Borgarnes

Trace the footsteps of Egill Skallagrímsson, dip into the pool of Snorri Sturluson or take a drive around the historic Borgarfjörður, using Borgarnes Hostel as your basecamp

The hostel is located at route 1, in the picturesque town of Borgarnes, only 75 km from the city centre of Reykjavík. The hostel is located next to the town’s park Skallagrímsgarður and the sport centre of Borgarnes including the Thermal spa with its waterslides, jacuzzis and swimming pools. Restaurants, cafés, museums, shops among other services are to be found in Borgarnes. Bus connection to other parts of Iceland and Borgarnes is also part of the bigger capital bus connection.

At the hostel you can buy breakfast, and the common areas include a guest kitchen, internet access and a living room with TV. There are 4 rooms with en-suite facilities. Borgarnes and vicinity offer a great variation of outdoor activities; hiking, fishing, bird watching, golfing, swimming and horse riding. It is an ideal location to get in touch with nature, with some of the pearls of Icelandic nature close by; The Snæfellsnes Glacier, Hraunfossar waterfalls, Deildartunguhver hot spring, lava caves and more. Museums on history and heritage are easily reached from the hostel, such as Reykholt, The Settlement Centre of Iceland, and the Heritage Centre of Borgarfjordur.

Opening times:

Opening times (over the year):    January 1st - December 31st

Next hostels:

Akranes 39 km (ca. 30 min)  - Grundarfjörður 104 km (ca. 1 hour 15 min) - Sæberg 104 km (ca. 1 hour 15 min)

Distance from Reykjavík

75 km (ca. 1 hour) 

Family rooms available		Common room(s)		Individual traveller welcome
Sheets for hire		Laundry facilities		Non smoking room/area
TV room		Internet access		Basic store available at or near the hostel
Self-catering kitchen		Credit card accepted		Rates include local tax
Groups welcome		Currency exchange at or near hostel		Cycle store at Hostel

Bed Capacity

Beds per room:					Total beds
Number of rooms:	2	12	3	2	47

Directions

Borgarfjörður

The Borgarfjörður area offers a great vaerity of sights and activities ranging from picturesque waterfalls to exiting horse riding trips. Among the not to missed sights is the most powerful hot spring in the world, Deildartunguhver, and Hraunfossar waterfalls emerging from the junction of porous rock and basalt and falling into a 1 km long gorge created by the glacial river Hvítá

For the kids of all ages

Borgarnes is home to the Center for Puppetry Arts or Brúðuheimar in Icelandic. There you can see all things puppet related or catch real life puppet show.

In walking distance from Brúðuheimar you will find a playground called Bjössaróló, named after it's founder. It was constructed by Björn Gudmundsson, a man who was ahead of his time and thought about recycling. He used exclusively things that had been thrown away to build up this special place. At the playground there are f.ex. swings, slides, an old boat, a castle and a lot more in a hollow enclosed by rocks not far from the sea.

 History and Sagas

The Settlement Center can be found in Borgarnes, only a few steps away from Borgarnes Hostel. In two exhibitons The Settlement Centre tells the Saga of The Settlement of Iceland and Iceland´s most famous viking and first poet Egill Skallagrimsson. It gives the traveler a good foundation for further knowledge when traveling in Iceland.

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