Tips for Accommodations in Iceland for your roadtrip in this beautiful versatile country

I spent a week in beautiful Iceland. I made a wonderful tour with a rented car and was really amazed by the beauty of the country. It was my first time visiting Iceland and I would love to go back again. During my trip I had 5 different accommodations in Iceland. These accommodations differed from hotel, bed and breakfast, guesthouse or even hostel.

Everything in Iceland is pricey and therefore the accommodations in Iceland also take a big bite out of your budget. Even for the hostel I paid more than €45 and I still slept in a dormitory. Still, I did have breakfast there, which I did not have at a number of others.

Tips for Accommodations in Iceland

I made a small road trip and therefore stayed several times in accommodations outside Reykjavik and of course also in Reykjavik itself. During my arrival in Iceland and after my short tour, I stayed in the following accommodations in Reykjavik itself.

I rented a car and so I did a little roadtrip and so took two nights outside of Reykjavik.

Accommodations in Iceland – Reykjavik

Guesthouse Skolabru

I booked this guesthouse from the internet while being at home. I was looking for good price, of course, and place. This location is the best! It was in the city centre of Reykjavik and in between the bars on the left side and the shoppingstreet Laugavegur on the right side.

Situated in the bustling center of Reykjavik

I received instructions via email on how to report when I arrived. I had to call because they have no reception, so I was given a telephone number. After calling, someone was there within 5 minutes who quickly explained to me how everything worked, gave me a key and left. I got a room downstairs with 1 bed. In the hallway there were 2 bathrooms that I could use with a toilet and sink.

What is also nice of course, there is WiFi and it is good throughout the guesthouse. So you can also use the internet in your room 🙂

They didn’t gave the option to get a breakfast in the guesthouse. There is a kitchen to make yourself a breakfast, lunch or diner. There were some products there for everybody to use, like tea and coffee but also leftover things of other guests.

Skolabru seems to be closed. Near this location I find the beautiful Kvosin Downtown hotel. Like any hotel in Reykjavik, you pay a bit for it, but then you also have a hotel in a beautiful location in Reykjavik.

I had breakfast a little further down the street. There are several options in the area, you are really in the center and so there are restaurants everywhere.

Bed and Breakfast Idglo

I also was one night in Bed & Breakfast Idglo, a nice bed and breakfast just outside the city centre of Reykjavik. It is like living in Reykjavik for a moment. You are in a suburb of the city and you’ll see the Iceland citizins coming home from work. I really liked the feeling of that!

As if you are living in Reykjavik!

The building looks like there are more apartments in there but is one big house. On every level there are several rooms that they rent and on the third floor there is a kitchen. You can use the kitchen and make your own food. In the morning the serve a breakfast and if you want that you’ll be an additional 7 euro. There is enough to choose from: Bread with cheese or ham, some tomato and cucumber, milk with cornflakes and coffee or tea.

I had a room on the bottomfloor, almost under ground. we had a shared bathroom. It was good kept and clean and I especially liked the homely atmosphere. I got a good tip to go to on my roadtrip. The man who worked there had driven there himself and gave me coordinates for a hotpot and the name of a farm where I could stop and see a seal. And I saw both! How great is that!

Hotel 4th Floor

This hotel is situated in a big building with some other hotels. It has a restaurant and a lounge area downstairs. I got a room on the 2nd floor (?). I think that if you got a bit of claustrophobia you wouldn’t like this hotel and these hallways. It was kind of a labyrinth walking here for the first time. From the elevator to my room I had to open three different doors which all gave me entrance to small halls. When something happens, safety wise, you have to take those doors again.

In my small hallway were 4 or 5 rooms. I didn’t think it was really a bit complicated. The hall was not really clean and there was a cleaners car standing in there too. I heard noises all evening, they were still building in the building so maybe when you visit in 2 or 3 months things are changed.

All the Luxury you’ll need in a small room for Low Cost

I had a small room but really great! It was small but it had all you needed. I had a good bed, a desk with a water boiler. I only found one plug to charge things. It was my last day so I didn’t mind at that moment but on other days I have to charge multiple things…

The bathroom was good too. Small but clean and nice, had all I needed. The shower takes really long to get hot but it will and gets hot! I love a hot shower…especially when it is cold outside.

