5 MISTAKES when Booking Iceland Accommodation

When planning for Iceland accommodation, don't make THESE 5 mistakes that will cost you time and money!

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[shelleybergen]

My husband and I travelled to Iceland in May 2022, and thanks to my watching wonderful and informative videos like yours we had no mistakes and the most amazing vacation! I pre-booked everything, hotel, we stayed at the Sand Hotel with breakfast and loved it, and I pre-booked 3 single day tours, Golden Circle, South Coast to Glacier Lagoon and Diamond Beach and Snaefelsness including lunch on a horse farm!! What an amazing and wonderful country and people! Thanks so much Jeanie for making these videos! We are now planning a return trip to Iceland!! Love from Canada!! <3

[karenfriebel]

Hey Jeannie! I’m only partway into this super helpful video but have some info to share on the hotel/pool situation. Our first stay last September was in Hveragerdi and we stayed at the Hotel Ork. It was a nice hotel and it DID have a nice heated outdoor pool that we enjoyed. And as an added bonus (no pun intended) it was a quick easy walk to Bonus grocery store 🙂🐷 and also to a nice food court 🙂 I don’t remember there being a pool as part of any of our other accommodations, but this one was great! I’m quite sure that we were also able to leave an Auorora call request at the front desk, where they call you if the Northern Lights become visible! Like a wake-up call service but MUCH better❣️🙂

[DeltadronesBr]

The best places i stayed! Hotel Framtid in Djúpivogur. Great breakfast included! The other is Guesthouse Gamli Bær in Húsafell. Great Hospitality, dinner and breakfast included! Gamli Bær looks like a fairy tale house! Beautiful! It's near by Hraunfossar waterfall

[cherylthompsonsmith]

I’ve been planning a trip to Iceland in summer and just stumbled on your videos. Super helpful! One thing I would add is that in America it’s pretty typical to have rooms sleep four… so if you have two older kids they can share a bed. In Iceland all the hotels I looked at were maximum 3 per room. We ended up doing A b&b and I think I have some good bookings, but it’s a super frustrating thing for parents. I would have to split the family up for most hotels.

[AA__]

Another great video! Thank you! And your little guy is so adorable!

[formedbyfusion]

I booked a few airbnbs about a week ago for August, and they were starting to book up. Booking in advance is definitely a real thing.

[susansullivan]

I just got back to U.K. after spending a few days in Iceland
I loved it and can’t wait to go back
I bought myself a lopapeysa from the knitting association
Thank you for all you’re advice

[darksoulenvoy]

I've always burrito-ed myself in my sheets for as long as I can remember. I think I'll be right at home in Iceland! Hoping to get there this summer!

[afdchocolatemilk]

Depending on the time of year, you can find places day of. I often travel off season and only book places to stay day of, and weather dependent. I visit twice a year mostly in the fall and winter. I have found that summer travel should be planned in advance.

[garrydelday]

Great advice Jeannie, had a camper van in 2021 so finding campsites was not an issue. This year (August) we are just hiring a 4x4 and doing guest houses and hotels for a bit more comfort and a good breakfast to start the day. We booked the flights 12 months in advance and immediately booked the accommodations according to our chosen route. It pays to plan ahead as early as possible to get the accommodation you want at a reasonable cost, choice runs out quickly and costs can spiral if you don’t 😉 your channel has been invaluable both in 2021 and this years trip 👍 x

[prettymiffedbrit]

I don't do Breakfast, so it doesn't bother me. As for separate duvets, excellent idea! Wish we had more of that in the UK.

[marisaflores-march]

I love Icelandic bedding and also the Icelandic breakfast!😊

[fannyandersson]

Thank you for an interresting video! Went to Iceland 4 years ago and hope to come back soon!

[mariasaha]

Another great vid! Looking forward to the next one!

[geoffreystephens]

Thanks for the info!! That was very informative!

[sylviakaplan]

Jeannie - Thanks for all your videos and information. You are a wonderful source. I wish we had known about you when we did our first visit. Your recommendations would have made our trip even better. Thanks again.

[SoCo_Surfcasting]

The only pool I've found on site is the Ion hotel. Great tips Jeannie! Planning our July trip now.

[jenniferpersinger]

Great information Jeannie! And you’re so right…I love the air bnbs and hostels in Iceland because you get to know people at those, but outside of Reykjavik, it’s usually not overwhelming how many people are staying at those. We’d usually only have 2-3 people/families sharing bathrooms so it still FELT like a private bathroom! And the food is always so good at all of them it seems!!!

[sharonh]

When our kids were small and we were visiting Europe we often went to the local pool and to playgrounds. The playgrounds were so different from those in the US and our kids loved them.

[AM-xvjx]

I love your videos! I am in the process of planning my third trip back to Iceland, and each trip I’ve prepared myself by watching your videos. My last visit was 2022, hopefully I’ll bump into you at the bakery. Braud & Co. is my favorite, their cinnamon rolls are delicious 😋