Travel Reference
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If you're after a soak and don't want to cough up admission to the Nature Baths, consider
Reykjahlíð's 25m outdoor swimming pool, with hot-pots and gym facilities.
Sleeping
Mývatn's popularity means that room rates have soared, and demand is far greater than
supply, so don't think twice about booking ahead. Most prices are overinflated, with €220
being the norm for a run-of-the-mill hotel double in summer's peak (with guesthouse
rooms not far behind). Off-season rates are considerably cheaper (by up to 50%).
Most options are located either in Reykjahlíð or at Vógar, a small cluster of buildings
along the lake's eastern shore (about 2.5km south of Reykjahlíð). Additional options can
be found at Dimmuborgir and along the southern shore at Skútustaðir. The website
www.myvatn-hotels.com
gives a rundown of many options.
See websites for up-to-date rates (and low-season rates). To save money at guesthouses,
ask about sleeping-bag options (more common in the low season).
Bjarg
CAMPGROUND
( 464 4240;
ferdabjarg@simnet.is
;sites per person Ikr1500, d without bathroom Ikr15,900; mid-
May-Sep; )
This smaller campsite has a gorgeous location on the Reykjahlíð lakeshore (almost oppos-
ite the supermarket) and features a kitchen tent, laundry service, tour-booking desk, sum-
mer rowboat rental and bike hire. Accommodation is also available in a couple of rooms in
the main building.
Hlíð
CAMPGROUND, GUESTHOUSE
( 464 4103;
www.myvatnaccommodation.is
;
Hraunbrún;campsites per person Ikr1400, dm Ikr4700,
d incl breakfast Ikr24,000, cottages Ikr35,000; )
Sprawling, well-run Hlíð is 300m uphill from the church and offers a full spectrum: camp-
ing, sleeping-bag dorms and rooms with kitchen access, no-frills huts, self-contained cot-
tages sleeping six, and en-suite guesthouse rooms. There's also laundry, playground and
bike hire.
Helluhraun 13
B&B
