This is a modern hotel in the middle of nowhere with stunning views of Myvtan lake. It is in the perfect location to visit the north of iceland. It is close to everything. The building is pretty new. Decoration is modern and elegant. The best part are the views from the bedroom. You can see the lake, the mountains with snow and the vapour of the thermal area at the back. We would not dare close the curtains so that we may miss the spectacle of the sunset outside. A fantastic experience with all kinds of oranges in the sky against the white mountains. The hotel has a bar with some common areas. The resturant / breakfast room is also fantastic. It is huge, elegant and has good views of the landscape. Breakfast was good and abundant. You can also play darts or ping-pong if you like. Personnel was very polite and helpful. The bedroom was average size. Free wifi worked all right. The hotel has icelandic prices, but i found it somehow cheaper than other alternatives in the area. Don't think this will last, once the hotel becomes well known.

The bathroom was a bit small.

All the staffs are friendly and very helpful. They have Northern Light wake up call, and we got a door knock at 11pm and voila, a beautiful Northern Light! The hotel is also located in secluded area with minimum outdoor lighting, so perfect for Northern Light sighting and photography! We only need to step out to the side of parking area and have virtually almost 360 degree view of the sky. Dinner was great, ordered the Skyr dessert as recommended by the waiter and it blew our mind! (Sweet sour soft crunchy taste texture combination). Breakfast was excellent and always topped up quicky, even when there are big groups. Staffs are meticulous with cleanliness! Really could not expected more from the staffs 👍👍👍

We only stayed 1 night here 🥲

Wanted a little piece of luxury in the middle of nowhere to unwind, hopefully see some Northern Lights and see a little more of Iceland at our leisure during the day. That's what we got - extremely dark skies, very comfortable hotel, and in an exceptionally pretty setting. The bed was extremely comfortable, the bathroom spacious and the shower hot. Really liked the underfloor heating in the bathroom. Breakfast was very good (and you could help yourself to as much as you liked), and I really liked that there was seating all around the hotel, facing in any direction you could want. I loved the design of the hotel - beautifully simple, low to the ground and you didn't feel like you were on top of the other guests. My only criticism (and it was because it was one of the reasons I booked this hotel) is that the Northern Lights wake up call is only up until midnight when I'd understood it was an all night thing. As it happened, it worked out fine for us, and we saw the lights before midnight, but it could have been very sad if they'd come after midnight! And it's only a criticism because I didn't think this was made clear (and I was specifically looking for this feature). We went in the middle of February and the snows came hard while we were there, but because it's only a little way off route 1, it was no problem to drive to - one of the reasons I booked this place. Would definitely recommend.

We really enjoyed our stay. While the room was small, we didn’t need anything more. It was spotlessly clean and had a nice bathroom with excellent hot water for showers. The views from our room and common areas were vast and stunning. Breakfast was really good each day. Staff were very kind and helpful. The northern lights wake up call is such a great perk! They knocked on our door to alert us to the lights, allowing us to relax but also see the aurora for the first time ever- very exciting and a beautiful experience! The location was convenient for visiting so many sights in the area. We would definitely stay again.

What a wonderful hotel! We booked another hotel and changed our booking after reading the reviews posted about Laxa hotel. The best decision that we made! Such a beautiful location. Amazing views, very quiet, the best breakfast we had in Iceland. Try the herring salad - the best we ever had. Very friendly and helpful staff - special thanks to Juliette! We didn't have a chance to go for dinner; we got back after 10 pm every night while we were staying there. We hope to return and give it a try. This hotel deserves more then 3 stars!

Amazing location fantastic views. We were lucky to see the Aurora that evening. It's close to Lake Myvatn and the thermal springs Nice bar area and dining area. Evening meal was very good, we ate ling, excellent.GF issues accommodated Also close to Dettifoss falls and Godafoss falls which were amazing. For those who love an English cooked breakfast, you can get that here. GF bread available on request

The washbasin was more like a fingerbowl. The 2 single beds were clearly meant to be pushed together for a double. My bed was pushed up against a wall and the pillows concealed the light switches so I had to be sure I moved down the bed in order not to switch the lights on! The room was very warm, so we left a window slightly ajar to get some sleep. For those who like a Continental breakfast the quality of meats was not very good and less choice of nuts and fruit to have with your yoghurt compared to our previous hotel in Akureyri.

Very clean and luxurious hotel with super friendly staff. We got a really nice room with a view over lake Mývatn as it was our second attempt at booking a stay to celebrate this milestone. The former attempt, in London, ended with a disaster as the hotel that we paid a premium prise for was supposed to be a luxurious hotel turned out to be an absolute dump and the owners scammers. Hotel Laxa was a in a whole other league, everything top notch. The breakfast was amazing with a great selection of bread, toppings and cereals and of course delicious bacon, eggs and beans. First class!

incredible views of the lake from which we saw the Northern lights. Great shower and facilities. Breakfast was great (make your own waffles and wide selection including hot and cold buffet breakfast) and definitely recommend eating in the restaurant as well - this was some of the best food we had in Iceland and whilst it looks pricey, it's worth it. We enjoyed it more than our Michelin guide restaurant we went to in Reykjavik. Great views across the whole landscape from the hotel in all directions

nothing, everything was great

The staff at Hotel Laxa were all fabulous and keen to ensure our stay was the best possible experience for us. We found the bed a bit firm so asked if they had mattress toppers...which they do, and installed them that afternoon. We slept much better from then! We stayed there three nights and had dinner in their restaurant every night. The food was delicious and creative. Although it wasn't 'spacious' our room had place for both suitcases to be lifted off the floor and opened without getting in the way of moving around the room. Although it didn't have a fridge, the staff were happy to store our milk in the fridge behind the bar so we could access it whenever we wanted tea or coffee using our room facilities. The views from the hotel are fabulous, and it's located away from everything else so it's quiet and isolated.

We have found pretty much all accommodation in Iceland to be massively overheated. We turned the two thermostats down to zero in our room at Hotel Laxa but there was a radiator under the window that couldn't be turned off. When the staff came to put the mattress toppers on our bed we asked if we could turn the heating down or off, but unfortunately we couldn't. Instead, we ended up sleeping with the heating blazing and the windows cracked open (as it was sub-zero outside). Kind of crazy really. It worked OK, but would have been better to have more control over the heating in the room. Not sure what we'd have done if the wind was strong and the windows couldn't be opened.

The dinner at the restaurant was delicious and the service was outstanding. The chef made me a fantastic meal despite my rather option limiting food allergies (thank you). :) We also loved the northern lights wake-up service - a fabulous idea. On our departure, the helpful reception clerk told us about the toll road and how to pay to avoid being charged extra by the car hire company (thanks again). The room view was beautiful and we had a lovely evening of watching the snow fall. And, finally, the pot of tea that they serve is excellent (not the coloured flavourless water served elsewhere!)

The only suggestion we have is to change the soap dispensers. The are appallingly ugly and give off public toilet vibes which don’t match how nice the room is!