Kimkim Trip Reviews for Iceland

We had Hilda as our guide, she was a wonderful guide to have. The portions were huge!

The hotel was clean, the staff was friendly and the check in process was easy. The beds and pillows were so comfortable and the food was incredible.

This was ok but the food provided was not that good. We did get the opportunity to try the fermented shark!

The perfect time to do this is after the overnight flight, which is what we did on our way to Reykjavik. Would not have wanted to skip this at any price.

Nice hotel- small eating area and crowded at breakfast- room was nice - bathroom very small.

AMAZING- highly recommend - loved the food hall- has something for everyone! Great location just off r the main highway.

Great “way out there “ location!

Superb hotel- amazing building and accommodations- excellent experience!

Absolutely loved this hot springs experience

Great tour! Very friendly and knowledgeable staff

Wish it were a clearer night but we did get to see some lights!!!

Our room at the Fosshotel Stykkisholmur was on the larger size, situated on the corner of the building overlooking both the town and water! We had a small refrigerator and separate chairs and table at which to sit.

We spent two nights at the Hotel Vos, which is a small family run hotel located in the countryside near Þykkvibær, South Iceland. Because it's smaller, there is no formal check-in/out process - you do that online once you arrive. You're given a code for your room door and make your way to your room, which is easy to do since it's all on one floor. Parking is free right outside the hotel. The hotel is situated a short distance off the road, so the rooms were nice and quiet! The breakfast was good with fruit, pastry, breads, sliced meats and cheese, etc. We ate our dinner here both nights as the food was delicious! We used the Hotel Vos as a jumping off point to explore Hella and do the Thórsmörk Super Jeep Experience (a must do experience!).

Our room was nice but rather spartan. One nice thing was the small semi-private patio you could walk out on to view the surrounding landscape right from your room! The restaurant food was quite good, which was nice as there really aren't any other restaurants nearby. The bed was comfortable and the room was clean.

The Hotel Muli actually turned out to be a bit better than expected. The room was clean and bed comfortable. It was a bit funky in that the elevator had doors on both ends so you had to exit on the right side to get to your room. Parking was on the street, which we felt lucky to get a spot. There are several very good restaurants within walking distance.

Since this was on the way to other sights, we made a quick stop to view the small series of waterfalls a short distance from the parking lot.

We loved our experience on the Thórsmörk Super Jeep Experience! We were fortunate to have a small group (7 of us), where other groups had 10-15. Our driver, Simeon, had a dry sense of humor which fit our style perfectly! Once we were fully off-road, Simeon made several stops to view out of the way waterfalls and a glacier you could walk up to! We stopped for a delicious lunch at a remote cabin used by the "forest service" types. There was a short hike one could do or you could just relax on the couches and admire the view! Simeon did a great job explaining how earlier settlers used to travel the same path we took, as you couldn't call most of the trip a road. We did several river crossings and appreciated his expertise in navigating the terrain. He made it look so easy (it wasn't!).

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Hvammsvik Hot Springs. The location was on the way from Reykjavík to the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. We arrived that morning and did a quick walk around Reykjavik and then drove to the hot springs, about an hour away. The location is perfect. You don't think it's going to be that special until you get closer to the actual building and hot springs. The small cafe attached to the hot springs has delicious drinks and food. When you're ready to enter the hot springs, you're given a towel and water shoes. There are lockers for your clothes and showers. There are several small hot springs you can use ,depending on how hot you want your water to be. The different pools lead up to the Whale Fjord, where you can do a cold plunge. They also have a sauna for your use.

Beautiful drive to get here. Great views. Wonderful staff.

Loved this hotel. Great sunset, great food-wonderful kitty!

Cute cabin rooms. Wonderful food and staff.

Got to see the N. L's from this cabin. Cozy and great amenities. Owner was very nice. First place we stayed in Iceland that we didn't roast all night.

Awesome views! Breakfast and dinner here were fantastic! midges were a problem in the parking lot, but no where in the hotel. We even had our patio door open for a while, and no issues.

Downtown, no parking. We stayed here 2 nights. First room was very small, second night was huge. It was loud due to being in the city. We got spoiled by the quiet of the country. It is central to everything and very walkable. Breakfast is very plain.

Our guide Magni was great! Very sad to see where the glacier was just 2 years prior and where it is today.

Guides were great, wish we had more time on the horses.

Once in a lifetime!

We followed a humpback and Minkie whale.

sadly the winds were really high the day we were scheduled, so our activity got cancelled the day before.

Very comfortable and great location

Kind of convenient

Amazing views and comfortable rooms!

An interesting cave and the guide was personable and informative.

This was an interesting experience but should have been marketed as a "walk on a glacier" rather than as an "ice cave". The cave was very shallow (maybe 20 feet). The hike in crampons up the side of the glacier was ok although the weather was uncooperative.

