This is the closest hotel to Skaftafell; it's 5km east, at Freysnes, and one of very few hotels in the area so it's in hot demand – and prices reflect this. Its 63 rooms are neat and functional (and very overpriced) rather than luxurious; staff are helpful. There’s a decent restaurant (mains 3750kr to 5750kr) plating up local produce such as Arctic char and lamb fillet.
Hótel Skaftafell
Southeast Iceland
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Lómagnúpur towers over the impossibly photogenic old turf-roofed farm at Núpsstaður. The farm buildings date back to the early 19th century, and the…
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