Reviews of Iceland Lakeview Retreat
Vallakór 1-3, 203, Kópavogur, 801 Selfoss, Iceland
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Reviewed: 15 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewIncredible views!
Nothing!
Reviewed: 9 August 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewGreat views, romantic, awesome plunge pool
Reviewed: 5 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewExceeded all expectations. Loved all the decor, house, amenities.. everything
Midges are terrible but didn’t ruin our stay at all!
Reviewed: 14 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 6 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewHot tub & views
Reviewed: 27 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 17 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewReally comfortable, breathtaking view and amazing location.
Reviewed: 13 June 2024 · Stayed in May 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 4 June 2024 · Stayed in June 2024
Verified reviewThe view is stunning, the whole place feels plush and high end. The hottub was perfect, and the bed was the comfiest!
Reviewed: 12 April 2024 · Stayed in March 2024
Verified reviewAmazing Place, very cozy and well equipped. Sitting in the Hotpot during a Snowstorm was the best :)
Reviewed: 27 November 2023 · Stayed in October 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 18 November 2023 · Stayed in November 2023
Verified reviewThe location is amazing, very spacious, the price is worthy.
There was stains on the bed linens. I would recommend bringing your own bed linens sheets and slippers as there is bo slippers available there.
Reviewed: 10 November 2023 · Stayed in November 2023
Verified reviewUnbelievable, everything is amazing. Plus the northern lights are amazing!!!
Reviewed: 22 September 2023 · Stayed in September 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 17 August 2023 · Stayed in August 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 1 June 2023 · Stayed in May 2023
Verified reviewbeautiful cabin, totally relaxing, well equipped and in a great location. The views are amazing and the hot tub fantastic! We cooked each evening, the kitchen all works well and the supermarket in Selfoss was an easy stop before arriving at the cabin. It’s cozy, romantic and a pretty special place
Just two points, which definitely didn’t spoil our stay but could perhaps be sorted some way to make it even better. The blinds are not adequate as they only cover the bottom half of the windows - fine in the dark months but not good in the summer when it really doesn’t get dark at all. Yes, there are eye masks available but they’re small, uncomfortable and don’t keep the light out properly. When you wake in the morning the first thing you’ll want to do is raise the blinds to look at the amazing views but at night most will probably need darkness to feel tired. The shower is lovely..great water pressure but unfortunately leaks (clearly this has been ongoing for some time by the looks of the wooden floor) it’s a simple fix job to grout the inside of the cubical which would sort it out. Otherwise the towels are needed to mop up the pools of water each time. Again, definitely didn’t spoil our stay, just seems a shame for the floor to be getting damaged by lack of a simple fix.
Reviewed: 27 April 2023 · Stayed in April 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 30 December 2022 · Stayed in December 2022
Verified reviewA stunning cabin in a beautiful location, the property is finished to a very high standard. The views were unbelievable. We felt very remote but it’s actually conveniently located only 20 minutes from Selfoss, which is a beautiful little town.
This was an amazing place to stay but it lacked a few home comforts such as kitchen tea towels, a little starter pack of kitchen products etc. It would also be good to have some extra towels for the hot spring. We were snowed in whilst we were there so a shovel on-site would have been a major help. There was also a couple of issues with the facilities, the fireplace didn’t really work and the shower leaks into the bedroom. BUT, still an amazing place to stay and these did not detract from the experience… with a couple of tweaks it could be perfect!
Reviewed: 29 October 2022 · Stayed in September 2022
Verified reviewThe design is very modern and it’s very clean.The views are amazing.The stay felt luxurious
everything was good except we arrived half hour after the check in time still we had to wait around 40 mins as the property was not ready for check-in
Reviewed: 4 October 2022 · Stayed in October 2022
Verified reviewThe location is fantastic, secluded but close enough to Selfoss that you can get gas grocery etc.. Extremely clean and comfortable bed and couch. View is beautiful. Furniture is top of the line.
The shower is unusable, the way it is designed allows for water to escape the shower cube. Water flows freely from the shower into the bedroom. Wifi is extremely unstable, leading to persistent outages. We booked for three nights, but my wife and I had to leave after two because I need the wifi for work and this wifi had too many outages. Property owner was apathetic to my situation.
Hi Steve, Thank you for your review, we greatly appreciate the time you have taken to provide us with this valuable feedback. We have taken your feedback on board, and we will strive to make improvements accordingly.