A terrific trip to see whales, which we had never done before. Take your dramamine before you board, although they have it onboard if you need it.

The hotel was fantastic, clean comfortable and very homie. Only thing I would say is if there's a way to turn off the lights from the walk away and the porch at night to see the northern lights.

Family friendly, fantastic rooms, great restaurant and a hot spring that is a must when there.

Great location, walking distance to everything (no need to drive anywhere) and start was awesome.

We had a great time doing this. Our tour guide took too is to a third location that we feel was the best stop.

Our food tour is a must if you are visiting. Not only did we try a bit of every restaurant (oh and come hungry because you do eat a lot) our tour guide Katrín Elíasdóttir was extraordinary. We were on a good and history tour with her and I would recommend her to anyone.

Great way to start your trip.

Great location near the Golden Circle. Helpful staff. Good breakfast. Dinner was very good but quite expensive. The room was nice, clean and functional.

Good location, near the marina. Welcoming hotel with apartment type rooms and common gathering spaces. Good breakfast. Parking was limited to street parking adjacent to the hotel.

Good location along the southern ring road. Ample parking and good breakfast. Very plain, functional room.

Great place to see the Northern Lights, and they have a camera on the tv system that you can use to monitor status of the Northern Lights. Very plain and basic, but clean and functional rooms. Nice views from our room of the Arnarstapi coastline. Breakfast was not included and hotel restaurant was expensive. Very limited other options nearby. Good location and lots to see along the coast within walking distance.

Nice cottages in the countryside, clean and functional. Good views of sheep grazing in the fields, horses in the distance and creek nearby.

Great location, friendly/helpful front desk staff. Nice breakfast and Starbucks adjacent to lobby. Clean and functional room.

We cancelled this activity 24 hours in advance due to poor weather conditions and schedule conflict.

We really enjoyed this experience. Minty our local Icelandic guide was exceptional! The variety of restaurants, food, beverages and stories/history was great!

This experience was cancelled by the service provide due to poor weather conditions/wind.

Very unique experience. Interesting opportunity to walk across a large lava flow field to the access point and to step down into the lava cave. The wooden walkways/steps made access easier. Interesting geology that was well explained by our guide. We did not see any stalactites or stalagmites as stated in the activity description.

Really enjoyed this unique experience. Appreciated the history and using the local ground geothermal properties for cooking. Break was very good!

Very unique experience. Landscape was beautiful. Ice caves were limited and did not fully reflect marketing pictures (some blue ceilings). Super jeep vehicle was unreliable and not properly maintained. Parts of the path up to the ice cave access was slippery and steep.

Really enjoyed this lagoon experience. Seemed more authentic and relaxing compared to other lagoons. Less crowded, friendly staff, very nice facility and views of the bridge/river/landscaping.

A cool place just on the edge of downtown and an easy walk to the sights. Street parking was available and free but did fill up so we didn't move once we got our spot for the one night. We took a chance and dropped in at 2 PM and they were able to accommodate an early check-in. Breakfast was not in the rate and was pricy ($30US I think) so we got some light fare at a city market.

Our favorite of our four accommodations. Set back in the SW countryside surrounded by fields and grazing animals. Dinner and breakfasts were very delicious and filling. We did the riverside cabins which were spacious and quiet. Great place to step outside at night to see the Northern Lights on the last night.

Very unique & quirky establishment on Reykjavik harbor. No parking on site but you can pull up to the door (alley side not street side) and drop off luggage quickly. Parked on the street a few blocks away which wasn't too bad cost wise for a night. Breakfast included and it was great. Easy walk into downtown for food, shopping, and sights. Saw the Northern Lights over the harbor despite all city lights.

Great place on the hillside overlooking the little village. Good onsite parking. Included breakfast was very well done and filling

A great full day off road enjoying the backcountry. Nine of us on the tour loaded into a large Mercedes offroad vehicle. Perfect for full offroad riding and river crossings. Many stops to take in caves, waterfalls, glaciers, and rivers. Midpoint we stopped for an opportunity for a self-paced 45-minute moderate hike to a summit for a great view of the valley. We chose to only hike halfway and enjoyed the views seen in my picture below.

It was a well-run experience though in mid-September there were not a lot of whale sightings to be had. As our guide/spotter/photographer Matteo reminded everyone, we are going into the wild, not an aquarium. He did get four pictures of the animals we saw on the trip which the tour company emailed to us upon request (as they did not have my email thru the Kimkim booking).

Seljalandsfoss was as wonderful as you see in all the pictures. Didi the walk around back and enjoyed the view. We did not make the trek to Gljúfrabúi as we'd spent all day in Icelandic rain and wind.

