Overlooking Höfn Harbour and Vatnajökull Glacier, this hostel features a guest kitchen, BBQ area and laundry facilities. Staff can help arrange glacier tours, as well as boat and snowmobile trips. Höfn Hostel offer some rooms with shared bathroom and some with private bathrooms. Some rooms are accessible. Höfn Hostel has a spacious dining room and common area. Shops, restaurants and cafés are within a 10 minutes to walk. Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon is 80 km from Höfn, while Skaftafell National Park is 131 km away.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.1 for a two-person trip.
Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap
Most popular facilities
- Free parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Free WiFi
- Family rooms
- Free cot available on request
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Availability
Prices converted to USD
We have no availability here between Wed 3 Dec 2025 and Sat 6 Dec 2025
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Room type
Number of guests
Price
1 single bed
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4 bunk beds
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1 single bed
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1 large double bed
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2 bunk beds
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1 large double bed
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1 single bed
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4 bunk beds
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Not available on our site for your dates
Guest reviews
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Guests who stayed here loved
Higgins
United Kingdom“Im gutted i didnt get a photo with the lovely lady at reception she went above and beyond to get me a room when i had booked the wrong MONTH! and she managed to get me a room that night within the hour after being fully booked! and then personally...”
Felix
New Zealand“Incredibly clean with unrivalled coffee available and great appliances.”
Marie
Netherlands“The atmosphere is very cozy. It made me feel at home.”
Seong
Malaysia“Great n helpful host.
Extremely clean, huge n well equipped kitchen.
Large dinning room and living room separately.
Size of Individual room are just nice n very clean n comfortable.”
Adam
Poland“This location is just unbelievably good :) Super clean, warm, comfy beds, great bathrooms, and the most insanely great kitchen i've seen - you could cook everything, pro level. Great coffee & hot chocolate available! The staff were super helpful...”
Prachi
India“The structural formation of the hostel is beautiful. It has a bonfire area which I couldn't use due to rains but definitely looked beautiful!”
Marina
Switzerland“This is probably one of the best hostels I stayed in. It is very clean, spacious, cosy and somewhat upscale. Very clean territory around hostel too. At the time of my staying, parking space was sufficient. I would easily want to stay at the hostel...”
Afiq
Malaysia“I like the property have big kitchen and complete utensils for visitor to use”
Sean
Australia“It was very well located and the beds were comfortable (although our room had seperate single beds)
The showers, bathrooms and kitchen areas were all communal and clean enough.
It was quite busy with other guests but it didn’t make it hard to...”
Ruby
Canada“This was our first experience at a hostel and was pleasantly surprised. Very clean, common areas and kitchen were very spacious and well stocked. Plenty of bathrooms/showers. Really appreciated that the rooms had a sink. We used the laundry...”
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Guests who stayed here loved
Higgins
United Kingdom“Im gutted i didnt get a photo with the lovely lady at reception she went above and beyond to get me a room when i had booked the wrong MONTH! and she managed to get me a room that night within the hour after being fully booked! and then personally...”
Felix
New Zealand“Incredibly clean with unrivalled coffee available and great appliances.”
Marie
Netherlands“The atmosphere is very cozy. It made me feel at home.”
Seong
Malaysia“Great n helpful host.
Extremely clean, huge n well equipped kitchen.
Large dinning room and living room separately.
Size of Individual room are just nice n very clean n comfortable.”
Adam
Poland“This location is just unbelievably good :) Super clean, warm, comfy beds, great bathrooms, and the most insanely great kitchen i've seen - you could cook everything, pro level. Great coffee & hot chocolate available! The staff were super helpful...”
Prachi
India“The structural formation of the hostel is beautiful. It has a bonfire area which I couldn't use due to rains but definitely looked beautiful!”
Marina
Switzerland“This is probably one of the best hostels I stayed in. It is very clean, spacious, cosy and somewhat upscale. Very clean territory around hostel too. At the time of my staying, parking space was sufficient. I would easily want to stay at the hostel...”
Afiq
Malaysia“I like the property have big kitchen and complete utensils for visitor to use”
Sean
Australia“It was very well located and the beds were comfortable (although our room had seperate single beds)
The showers, bathrooms and kitchen areas were all communal and clean enough.
It was quite busy with other guests but it didn’t make it hard to...”
Ruby
Canada“This was our first experience at a hostel and was pleasantly surprised. Very clean, common areas and kitchen were very spacious and well stocked. Plenty of bathrooms/showers. Really appreciated that the rooms had a sink. We used the laundry...”
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House rules
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Check-in
From 16:00 to 21:00
Check-out
From 07:30 to 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please check what conditions may apply to each option when making your selection.
Children and beds
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
Children 6 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
0 - 2 years
Cot upon request
Free
The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.
There are no extra beds available at this property.
All cots are subject to availability.
No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Cards accepted at this property
