely cute to see also. Lots of cool waterfalls. The first apartment we stayed in had a really comfy mattress. Loved the trip ^^

I feel like Rinolda was over-worked or overwhelmed or something; she was slow to get back to us, a little snappy, and repeatedly did not listen/ absorb what we were saying about our arrival dates being staggered. I wouldn't use the service again; we spent more time going back and forth with her than we would have actually planning it ourselves.

The entire trip was amazing. The itinerary set up very well. All of the tours and guides were fantastic. The glacier walk was very interesting and the kayaking beautiful. We especially enjoyed the whale watching trip. The guide and Captain were both exceptional and made it very fun. We loved how close we were able to get to the whales We were lucky to enjoy good weather on all the tour days as well. One of our favorite spots was the Við Lónið Guesthouse, and the town of Seyðisfjörður.

The only issue we encountered was the Torg GuestHouse. Once we got it, the room was so small that there was barely any space for our luggage or to walk around. There was also construction going on around the square so it just didn't have a good feel.

All the other hotels were great to nice and we enjoyed our stay at each - especially the ones that had pools to lounge in.

Hotel Reviews

Hótel Grímsborgir by Keahotels

Ásborgir

It is a very spread out property, rooms were large, hot tub available and the breakfast was fantastic.

Authenticity & Character

Beautiful setting and guest room buildings were spread out over the property.

Location

Centrally located to everything we were scheduled to see in the Golden Circle

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Very proper and polite

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Hótel Jökulsárlón - Glacier Lagoon Hotel

Hofn

Beautiful property!

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Beautiful property with a lovely patio with views and two hot tub pools that many guests, including ourselves enjoy.

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Very helpful

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Hótel Húsafell

Húsafell, Borgarbyggð

Beautiful property! Enjoyed the hot tub pools. Restaurant was top notch. Great hiking around there if you have time.

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Við Lónið Guesthouse

Seyðisfjörður

It was a fun property!

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Old historic building converted into guestrooms.

Location

The views were amazing! Right in town - walk to everything.

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No staff on property but the communication was great!

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Very comfortable.

Hotel Holt—The Art Hotel

Reykjavík

Older property. Great location.

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Hótel Laxá

Myvatn

Hotel was nice. Rooms were smaller but had a good view.

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Just standard looking property

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Torg GuestHouse

Akureyri

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The room and bathroom were so small - barely fit our luggage and bathroom was hard to move around in

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Location was good but some construction going on and hard to access.

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No staff on site - could not access the room upon arrival as we never received a code for the door.

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Activity Reviews

Explore Djúpivogur

East Fjords

4 star only because we had bad weather that day and couldnt see see anything.

Gullfoss Waterfall

Iceland

First waterfall we saw and it was spectacular.

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Geysir Geothermal Area

Iceland

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Glacier Walk & Kayaking Experience in Vatnajökull National Park

Iceland

Very interesting

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Þingvellir National Park

Iceland

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The tectonic plates and hiking around. Not difficult but beautiful and interesting.

Geothermal Bakery Experience

Golden Circle

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The bread you tasted at the end was fresh out of the "oven" and delicious!

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Laugarvatn Fontana Spa

Golden Circle

First "spa" experience. Didn't spend a ton of time there becuase we still had some sights to see. It was lovely with beautiful views and very relaxing.

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Explore Vík

Iceland

Beautiful town with black sand beaches.

Seljalandsfoss & Gljúfrabúi Waterfalls

Iceland

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Skogafoss Waterfall

Iceland

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Reynisfjara Beach & Reynisdrangar Columns

Iceland

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Dyrhólaey Arch and Cliffs

Iceland

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Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon and Diamond Beach

Iceland

Simplu stunning!

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Explore Seyðisfjörður

Iceland

beautiful little spot. one of our favorites.

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Dettifoss, Selfoss, and Hafragilsfoss

Iceland

Every waterfall unique and beautiful

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Goðafoss Waterfall

Iceland

Just when you think you have seen them all you come across Godafoss waterfall. Stunning.