Breakfast was included and because my flight was early next day I got a breakfast to go. In the evening it was delivered to my room. It had two sandwiches with ham and cheese, a desert (with spoon) and a small drink. Very good.

I can’t find this option again, but 101 Guesthouse is now located in the same building and therefore a nice location

Accommodation in Iceland Golden Circle – Grund

Guesthouse Fludir – Grund

After seeing the natural park, Thingvellir, the impressive Geyser and Strokkur and the big Golden waterfall I didn’t took the short cut back to Reykjavik but went to the Secret lagoon to relax in this hot natural bath in Fludir. I had a great swim, it is not as touristic as the blue lagoon and there isn’t that particular white and blue colour as you probably know of the blue lagoon. Because of this it is not that busy and you don’t pay that much to take a relaxing dip in the hot water.

After the bath I had a cup of coffee and the lady asked me where I was sleeping. I could use their internet and was searching the internet already. She had a good option for me and told me to go to Fludir and after the gasstation was a great bed and breakfast called Grund.

When I came there I saw a couple of wooden cabins together. Looking better I saw it was one bigger building. In those first parts were rooms and the second part was the restaurant. I went in there and ofcourse they had a room for me said the nice lady.

Real Icelandic Cosyness in this wooden Guesthouse

They had several rooms on the side where I was sitting. There were also several bathrooms there. All neat and in old-fashioned Icelandic style. Strong colors, a rug on the floor and ruffles with flowers on the white duvet.

In my room I had 2 beds and a sink. My part had 2 small bathrooms and 1 larger one. My hallway stopped in what appeared to be a private area, or something belonging to the restaurant. I didn’t look at the other side but I suspect there were a few more rooms there.

Accommodations Iceland – Grund

The restaurant didn’t have a big menu but enough to serve diner for everybody. I ordered a fish and chips and it was more then enough for me. In the morning they served a great breakfast, I got fruit, egg, meat and cheese. A basket with bread and a thermos with coffee, some milk and juice.

Book your night at guesthouse Fludir

Accommodation Snaefellsnes

Accommodations in Iceland – Vid Hafid

Hostel Vid Hafid

After riding through this great nature park I stopped in Olafsvik. I found the hostel Vid Hafid, it is visible from the mainroad and is situated on the topfloor above some shops. It is really good kept and I think it is new. The entrance is situated on the back of the shop and had no sign so I searched for it. They said me to make one for the future costumers.

Vid Hafid was neat and clean
Super nice and cooperative employee

I could get a room for 70 euro but the lady asked me if I wanted to use their dorm. It saved me half and there was nobody else yet. There was ofcourse I chance that one would come and take one of the other beds but I took it! There was a bunkbed and two single beds and a small sink. Across the hallway were two bathrooms with each two showers, one for the men and the other for women. Same with the toilets and there were 3. They were clean and good kept.

I could get some(senseo) coffee and sit in the mainroom. There were lots of chairs and tables. There was also a televisionroom with a couch where you could relax. In the morning I got a fresh cup coffee and could get some cornflakes with milk or a cracker with jam. Not much but a good start of the day as it was included! There was also a kitchen you could use, the Asian that were there also used it the night before and were baking again in the morning!

Right next to this hostel is a gasstation, I had some diner there. In the villages I visited there were no restaurants open, wintertime? but there were snacks like French fries with meat or other dishes at the gasstation. Maybe in summertime more facilities? I don’t know, otherwise cooking your own food is a good option. There was a small supermarket in town.

Book your stay at Guesthouse Vid Hafid

What were your favorite accommodations in Iceland?

The prices are quite high for what I am used to… I travel often in Asia. But I found the accommodations very pleasant and very good. The people of Iceland are also super nice and are happy to think along with you, which is very nice if you are traveling alone and have not gotten to the bottom of everything!

I will defenitely go back to Iceland, I really loved my visit!

especially because I haven’t seen the Northern Lights yet, which is what I went to Iceland for in the first place 🙂

Want to read more about my trip on the island of Iceland?

Would you dare to go bathing in a snowy landscape? Iceland in wintertime

Twilight on Glacier Solheimajokull – Iceland

10 Minutes hiking in summertime, Thingvellir Nature Park – Iceland