Snæfellsnes Peninsula
Clean, simple rooms with shared bathrooms and kitchen facilities are the order of the day in this large guesthouse.
Must-see hotels in West Iceland
Borgarbyggð
Quaint, renovated 1908 farmhouse full of charm and with country views and a hot-pot, run by jovial Sæmi.
West Iceland
The Hótel Edda has a newer wing with surprisingly modern rooms, an older hospital-style annexe with shared bathrooms, and sleeping-bag space in converted…
Snæfellsjökull National Park
This large, simple guesthouse makes a handy base for exploring Snæfellsjökull National Park – it's the only lodging actually in the park, albeit on the…
West Iceland
Læknishús is about 400m from the pier and offers simple accommodation in the former doctor's house in summer. Sleeping-bag accommodation costs 4000kr…
Borgarbyggð
The only hotel in Reykholt proper, the Fosshótel is a bland block with recently updated business-style rooms, a couple of hot-pots and a restaurant. It's…
Snæfellsnes Peninsula
This well-renovated little family-run guesthouse sits 2.8km east of Grundarfjörður, and has cosy rooms, some with sea or mountain views. Guests share a…
Snæfellsnes Peninsula
Langaholt is a family-run golf course, guesthouse, campground and restaurant (open noon to 5pm and 6pm to 9pm). Simple rooms often have great views, but…
Snæfellsnes Peninsula
This hotel has decent rooms but can be noisy, the lobby is generally unstaffed, and breakfast is underwhelming. Bright side: some top-floor rooms have…
West Iceland
This rural farmhouse in a remote valley where the Snaefellsnes Peninsula joins the Dalir region has a cosy combo of guestrooms, sleeping bag accommodation…
Snæfellsnes Peninsula
This basic dockside inn has a spacious lobby, and small rooms, some with sea or mountain views. A secondary building nearby holds the least costly rooms.
Borgarbyggð
Large and relatively characterless, Hótel Borgarnes has business-style rooms with good views that are largely the domain of package tourists.
Snæfellsnes Peninsula
The best rooms in this jarring silver box up on a hill have super bay and island views. Rooms are motel-basic and favoured by groups.
West Iceland
Guesthouse Dalakot has simple rooms, and a restaurant (open noon to 9pm) specialising in pizza and burgers (mains 1700kr to 3000kr).
Borgarbyggð
This basic fjordside campground is on the main road running up Borgarnes' peninsula.