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Explore Reykjavík

Reykjavík

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Whale Watching RIB Boat

Iceland

Absolutly amazing experience with a supberb guide and caption.

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Forest Lagoon Pool Experience

Iceland

Beautiful spa experience.

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Sky Lagoon Experience - Saman

Reykjavík

Absolutely amazing way to end our trip. The best spa/pool experience!

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Explore Akureyri

Iceland

We preferred the remote places as opposed to a city in Iceland.

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Grabrok Crater

West Iceland

4 stars becuase we hit it on a very windy day and was difficult conditions. Good experience though.

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Explore Reyðarfjörður

Iceland

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Grjotagja Cave

Lake Mývatn

Cool place expecially if you are a Game of Thrones fan. Don't need much time there.

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Geological Wonders of Lake Myvatn

Iceland

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Hraunfossar

Iceland

Another beautiful unique waterfall.

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Kolugljúfur Canyon

Iceland

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Our trip to Iceland was incredible. We were 6 adults who travelled the Ring Road, 2550kms in total! We were fortunate to have Gummi as our travel advisor and local fixer. From start to finish, Gummi was a great help. WE had only two issues during our entire trip and Gummi was very quick to respond and to smooth out the problems. He picked some wonderful hotels for us to stay in. Our favourites were the Hotel Ranga, Hotel Jokulsarlon, and the Hotel Husafell. He arranged for us to drive a Toyota Proace via Blue Car Rentals, which was perfect for the group. It was quite easy on fuel too. Our tours were also quite good, although the Katla ice cave is less of a cave and ore of a smaller hole due to ice melting and deterioration. All of our small tour guides were terrific. The lava cave experience in Vidgelmir was particularly fantastic. Also important were the detailed notes that Gummi provided about parking, facilities at the places we visited, and other relevant information. Our days were quite filled, and we mostly felt like we saw the main highlights of Iceland, and a bit more. That said, by the latter part of our trip, we opted not to drive around the entire Snaefellnes peninsula in order to enjoy a more leisurely day. Gummi arranged for us to experience four of the famous Iceland thermal baths. I added two more: the Secret Lagoon and the Lysulauger algae bath. For some of the group, it was their first and only trip to Iceland; for others, we will return again!

If your going to Iceland, using KimKim ask for Guðmundur Óli . He was great to work with.... had all our MUST HAVES... and the just all the extras.

It was an AWSOME 9 days in Iceland.

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Holt—The Art Hotel

Reykjavík

Room was fully carpet.... had stains.

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Hótel Húsafell

Húsafell, Borgarbyggð

What a RESTURANT!!!!! hotel and food were spectacular.

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Secluded

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Hotel Vík í Mýrdal

Vík

Rooms and bathrooms were tiny.

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Activity Review

Glacier Ice Cave Experience

Iceland

Cave tour was 3 minutes... To expensive, to far to drive. Wasn't impressed

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Old truck..... not in good condition

We had a fantastic experience planning our Iceland trip through kimkim. I came across the site while trying to pull together some initial plans for a trip to Iceland, and I'm so glad I did. Our agent, Gummi (Gudmundur Oli), was incredibly helpful and always timely with responses. We discussed our price range, what we liked to do on vacation, and what we were hoping to see in Iceland. He really listened to what we wanted from the trip and built a personalized plan that we fine-tuned together. Once our flights were booked, Gummi handled everything else. The daily travel links with all our stops on Google maps and time-specific schedules he provided were a game changer, helping us stay on track and make the most of every day.

It was an extremely smooth, thoughtful, and genuinely enjoyable experience.

Hotel Reviews

Hótel Grímsborgir by Keahotels

Ásborgir

Fantastic hotel. Great location for our travels and great food. We wish we could have stayed longer.

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Reykjavík Marina - Berjaya Iceland Hotels

Reykjavík

Fantastic hotel. Great location, great personality, great food. Amazing.

