Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Borg Guesthouse
GUESTHOUSE
( 472 9870, 894 4470;
gistiheimilidborg.wordpress.com
;
s/d without bathroom Ikr8000/14,000;
)
Borg is a good bet for a bed (cheaper sleeping-bag options are available), since the owner
has a few options in the village. Rooms are OK if old-fashioned, with cooking and lounge
facilities. Hiking, guiding and 4WD tours can be arranged.
Álfheimar Guesthouse
COUNTRY HOTEL
( 471 2010;
www.alfheimar.com
;
s/d incl breakfast Ikr20,000/23,100; May-Sep; )
Easily the most upmarket option (it's the only one with private bathrooms!), Álfheimar has
30 motel-style units in long annexes. The timber-lined rooms have more atmosphere than
the newer building but all are spotless and well equipped. The affable owners are a font of
local knowledge; guiding and tours can be arranged.
There's a restaurant (two/three courses Ikr4900/5900) open to all (from 7pm) and offer-
ing the dish of the day from the fjord's fishermen or farmers.
Eating & Drinking
Samkaup-Strax
SUPERMARKET
( 10am-6pm Mon-Fri, noon-4pm Sat & Sun Jun-Aug, 12.30-5.30pm Mon-Thu, to 6pm Fri Sep-May)
The tiny Samkaup by the pier sells groceries.
Álfacafé
ICELANDIC
(fish soups Ikr1900; 10am-10pm Jun-Aug, to 8pm May & Sep; )
The main venue for eating and drinking, with large stone-slab tables and tasty fish soup
the headlining act (with decent support from the likes of flatbread with trout, plus cakes
and waffles). Geological stones and souvenirs are also for sale.
Já Sæll Fjarðarborg
ICELANDIC
(meals Ikr1400-3500; 11.30am-midnight Jun-Aug)
