Dalvík Hostel
Comfortable and cosy hostel, cottages and farmhouse in Dalvík, North Iceland
Gimli Hostel
Great location. Accommodation for up to 6 people. Shared facilities including bathrooms. Comfortable living space and good kitchen.
Vegamót Cottages
Cosy 15 sqm cottages for up to 3 adults (4 with kids). Simple cooking facilities and a bathroom w. no shower. Access to shared hot tub and barrel sauna.
Old Farmhouse
Over 100 year old house that fits 4 people. The space is 30 sqm and has been renovated in a beautiful old style with modern comfort.
Café Gísli, Eiríkur & Helgi
We are running a small café famous for its decorations and design. Homemade fish soup with homemade bread, coffee, cakes and alcoholic beverages.
About Dalvík Hostel
We, Bjarni and Heiða are a couple who have been running this family-owned company providing accommodation in our Dalvík hostel, Gimli, three cottages, and the “Old farmhouse” for over a decade. The cottages and the Old farmhouse are situated by our house Vegamót but Gimli is in the center of Dalvík.
We are ready to advise our guests on what to do while staying here or give any information needed for their journey. We also offer a pick-up (for an additional fee) from Akureyri.
We hope to be able to make your stay a very enjoyable one and we welcome you to our precious Dalvík!
Gimli Dalvík Hostel
Gimli Dalvík hostel is well located on the main street of Dalvík just above the harbour and the ferry terminal to Grímsey. We offer 7 rooms, single, twin/double, triple rooms and two big family rooms for 5 – 6 people. Shared facilities including bathrooms with showers. Good kitchen and a comfortable living room for guests to enjoy. Free wifi available on premises.
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Facilities
- Free wifi
- Towels/sheets for an extra fee
- Wardrobe or closet
- Comfortable beds
- Shared kitchen
- Shared bathroom w. showers
Gimli Dalvík Hostel
Gimli Dalvík hostel is well located on the main street of Dalvík just above the harbour and the ferry terminal to Grímsey. We offer 7 rooms, single, twin/double, triple rooms and two big family rooms for 5 – 6 people. Shared facilities including bathrooms with showers. Good kitchen and a comfortable living room for guests to enjoy. Free wifi available on premises.
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Facilities
- Free wifi
- Towels/sheets for an extra fee
- Wardrobe or closet
- Comfortable beds
- Shared kitchen
- Shared bathroom w. showers
Vegamót Cottages
We offer three cottages. Each cottage is 15 sqm and fits 3 persons (4 if kids are in the group). One cottage has three single beds but the other two have a double bed and a sofa bed each. Simple cooking facilities. There is a bathroom, but with no shower. Guests can shower in our hostel and at the local swimming pool nearby. Access to a shared hot tub and a barrel sauna. Free wifi available on premises.
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Facilities
- Free wifi
- Towels/sheets for an extra fee
- Wardrobe or closet
- Comfortable beds
- Simple cooking facilities
- Bathroom w. no showers (shower at the hostel)
- Shared hot tub and barrel sauna
Old Farmhouse
The Old Farmhouse is a 109 year old 30 sqm house that has been renovated in a beautiful old style with modern comfort. The house accommodates 4 people with a double bed in the living room and mattresses in the loft. Simple kitchen and a small bathroom with a shower. Access to a shared hot tub and a barrel sauna. Free wifi available on premises.
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Facilities
- Free wifi
- Towels/sheets for an extra fee
- Wardrobe or closet
- Comfortable beds
- Simple kitchen
- Small bathroom w. a shower
Old Farmhouse
The Old Farmhouse is a 109 year old 30 sqm house that has been renovated in a beautiful old style with modern comfort. The house accommodates 4 people with a double bed in the living room and mattresses in the loft. Simple kitchen and a small bathroom with a shower. Access to a shared hot tub and a barrel sauna. Free wifi available on premises.
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Facilities
- Free wifi
- Towels/sheets for an extra fee
- Wardrobe or closet
- Comfortable beds
- Simple kitchen
- Small bathroom w. a shower
Café Gísli, Eiríkur og Helgi
We are running a nice quaint café at Grundargata 1. The café is named after three brothers famous in our old folk stories. The café has become popular for its decorations and design. It’s old-fashioned with hundreds of items worth looking at.
We offer our famous fish soup with homemade bread, made from our local beer “Kaldi”, and of course coffee, cakes and alcoholic beverages.
Location & Activities
We are located in Dalvík up in north Iceland. Dalvík is a small fishing village surrounded by the valleys and the mountains of the Troll peninsula and the Arctic ocean only 65 km from island Grímsey and the Arctic Circle. Staying in Dalvík offers opportunities for many types of activities and interesting places to enjoy nearby.
In Dalvík municipality you'll find whale watching, an interesting folk museum, a microbrewery, a beer spa, a black sand beach, a nature/bird reserve, a horse rental, a ski area, and endless possibilities of ski touring in the winter time.
In Dalvík there is a nice local public swimming pool with hot tubs, steam baths, a gym, and many marked hiking trails of all kinds. Dalvík has a few places noted if guests want to get a good coffee or a meal - including our café/bar, Gísli, Eiríkur og Helgi.
We are only 45 km away from Akureyri and the domestic airport of Akureyri, 33 km up north we have Siglufjörður town, and Lake Mývatn is just over an hour's drive from Dalvík. Grímsey ferry leaves from Dalvík for a nice day trip, sailing takes 3 hours each way.
Whitewater Action (East)
Exciting rapids, mind-blowing scenery, and one of the most remote single-day settings on the planet make the East Glacial River Iceland's signature rafting trip!
Beer spa
Beer bath, where you bathe in both young beer and live beer yeast, without showering it of until some hours later, has an extremely powerful effect on the body and skin. This treatment is both cleansing for the skin and has a very positive effect on health
River Delta
A 3-hour horse riding tour to the glacier river delta where you arrive at the amazing waterfall Reykjafoss. In the amazing natural paradise of the river delta Héraðsvötn, you might be able to watch birds hatching or pick a handful of crowberries.
*Not suitable for beginners
100% Whale Watching
Enjoy a comfortable tour while observing the fantastic scenery, birdlife, and of course the diverse range of whale species of Eyjafjordur. Commonly, we see Humpback Whales, Minke Whales, Harbour Porpoise, and White Beaked Dolphins. If you’re lucky, you may even catch a glimpse of a Killer Whale or a Blue Whale!
Whale Watching (optional Sea Angling at end of tour)
Enjoy a comfortable tour while observing the fantastic scenery, birdlife, and of course the diverse range of whale species of Eyjafjordur. Enjoy a little sea angling on the return trip and have your catch filleted to take with you.
Off we go - riding tour
Spending a whole day traveling on horseback is truly Icelandic! While riding one of the horses, you will lead the other horse beside you and later on change. You will be enjoying the impressive panorama of the Skagafjörður mountains while tölting on nice and comfortable riding paths.
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