Hostel Vestmannaeyjar
Vestmannaeyjar
Vestmannabraut 28
Sunnuhóll
900 Vestmannaeyjum
Iceland
Tel.
+ 354 481 2900
Fax.
+ 354 481 1696
Customer Rating
| 85% | |
| 85% | |
| 82% | |
| 85% | |
| 87% | |
| 93% |
The Westman Islands is a group of 15-18 islands. The biggest one is Heimaey which is the only one inhabited with a population of 4.400. The islanders have their own traditional culture, like bird hunting, egg collecting and cliff rappelling. In January 1973 an eruption began in Heimaey and lasted until early July. The ash ruined and buried almost 400 buildings. Shortly after the eruption came to an end 2000 of the 5300 people, who had lived in Heimaey before the natural disaster, moved back. The remains of the eruption are among the island´s most fascinating historical locales. Celebrating that 30 years have passed since the eruption a project has been started which is called the Pompei of the North. It is about saving the remains of the eruption and make them more accessible; including digging up 7-10 houses which disappeared under ashes. There are many activities in Heimaey: sailing around the island, bird watching, golf, hiking, horseback riding, museums, swimming, whale watching etc. The hostel is located in the towns centre and all services are close by. The reception is located in Hotel Thorshamar (the house next door) and is open 24 hrs.
Hostel bed capacity
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Total beds |
| Number of rooms: | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
Opening times
| Opening times (daily/weekly): | 24h |
| Opening times (over the year): | January 1st - December 31st |
Street Map and Route Planning
Directions
| Parking: | At or near the Hostel. |
| Sea port: | Vestmannaeyjar Harbour: 4-5 times daily ferries from and to Landeyjahöfn. |
| Location: | The hostel is located in the villages centre - in a walking distance from the harbor. |
| Airport: | There are daily flights between Reykjavík and Vestmannaeyjar. There are also many flights every day between Bakki (on the south coast of Iceland) and Vestmannaeyjar. That flight takes only 10 min. |
Attractions
 | Museums/art galleries nearby | | City centre location |
| Historical sites nearby | | River/harbour/lake nearby |
| Hiking area | | Main attractions nearby |
| Swimming pool at or near hostel | | Nightlife nearby |
| Horseriding at or near hostel | | Restaurants nearby |
| Shopping centre/market nearby | | Leisure facilities nearby |
| Mountainous/hilly area | | Meet other travellers! Read their tips for things to do in Vestmannaeyjar |
Facilities
 | Family rooms available |  | Disco |
 | Hostel open 24h |  | Sheets for hire |
 | TV room |  | Self-catering kitchen |
 | Groups welcome |  | Common room(s) |
 | Laundry facilities |  | Internet access |
 | Credit card accepted |  | Café/Bar |
 | Meals available |  | Currency exchange at or near hostel |
 | Individual traveller welcome |  | Luggage Store |
 | Non smoking room/area |  | Basic store available at or near the hostel |
 | Garden |  | Rates include local tax |
Customer Reviews Vestmannaeyjar
| 30 Oct 2011 Beth, Scotland | 70% | |
| Forgot to ask for blanket and pillow at reception, so spent a rather chilly night as no one was in after 23:00. | ||
| 12 Sep 2011 Geoff, Canada | 77% | |
| Wifi was a bit hit and miss in the hostel...worked fine in the hotel lobby. | ||
| 09 Sep 2011 Ben, USA | 53% | |
| The space was ok, but the best part was the guy working there telling us to not bother with a 'guided tour' of the island - you can walk the whole thing for free! Good looking out on that tourist trap, buddy. | ||
| 30 Aug 2011 Andreas, Germany | 70% | |
| Take the ferry from Landeyjahöfn | ||
| 28 Aug 2011 Catherine, England & Wales | 93% | |
| Probably cheapest hostel we stayed in (out of 7) in Iceland and one of the nicest as a former guest house. We were left sheets and towels which was unexpected! Very large room for our family of 4. Kitchen was not ideally kitted out and very little room for lots of people, but we managed to cook while no-one else around. Not far to walk to anywhere on the island and we had lunch on top of a warm volcano and then saw plenty of puffins on the cliffs above the campsite, we didn't even need to head for the sea cliffs. Hotel reception where you check in was happy for us to leave our bags for 4 hours from time of boat arrival until we could get into our rooms at 3-4pm. Lovely island with lots to see and do and we could have spent a lot longer than the 20+ hours we had, but had to get to Reykjavik for our flight the following day. | ||
| 26 Aug 2011 Fergus, Scotland | 68% | |
| A bit expensive, even for Iceland, being charged a full triple rate for two of us in a three-bed room. A bit plain, but perfectly adequate. Decent small kitchen. | ||
| 24 Aug 2011 Jana, Germany | 80% | |
| In one bedroom there were mice, who nibbled away on our food when we were gone. But apart from that the cleanliness was good. | ||
| 20 Aug 2011 M Mercedes, Spain | 77% | |
| la cocina y el comedor demasiado pequeños | ||
| 03 Aug 2011 Maindrou, France | 100% | |
| I am very happy of my stay at the hostel . The place is really friendly, comfortable,clean , evrybody's nice !! | ||
| 22 Jul 2011 Shannon, USA | 100% | |
| Terrific stay! | ||
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