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Links to accommodation in Iceland.: Hotels, guesthouses, campingplaces and hostels.

Hotels. A link to hotels and guesthouses all around Iceland.

Accommodation in Iceland - All kinds of accommodation in Iceland, hotels, hostels, camping places, guesthouses etc.

Accommodation in Iceland - another good link on finding a place to stay in Iceland.

Hotel Edda - these are 12 summer hotels in Iceland which serve as boarding schools in winter time. I have tried several and always find them a fun place to stay in - and sometimes they offer excellent deals. The ones where I have stayed are in Laugar in Sælingsdalur, Akureyri and Skógar.

Icelandair hotels - there are 8 Icelandair hotels in Iceland. I have only stayed at the one in Keflavík, which was excellent.

Guest.is - guesthouses and bed and breakfast in Iceland.

Hostels. A link to hostels around Iceland. There are excellent hostels all around Iceland, which are a cheaper option than staying in a hotel.

Búngaló which is a website offering summer cottages all over Iceland.

Couchsurfing. On Couchsurfing there are lot of Icelandic members, just look up Iceland.

Camping in Iceland - a good website on camping in Iceland.

Camping in Iceland.

Address: All around Iceland.

Theme: Other

Hotel Edda - Laugar í Sælingsdal.: Hotel Edda - an Icelandic hotel chain.

Hotel Edda is a hotel chain all around Iceland and is only open during the summer time as they serve as a school during the winter time.

The rooms are basic, but lovely. I booked a room with only a washbasin in the room. There are showers and toilets in the corridors. There is a good closet space and the rooms are spacious. The only thing that was not up to par was the heating, there was some problem with the heating in our room and the staff at the reception was very helpful and came and tried to fix the radiatior. When they couldn't get the heating on they gave us another room on the next floor - but unfortunately there was no heating there as well. I guess this was only a temporary problem and that they had it fixed.

Unique Qualities: There is a swimming pool by the hotel but you have to pay extra for entering the pool as it doesn't belong to the hotel. Rather than using the pool I recommend you try out Guðrúnarlaug hot tub with natural geothermal water. I loved it and my main reason for staying at this particular hotel was visiting this pool. This area is a pure Viking area and this pool (a replica) belonged to one of the most famous women of the Saga Laxdæla (see my tip on Guðrúnarlaug).

The hotel is situated in a lovely walley and there are so many things to do and see in this area and I recommend it wholeheartedly.

Check out their summer-offer - you can get a VERY good price on certain dates. I certainly took advantage of that and paid less than I would have at a guesthouse.

Address: Hotel Edda, Laugar í Sælingsdal, 371 Búðardalur

Comparison: less expensive than average

Directions: From the town of Búðardalur there are 16 km to the sideroad 589 to Hotel Edda. From the sideroad there are 3 km to the hotel. The road is paved.

Other Contact: edda@hoteledda.is

Phone: 354-4444930

Theme: Hotel

Website: http://hoteledda.is/en/hotels/hotel-edda-laugar-%C3%AD-s%C3%A6lingsdal

Farfuglaheimilið Hvoll.: A very good hostel in South-Iceland.

I stayed at Hvoll for one night in September 2010 and got pleasently surprised. Everything was up to par, it is a 500 fm2 hostel with a big dining area and two kitchens and a lot of showers. We were 2 travelling together and got a room for ourselves and in that room were beds for 4 people and a sink. Altogether there is room 70 people at the hostel.´

For 2 people I paid ISK 6.700 with the discount of my hostel-card.

When reading reviews about the hostel people mentioned that it was in the middle of nowhere. Well, that is Iceland for you. It is run by a married couple who are also farmers with 100 sheep. They started building the hostel in 1999 so it is brand-new. The reception to the hostel is in their farmhouse. I totally recommend staying there and will definitely stay there again when travelling in South-Iceland.

As it is in the middle of nowhere so to speak then it is only ideal to arrive there in the evening. We arrived there at 16 o' clock and went further on to Jökulsárlón and Skaftafell, but in September the sun sets at 19:30 so we had very little time to see anything before dark. And it gets pitch dark by Hvoll. It is situated close to the ocean and the black beaches and rivers run through the black sand, so it gets even darker. There is a view of Öræfajökull glacier from the hostel.

The hostel is very environmentally conscious, you will see if you decide to stay there.

It is open from 1st of March - 31st of October.

Unique Qualities: The hostel is ideally located as it is only 45 km away from Skaftafell National park and from Skaftafell there are 55 km to the amazing Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.

Address: Hvoll, Skaftárhreppur, 880 Klaustur, Iceland

Comparison: about average

Directions: Driving ring-road 1 heading east turn right on road 201. From there is 3 km long gravel road leading to the hostel. This hostel is very close to Foss á Síðu and Dverghamrar. See my tips under things to do in Iceland.

Other Contact: hvoll@hostel.is

Phone: 4874785

Theme: Hostel

Website: http://www.hostel.is/Hostels/Hvoll/

Höfn in Hornafjörður campground.: Camping by the sea in South-East Iceland.

The campsite at Höfn in Hornafjörður is a very good campsite. The facilites are excellent, and the nature is beautiful there, I camped right by the sea and there are several different locations where one can camp. You pay at the information center by the campsite and there is a sitting area for the campsite and cooking area. You can get access to electricity for recharging your mobile or batteries at the informaion desk for a small fee. See my tip on the town Höfn under things to do Höfn

If you are staying for a long time in Iceland it is best to buy the Camping card

Unique Qualities: The beautiful surroundings, right by the sea and only a few kilometers from Vatnajökull, Europe's biggest glacier.

Address: Tjaldstæðið in Höfn, Hornafjörður, 780 Höfn, S-East Iceland

Comparison: about average

Directions: The campsite is located on your left side as you enter Höfn in Hornafjörður (see my tip on Höfn).

Other Contact: camping@simnet.is

Phone: 4781606

Price: less than US$20

Theme: Campground

Website: http://www.isholf.is/camping

Egilsstaðir, E-Iceland - campground.: Camping in the East-capital of Iceland.

The campground at Egilsstaðir (the eastern-capital of Iceland) is in the town so there are a lot of things to do there, plus a lot of interesting hikes and walks, see my tips of things to do in Iceland. It is a good campsite, with an excellent information center where you can charge your battery or mobile for free and use the Internet for a small fee. There are inside sinks and toilets and showers which are for free. And there is an outside cooking area. The campground is open from 1.5 - 30.9 and the price per person per night is 850 ISK (2008).

Buses from all around Iceland stop at the campsite and there is a domestic airport at Egilsstaðir.

Have a look at what there is to do around Egilsstaðir Things to do around Egilsstaðir

Address: By Austurlandsvegur, 700 Egilsstaðir, Iceland

Comparison: about average

Directions: Egilsstaðir is in E-Iceland 653 km from Reykjavík, the campground is in town by ring-road 1, close to Bónus supermarket.

Other Contact: info@east.is

Phone: 4712320 and 8631950

Price: less than US$20

Theme: Campground

Website: http://www.east.is