Europe house rentals

Philippe the host is an outstanding person who just wants your time at his beautiful house to be perfect. He is extremely helpful, a great communicator and made our time there amazing. We would recommend any group to stay whether it be families or couples as the house is comfortable, clean with great AC, cooking facilities and the outside and pool area with view, fantastic. Used the pool a lot and headed out from the house on day trips which Philippe helped organise. He also took us food shopping on the first day and helped us with all the good Italian food for the area. Also helped organise a barber appointment, boat day trip, advice on the area, lent a bike - fantastic person. Beach is close by which is great and it is up and down a steep hill which gives you the great view. We walked to the beach with our 11 and 13 year old kids but there isn’t pathways so younger kids/elderly would need a taxi or hire car. Same to get into the town. Small good supermarket close by for an adult to walk to. Can’t recommend highly enough as this place is one of the best we have stayed in and Phillips is the best host we have ever had! Thank you Phillips for a perfect holiday!

Perfectly positioned and equipped - particularly grateful for the wonderful loaf of bread and marmalade welcoming us on our arrival, graciously provided by our hosts!

We have now stayed at Wharf Stables during our last 3 trips to the UK from Western Australia. It is impossible to describe the feeling of peace and tranquillity that descends on us the moment we arrive. The cottage is beautifully appointed and well equipped. The setting is unbeatable - from the cottage one can wave to people passing by on the canal in their narrowboats and watch a variety of wildlife including rabbits, squirrels, ducks and swans in close proximity to the cottage. This is the perfect place to unwind and relax.

This property has a spectacular view over the fiord and was also lovely and quiet. Directions to the property and other provided information was great and the owner was very responsive to direct contact/requests. Visitors should be aware that the property does not provide very many basic pantry items like other properties we stayed in and there is no iron, TV or fans or cooling options (the house was quite hot a couple of days we were there in early June - you can open the windows but lots of flies and no fly spray). The outdoor pond was in need of a clean. Overall we enjoyed our time at the property and waking up to that view each morning.

This accommodation was wonderful for families. Good location for exploring the area.

Our family of 4 (incl two boys aged 14 & 16) stayed 5 nights in Renate’s cottage on the edge of the (at the time of the visit) frozen lake. It was January and freezing outside, but the house was wonderfully warm and cozy. The living room/kitchen was lovely with the views to the lake. Kitchen was well equippped incl oven and 4 burner stovetop. They seem to have thought of just about everything, including sharp knives (thank you!) Two cozy bedrooms, the 2nd one quite small with two single beds. But the big attraction is the large deck with hot tub, a magical experience to soak in 40 degree water while your head and ears are tingling with the cold and you look out to the lake and up to the stars. No TV, but we found we were only too happy to get away from TV for a week, giving the opportunity to listen to the howling wind and feel the elements for which Iceland is famous, and to read and play games in the evening after our daytime excursions. The internet works fine too, though not super fast. The house is very well located to explore the south of Iceland: easy day trips along Hwy 1 to Vik via Seljandfoss & Skogafoss waterfalls, Eyjafjallajökull volcano and Reynisfjara black sand beach; up to Gulfoss and Geysir & the gorgeous Secret Lagoon at Fludir (natural hot thermal pool); and in and around the National Park. Don’t miss the formidable Urridafoss waterfall just 10mins from the house on a side road back towards Selfoss. Also highly recommend the snowmobile tour from Gulfoss incl a visit to an ice cave with snowmobile.is (1 hr drive away). We all loved staying here and would come back in a heartbeat.