Hotel Edda Laugar í Saelingsdal

In a lush grassy valley, surrounded by low mountains, the hotel offers peace and tranquillity in the heart of the Icelandic countryside.

With the mountains offering seclusion, this hotel is ideal for getting away from it all in Iceland’s beautiful countryside. In the County of Dalir (Dalasýsla), north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, the hotel offers comfortable, spacious, clean accommodation at reasonable rates and is a great base for exploring the local area. Enjoy the area’s natural beauty, the serenity of the hotel’s location and marvel at Iceland’s magnificent scenery.

Rooms: 45

Hotel Chain: Hotel Edda

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Hotel Facilities

General

Restaurant – Bar – 24-Hour Front Desk – Non-Smoking Rooms – All Public and Private spaces non-smoking

Activities

Games Room – Hot Tub – Hiking – Outdoor Swimming Pool – Outdoor Swimming Pool (seasonal)

Services

Bicycle Rental

Internet

Wi-fi is available in public areas and charges are applicable.

Guest Parking

Free public parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed).

Hotel information

The hotel’s restaurant serves traditional local specialities alongside international favourites and has a capacity of 80.

Adjacent to the hotel is a campsite and a modern, outdoor swimming pool with open-air heated jacuzzi.

Area information

The Dalasýsla Folk Museum at Laugar is also very nearby.

Laugar means Warm Springs and the name comes from two springs that provide water at a temperature of 60°C. Icelandic sagas mention a bathing pool at Laugar and traces of ancient structures are still visible at one of the springs, which is now largely covered by a landslide. This site is believed to have been the old bathing spring. The other spring is now used to heat local buildings and the swimming pool at Laugar.

The beautiful Icelandic countryside around Laugar is wonderful for excursions, either by car or on foot. An easy walk from Laugar takes you to Tungustapi, a rocky outcrop which, according to folklore, is an elven church.

At Eiríksstaðir in Haukadalur there is a replica of a Viking farmstead built to commemorate Eiríkur (Erik) the Red, settler of Greenland, and his son Leifur Eiríksson (Leif the Lucky), who discovered America around 1000 AD.

Laugar is one of two farms in the Sælingsdalur valley. The other, Sælingsdalstunga, was the home of Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir, one of the protagonists of Laxdæla saga. Traces are still visible of a church built at Sælingsdalstunga by the chieftain Snorri, who lived there before Guðrún.

Important information

Although all rates are quoted in EUR, please note that charges will be made in ISK according to the exchange rate on the day that the charge is made.

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