West Iceland - Iceland - page 363

Cruise in a Zodiac RIB (rigid inflatable boat) around the beautiful bay; it's possible to get
quite close to islets for viewing colonies of birds (puffins!) and seals. Also midnight sun
and Flatey Island tours.
Gordon WALKING, ADVENTURE TOUR
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 517 5555; www.gordon.is ; Hafnargata 4)
Off-shoot of Iceland Ocean Tours, with walking tours of Stykkishólmur (Ikr1200) and
super-Jeep tours of Snæfellsnes Peninsula and glacier (Ikr29,000), with pick up available.
Sleeping
Online booking engines, the tourist office and the locally available Stykkishólmur: Town of
a Thousand Islands brochure list more accommodations (such as a homestay at Langey
guesthouse).
Harbour Hostel HOSTEL
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 517 5353; www.harbourhostel.is ; Hafnargata 4;dm/d without bathroom
from Ikr3400/12,900; )
Part of the Iceland Ocean Tours outfit, this new harbour-side hostel offers some of the
town's best cheap lodging, with dorm rooms, doubles and family rooms.
Campground CAMPGROUND
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; [e-mail] ;Aðalgata 27;sites per person Ikr1000; mid-May-Aug;
)
Basic; managed by the golf course nearby.
Hótel Egilsen BOUTIQUE HOTEL
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 554 7700; www.egilsen.is ; Aðalgata 2;s/d Ikr22,000/28,500; )
One of our favourite little inns in Iceland, this boutique hotel fills a lovingly restored tim-
ber house that creeks in the most charming way when winds howl off the fjord. The
friendly owner has outfitted cosy (tiny!) rooms with traditional wool blankets, original art-