there's a trendy, casual restaurant, as well as a game room and a shared kitchen with a walk-in cooler. simple dorms offer shared bathrooms. upgraded rooms add en suite facilities and flat-screens. it's 47 km from the keflavik international airport. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. breakfast and parking are included. bright private rooms feature free wi-fi, tvs and in-room sinks. this stylish budget hotel is an 18-minute walk from the kringlan shopping mall and 20 minutes on foot from the nautholsvik geothermal beach along the north atlantic ocean. apartments offer living areas, kitchens or kitchenettes, and/or dining spaces Keflavík International Airport 45 min
Videy (1 hr 3) Picturesque isle featuring hiking trails, a centuries-old church & outdoor art installations. National Museum of Iceland (7 min) Objects from the Settlement Age to the present, 20th-century photography & temporary exhibitions. Sun Voyager (8 min) Huge 1990 stainless-steel sculpture of a boat by Jón Gunnar Árnason, set on granite beside the sea. Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach (19 min) Popular golden-sand beach offering a lagoon with warmed water & hot tubs, plus a snack bar. Öskjuhlíð (12 min) Hilltop pine & birch forest with walking paths, picnic spots & panoramic views of Reykjavik. Reykjavík City Hall (8 min) This contemporary lakeside city hall offers a huge 3D map of Iceland, a cafe & a visitor's center. Icelandic Phallological Museum (12 min) More than 200 penises & penile parts representing almost all Icelandic land & sea mammals. Harpa (10 min) Concert, convention center, opera house, architecture, and auditorium Perlan (11 min) Futuristic revolving glass-domed fine dining restaurant in park setting, with cocktail bar. Höfdi House (10 min) Built in 1909, the home of Icelandic poet Einar Benediktsson also hosted an iconic political summit. Tjörnin (7 min) Tranquil lake by City Hall & several museums, with paths, grassy spots & ducks, geese & swans. Árbær Open Air Museum (11 min) Relocated old houses, a farm & other displays tracing the history, culture & folklore of Reykjavik. Landnámssýningin / The Settlement Exhibition (9 min) Remnants of 10th-century Viking settlements in Reykjavik are preserved in this interactive museum. Reykjavík Art Museum (10 min) Modern former home of artist Ásmundur Sveinsson featuring many of his sculptures. Hallgrimskirkja (7 min) Inspired by Icelandic traditions, this modern cathedral, consecrated in 1986, has a 73m-high tower. |