Hostel Dalvik
Dalvik
Vegamót - Hafnarbraut
Dalvik
Iceland
Tel.
+354 466 1060 865 8391
Customer Rating
| 97% | ||
| 90% | ||
| 90% | ||
| 93% | ||
| 92% | ||
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| 80% | ||
Gimli is a big, beautiful house by the main street in the center of Dalvík, nicely situated above the harbour. From there its a short distance to grocery store, atm, cafe and restaurant among other things. Dalvík is a typical fishing village with around 1.500 inhabitants. The village is surrounded by the ocean, deep valleys and the high mountains of the Tröllaskagi peninsula. There are countless possibilities of things to do in Dalvík area; whale watching, museum, horse rental, swimming pool and gym, great hiking routs and areas for outdoor activity, birdwatching in a nature reserve, golf, skiing area and more! In Dalvík area there are great possibilities to watch the Northern lights during vinter time. From Dalvík the ferry Sæfari sails three times a week to Grímsey island which lies on the Arctic Circle. Sæfari ferry also sails two times a week to Hrísey, the Pearl of Eyjafjörður fjord.
Hostel bed capacity
| Beds per room: |  |
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Total beds |
| Number of rooms: | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
Opening times
| Opening times (daily/weekly): | The reception is open 09:00 - 10:00 and 17:00 - 18:00 |
| Opening times (over the year): | Open all year |
Street Map and Route Planning
Directions
| Bus: | Daily tours to Ólafsfjörður and Akureyri on week days |
| Parking: | Public car parks by the hostel |
| Sea port: | The hostel is situated just above the harbour in Dalvík - Ferry to Grímsey island and the Arctic circle and also to Hrísey, the Pearl of Eyjafjörður |
| Location: | By the main street in the center of the village. |
| Airport: | Akureyri domestic airport (45 km), also provides connection to Copenhagen during summer |
Attractions
 | Cultural centre nearby | | Museums/art galleries nearby |
| Historical sites nearby | | River/harbour/lake nearby |
| Hiking area | | Main attractions nearby |
| Swimming pool at or near hostel | | Horseriding at or near hostel |
| Restaurants nearby | | Shopping centre/market nearby |
| Leisure facilities nearby | | Winter sports |
| Mountainous/hilly area | | Meet other travellers! Read their tips for things to do in Dalvik |
Facilities
 | Family rooms available |  | Sheets for hire |
 | Self-catering kitchen |  | Groups welcome |
 | Common room(s) |  | Laundry facilities |
 | Internet access |  | Credit card accepted |
 | Currency exchange at or near hostel |  | Individual traveller welcome |
 | Non smoking room/area |  | Basic store available at or near the hostel |
 | Garden |  | Sports |
 | Rates include local tax |
Customer Reviews Dalvik
| 13 May 2012 Qunfang, England & Wales | 97% | |
| This hostel is the best one i have ever been in. | ||
| 12 May 2012 Florinus, USA | 100% | |
| Very nice bedroom and kitchen/sitting area. We need a little shelf in the bathrooms to hold toothpaste and other toiletries. At night, when the hostel is really quiet, opening and closing bedroom and toilet doors make too much noise - the door locks should probably be replaced with quieter ones. | ||
| 09 Mar 2012 Janetcherry, England & Wales | 100% | |
| this is a fabulous place to stay in dalvik , we stayed in the little cottage , a converted cowshed which is a amazing , cute and comfortable all the mod cons, so cute and a surpise hot tub , where we saw the northern lights, an experiance we shall never forget !! hope to see you again soon.
the hosts were so helpful and had all the information we needed, skiing, horse riding, walks and both so friendly, even gave us lifts to were we wanted to go , thanks again for an amazing time | ||
| 28 Aug 2011 Esther, Germany | 93% | |
| A wonderful place, lovley decorated.
A kitchen with more or less every tool you might need. | ||
| 26 Aug 2011 Amnon, Israel | 97% | |
| the best place we have been in Iceland | ||
| 24 Aug 2011 Sara, Canada | 100% | |
| An incredible little place - decorated beautifully and extremely clean. The owner is an awesome guy who really takes pride in the building and owning the hostel. He was extremely friendly and answered all of our questions. | ||
| 24 Aug 2011 Karla, USA | 97% | |
| This was a super clean, comfortable, and friendly hostel. The managers, Bjarni and Heida, were very attentive to my questions and helped me with planning things to do while in Dalvik. I was particularly interested in hiking. Hiking opportunities are not abundant in the area but what there are are very beautiful and moderately easy to do if one has mountain trail experience. Also the library in Dalvik is super sweet....free laptop use and internet to customers of the attached coffee shop. Lots of other options for whale watching and a trip to Grimsley Island in the arctic circle. I definitely would go back if I return to Iceland in the future. | ||
| 23 Aug 2011 Laura, Scotland | 100% | |
| no showers in the cottage, but we could use the swimming pool for free | ||
| 12 Aug 2011 Hans, Netherlands | 73% | |
| there was no shower in the bungalow and no space for putting our luggage | ||
| 11 Aug 2011 Stefano, Italy | 77% | |
| We stayed in the cottage, it was nice but i suggest to solve the problem of the missing shower. Kitchen should be more equiped.
It's a new hostal, owner is a really good guy, he is still learning, but he's on the right way!
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