Ósar Hostel

One night stay to remember. We had read the reviews so knew that it was a considerable drive/trek along a gravel road . We arrived late evening and the weather wasn’t the best . However, the view that we woke up to made it all worthwhile ( see photos). The sunrise over the sea/mountains was spectacular. It was low season ( end of October) so we had the place to ourselves - beds were comfortable and we had the upstairs bathroom and kitchen to ourselves . Host was helpful and friendly. Would consider returning just for the views . A lovely walk along the beach was

Dirty and unsanitary. There was no soap in the bathrooms / toilet so only those people who took soap with them could properly wash their hands after going to the loo. There are 2 kitchens, one ground floor, one second. The fridge on the ground floor was dirty and the freezer positively disgusting. I used the one on the top floor which was also dirty but less so. I was sick and had the trots 36 hours after staying here, although not conclusive, I suspect that it was due to infection from other guests touching handles and surfaces after going to the toilet and not being able to wash their hands. Apparently, there were 22 guests staying that night. However, there are only 2 bathrooms on the ground floor, 1 on the first floor and none at all on the second floor. That isn't enough. There were long queues to go to the bathroom. The room was hot but you could only partially open the tiniest of windows. Now to the noise. I'm in my 60s and can say that this is the worst soundproofed place that I have ever stayed in in my life. The building shook as people walked around and it had the acoustics of a guitar. Also, half of the light bulbs didn't work. The only positives were its ideal location for visiting the rock, especially if you want to do night or dawn photography. Could see a distant colony of seals from the bedroom window.

Trappola per chi, dopo un lungo tragitto in auto, necessita di una sosta. Caffè e paste di bassa qualità e carissime. Bagni a pagamento. Sfruttano che non vi siano altre possibilità, però sembra un comportamento poco islandese, perché molto poco ospitale.

Arrivati qua per vedere le foche e il famoso Rinoceronte il panorama è tantissima roba il resto un po’ cosi struttura un po’ grezza tante cose da sistemare e un po’ mal funzionanti cucina spaziosa e bagno nella norma almeno le docce funzionano e bene con acqua calda in abbondanza è un posto ventoso e freddo se uscite bisogna coprirsi bene

La posizione è incantevole, lontano da tutto, davanti al fiordo foche e roccia dell'elefante. Il primo ristorante è a circa 30 km di distanza, quindi bisogna essere equipaggiati. Noi contavamo sul bar per la colazione del mattino, avendo dormito lì, ma ci è stato detto che gli orari di apertura venivano decisi giornalmente dal proprietario (e non comunicati). Nota positiva, la pulizia ottima, degli ambienti e la disponibilità di lenzuola e piumini