HOTEL HUSAFELL

Fittingly, sustainability is at the hotel’s core: it only uses energy produced on-site by hydroelectric plants, powered by spring water that flows from the lava.

Bright, modern and minimalist rooms – some with a private terrace – are finished with delicate paintings by a local artist. Icelandic ingredients inform otherwise international menus at two restaurants, where vast floor-to-ceiling window heights flood the room with light and create something of an enchanting, scenic dining experience. Nature, once again, has the last word.

Suitable for:

• Nature lovers
• Young families
• An escape to the outdoors

Things to do at Hotel Húsafell:

• Go on an eco-walk to the power plant
• Float in hot geothermal pools – with waterslide
• Stay in one of two cottages for total seclusion
• In winter, watch out for the Northern Lights
• In summer, play golf in the midnight sun
• Mountain bike through the nature reserve

Things to do nearby:

• Ride Icelandic horses through the wilderness
• Go 40 metres beneath the Langjökull glacier
• Marvel at the beautiful Glanni waterfall
• Venture inside the chilly Víðgelmir lava cave
• Explore the Snaefellsnes Peninsula
• Snowmobile over glittering glaciers