Sleeping pods now available in Iceland's Westman Islands

Futuristic sleeping in the Westman Islands.

Futuristic sleeping in the Westman Islands. Photo: Hamar Guesthouse

With growing tourism to the Westman Islands, new facilities become available. The latest of these are Japanese-style sleeping pods, which only recentlly appeared in Reykjavik. 

At the Hamar guesthouse in the Westman Islands, forty sleeping pods will be on offer later this month. The pods fit one person and offer a television and electrical plugs. 

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"Originally we had intended to install bunkbeds but the pods are much more comfortable for tourists, each one has a television and a plug for their computer or cellphone," says one of the owners, Svava Gunnarsdóttir. 

A night in a pod will set you back ISK 6-7,000 (approx €34-40). 

Photo: Hamar Guesthouse

The Westman Islands are off the south coast of Iceland.

The Westman Islands are off the south coast of Iceland. Árni Sæberg

The Westman Islands- famous for their beauty - and their …

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