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Vík Apartments

Vik I Myrdal

It was great to have an apartment style place to stay. It had everything we needed and was so convenient. Great location in Vik and just wonderful

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Activity Reviews

Glacier Ice Cave Experience

Iceland

What a fun excursion. Our guide Peter was knowledgeable and so nice. We all loved this experience

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Explore Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon by Amphibian Boat

Iceland

AMAZING!!! Even though it was sleeting, this was such a wonderful experience. Great pictures and so much fun.

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We thoroughly enjoyed our trip visiting East/South Island. Eric provided us with more than enough activities that he thought we would enjoy, and though it was not possible to see them all, Eric's choices for us were well though out. The four of us talked about our favourites, which included Studlagil Canyon's basalt columns, Thorsmork (we hiked 15 km for 5 hours), Mulagljufur Canyon (which we hiked to the top), and the Puffins at Borgarfjordur Eystri. Not organized by Eric but noteworthy for any golfers was Brautarholt Golf course...every hole was stunning and the staff was so friendly! The Katla Ice cave tour was organized by Eric and it was very interesting - our guide Jon was entertaining and informative. We enjoyed Vok Baths and Sky Lagoon when our bodies needed some TLC. We dined very well with some restaurant suggestions by Eric (Apotec, and Pakkhus in Hofn).
We appreciated Eric's attention to find lesser visited areas, for example we drove right by the very crowded Seljalandsfoss because we had Gilsafoss all to ourselves a couple days previous!
All in all, we were in awe every day at the beauty Iceland has to offer, and we will definitely use Kimkim again when we adventure again in the future! Thanks to Eric and Kimkim, well done!

Activity Review

Katla Ice Cave Superjeep tour

Iceland

The drive in was fun and not too long, the gear was suitable, and the tour was interesting, engaging and beautiful! Our guide Jon was entertaining and helpful, and his instructions were clear for safety , gear, etc.

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The tour gave us access to the natural beauty of the Ice cave, and the surrounding hills.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Jon (spelling?) was entertaining, funny, and very informative about the ice cave. Also good with safety instructions

Transport

There was some trouble with the tire compression which was noisy the entire drive back, but not uncomfortable

The trip was very well planned for trying to squeeze a 10 day trip into 6 days. Thank you for a well planned route which allowed us to see and do almost everything in that shorten time. I will be spreading the word on your services to anyone & everyone who is planning to go to Iceland.

Iceland has long been on our bucket list, but nothing could have prepared us for just how magical this trip turned out to be. From the moment we arrived, we were swept into a world of raw, untamed beauty—towering waterfalls, black sand beaches, glittering glaciers, and moss-covered lava fields that looked like something from another planet. Every direction we turned offered a postcard-perfect view.

What truly elevated this trip into something extraordinary was our incredible guide, Gummi. Warm, professional, and impressively knowledgeable, he not only knew the land inside and out but also shared its rich history, folklore, and geology in fascinating and deeply engaging ways. My daughter and I were traveling alone and we always felt safe, cared for, and completely at ease.

A large part of our trip was was spent at Grimsstaðir farm, where we were welcomed with the kind of genuine hospitality that stays with you. The cottages were freshly built and beautifully designed, with all the essentials thoughtfully provided. The beds were exceptionally comfortable, which made it easy to relax and recharge after long rides. The owners were gracious, kind, and clearly devoted to their beautiful Icelandic horses, who were just as charming and curious as we’d hoped. Spending time with them—both horses and humans—was soul-nourishing and gave us a real glimpse into rural Icelandic life.

This trip wasn’t just a vacation—it was a transformative experience.

Adam put together an amazing itinerary for our 7 day trip to Iceland. A few of our favorite things included descending 700 feet into a dormant volcano, walking behind a waterfall, the Blue Lagoon, Diamond Beach, a Zodiac Boat tour and getting close enough to puffins to get fabulous pictures! Mr. S was a wonderful guide showing us everything on our itinerary and more! Adam was incredibly patient answering all of my questions as we prepared for the trip. I highly recommend a trip to Iceland planned by Adam!

