Hali Country Hotel & Restaurant

Hali Country Hotel feels more like a budget motel than a traditional hotel, but it serves its purpose for a short stopover in the area.||When you first arrive off the main road, you’ll see the museum, restaurant, and reception building. It’s best not to unload your bags right away when checking in, as the rooms are located about 400 meters further down the property, closer to the sea. The route to the rooms takes you past several residential-looking buildings and a commercial property. Check-in was very quick—no passport was needed.||Room 13:|The room was a decent size, featuring two chairs, side tables, a dresser with a chair, and a basic white cupboard. The decor was very simple: baby blue walls with white wooden furniture. It was quite warm inside, with a lovely view of the mountains. However, there were no in-room coffee or tea-making facilities—these are available in a communal building with a coffee station and shared seating area.||The bed was not very comfortable—more of a limp twin setup than a proper double. There was no kettle, no shampoo, conditioner, or body lotion provided. However, a hairdryer was available. The blackout curtains were ineffective, letting in a significant amount of light at night.||Bathroom:|Surprisingly spacious, but there was a small window that looked directly toward a neighboring building, which raised some privacy concerns—though it did help with ventilation.||Breakfast:|Breakfast offered a basic selection: cold cuts (some good lamb slices and herring), several types of bread including some kosher options, and a few fruits like banana and honeydew. Coffee and juices (orange and apple) were below average. The cakes appeared factory-made and were underwhelming.||Overall:|This is a no-frills, very basic accommodation, but it’s clean, quiet, and offers beautiful views. Its location is convenient—close to Diamond Beach and the glacier lagoons—so it works well for a night’s stay if you’re focused on exploring the area rather than enjoying the amenities.

This hotel was perfect for a stop on our trip around the ring road. The room was clean and comfortable, and it was perfectly situated between many beautiful stops along our route. My favorite part of this hotel, however, was its restaurant. We dined here for dinner and all of us were so impressed by our delicious meals. The included breakfast spread the next morning was excellent as well. I would definitely stay here again!

We stayed in one of the apartments in the yellow house at the end of the street. We arrived late, had a packed schedule, and checked out really early. The staff was super accommodating, the rooms were clean and comfortable, and the location was great. They even prepared us go-bags with sandwiches for the road and had them delivered to our apartment to meet our schedule. Would highly recommend!

Rooms were spacious and clean--met our needs. The rooms were in separate buildings with free coffee available in them, but were a bit of a walk (in rain in May) from the restaurant/check-in. Outside scenery was lovely. Our reviews of the restaurant ranged from average (breakfast, the cod entree which lacked flavor, and meatballs, to good (lamb soup and mushroom soup) to excellent (arctic char).

The view of the mountains from our room was absolutely gorgeous. However the room lacked black out curtains and only had a very short thin curtain that let in a lot of light. We also had an empty soap dispenser and no other toiletries. They should label that there is a master electricity switch. Our bathroom light was not working and I had to use the restroom in the dark. Breakfast was very good with many choices.

The location is lovely. We stayed in room 46. The thermostat in the room did not work despite the staff trying to lower the temperature. Our room was so warm and uncomfortable and they did not know how to turn the heating off. We slept with the windows open but it was still warm. At breakfast the cook had made the hummus super sweet with lots of honey. The staff are friendly and the rooms are clean but they need to be better trained. Wouldn’t recommend the place

We loved our stay here. We had dinner in the restaurant the meal was lovely. That homemade foccacia was the best! The rooms were spacious, clean and comfortable. Quick drive to the icebergs and diamond Beach. All round a wonderful stay. Highly recommend.

This was such a relaxing a quaint little place surrounded by AMAZING views. We stayed in one of the apartment in the little yellow building right by the water. Nothing fancy, but it was cozy and had all the amenities we needed and very comfy beds. Dinner was delicious! We got the Icelandic fish stew and artic char and we're very impressed. The staff were very friendly, too.