Cool: Hilton Hotel Opening In Remote Northern Iceland In August 2026

Glad to see you make an article about the hotel construction in my home town 🙂

I did 2 days in Northern Iceland back in 2021, flying now defunct Eagle Air to Husavik on a Jetstream 31 there and a Dornier 328 back to Reykjavik city airport (man was that ever a great little trip for a plane enthusiast!).

Akureyri is actually the largest city outside the capital area and has a pleasant downtown. Husavik also a very pleasant town and drivable from Akureyri. Recommended!

I'd've said... 'cold' ...Ben. In all seriousness, the more remote parts of Iceland really do need more accommodations. When we drove around the entire island about a decade ago, the far side was few and far between. Dettifoss is still one of my favorite sites, but, getting there from Reykjavik requires staying somewhere nearby, unless you're insane.

Too bad the location isn't just perfect to see the solar eclipse coming this summer. It's a few hours drive I think.

I haven't been to Akureyri but in 24' I went to the Westfjords and flew from Reykjavik city airport to Isafjrour(IFJ) in Iceland Air's lil Dash 200s and it was incredible!

I’m a little skeptical about the Curio brand in Iceland. I stayed at the Reykjavik Konsulat Curio last summer, and was a bit disappointed. The breakfast spread was basic, no eggs made to order, no one serving coffee, I had already told myself I would never stay here again as I plopped a couple of pieces of smoked salmon on my plate. I’ve been to Iceland three times, staying at Centerhotels, Fosshotels, homes, and hostels. At $600+ a night, The Konsulat just doesn’t cut it.

Location wise, Myvatn is a much better base to explore northern Iceland. Akureyri is a drive by town, though there was one Thai spot that did have beef (a rarity) on the menu. Akureyri Backpackers also has excellent chicken curry nachos.

I wouldn’t necessarily call Akureyri “remote Northern Iceland.” It is a major city.

Luckily for Tom Deuce (Also known as "The Delta Dunce", sometimes known as Uncle Tommy "DrunkenD" Dumbass, Delta flies to Reikjavik! Which is of course the capital of the iceland. Which is good otherwise Dumm would have a "very severe case of Delta Deranagement Syndrome' which is symptomized by "excessive nonsensical comments", "blatant stupidity" and "a nasty habit of making totally stupid comments" - All of the are quotes by The Scientists who have it "very thoroughly", with Tom being Patient Number One ! Perhaps he's need a vacation and some time to relax !

And you have a case of TDDS. Here's a tip: Don't give him the attention he craves. Ignore him. Don't reply. And certainly don't beclown yourself like this, it's pathetic.

I can't imagine the hotel being good enough to justify the price tag. There's plenty of much more reasonably priced options in that area.

With a population of barely 20k people I wouldn't even call it a city, let alone a major one.

Akureyri is a great town- one of a handful of small cities in the north. A decent amount to do there and some cruises/expeditions are based from the deep water port there. Very scenic area, like most of the Icelandic coastline.

It takes a surprisingly long time to drive around Iceland, so for the serious explorers you need to move hotel bases. I was in Akureyri last year and loved it, would have stayed in this property if it was open then.

It's not the size that counts... heh.

It's a major city in the sense of having a full set of city things, a downtown, a shopping district, a deep water port, regional airport access, crossroads of area highways, etc. There's other noteworthy towns in northern Iceland but this is the most noteworthy. All small by "mainland" standards, of course.

I would also suggest measuring the size versus the local/national population - Iceland only has ~400K residents.