This is my second trip to Iceland planned by Emanuela, and it was somehow even better than the first one! She did a fabulous job planning both trips.

On this trip, we started off with two days of orange advisories for the wind. Emanuela rearranged some things at the very last second to help keep us safe. When we finally did go out there were so many campers and cars were flipped on the side of the roads from wind. Emanuela kept us up to date on everything important and was there for us during both trips.

Her recommendations were beyond stellar—we had one of the best meals of our lives at Slippurinn in Heimaey on our anniversary at Emanuela’s suggestion. Our three favorite things aside from all the food and spending time together were the glacier lagoon boat ride, whale watching, and the food walking tour of Reykjavík.

Go to Iceland and let Emanuela plan it for you—you won’t regret it!

The trip.was well planned out and coordinated for daily activities.

Gummie was very attentive to questions we had with a very quick response time.

I would recommend him to anyone for.travel planning!

Well done

We used kimkim for a week long family trip to Iceland because I was overwhelmed with trying to figure out what to do in such an amazing country. The trip was great and probably far better than if I had planned it myself. We are an active family and I'm not a fan of long drives, so Eric made an itinerary that allowed us to get out of the car and get moving and limited the time on the road. We did waterfall hikes, guided glacier hike, puffin viewing tour, and whale watching. All the tours were fabulous. Having a complete driving plan with the best places to stop on each drive was one of the most helpful part of using kimkim.

We had to make some adjustments due to jet lag and the kids sleeping until 11am every day, but that was easily done since the sun didn't set until midnight. We asked for 2 bedroom apartment style accommodations, which were all lovely. Using kimkim was definitely worth it and took all the stress out of trip planning.

Activity Reviews

The Secret Lagoon

Iceland

Much smaller than the more popular Blue Lagoon, but large enough we had plenty of room for our family. Had towels and suits to rent.

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Solheimajokull Glacier Hike

Iceland

Relatively easy hike onto a glacier with beautiful views of the valley. They had us put on a climbing harness, but there was no actual technical climbing. My 10 year old had no trouble with this hike and it was his favorite part of the trip.

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Puffin watching tour at the Ingolfshofdi cape

Iceland

So many puffins! My husband took 2300 pictures of puffins on this tour because his camera can shot 12 images a second. There is a very short but steep sand dune hike at the beginning that some of the others had trouble with, so know your abilities. But you get to run down the dune at the end of the tour.

Whale Watching Tour

Reykjavík

We saw many dolphins and got close to a couple humpback whales. I've been on a few whale watching trips and this was closest I've been to whales. It felt like they were checking us out at times.

Our trip to Iceland was amazing. The reason for such a great trip was our tour guide Guomundur Oli. He created a great itinerary to see as much as possible that was very detailed (maps for each day, descriptions, estimate of times, restaurant suggestions). The itinerary fit our activity level .

Hotel Review

Pier Apartments

Vestmannaeyjabær

The Pier Apartment was beautiful, spacious, well appointed. It was in a great location, easy to walk to restaurants and museums. Self checkin was easy.

Authenticity & Character

Beautifully appointed, great view of harbor

Location

Easy walk to just about any restaurant.

Staff

No staff was needed.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Very clean and comfortable.

Activity Review

Icelandic Food Walk

Reykjavík

Our guide, Kristin, was very friendly, funny, knowledgeable. The five restaurants were all delicious, providing a wide range of Icelandic foods.

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Delicious food, variety of Icelandic foods

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Knowledgeable, friendly, funny

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We walked

WOW!! Éric provided an excellent, well thought out itinerary. My whole family was thoroughly impressed. The detail was excellent right down to great dining recommendations. Excellent excellent excellent job. Thank you.

Our day with Gummi was without question the highlight of our trip to Iceland. He is very knowledgeable about his country, historically and culturally.