Hotel Ranga

the journey to the hotel was quite perilous due to being caught in a blizzard but once we arrived we could not fault the hotel in any way. We had one evening meal in the restaurant which was superb and definitely recommended. Plus we saw the aurora!

Great hotel in a unique setting, the staff was very friendly too. Our only disappointment was not to see the Northern lights but we will return.

I had read the rave reviews on Trip Advisor and it didn't disappoint. We only stayed two nights and ate in the restaurant both nights, the food was delicious, large portions so beware of eating too much bread or maybe ordering a starter! My vegan main was the best vegetarian meal I have ever had. And the breakfast was plentiful and excellent. All the staff without exception were brilliant. My only dissatisfaction was that the room was a bit too pokey for me. They have river or mountain view deluxe rooms, ours was suppose to be a mountain view but it could only be seen from the patio which one wouldn't use in Feb except maybe to watch the northern lights ( better from this side than the river view). Also a consideration is the hot tubs are outside some of the river view rooms and we were told the occupants can be very very noisy and until late. As I asked for a quiet room they accommodated us well, it's a matter of choice. Also a consideration is that part of the 'mountain' view rooms overlook the carpark with the window open I could hear, presumably, the staff coming in at 7am and we weren't overlooking the carpark but the rooms on that side overlook the road. Having said that I'm a very light sleeper and the hotel is in the middle of nowhere. We peeked in room 0, before it was occupied and it was amazing, also rooms 4 & 2 were good, they were larger than ours and overlooked the river and were away from the tubs a little. Enjoy it's a great hotel.

We stayed at Hotel Ranga for 2 nights and absolutely loved the hotel. We rented a car from the Reykjavik airport and it was about a 2 hour drive to the hotel. Gorgeous, very scenic drive, especially given the fact that we were met with fantastic weather conditions. The Hotel Ranga staff was very helpful and cordial, our room was very clean (including the large, Jacuzzi-style tub), and the restaurant offered a wide selection of tasty food. The outdoor Jacuzzi alone is worth staying here! They are all accessible right from your room and weren't too busy. You're a close drive to Vik (black sand beach), Skogafoss waterfall, and the Eyjafjallajökull glacial volcano. There are some reasonably priced restaurants inside the surrounding city Hella, which is about a 10 minute drive from the hotel.

This was a superb hotel. Helpful staff, wonderful food, and rural enough to catch a glimpse of the northern lights. Highly recommended. If you can manage, stay in one of the suites!