A heritage-themed revamp of Bjarkalundur's public rooms reflect its status as the oldest summer hotel in Iceland. Now dark green walls frame polished wood furniture, well-worn books and wing-backed chairs. Bedrooms are styled more plainly and overall the hotel hasn't quite shaken off a motel feel. Bjarkalundur also offers cabins, camping (per person 1500kr) and has a decent restaurant.
Hótel Bjarkalundur
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Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft
16.31 MILES
The multilingual displays at this award-winning museum brilliantly convey dark, dramatic tales. Unlike the witches of New England's Salem trials, most of…
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22.79 MILES
The three-room turf-roofed Sorcerer’s Cottage is part of the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft in Hólmavík and shows what living conditions were…
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21.21 MILES
Legend has it that this stumpy rock stack is the remains of a petrified troll and Uxi, her bull, is the formation out at sea near the island of Grímsey…
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23.19 MILES
This neat museum's curator is a wonderful character who knows a great deal about Dalir’s brilliant history, and if you make your way through the…
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25.97 MILES
One of Iceland's most famous poets, Steinn Steinarr (1908–58), is commemorated at this museum set in his former homestead. It details, in Icelandic and…
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23.12 MILES
This hot pot with a view across the Dalir region is close to the original pool (now buried under a landslide) where the woman at the centre of the…
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Reykhólar Tourist Office Museum
7.75 MILES
The well-managed tourist office has a little museum with antique boats, stuffed birds and a movie of local life in the 1950s and '60s. There's a small on…
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22.84 MILES
Gvenderlaug is a landmark, 42°C miracle-producing pool (no bathing) that was blessed by the bishop Gvendur the Good in the 13th century and is now a…
Nearby The Westfjords attractions
1. Reykhólar Tourist Office Museum
7.75 MILES
The well-managed tourist office has a little museum with antique boats, stuffed birds and a movie of local life in the 1950s and '60s. There's a small on…
8.8 MILES
The White-Tailed Eagle Centre highlights the attempts to increase the population of the struggling species, which peaked in 2011 at 66 nests. It also has…
9.56 MILES
Norður Salt, on the point in Reykhólar, processes sea salt from the local salt bays. You can peek in its windows.
16.04 MILES
The small Sheep Farming Museum, 12km south of Hólmavík, details the region’s farming history through photos and artefacts.
5. Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft
16.31 MILES
The multilingual displays at this award-winning museum brilliantly convey dark, dramatic tales. Unlike the witches of New England's Salem trials, most of…
21.21 MILES
Legend has it that this stumpy rock stack is the remains of a petrified troll and Uxi, her bull, is the formation out at sea near the island of Grímsey…
22.79 MILES
The three-room turf-roofed Sorcerer’s Cottage is part of the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft in Hólmavík and shows what living conditions were…
22.84 MILES
Gvenderlaug is a landmark, 42°C miracle-producing pool (no bathing) that was blessed by the bishop Gvendur the Good in the 13th century and is now a…