Hotels on multi-day tours - part one
The hotels on our multi-day tours are included in the price and we strive to select the best ones available. This blog is part one of three of what we book for our guests on our travels all around the country. What we look for is proximity to attractions, cleanliness, and, above all, great food. Proximity to attractions means that when the tour is for example, around the country, we try to minimize driving when we select the hotels. The cleanliness and service with friendly and professional staff are also necessary and one of the things we look for. The main thing we look for, though, is an exceptional gourmet dinner and if we can't get that at a booked hotel, we go for dinner in a nearby restaurant.
Because our tours are mainly private, we only book the hotels when we have a booking from our guests. We don't do like the big companies when they book dozens of rooms a year in advance in the hope of selling out their tours. This can, of course, be bad for us when we get a booking with a very short notice. It is therefore best for both us and our guests to book a long time ahead.
Here below are some of the hotels we try to book when traveling on the Golden Circle and further to the east in Iceland. The next blogs from me will be about hotels in the north and then to the west.
Boutique Hotel Anna
This hotel has both rooms and apartments and fits well when we are traveling in the south.
If not available, we select UMI or Hótel Skógar.
Boutique Hotel Anna around Christmas Gourmet dish Boutique Hotel Anna Gourmet dish Boutique Hotel Anna Gourmet dish Boutique Hotel Anna Gourmet dish Boutique Hotel Anna The restaurant at Boutique Hotel Anna Gourmet dish at Boutique Hotel Anna Gourmet dish at Boutique Hotel Anna View of Vestmannaeyjar from Boutique Hotel Anna Gourmet dish at Boutique Hotel Anna The evening sun at Boutique Hotel Anna The lobby at Boutique Hotel Anna The apartments at Boutique Hotel Anna The lobby at Boutique Hotel Anna A map of walking paths from Boutique Hotel Anna Boutique Hotel Anna
Hótel Jökulsárlón
This hotel fits well when we are close to Jökulsárlón, the glacier lagoon. If this is not available, we try Fosshótel Jökulsárlón, Hotel Hali, or Hotel Smyrlabjörg.
Gourmet dish at Hótel Jökulsárlón Gourmet dish at Hótel Jökulsárlón The restaurant Gunna á Leiti at Hótel Jökulsárlón The restaurant Gunna á Leiti at Hótel Jökulsárlón Hot tub, sauna and a pond at Hótel Jökulsárlón The restaurant Gunna á Leiti at Hótel Jökulsárlón The restaurant Gunna á Leiti at Hótel Jökulsárlón Hallway at Hótel Jökulsárlón Gourmet dish at Gunna á Leiti at Hótel Jökulsárlón Mountain view from Hótel Jökulsárlón Hótel Jökulsárlón Northern Lights at Hótel Jökulsárlón At the lobby at Hótel Jökulsárlón Hótel Jökulsárlón Hótel Jökulsárlón Hótel Jökulsárlón Hótel Jökulsárlón The hallway to the rooms at Hótel Jökulsárlón Double room at Hótel Jökulsárlón Welcome screen at Hótel Jökulsárlón Double room at Hótel Jökulsárlón Bathroom at Hótel Jökulsárlón
Hótel Hallormsstaður
When we go further east on our tours around Iceland, Hótel Hallormsstaður fits right to our needs. Depending on group size, there are two restaurants to choose from. One that has a great buffet with a lot to choose from and the other one with an à la carte menu. Other hotels in the area are Berjaya Hotel Hérað and Hotel Edda.
Icelandic reindeer at Hótel Hallormsstaður At the restaurant at Hótel Hallormsstaður Hótel Hallormsstaður In the area of Hótel Hallormsstaður Gourmet dinner at Hótel Hallormsstaður Gourmet dinner at Hótel Hallormsstaður Gourmet dinner at Hótel Hallormsstaður
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