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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…
Must-see hotels in Southwest Iceland
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Good-value sparkling clean former teachers' house with simple rooms. There's a shared kitchen and bathrooms, plus a large dining area and superfriendly…
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This cosy apartment-style guesthouse has simple decor and earthy tones. It also has a hot-pot and steam bath.
Landmannalaugar Hut & Camping Complex
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In the middle of summer this campground can look surprisingly raggle-taggle, with hundreds of tents, several structures inundated with hikers, and laundry…
Húsadalur – Volcano Huts Þórsmörk
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Busy Volcano Huts Þórsmörk fills the Húsadalur area with basic dorm-style huts, private rooms, five-person cottages (sleeping-bag accommodation with…
Reykjanes Peninsula
Forty-two spacious, stylish rooms line the lava field at this bungalow hotel. There’s a sunny sitting room, honesty bar, free afternoon waffles and the…
The South
Básar is the choice base for Icelanders, largely due to its beautiful position in the trees. There’s hut (mattress only) accommodation for 83 people…
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Sixteen kilometres west of Vík and 1.5km north of the Ring Road on a dirt track, sweet Guesthouse Steig is a simple farm building filled with 12…
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Two huts here hold 72 people in total; both have drinking water and mattresses. Kitchen facilities have gas stoves. Showers cost 500kr. Opening coincides…
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Emstrur has 60 beds divided across three huts. There are two showers (500kr for five minutes of hot water), toilets and a gas stove. There are no garbage…
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A wonderful place if you have the kids in tow, Vatnsholt is located about 16km southeast of Selfoss, just 8km off the Ring Road. Here you’ll find over 30…
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This simple hotel-restaurant complex is the last outpost (and last petrol) before heading into the Highlands. Rooms are austere for the high prices, but…
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The 20-bed hut at Fimmvörðuskáli, sitting at an altitude of 1000m on the pass between Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull, lies 600m west of the main trail…
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This stand of seven cosy wooden cottages sits within sight of Dyrhólaey in a pastoral area south of the Ring Road, with mountain and ocean views. Each…
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This inn’s namesake, Anna, wrote books about her worldwide voyages – and her descendants’ country hotel upholds her passion for travel, with seven sweetly…
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As you head up the Þjórsá valley, this hotel complex sits just off Rte 30, 17km before Árnes. Forty-two rooms include large, modern doubles with crisp…
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Stracta is one of the new breed of Iceland's higher-end tourist hotels. Rooms range from modern, comfortable doubles to studios with microwaves and…
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At this friendly place by the park, choose between camping, doubles in two-room cabins with shared kitchen and bathroom, or a full summer house with…
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Formerly named Hótel Edinborg (and still signposted that way on the main road), this tall, tin-clad farmhouse has inviting wood-floored rooms with comfy…
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Set along the river, just south of the Ring Road, Árhús has a cluster of cottages (from a simple room to a complete cabin with kitchenette and bathroom),…
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 South
This seven-room hotel, 11.5km west of Vík, plays with a volcano motif in its decor: floors are made from a mosaic of pebbles, and candles glow throughout…
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This hulking hotel favoured by tour groups has rather plain rooms, but offers family-friendly amenities: sauna, nine-hole golf course, billiards, and an…
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This architecturally interesting hotel has 12 small, eclectic rooms with quirky antiques, some with hill views. From the garden you can see Eyjafjöll…
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…
Reykjanes Peninsula
The most bling sleeping option in town has gold-coloured fittings, a particularly gaudy reception area, and serviceable, central rooms, some with ocean…
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This 99-room behemoth near the bridge has a calm interior with snappy business-style rooms and great facilities, including a good in-house restaurant…
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This remote campsite has basic facilities, including a shower (500kr) and toilets, as well as hut lodging (sleeping bag required). It also sells fishing…
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This long, narrow, wooden hotel is accompanied by a high-quality campground with hot tubs and laundry. Hotel rooms have en suite bathrooms and flat-screen…
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A series of cosy renovated farm buildings house rooms with private and shared bathrooms, plus a kitchen. The family rooms (sleeping up to five) have…
Reykjanes Peninsula
The only hotel actually at the airport, Hotel Aurora Star is about 100m from the terminal and offers a tower of solid business-style rooms with flat…
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Opposite the Hekla Centre, this modern hotel block and large farmstead next door are some of the last outposts before you hit volcanoes and highland,…
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This building was originally meant to be a women’s prison, but it never became one and now it's a welcoming guesthouse with 17 clean, simple rooms – some…
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On a hill 10km west of Vík, this 88-room hotel has gorgeous views and is popular with tour groups. Large rooms with basic mod cons sprout off three wings…
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Just 7km west of Vík and tucked back off the Ring Road at the foot of lush cliffs creased by a waterfall and dotted with grazing horses, this small farm…
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The campsite sits under a grassy ridge at the eastern end of town, just beyond the Icelandair Hótel Vík. An octagonal building houses cooking facilities,…
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Located at the start/end of the trail to Landmannalaugar, Langidalur is the most rustic accommodation option of the four in Þórsmörk, but it is well…
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)…
Reykjanes Peninsula
This homey guesthouse overlooking a little inlet harbour has common spaces with charming touches, and modern rooms with flat-screen TVs and original…
The South
At the start of Rte 214, 5.5km east of Vík, Hótel Katla – Höfðabrekka is a large country hotel with 72 comfy rooms with en suite bathrooms in annexes of…
