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At the foot of Skálafellsjökull, this friendly working farm has a handful of rooms in the
family farmhouse, and also in motel-style units. There are no cooking facilities, but dinner
is available.
In cooperation with the national park, the knowledgeable owners here offer information
and have set up marked
walking trails
(open to all) in the surrounding glaciated land-
scapes.
The Hjallanes loop is about 7km and takes two to three hours to walk - see the guest-
house website (go to Walking Paths under 'The Area') for information on it and other trails.
Hali Country Hotel
HOTEL
( 478 1073;
www.hali.is
;
d with/without bathroom incl breakfast from Ikr32,200/20,800; )
The
Þórbergssetur
museum acts as reception and restaurant for this smart option, the
closest hotel to Jökulsárlón (and one of a cluster of places at Hali settlement). There are a
few high-standard choices in various buildings: en-suite hotel rooms (no kitchen facilities),
guesthouse rooms (shared bathrooms and kitchen), plus a couple of two-bedroom self-con-
tained apartments.
of Hali. Haukur guides glacier walks in the area, of varying lengths and degrees of diffi-
culty, starting from Ikr11,500.
Heinaberg Guesthouse
GUESTHOUSE
( 478 1497;
www.heinaberg.is
;
s/d Ikr9900/14,900; )
Friendly Birgir runs this good-value new option, with small, chalet-style rooms in a homey
lodge on a working dairy farm. It's spic-and-span, with kitchen access and great views;
breakfast is Ikr1500.
Hólmur
GUESTHOUSE
( 478 2063;
www.eldhorn.is/mg/gisting
;s/d without bathroom Ikr10,000/13,200; )
A perfect pitstop for families, Hólmur offers well-priced farmhouse accommodation (ask
about sleeping-bag rates for extra savings) and a sweet, smile-inducing
farm zoo
(open
10am to 5pm, adult/child Ikr700/500) with an abundance of feathered and furry friends -
even reindeer.
