check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. suites, some bi-level, add living areas and/or city views. there's a casual bar/restaurant. relaxed, warm rooms with wooden floors offer free wi-fi, flat-screens and minifridges, plus tea and coffeemaking equipment. a 7-minute walk from contemporary hallgrims church, this relaxed hotel is 1 km both from the epal harpa concert hall and from the sun voyager sculpture. continental breakfast is available for a surcharge Keflavík International Airport 48 min
Höfdi House (7 min) Built in 1909, the home of Icelandic poet Einar Benediktsson also hosted an iconic political summit. Reykjavík Maritime Museum (7 min) Maritime museum in a former fish factory with historic ships & exhibits on local fishing industry. Sun Voyager (12 min) Huge 1990 stainless-steel sculpture of a boat by Jón Gunnar Árnason, set on granite beside the sea. Reykjavík Art Museum (11 min) Modern former home of artist Ásmundur Sveinsson featuring many of his sculptures. Öskjuhlíð (7 min) Hilltop pine & birch forest with walking paths, picnic spots & panoramic views of Reykjavik. Harpa (11 min) Concert, convention center, opera house, architecture, and auditorium Reykjavík City Hall (9 min) This contemporary lakeside city hall offers a huge 3D map of Iceland, a cafe & a visitor's center. Hallgrimskirkja (5 min) Inspired by Icelandic traditions, this modern cathedral, consecrated in 1986, has a 73m-high tower. The National Gallery of Iceland (6 min) Art museum highlighting works by Icelandic & international artists from the 19th & 20th centuries. Tjörnin (9 min) Tranquil lake by City Hall & several museums, with paths, grassy spots & ducks, geese & swans. Icelandic Phallological Museum (8 min) More than 200 penises & penile parts representing almost all Icelandic land & sea mammals. Perlan (6 min) Futuristic revolving glass-domed fine dining restaurant in park setting, with cocktail bar. Landnámssýningin / The Settlement Exhibition (10 min) Remnants of 10th-century Viking settlements in Reykjavik are preserved in this interactive museum. Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach (8 min) Popular golden-sand beach offering a lagoon with warmed water & hot tubs, plus a snack bar. National Museum of Iceland (12 min) Objects from the Settlement Age to the present, 20th-century photography & temporary exhibitions. |