The Golden Circle
A beautifully unique lakeside boutique (originally built in 1928 by Guðjón Samúelsson) identifiable by its distinctive peaked green roofs. The interiors…
Must-see hotels in The Golden Circle
The Golden Circle
This four-star, 77-room hotel is minimalist cool. The facade has an entirely wooden front with only a small single doorway, which opens into a grand lobby…
The Golden Circle
In a quiet residential area, this big white wooden house is immaculate – and looks like a building straight out of the US. Classic design is used…
The Golden Circle
This once-in-a-lifetime sleeping experience offers you a clear bubble tent in the countryside near the Golden Circle. Recline and watch the midnight sun…
The Golden Circle
Located 12km northeast of Laugarvatn on a working dairy farm, Efstidalur offers wonderfully welcoming digs, tasty meals and amazing ice cream. Adorable…
The Golden Circle
A flower-pot-lined walk through the forest leads to a fairy-tale wooden cottage. Cosy rooms have patterned quilts and there's a shared porch. The…
The Golden Circle
Ion is hip, ultra modern and remote. Using sustainable practices throughout, it has a geothermal pool, organic spa and a restaurant with slow-food local…
The Golden Circle
Hótel Grimsborgir offers fully kitted-out luxury rooms, suites and apartments with terraces or balconies, flat-screen TVs, hardwood floors and high-end…
The Golden Circle
This beautiful farm in the widening sweep of the valley between Geysir and Gullfoss has a clutch of tidy houses, one of which has sleeping-bag…
The Golden Circle
This freshly renovated farmhouse in the countryside 10km south of Geysir has 10 rooms with sweeping pastoral views. Each is stylish with colourful artwork…
The Golden Circle
This large, clean and friendly hostel is housed in a renovated two-storey building with plenty of kitchen space (great lake views while washing up or from…
The Golden Circle
This sweet farmhouse 2.5km north of Reykholt, just off Rte 35, makes a cosy base, featuring comfortable rooms with country views and a shared kitchen…
The Golden Circle
Sólheimar Eco-Village is a collection of homes and greenhouses utilising ecologically sound practices. The two guesthouses in the village offer clean…
The Golden Circle
Many of the good, simple rooms in this modern, converted schoolhouse have excellent lake and mountain views. A particularly unusual feature is the full…
The Golden Circle
A few kilometres south of the falls, Hótel Gullfoss is a stylish bungalow hotel. Its clean en suite rooms overlook the moors (get one facing the valley)…
The Golden Circle
Overlooking the scenic Faxi waterfall, this campsite and small restaurant-cafe is set in a beautiful location. There's no kitchen, but the cafe serves…
The Golden Circle
At the eastern end of town, Galleri Laugarvatn has simply decorated rooms, with white walls and natural-toned bed linens. Each is well kitted out with a…
The Golden Circle
This adorable guesthouse has five cosyrooms filled with antiques, and a wing of modern rooms with private bathrooms and decks with mountain views. The…
Útilífsmiðstöð Skáta Úlfljótsvatni
The Golden Circle
This scouts centre has camping in summer and basic dorm huts in winter. It offers a full program of lakefront activities and extensive playgrounds. Find…
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…
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,…
The Golden Circle
Four modern pine cottages with kitchenettes and views of the lake sit near the national-park entrance along Rte 36. Two-night minimum stay June to…
The Golden Circle
A primitive campground opposite the information centre, where there are bathrooms and camping supplies.
The Golden Circle
Well-located campground with electricity hook-ups (100kr), laundry facilities (300kr per load) and wi-fi (500kr per 75 hours).
The Golden Circle
Friendly Húsið is a small guesthouse on a quiet residential cul-de-sac. There’s a hot tub, barbecue and kitchen.
The Golden Circle
Laugarvatn’s two big schools become Edda hotels in summer. The 101-room ML Laugarvatn has serviceable college-like rooms, half with private bathrooms. ÍKÍ…
The Golden Circle
These slightly dated motel-style rooms with en suite bathrooms are comfortable, but it's pricey for what you get. There's a restaurant named Tolli (6pm to…
The Golden Circle
Recognisable by the turf house out front, the relatively plain rooms and cottages here are on the southern side of Þingvellir's lake Þingvallavatn.
The Golden Circle
By the highway just outside the village, this campground is a plain grassy expanse with some tree protection and portable toilets.
The Golden Circle
Almost opposite the Geysir Centre is a campground with laundry and shower facilities (400kr per shower) and a kids' play area.
