HI Iceland is a non-profit membership organisation established in 1939. The organisation is a member of Hostelling International, a worldwide network of over 4000 hostels in 80 countries with appr. 35 million overnights a year worldwide. Membership means that the Icelandic hostels fulfil the international standard for HI hostels.

Since its inception the organisation's main goal has been to promote and encourage people of all ages to travel and to increase their knowledge and appreciation of nature and culture. To this end HI Iceland operates the following programs:

• 36 hostels around the country with over 1100 beds. Reykjavík City Hostel , Reykjavík Downtown Hostel and Þórsmörk Mountain Hostel are owned and run by HI Iceland, other hostels are privately owned, but in close co-operation with HI Iceland through standard co-operation agreements with 90.000 yearly overnights.
• Information centre for domestic and foreign hostels.
• Management of a travel agency that takes care of bookings for Icelandic hostels, renting cars and offering a variety of tours around Reykjavík and to different parts of the country.
• Operation of the Reykjavík Campsite. The Campsite is open 4 months every year with appr. 22.000 overnights.

The organisation has worked dilligently since its foundation on promoting environmental issues which have since the year 2003 been a mainstay of the organisation's quality standards.

Hostelling International Iceland  Borgartún 6  105 Reykjavik Tel (+354) 575 6700  Fax (+354) 553 0535  info@hostel.is Copyright ©www.hostel.is - All rights reserved.