The Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Iceland

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Are you deciding where to to stay for a weekend in Iceland? We've analyzed all of the hotels based on key criteria and have found the best options for a 3-day or 2-day trip. Whether you're with your family or on a romantic getaway, we've got the perfect weekend hotel in Iceland for you. These selected hotels offer affordable rates with top-notch amenities, comfortable and relaxing rooms, and prime locations for sightseeing and exploring for a perfect long weekend trip. From museums to scenic walks and outdoor adventures, there's plenty of things to do in Iceland over a weekend retreat. And when you're ready to refuel, these hotels are located near some of the best restaurants in the area. So why wait? Book your weekend getaway in Iceland at one of these top hotels and get ready to experience all that the area has to offer.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Northern Light Inn

Grindavik, Iceland
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $268 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Trip to Iceland
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa

Located at Blue Lagoon Road, Northern Light Inn has great rooms from $268 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, a fitness center, scuba diving, snorkeling, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only a short distance from the city center, visitors will especially love a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, hiking, mountain views, and child care at this convenient hotel. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Snorkeling
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Keflavik by Keflavik Airport

Keflavik, Iceland
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $126 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for the Ultimate 3 Days in Iceland
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Pets allowed

A great place to stay is Hotel Keflavik by Keflavik Airport which has nice rooms starting at $126. Offering skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Vatnsnesvegur 12-14. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, hiking, mountain views, and laundry services which weekend visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just a short drive from the city center. Everyone loves a good hot tub, and this one is really nice. It's also less than the average price for weekend trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Airport shuttle
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Horn

Isafjordur, Iceland
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $151 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for 2 Days in Iceland
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for weekend trip hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Hotel Horn to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $151. We loved that is has skiing, room service, snorkeling, a kid-friendly buffet, and breakfast, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 7.90 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Austurvegur 2. You'll also find hiking, mountain views, laundry services, golf, and a free breakfast which weekend travelers will love. And this comfortable hotel is just a quick trip from the center of town. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Horse riding
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave


Diamond Suites Keflavik

Keflavik, Iceland
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $818 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Weekend Getaway Hotel
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $818, Diamond Suites Keflavik, at Vatnsesvegi 12-14 provides room service, a water park, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 9.60 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers a kid-friendly buffet, laundry services, golf, city views, and a hot tub. It's located just a short distance from the city center, too. Having a water park here is a terrific addition, too.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Hot tub
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Odinsve

Reykjavik, Iceland
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $106 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Terrific Hotel for a Long Weekend in Iceland
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Hotel Odinsve has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, snorkeling, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $106 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Odinstorg. Furthermore, it also offers parking, hiking, laundry services, horse riding, and car rentals, which is nice for visitors. Just a short drive from the city center, this terrific hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Horse riding
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop


Siglo Hotel

Siglufjordur, Iceland
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $249 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Escape
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa

The great guest rating of Siglo Hotel is 9.50 out of 10. This place has skiing, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and hiking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $249, and it's located at Snorragata 3. We also love the mountain views, laundry services, golf, city views, and a hot tub which are great for weekend visitors. And since it's just a quick trip from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


CenterHotel Thingholt

Reykjavik, Iceland
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $163 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Option for a Weekend Retreat
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa

A cool place is CenterHotel Thingholt because it has great rooms that start at $163. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and breakfast, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Thingholtsstraeti 3-5. Only a short distance from the city center, weekend travelers will especially love laundry services, a free breakfast, a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, and a spa at this fun hotel.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Bicycle rental
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Coffee shop


Stracta Hotel Hella

Hella, Iceland
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $139 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel for a 3-day trip in Iceland
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa

Stracta Hotel Hella offers room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, a bar, and a kid-friendly buffet which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $139 (before taxes). It's located at Gaddstadaflotum 4 and has earned a guest rating of 8.20/10. This comfortable hotel is also nice because it offers breakfast, hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just a short drive from the city center. The kitchen in the room is great, because you can cook your own meals to save time and money. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Kjarnalundur

Akureyri, Iceland
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $176 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Trip to Iceland
  • Outdoor pool

Located at Kjarnalundur, Hotel Kjarnalundur has great rooms from $176 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, skiing, scuba diving, a bar, and hiking. It has a terrific 8.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find mountain views, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and golf which visitors will love. And this relaxing hotel is just a quick trip from the center of town. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Kitchen
  • Hot tub
  • Horse riding
  • Golf
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Ranga

Hella, Iceland
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $356 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for the Ultimate 3 Days in Iceland
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel Ranga which has nice rooms starting at $356. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, breakfast, and hiking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Sudurlandsvegur. Weekend visitors will really like this terrific hotel which also offers mountain views, laundry services, golf, a free breakfast, and a hot tub. It's located just a short distance from the city center, too.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Hot tub
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


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How much do hotels for a weekend visit cost in Iceland?

Iceland Average Weekend Trip Hotel Price
$154

Travelers to Iceland will have a large number of terrific weekend trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of weekend trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 167 weekend trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $154. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Iceland.

The average prices of our suggested weekend trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $818
  • 4-star hotels: $167
  • 3-star hotels: $146


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