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Sleeping
Hjarðarból Guesthouse
GUESTHOUSE
( 567 0045;
www.hjardarbol.is
;s/d/q Ikr12,500/15,420/22,400; )
This buttercup-yellow set of cottages and guesthouse builidings is pastoral and welcoming,
with friendly hosts, and is located in the rolling fields 8km southeast of Hveragerði, just
off the Ring Road. There's also an historic house to rent.
Gistiheimilið Frumskógar
GUESTHOUSE
incl breakfast from Ikr9400/15,000/20,000; )
This cosy guesthouse apartment-style accommodation also boasts a hot-pot and steam
bath.
Frost & Fire Hotel
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Ikr20,500/27,000; )
This lovely little hotel sits along a bubbling stream and beneath fizzing geothermal spouts.
The comfortable rooms with subtle Scandi-sleek details and original artwork stretch along
the river ravine. The heat-pressured sauna and simmering hot-pots are fed by the hotel's
private borehole.
Hótel Örk
HOTEL
Ikr22,500-30,500; )
This hulking hotel favoured by tour groups has rather dated rooms, but offers some family-
friendly amenities: sauna, nine-hole golf course, billiards, and an excellent swimming pool
with a slide and hot tubs. The in-house restaurant is decidedly up-scale.
Eating
