Ísafjörður
Summer-only accommodation is available at the town’s secondary school, where you'll find 33 simple but smart en-suite bedrooms, along with more basic…
Must-see hotels in Iceland
The Westfjords
This former boarding school has been converted into an appealing hotel with tasteful, modern rooms decked out in bright colours. To get to the hotel, turn…
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
Decent-sized comfy rooms with washbasins characterise this little guesthouse on a quiet street near Tjörnin. You'll also find a sitting room and garden…
Southeast Iceland
This petite, pristine, six-room guesthouse is in a prime harbourfront locale, with extras like self-service breakfast and an outdoor deck. There's also…
North Iceland
This handsome timber guesthouse is situated near the pool. It has good facilities, including kitchen and lounge. They also operate two other guesthouse…
Borgarbyggð
Out in the open country of West Iceland, the nice and spacious Hotel Varmaland is perfect if you'd like to relax in the midst of pastures, rivers and…
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
The location is superbly central, the design is pure luxe-Scandinavian and the trappings are tempting: kitchenettes, CD players, high-end toiletries and a…
The South
The cheapest option in the area is run by Hostelling International, sits within sight (about 500m) of Langidalur, and has showers (500kr per person),…
The Golden Circle
Field camping 3.5km northeast of Geysir, next to Kjóastaðir horse farm. Electricity for campers is 900kr, showers are 400kr. There's also a summertime bar…
The Golden Circle
Several bland, white block buildings stepping up the slope next to Laugarvatn lake contain spacious, modern apartments with full kitchens. It's convenient…
Borgarbyggð
Kría offers two rooms with great water views in a private home on a quiet residential street. There's a pleasant shared kitchen and a large wheelchair…
The South
Tina and Tofi welcome guests to an immaculate ranch house, with simple clean rooms, in the village of Stokkseyri. Activities include board games and…
Snæfellsnes Peninsula
This snug, immaculate house dates from 1896. Greta, the kindly owner, also owns Hótel Egilsen across the road. Breakfast is not included, but there is a…
Borgarbyggð
Hotel Hamar sits on a popular golf course 4km north of Borgarnes. We found the silver prefab exterior to be slightly off-putting, but surprisingly sleek…
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
The elaborately comfortable rooms here are styled in tones echoing ocean, volcanic rock and ice and some have sea or mountain views. You also get loaner…
The South
This slim band of modern rooms sits against a brilliant backdrop, with rocky foothills behind and the sweep of a lush valley reaching towards the coast…
GentleSpace Guesthouse & Apartments
Ísafjörður
Small touches combine to make these lodgings a big hit: soothing natural colour schemes, hardwood floors, underfloor heating in the (shared) bathroom,…
Borgarbyggð
Set on a farm in the rolling fields about 2km from Reykholt proper, this sweet guesthouse offers clean, cosy rooms with countryside views. There's a…
Southeast Iceland
Nónhamar has a trio of super-cosy self-contained cabins sleeping four people in bunks (the owner warns that four adults in the 18-sq-metre space will be…
The South
This family-owned silver strip of rooms looks out over the ocean at Dyrhólaey. The twin bedrooms and one five-person family room share bathrooms and a…
The South
Simple campground with three grassy fields, toilets, washing facilities and free showers. Electricity hook-up 900kr. Pay at the Þjórsárstofa museum and…
Southeast Iceland
With a lovely, view-filled lobby lounge and terrace, the well-located harbourside Edda makes a decent choice. All the neat, no-frills rooms have a bathroo…
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
Despite a work-a-day location beside a busy road, the eight cheerful apartments on the Hlemmur Sq end of Laugavegur are immaculate and fully equipped with…
Iceland
Verdant Herðubreiðarlindir has an information office staffed by summer wardens, a campsite and the 30-bed Þorsteinsskáli hut, a cosy lodge with showers …
Akureyri
Íbúðir has a choice of six quite luxurious apartments ranging in size (the largest sleeping eight). With a central location and balconies with town views,…
North Iceland
Serene and seafront: what's not to love? Two beautifully tranquil cottages, one standard-house shaped and one shaped like a wooden barrel, perch on the…
The Westfjords
The friendly, simply styled Sandafell hotel has immaculate rooms in the village centre. Dinner (served daily 6pm to 9pm) might feature chilli (3200kr),…
The Westfjords
The decor in the 12 cosy rooms in this excellent little B&B is smart and modern, but is rather upstaged by the gorgeous fjord and mountain views. There's…
Southeast Iceland
A newly built complex of 20 smart, minimalist rooms – all with splendid views – and sweet management. Seljavellir is a first-class choice, found opposite…
The Golden Circle
This simple, modern hotel is part of the vast Geysir Center and offers tidy rooms, some with good countryside and Geysir views. There's also a hot tub,…
Greater Reykjavík
Overlooking the otherworldly sculptures of the Víðistaðatún park, this basic hostel in a glass and concrete building has stylish decking and good…
The Westfjords
Pitch a tent on this grassy, level, fjord-side campsite and you'll wake up to mountain views. It's right beside the town swimming pool, which means you…
Reykjanes Peninsula
Sleek, clean and simple is the order of the day at this residential-area B&B on the main drag out of town. It has a hot tub. Free airport transfers…
The South
This broad building offers six-bed dorms that share a living area and kitchen, and studios (sleeping up to four) or one-bedroom self-catering apartments …
North Iceland
Homey Básar is right next to the air strip and has peaceful views of the bluffs and wide open ocean. Sleeping-bag accommodation is possible, and there is…
The Westfjords
The comfortable, traditional rooms of this welcoming guesthouse feature homey decor. Bathrooms are shared, and there’s a TV lounge, barbecue and good…
The Westfjords
A playful exuberance pervades fjord-view Stekkaból, from the up-cycled wood furniture, to the barbecue deck built into the hillside and the alfresco…
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
The impeccably maintained rooms in this pebble-dashed building are decked out in muted shades. The more expensive ‘family’ rooms (from 30,100kr) and…
Iceland
Stay near Laugafell at the Ferðafélag Akureyrar hut, with 35 beds, a kitchen and a magnificent, geothermally heated, natural swimming pool. There’s a…
Snæfellsnes Peninsula
This sparkling new family-run guesthouse smack in the centre of town offers minimalist, cool-toned, comfortable rooms with swanky bathrooms, and one has a…
