6 Best Hotels in The Highlands, Iceland

An excellent place to stay by the Svartá river, this mountain hut operated by Íslandshestar has beds for 30 people and stable facilities for those traveling by horse. There is also a cozy café called Kaffi Kjölur selling food, beer, and wine. If you're staying the night, you'll need to bring a sleeping bag or you can rent one here.

Ferðafélag Akureyrar, or the Touring Club of Akureyri, operates mountain cabins by the Drekagil canyon on the eastern side of the Dyngjufjöll mountains (accessed by mountain route F88 from the north and F910 from the east). Huts provide sleeping-bag accommodations in shared rooms for up to 55 people. Simple facilities include toilets, showers, and a kitchen and dining area with stoves, pots, pans, glasses, and other utensils.

Ferðafélag Íslands (also known as the Iceland Touring Association) maintains this campsite and two mountain huts in the Nýidalur Valley. There are dorm-style sleeping-bag accommodations for up to 79 people and shared kitchen facilities. Book well in advance: Nýidalur is the most popular travel stop on the Sprengisandur route.

Located in the pretty Herðubreiðarlindir oasis off the main Askja route (F88), this lovely little cabin operated by the Ferðafélag Akureyrar (Touring Club of Akureyri) is around 60 km (37 miles) south of Hrossaborg. Book in advance for a night under the cozy pitched roof, which sleeps up to 25 people with sleeping bags. Basic facilities include toilets, a kitchen, showers, and a dining area.

A large mountain cabin, Sigurðarskáli provides basic sleeping-bag accommodations for up to 75 people, as well as toilets, showers, cooking facilities, and a campsite.

Not to be confused with the mountain hut of the same name in the north by Jökulsá í Fjöllum, this two-story crofter cottage was built in 1930 and is the oldest lodging operated by Ferðafélag Íslands (Iceland Touring Association); it's listed on their website under \"Hvítárnes.\" The second floor is said to be occupied by the ghost of a woman who prefers to haunt young men. The dormitory rooms sleep 30 people (sleeping bags required) with bunk beds downstairs and mattresses in the loft.