We got there too late for the main farm and restaurant, but the Bistro next door was open & pretty magical. Great food and ambiance. We each had tomato soup and split a burrata & tomato ravioli and a cheesecake with tomato jam.

Seemed to be a nice town with several good restaurants. it was our base for exploring Snæfellsnes Peninsula so did not walk around here.

This was an optional addon from Noga, our KimKim advisor, and was well worth the divert along the 'silver ring' as we drove from Reykjavik to Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Though not as large as Gullfoss, the span and setting made the falls very charming especially with the fall colors.

The seas were rough that day so we got quite the show of wind, sea, surf along the path. Paths were well marked and easy to traverse. Be sure to get a selfie with the large stone troll statue.

A beautiful sight though Iceland weather wasn't presenting the most beautiful views the one day we had available to see it on the way to the west coast. No regrets including it in our itinerary.

A must-see site on the Golden circle that we enjoyed. Iceland challenged us again at this locale with both calm cool weather as well as 40 knot rain & wind in the face. Took the walk from the visitor center to the overlook, down the split to the waterfalls and over to the parliament building. All very interesting

This was our first black sand beach and it was very beautiful, accented by a somewhat stormy day.

A well-run experience to see the effects of lava on Iceland up-close. The chambers were very unique and full of great sights and sounds.

A beautiful, well-run facility and experience. Did the full experience with the 7(?) stages which you get to do once. Rest of the time is relaxing in the lagoon and enjoying the views of the harbor.

A stop on the silver ring that worked out wonderfully for us for different reasons. A friendly Icelandic Sheepdog was running loose in the parking lot, greeting all the arrivals. We are dog people and to get to see & pet this adorable, unique breed pup was big bonus points for us. The hot spring was interesting but not much to see. There is a vendor on site selling snacks and Icelandic hot dogs. If you bought food, you could sit in his large greenhouse and enjoy it in comfort. Did I mention there was a dog ;)

Vik was a quaint little town. Icelandic weather challenged us this day this some stormy weather, but it did not stop us nor this influencer in front of the iconic Vik church taking a gigabyte of photos. We did go to the wool shop recommended in the KimKim Vik write up to a) meet the dogs, and b) get some locally sourced and produced Icelandic wool sweaters. Big win on both counts. We lunched at the Black Crust Pizza place which was delicious.

Grand falls along the coastline drive between Vik and Reykjavik. We stopped to take it in from the base; weren't up for the 500 steps to the overlook.

We landed at KEF at 0630 and were in the Blue Lagoon by 0845. It was a great wake up and re-invigoration after our 5 hour redeye from BWI. Crowds were not bad and you could find some quieter spots beyond the main lagoon to enjoy the experience. The premium experience was nice with the different mud treatments and the robe for lounge outside the water.

We really enjoyed this town. We spent our first and last nights in Iceland here and got to do some exploring of the downtown, old town, shops, and sights. We even got Northern Lights from our downtown hotel, which was a bonus.

Best of all the falls we saw during our trip. A very expansive visitor center/diner/gift store on site.

A beautiful view though we were getting angry, rainy, windy Iceland weather during our visit. Still glad we stopped to see them. The 'sneaker waves' are no joke. They would hit the columns and much of the beach very quickly.

A beautiful site challenged by an angry Iceland weather day. No regrets stopping and getting some good views of the arches, lighthouse, and beaches. We were a few weeks late to see puffins but maybe next time. ;)

This one had a little bit more of a party atmosphere and was more crowded but still fun. It was interesting to be able to jump into the lake then back into the warm water.

Beautiful view and very nice facility, products, etc. We had excellent drinks here.

Felt very safe and the guide was very informative.

Very different from the other 2 lagoons we went to. The steam and blue water made it a bit interesting. Staff person at the front desk was a little rude.

Really interesting and fun.

They couldn't get rid of the cloud cover for the night we were there:))))))

Way longer hike than stated

Not that rouged or fun. Our guide ,Jon, was wonderful!!!!

way to small of a caveI we have been to many cave and this one was like a cave entrance . would not recommend

Again too short of a cave. Pictures indicated that we would be walking through a cave for some distance. It was interesting and beautiful just to short

Small geysir!!! Nothing really spectacular

small hole with water in it Nothing to see here

longer hike than stated

The hotel Klettur was exactly what we wanted - nothing too fancy, but really nice. I took off one star because our shower didn't work on the first morning we needed it. The breakfasts were really good. The staff was helpful and nice.

Our guide Christina worked tirelessly to make our trip just perfect. The sights were breathtaking.

Thomas took us everywhere he could to try to find us the lights. As we drove back into Reykjavik, we finally spotted them. Thomas extended the tour so we could see the incredible show. Thanks Thomas!