Fosshotel Westfjords

Excellent stay.

Convenient for a short stop during your trip. Nice view.

There are not many hotels in this region and Foss is a quality nation-wide brand. This seems to be usually used for tour groups but the location is beautiful for anyone looking to visit the bird cliffs, red sand beach or other attractions in the area. Be aware that the rooms that face the fjord also face the road, which is busy and as there is no A/C, if the window is open for air, you will hear street noise.

The floors in my room were dirty. It had dust and hair balls along the edges of the wall. The people at the front desk was very helpful and kind.

My spouse and I spent a week in Iceland in September 2021 and knew we had to come back for a longer visit. We did so in August 2023 and dedicated two weeks. We rented a car at KEF airport planning to drive the Ring Road. We are so glad that we included a visit to the WestFjords taking the car ferry from Stykkishólmur to Brjánslækur. (We met a number of wonderful travelers on the ferry that we saw later during the course of our travels.) We spent two nights in a Superior Room at the Fosshotel Westfjords in Patreksfjörður. The accomodations were great and I can highly recommend spending time in the West Fjords at this hotel. The staff were all excellent and very helpful in guiding our travels–takk to them. (We did make the multi-hour drive on the dusty, bumpy road to the Látrabjarg Nesting Cliff and saw the last of the puffins before they head to sea for the winter.) The breakfast buffet, as we found at all the Fosshotels we stayed at on this trip, was excellent. And, what a great peaceful view just stepping outside the hotel. We miss you Iceland, and can't wait to return.

Of the 8 hotels we stayed at in Iceland, this was our least favorite. The service was least effort possible. Coffee machine at breakfast didn't work properly the entire time we were there and no one seemed to care. We had a toilet that was leaking all over the bathroom floor and not sure who designed the shower in this room, but putting a curtain in a 1X1M shower means it sticks to you the entire time you're in there. You won't have many choices in this area, but I'd look elsewhere if you can.