Hótel Búðir

Lava field country inn

The inn feels like a remote coastal homestead, where guests watch Atlantic storms roll in over drams of single malt.

“Its location is utterly magical. Sitting on a remote peninsula a two-hour drive from Reykjavík, it has the sea behind it, a lava field in front.”

What it’s good at

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Classic

Notable

A 1940s culinary stop rebuilt in 2003, serving seasonal coastal feasts across generations.

Local

Notable

Dining on local Atlantic catch beside the protected Búðahraun lava fields and glacier.

Design

Listed

Timber interiors and wildlife prints in a rebuilt manor facing the sea.

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What they say

Michelin Selected

Michelin

Also in Condé Nast Traveler and AFAR.

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Its rooms are contemporary but fairly traditional in inspiration, with the exception of the modernist-inspired master suite; all are comfortable.

Tucked away

Lively Central Quiet Secluded

A place apart: the property is the destination.

The historic black church of Búðakirkja is the only neighbor, with mossy lava fields giving way to yellow-sand beaches.

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The rooms

Rooms are painted in chocolate and cream and hung with antique wildlife prints. Windows look out across the mossy lava.

Restaurant

Veitingastaðurinn á Hótel Búðum

Tables with white linens look toward the estuary and mountains. The kitchen serves fresh catch from nearby fishing villages.

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The restaurant is simply decorated with wooden tables and chairs, lace curtains, traditional paintings, and— the main draw aesthetically— huge windows.

At the table

The teal-tiled bar pours cocktails and craft beer, and the lounge looks out across the sea.

How it began

Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness wrote here facing the glacier. The original 1948 lodge burned down in 2001 and reopened two years later.