A cluster of sweet, high-quality studios and cottages is an excellent reason to divert off the Ring Road at Kálfafell, just east of the Fosshotel (about 26km from Klaustur). Another reason: morning super-Jeep tours offered by the owners into the epic nature at their back doorstep (15,900kr per adult; open to all, but cottage guests get a discount).
Lækjaborgir Guesthouse
Top choice in Southeast Iceland