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Birta Guesthouse

2.5 star property
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Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Tjarnarbraut 7, Egilsstaðir, 0700
  • East Iceland Heritage Museum
    2 min walk
  • Lagarfljót
    7 min walk
  • Minjasafn Austurlands
    7 min walk
  • Egilsstadir (EGS)
    3 min drive

Room options

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Triple Room, Shared Bathroom

Triple Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Twin Room, Private Bathroom, Annex Building

Twin Room, Private Bathroom, Annex Building

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Economy Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

Economy Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Hótel Aldan

Parking included
Free WiFi
Restaurant
Breakfast available
4.6 out of 5, Wonderful, (122)
The price is AU$289
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
9 Dec - 10 Dec
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About the area

Egilsstaðir

When you stay at Birta Guesthouse in Egilsstaðir, you'll be near ski lifts, just steps from East Iceland Heritage Museum and 7 minutes by foot from Lagarfljót. .This guesthouse is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Fardaga Waterfall and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Minjasafn Austurlands.
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What's nearby

  • East Iceland Heritage Museum - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Lagarfljót - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Minjasafn Austurlands - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Fardaga Waterfall - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Vök Baths - 7 min drive - 6.0 km

Getting around

  • Egilsstadir (EGS) - 3 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bókakaffi Hlöðum - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Salt Café & Bistro - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Askur Pizzeria - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Skálinn Diner - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Glóð - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Birta Guesthouse

Guesthouse with free parking, steps from East Iceland Heritage Museum
Birta Guesthouse offers 8 accommodations with shared/communal kitchens and complimentary toiletries. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers. This Egilsstaðir guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 8 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM.

Languages

English, Icelandic

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee daily 8:00 AM–11:00 AM: EUR 15 per person
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Playground

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately EUR 15 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a security system

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Birta Guesthouse Egilsstadir
Birta Egilsstadir
Birta Guesthouse Guesthouse
Birta Guesthouse Egilsstaðir
Birta Guesthouse Guesthouse Egilsstaðir

Birta Guesthouse Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 51 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 71 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sandra, Toronto

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cozy and felt like home! Property was clean. public spaces felt welcoming.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

PP

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cozy house and clean. Could probably improve on soundproofing the rooms as we could hear snoring and murmuring from other rooms at night. Some guest tends to overuse the kitchen for heavy meals and we had to wait for our turn. However we do loved our stay and it has a very nice view from my room - I could see faint aurora. Would come back again!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This guesthouse was within walking distance of a pleasant diner, close to gas stations and easily accessible. The property is well maintained and spotless. The rooms have adequate space and there are common areas and kitchen privileges.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was perfect, except could’ve used better black out curtains for summer midnight sun months. But great comfy spot.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Biggest issue was soap dispensers in every shared water closets were empty. We stayed two nights and never addressed. Room very small with sloped ceilings where we bumped our heads numerous times reaching for items on nightstands. Rug in room curled up on corner which caused tripping.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Hui

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gail

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little guesthouse
Very clean. Comfortable bed but as I have wished all throughout Iceland it sure would be nice to have an extra pillow or two in the room. Next trip I am definitely bringing my own pillow!! Watch as you use their unique folding shower. If you take a normal bath the water piles up and doesn’t drain and the water will end up all over the bathroom floor! Found this out too late. Interesting concept in design but not intended for normal water use I don’t think. Over all a lovely place and we loved the town also. Would recommend a trip over the mountain to Seydisfjordur. It is wild.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dry nice a clean place. Convenient for a trip around the Ring Road. I would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
Nothing around one dinner and a restaurant that did not open. Bathroom smell, room very small for two person. No one to check you in or out. It’s worth more of your money to stay at the hotel. Will not stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient Guesthouse
This was quite a good Guesthouse compared to others in Iceland! We received check in instructions the day before arrival and had no issues checking in/out. If you chose the breakfast option, you’re given a voucher for a diner up the road (literally less than a minute drive) which had a decent selection for breakfast. There were also lots of places nearby for dinner. The only thing that was slightly annoying were the bedroom curtains as they let in (what felt like) a fair bit of light which made sleeping a bit difficult when the sun doesn’t really set until 11pm at night - this could just be something we aren’t used to not being from Iceland but we found other places we stayed in Iceland did have better curtains. Either way, still a great place to stay for the price :)
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

marcela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Guesthouse!!
Very cozy, confortable and clean... Very close to restaurant and Cafe....full stocked kitchen. they even had a booklet with info about the area and different things that can be done.... Check in was very easy, received and email with all the necessary details.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Boogs, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The place was very clean and well maintained. The rooms and shared facility were excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

GS, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a private room and bathroom separate to the main building but had access to the kitchen to cook. The room and bathroom were big and clean. However our room was right beside the road and can get quite noisy sometimes. Apart from that, absolutely loved our stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cozy stay
Very clean!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great William Mccoy
The stay was great we were walking distance to most everything
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Brett, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly staff
Clean, good kitchen facilities and friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Spencer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Reasonibly priced near SFO
The hotel had free parking and breakfast. I needed a cheap hotel near the SFO so I could pickup a friend and this hotel worked perfectly.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Eva, Toronto. Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stayed in one of the lovely Annex rooms. It is spacious and has a private bathroom, a table with 2 chairs, a fridge, a microwave, a kettle and tea bags and a coffee maker with coffee inserts. We were very comfortable there. There was a kitchen in the main house for everyone to use. We arrived early and there was a buzzer next to the door that allowed us to contact Cleo’s cell phone. She let us come into the main house to have a coffee and tea while we waited for her to arrive. She was very welcoming. The location was great, right across from a Reindeer museum and near everything. Thank you for a great stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Theresa, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved this cute place. The host was very friendly and welcoming. He took the time to show us around and explained the rules. Location was within walking distance of anything you needed. Breakfast was provided and was the best of any place we stayed in Iceland. Wish we had longer to stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018