2 Best Hotels in Sprengisandur Route, The Highlands

Open year-round and accessible via a paved road, Hrauneyjar offers hotel rooms and one of the only restaurants in the region. There are two hotel options: Hrauneyjar is more basic while nearby Hotel Highland is a little more upscale. Prices are significantly lower in the shoulder season between October and May. The restaurant caters to both hotel guests and visitors and offers local produce like lamb fillet and pan-fried arctic char. An attached grill offers a variety of cheaper burgers and grilled sandwiches with later opening hours. 

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.