River Hotel

Top choice in The South


Relax and watch the river glide by through giant plate-glass windows in the lounge areas of this immaculate hotel on the banks of the Ytri-Rangá river. Contemporary rooms and a separate cottage are super-comfortable and there's an on-site restaurant for dinner. It's ideal for Northern Lights watching as well, and the owners are avid anglers. It gets booked up quickly.

Private fishing tours can be arrange for a pretty penny (around 250,000kr).


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