Forsæla Apartmenthouse

Top choice in Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur


A 100-year-old wood-and-tin house is the star of the show here. It sleeps four to eight people and comes with old beams and tasteful mod cons. Smaller apartments have cosy bedrooms and sitting rooms, kitchens and washing machines. Or opt for the B&B lodging alongside. There's a minimum three-night stay.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur attractions

1. Leifur Eiríksson Statue

0.15 MILES

Gazing proudly into the distance outside Hallgrímskirkja church is a statue of the Viking Leifur Eiríksson, the first European to stumble across America…

2. Hallgrímskirkja

0.17 MILES

Reykjavík’s immense white-concrete church (1945–86), star of a thousand postcards, dominates the skyline and is visible from up to 20km away. An elevator…

3. Listamenn

0.2 MILES

This small gallery shows an interesting array of Icelandic contemporary art.

4. Einar Jónsson Museum

0.21 MILES

Einar Jónsson (1874–1954) is one of Iceland’s foremost sculptors, famous for intense symbolist works. Chiselled representations of Hope, Earth and Death…

5. Einar Jónsson Sculpture Garden

0.22 MILES

The garden behind the Einar Jónsson Museum contains 26 bronze casts of Iceland's first sculptor, the symbolist Einar Jónsson.

6. Sun Voyager

0.24 MILES

Reykjavík is adorned with fascinating sculptures, but it’s Jón Gunnar Árnason’s shiplike Sun Voyager (Sólfar) sculpture that seems to catch visitors’…

7. Tales from Iceland

0.28 MILES

A total of 14 large flat-screens cover the walls in this vast two-storey exhibition hall. Each screen presents a three- to four-minute documentary,…

8. Icelandic Phallological Museum

0.29 MILES

Oh, the jokes are endless here... This unique museum houses a huge collection of penises, and it's actually very well done. From pickled pickles to…