Hótel Laki

Southeast Iceland

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What started as farmhouse accommodation has grown into a sprawling 65-room hotel on scenic farmland 5km south of Klaustur on Rte 204. As well as comfortable (but extremely pricey) hotel rooms, there are 15 tiny, self-contained cottages (sold online as Efri-Vík Bungalows, and cheaper than the rooms), plus super-Jeep tours, a large restaurant-bar, and lake-fishing opportunities.

The well-regarded restaurant has an à la carte dinner menu (mains 2700kr to 5300kr) that highlights local produce and is open to all; reservations recommended.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • Fjaðrárgljúfur

    Fjaðrárgljúfur

    6.57 MILES

    This darkly picturesque canyon, carved out by the river Fjaðrá, has been well and truly discovered, thanks to Instagrammers and one Justin Bieber (who…

  • Lómagnúpur

    Lómagnúpur

    19.1 MILES

    Adding more eye candy to an impressive road trip, a precipitous 767m-tall palisade of cliffs known as Lómagnúpur towers over the landscapes, begging to be…

  • Skeiðarársandur

    Skeiðarársandur

    25.2 MILES

    Skeiðarársandur, the largest sandur in the world, covers a 1300-sq-km area and was formed by the mighty Skeiðarárjökull. Since the Settlement Era,…

  • Systrafoss & Systravatn

    Systrafoss & Systravatn

    3.15 MILES

    At the western end of the village, the lovely double waterfall, Systrafoss, tumbles down the cliffs and a sign outlines three short walks in the pretty…

  • Núpsstaður

    Núpsstaður

    17.36 MILES

    Lómagnúpur towers over the impossibly photogenic old turf-roofed farm at Núpsstaður. The farm buildings date back to the early 19th century, and the…

  • Laki

    Laki

    22.04 MILES

    Although the peak called Laki (818m) did not erupt, it has loaned its name to the 25km-long Lakagígar crater row, which stretches northeastwards and…

  • Kirkjugólf

    Kirkjugólf

    3.06 MILES

    The basalt columns of Kirkjugólf (Church Floor), smoothed down and cemented with moss, were once mistaken for an old church floor rather than a work of…

  • Fagrifoss

    Fagrifoss

    10.79 MILES

    Fagrifoss (Beautiful Falls) is not a misnomer: this waterfall must be one of Iceland’s most bewitching, with rivulets of water pouring over a massive…

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