Stóra-Vatnshorn
About this stay
Stóra-Vatnshorn is a family-owned sheep and horse farm renting holiday houses five hundred metres from Eiríksstaðir, the reconstructed Viking-age farm associated with Erik the Red, and seventeen kilometres from Búðardalur village itself. Each house includes free WiFi, private kitchen facilities and lake and mountain views, with a seating area and TV in the living room for evenings once the farm work has settled. Bathroom facilities are shared or private depending on the specific house booked, worth confirming when reserving. A garden with barbecue facilities gives guests an outdoor space beyond the farm itself, and hiking is a popular activity in the surrounding area. Route 1, the Ring Road, is roughly a forty-minute drive away, making this one of the few properties in the region built specifically around that detour for travellers visiting Eiríksstaðir. Reviewers rate the two-person experience 9.5.
- 500m from Eiríksstaðir
- Working farm setting
- Private kitchen
- Lake and mountain views
Our take
Stóra-Vatnshorn suits travellers making a deliberate detour off Route 1 for Eiríksstaðir, comfortable with a working farm setting, sheep and horses included, rather than a polished hotel experience. The private kitchen in each holiday house matters given the forty-minute distance from the Ring Road and the seventeen kilometres from Búðardalur itself, since a late drive for dinner is not realistic. Anyone wanting to stay directly in the village or closer to a restaurant should look to Gil guesthouse or Seljaland ferðaþjónusta instead.
Why we love it
- Five hundred metres from Eiríksstaðir
- A genuine working sheep and horse farm
- Private kitchens with lake and mountain views
- A 9.4 rating from over 700 reviews
Why guests love itStaying on a working farm this close to Eiríksstaðir turns a short historical visit into something closer to two days immersed in Dalir district, sheep and horses visible from the kitchen window each morning. The private kitchen earns its keep given how far the property sits from a restaurant, forty minutes off Route 1 and seventeen kilometres from Búðardalur itself. Confirm your house's bathroom setup ahead of time, since it varies, but the lake and mountain views make up for any extra planning.
Guest reviews
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