My husband and I recently had the opportunity to spend a night at the lovely Skalakot Manor Hotel. We went there as part of a bespoke tour with Iceland Luxury Tours. They booked us in this hotel, probably because we wanted to meet some Icelandic horses, which we had the chance to do at this hotel.

We stayed in a very charming Grand Double room with a balcony. I wish we'd had better weather, so we could have enjoyed the views of grazing mares and foals in the pasture in front of us. We had everything we needed in our room, which was nicely decorated and comfortable.

As we only stayed one night, we didn't get a chance to try out the spa, but we did have dinner and breakfast in the restaurant. The food was excellent and served with style. I especially remember enjoying the coffee at breakfast.

But the highlight of our stay was, of course, the horses, who were very sweet and beautiful. It was such a treat to get to watch them and offer a few pets. It made me miss having a horse of my own. I wish we could have stayed longer. Maybe we'll have another chance to visit, and we'll bring the sun with us.

BEST RESTAURANT THIS TRIP!! We had an amazing meal at the restaurant. The service could be better than incredible in so many different ways. Great fish meat and appetizers. we actually got here twice in the rain and they lent us a hairdryer to get dry before dinner. Great service. The food was excellent, and the trout was beyond belief

The Skalakot was our favorite stay during our Iceland travels. The manor is beautiful and we loved the food. We did a horseback riding tour during our stay and went to the spa - both were great! Shout out to Yietti who did our horseback tour and was wonderful! All of the staff at the hotel was very friendly, too. Our room was on the first floor, I would have preferred to be upstairs but no big deal, it was still a lovely room.