Edda Hotels are ideal budget accommodations. During the school year they serve as modern boarding schools for rural students, in the summer they operate as budget accommodations. They are extremely popular for their reasonable prices, efficient service and excellent dining. Fitness buffs will appreciate that many Edda Hotels have swimming pools and sports facilities.
Room Categories:
Shared Facilities - The room has a sink, and guests share bathrooms and showers. Showers and bathrooms are usually located down the hall.
Private facilities - The rooms have a toilet, sink and shower.
Edda Plus - Similar to private facility rooms, this category also offers such amenities as television and/or direct dial phone.
Note: Generally Open June 11 - August 21. See each description for specific dates. Opening dates subject to change.
Edda Hotels in the Countryside:
Hotel EDDA ML, Laugarvatn** (Open Jun 12 - Aug 21) Located in the scenic Golden Circle region, Hotel Edda ML offers 99 rooms (32 with private bathrooms). Boarding school for the domestic science college during the school year. Swimming pool/sports center nearby.
Hotel EDDA IKI, Laugarvatn** (Open Jun 10 - Aug 21) Located in Laugarvatn Village in the Golden Circle area, Hotel Edda IKI offers 28 rooms with private bathrooms. Swimming pool/sports center and golf course nearby. This hotel is a sports and physical education college during the school year.
Hotel EDDA, Skogar ** (Open Jun 10 - Aug 23) Located near powerful Skogar falls and a famous history museum, this hotel has 34 rooms with shared bathrooms. Indoor swimming pool.
Hotel EDDA Vik, Myrdal*** (Open May 1 - Sep 30) Located in Iceland's southernmost village near the beautiful black-sand coast. This superior Edda hotel has 21 rooms with private bathrooms, phone and TV.
Hotel EDDA Nes, Hornafjordur ** (Open Jun 3 - Aug 31) Located in the southeast of Iceland near Europe's largest glacier and the Glacial Lagoon, this hotel has 44 rooms with shared bathrooms.
Hotel EDDA, Neskaupstadur ** Neskaupsstadur (Open Jun 12 - Aug 22) Located in a pretty fishing village cradled in fjords, this hotel operates during the school year as a technical college with boarding facilities. The area offers boat tours and an interesting World War II history museum. This hotel features 29 rooms with private bathrooms.
Hotel EDDA, Egilsstadir ** (Open Jun 1 - Aug 21) Located in the charming “capital” of Eastern Iceland, this summer hotel operates during the school year as a high school with boarding facilities. The hotel features 52 rooms with private bathrooms, a restaurant with a beautiful view of Lagarfljot Lake. Swimming pool nearby.
Hotel EDDA, Eidar ** Eastfjords (Open Jun 12 - Aug 26) Located in the stunning and peaceful Eastfjords. The hotel was once an elementary boarding school but now operates as a summer hotel. Great walking paths and trout fishing in the area. Eidar offers 46 rooms with shared bathrooms.
Hotel EDDA, Storutjarnir *** (Northeast, between Akureyri and Husavik) (Open Jun 12 - Aug 21) Located near Godafoss Waterfalls and within easy range of Myvatn, Husavik whale watching, Jokulsargljufur National Park and Akureyri, this hotel offers 43 newly renovated rooms (21 with private bathrooms). There is also a swimming pool on site. During the year this is an elementary school for the region, with boarding facilities for older students.
Hotel EDDA, Akureyri *** (Open Jun 14 - Aug 23) Situated in the colorful center of Akureyri, this newly refurbished hotel is very close to the city's excellent swimming pool. During the school year, this hotel is part of the Akureyri Junior College campus. The hotel features 204 rooms (132 with private bathrooms).
Hotel EDDA, Laugarbakki ** West Iceland (Open Jun 12 - Aug 15) Located midway between Reykjavik and Akureyri in Western Iceland, this region offers great fishing, riding and many sites famous to Grettir's Saga. The land where the hotel sits was mentioned in Grettir's Saga. The hotel has 28 rooms with shared bathrooms. Swimming pool and sports hall nearby.
Hotel EDDA, Laugar *** Saelingsdalur (Open Jun 4 - Aug 29) Located in historic Budardalur, this hotel was once a boarding school but now operates solely as a hotel. It offers great access to Snaefellsnes, the new Settlement Center, and Erik the Red's restored home in an area rich in Saga history and folklore. The newly renovated hotel has 45 rooms (22 with private facilities). Swimming pool on site. Rooms with private bathrooms, phone and TV.
Hotel EDDA, Isafjordur ** Westfjords (Open Jun 12 - Aug 19) Located in the serene, spectacular Westfjords, this hotel is located in Isafjordur town, a good base for enjoying bird watching, Dynjandi Falls, Vigur Island and Latrarbjarg bird cliff. The hotel operates as the boarding school for Isafjordur Junior College during the school year. It offers 40 rooms, with private bathrooms. All rooms have TV (local station), radio, alarm clock, telephone and hairdryer.
Price
All rates are per person, per night and include breakfast, tips and taxes.
Child rates: One Child 11 and under sharing room with 2 adults pays $15 per person. Due to small room size, children usually sleep on a mattress on the floor.
