Dream Vacation
Iceland | Mar 10 - Mar 18, 2023

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Holly R.
Canada | Reviewed on Mar 19, 2023

Michele did an incredible job organizing a jammed pack itinerary (at my request) for our 8 day first visit to Iceland. He asked for my input, stuck within my budget, offered suggestions I never knew were possible. He replied to me very quickly when I reached out during my trip with a question. We had an amazing time because of his guidance. I cannot begin to thank Michele anc KIMKIM enough. What a wonderful experience and I will use KK again for another trip, no question. Highly recommend the company and Michele!!

Hotel Reviews
Fosshotel Baron
Reykjavík

Room was basic but slept 5 people and had a private bathroom. The breakfast buffet was decent. The staff were super friendly. The location is awesome.

Authenticity & Character
The rooms were nothing special.
Location
Perfect location in Reykjavik, within walking distance to all the inner city things we wanted to check out.
Staff
Super pleasant, friendly and helpful.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Clean for sure. Room was lacklustre but slept 5 and had a private bath so bonus for that.
Hotel Kanslarinn
Hella

Overall nothing to look twice at. More verging on hostel territory than hotel but the staff were great. Restaurant on site looks like a complete dive, but it was probably one of our best dinners. We tried the horse steak and it was pretty good! The included breakfast was just okay.

Authenticity & Character
clean with private washrooms but that’s about it.
Location
It was on our route around the country so the location fit that requirement.
Staff
Food in the restaurant was great. All staff we crossed paths with were super friendly.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Hotel Laki
Kirkjubæjarklaustur

Nice enough hotel. We got to see the northern lights here. Dinner buffet was not good, and cost us about $60 CAD per person because there was no other option for food. The dinner was a huge disappointment. They had the rooftop area closed because there were too many Filipinos staying at the hotel. Yes, that was the exact comment to us. We were told we could go up on the roof by one staff member and then another staff member was so rude and ignorant when we asked for directions to the roof top viewing area. The same staff member was a complete witch the next day as well when we crossed paths with her. When I mentioned her behaviour to some awesome staff members it was confirmed she was the owner so ya…wouldn’t recommend this hotel.

Authenticity & Character
Location
How about letting your customers have access to the things you advertise instead of closing stuff off to punish other customers.
Staff
Everyone with the exception of the tall skinny European looking Olive Oyl were great. She was rude and ignorant.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Árnanes Country Hotel
Höfn

We loved this hotel! It was clean, fresh, updated and had good personality. Pinny (?), the owner (?) was so fun to talk with. Great man. It was a great location on our road trip. He offered restaurant suggestions as the restaurant onsite was seasonal, not opening until May.

Authenticity & Character
fresh, Clean updated little cottage line rooms.
Location
Perfect out on road trip route. Dark enough around to help see northern lights.
Staff
Pinny, I hope I spelled that right, was AWESOME!
Cleanliness & Comfort
Berjaya Hotel Herad
Egilsstadir

Beautiful, modern hotel. Very helpful and friendly staff. Good location, good views from our room.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Modern and clean hotel. Good location with beautiful views.
Staff
SO helpful and informative. Really liked those we interacted with.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Hotel Laugarbakki
Hvammstangi

Friendly staff, decent rooms (ours slept 5 people, clean, and they had 3 hot tubs for guests to use outside which was a nice bonus. The restaurant didn’t have many good options for our family so we had to venture offsite for food.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Hotel Langaholt
Stadarstadur

Newer building and older building combined. Incredible location with views of mountains and the ocean. Front desk lady was helpful and pleasant. We were in the new part with a mixed view of mountains and ocean as well as a balcony do that was lovely. But it seems they shouldn’t be renting out those rooms as they aren’t done yet. We had no TV, no hairdryer, 1 towel and bath mat for two people and no wash cloths. The barbaric “art” of decapitated cow/pig’s heads was questionable. The breakfast buffet was by far the worst we had all week.

Authenticity & Character
Three stars only for the view. 1 star for everything else.
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Clean yes, comfortable? Not with a bunch of missing comforts.
Berjaya Hotel Myvatn
Myvatn

BEAUTIFUL hotel. Modern and up to date. Amazing decor and ambiance. Outdoor hot tub for guests to use. Good restaurant. Such super friendly staff across the board. Offered norther lights wake up calls as well.

Authenticity & Character
Gorgeous building throughout.
Location
Easy to get to/find.
Staff
So kind and helpful. Our front desk gentleman was lovely! Sven in the restaurant was accommodating and hilarious. We really liked both of them!
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Blue Lagoon
Iceland

Very beautiful place. Had high hopes for this and I wasn’t disappointed but it wasn’t as jaw dropping as I thought it’d be. We went early in the morning so it was less busy. Started to get busy around 10:30 am. The one staff we mainly interacted with seemed to have zero personality. The change rooms, showers, etc. were clean. The springs themselves were beautiful and lived taking that all in.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Langjokull glacier snowmobiling
Langjokull glacier snowmobiling
Golden Circle

Amazing, amazing, AMAZING! Highly recommend. Our tour guide and all the staff we dealt with were incredible. It’s unfortunate we didn’t get our main guides name because he was hilarious and kind. I truly loved this excursion; genuinely every single thing about it. I would do it again.

Quality of Experience
A+. I can’t rave enough!
Guides, Drivers and Staff
They were all incredible. Seriously.
Transport
A cool bud on the biggest wheels I’ve ever seen. Harrowing roads up the mountain but I had full confidence in our guide’s abilities.
Solheimasandur Plane Wreck shuttle
Iceland

This was a fun jaunt off the beaten path. Our driver was fun and efficient. This was a cool stop for photo ops.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Myvatn Nature Baths
Myvatn Nature Baths
Lake Mývatn

Beautiful, less busy natural spa. They had natural hot tub, hot pool, cooler pool and natural saunas.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Skaftafell Ice Cave Tour & Glacier Walk
Skaftafell Ice Cave Tour & Glacier Walk
Iceland

Beautiful but strenuous. This is quite the hike up a mountain so be prepared for a work out for sure. Stunningly beautiful. Our guide Caroline was incredible and hilarious. The ice caves were humbling and beautiful. Our driver was hilarious as well.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Vatnshellir Lava Cave Tour
Vatnshellir Lava Cave Tour
Snæfellsnes Peninsula

This was another awesome tour! So breathtaking and awe inspiring once inside. Our guide was awesome! I think his name was Andre.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Local specialist: Michele Bardasi