Berunes

At Berunes hostel you can enjoy peace and Icelandic farm live in a magnificent environment

 

Berunes is a farm, ideally situated at an amazing seafront under eastern mountains. The Hostel is a charming farmhouse, built at the beginning of last century and yet offers needed facilities and small double and family rooms. There are also 3 self-catering cottages, each of them can take up to 6 people and then more 5 single/double/family rooms all with shared facilities in a newer building.

The Hostel is well located for those who are travelling between north and south; between Skaftafell National Park and the Myvatn area. You find a small international library, books selected and given by our guests through the past 30 years that this has been a hostel.

You can get the renown Pancake Breakfast and simple meals typical of Icelandic cuisine in Gestastofan; a home resturant next to the Hostel.

The East Fjord mountains, valleys and coastline are excellent for hiking. There is a path leading up between the peaks above the Hostel and down into a valley.

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Next Hostels:

Höfn 142 km (ca. 1 hour 40 min) - Vagnsstaðir 187 km (ca. 2 hours 20 min) -  Reyðarfjörður 85 km (ca. 1 hour) - Seyðisfjörður 109 km (ca. 1 hour 20 min)

 

Distance from Reykjavík

591 km (ca. 6 hours 45 min) 

Discounts and concessions available		Common room(s)		Luggage Store
Family rooms available		Laundry facilities		Non smoking room/area
Suitable for wheelchair users		Internet access		Green Hostel
Hostel open 24h		Credit card accepted		Rates include local tax
Sheets for hire		Café/Bar		Cycle store at Hostel
TV room		Meals available		BBQ
Self-catering kitchen		Currency exchange at or near hostel
Groups welcome		Individual traveller welcome

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Bed Capacity

Beds per room:					Total beds
Number of rooms:	3	8	1	5	42

Bus:		During summer time there are daily buses from Höfn and Egilsstaðir/Myvatn.
Parking:		At or near hostel
Location:		Directions: Berunes is 300 m from Road nr. 1. The drive from Djúpivogur (the village at the other side of the long fjord Berufjordur), takes around 40 minutes. If you are driving from Egilsstaðir you have at least these 3 ways to reach Berunes; 1. Road 96 along the coast. 118 km. 2. Road nr. 1 down Breiðdalur. 105 km. 3. A rough mountainroad nr 939 called "Öxi". 82 km.

Hiking

The East Fjord mountains, valleys and coastline next to Berunes hostel are excellent for hiking.

Djúpivogur

Djúpivogur is a beautful little village in proximity to Berunes hostel. The village is centered around the harbor which happenst to be the most southern harbor of the East Fjords. In town, boat trips to Papey island are on offer along with bird and seal watching trips.

Museums

Langa-Búð, the oldest house in Djúpivogur, is made of logs and was originally built in 1790. Langa- Búð has been renovated and is now the cultural center of Djúpivogur. It houses a museum for Ríkharður Jónsson the sculptor as well as a gallery for local crafts and a coffee shop.