Hotel Description

Icelandair Hotel Akureyri opened in 2011 with 100 brand new rooms in modern style that are designed for your optimum comfort A ski storage room is available for our winter guests and there will is a special entrance to this room on the ground floor The hotel is located at Thingvallastraeti 23 which is beside the town s main camping site just across the street to the local outdoor swimming pool and a 18 hole golf course is minutes away Akureyri is the second largest urban area in Iceland after the capital area of Reykjavk with a population of about 17200 Akureyri is the centre of trade and services in northern Iceland It is also a town of culture and education building on a firm foundation Akureyri is a great base for touring the rugged northern coastline with idyllic Lake Mvatn an hour by car and the Hrisey Island bird sanctuary is just a short ferry ride away Nearby are Kjarnaskogur and Vaglaskogur woodlands and top salmon trout and sea fishing In early summer the sight of the sun hovering over the horizon at midnight is unforgettable Surrounding AreaSituated in Iceland s second city Akureyri in the north of the country the hotel makes the perfect base for an exploration of the many attractions of the north including Lake Myvatn Dettifoss waterfall Room TypesStandard room Standard Double Room offers 1 Double bed or 2 Twin Bed Furnished in the comfortable modern style that is characteristic of the Icelandair Hotel group Twelve of the rooms are wheelchair accessible Other in room amenities Internet access surcharge television en suite bathroom and coffee tea making facilities