News Tagged with “Hotels”

Red Dot Awards Architects of Hotel by Blue Lagoon

11 Jul Basalt architects and Design Group Italia recently received a Red Dot Award in the category Best of the Best - a coveted design award – for their design of the hotel The Retreat at Blue Lagoon

Vincent Tan to Buy Icelandair Hotels

8 May Icelandair Group is finalizing the sale of an 80 percent stake in its subsidiary Icelandair Hotels.

Ásgeir Eiríksson next to the silage tower which was built in 1957.

Old silage tower turned into apartment hotel in South-Central Iceland

2 Aug An old silage tower on the farm of Klettar in Gnúpverjahreppur, South East Iceland has been turned into an apartment hotel on four floors.

Police Shut Down Adam Hotel

24 Jul The operation of Adam Hotel on Skólavörðustígur, downtown Reykjavík, was shut down by police yesterday afternoon.

The hotel will be constructed into the mountain thus merging with the landscape.

Mountain baths to open in South Iceland

17 May 2018 A new bathing area and hotel named Fjallaböðin in Reykholt, an area of geothermal heat in South Iceland, is set to open with construction beginning next year.

Íslandshótel will be building a five storey hotel in Lækjargata.

A new hotel for Lækjargata, one of Reykjavik city centre's main streets

12 Apr 2018 The office of the Reykjavik Building Inspector has accepted an application from the Íslandshótel hotel chain to build a five storey hotel with 103 rooms in Lækjargata 12 and adjacent building in Vonarstræti which will be rebuilt.

The new Reykjavik EDITION starts to rise in Reykjavik city centre

6 Apr 2018 The new Reykjavik EDITION hotel has started to rise next to Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre.

Hotel Húsafell in the National Geographic

26 Feb 2018 Hótel Húsafell in Borgarfjörður, West Iceland, has made a National Geographic list of Unique Lodges of the World.

The view from Fosshótel Reykjavik is across the bay, surrounding mountains and Reykjavik harbour.

Rooms with a view: The new Fosshótel Reykjavik

9 Sep 2017 With large, comfortable, modern rooms, this recent addition to the Fosshótel chain in Reykjavik offers a perfect getaway for couples, families, groups of friends or business associates.

Historic building gets a new lease of life as a hotel

9 Aug 2017 In recent months, Hafnarstræti 17 in the city centre of Reykjavik has been rebuilt. It's to become a part of the Reykjavik Consulate Hotel run by Icelandair.

The famous Sandholt bakery is on the left hand side and the hotel is located in the entire row of buildings.

New luxurious hotel opens in historic building in city centre

29 May 2017 A new boutique hotel, Sandhótel, opens on Thursday in seven adjoined buildings on Laugavegur offering 53 rooms. Between the buildings is a new square where people can enjoy snacks from the famous Sandholt bakery next door.

With the rise of tourists to Reykjavik, plenty of new hotels are rising on Laugavegur.

Over 200 new hotel rooms for Laugavegur this month

26 May 2017 The new hotels opening on Reykjavik's central shopping street, Laugavegur, means that over 200 new hotel rooms will be available in this popular shopping street. At no other time in history such a rapid change has been noted on Laugavegur.

Þingvangur is preparing to build numerous high rise buildings on this plot of land.

A new district for Reykjavik next year

19 May 2017 Construction company Þingvangur intends to build a new 200 thousand square metre district in Laugarnes in Reykjavik, with construction beginning next year.

Hveravellir are known for the stunning colours.

Drastic changes planned at Hveravellir, in the Icelandic highlands

14 Mar 2017 There will be drastic changes to the scene of the Hveravellir highland nature reserve, known for its hot springs, over the next few years. Old buildings will be demolished and new buildings, a hotel and other lodging facilities for up to 120 people, will rise on the boarder of the nature reserve.

The hotel will rise on the corner of Suðurlandsbraut and Grensásvegur.

New gigantic hotel opens in Reykjavik's Skeifan quarter

5 Jan 2017 A new four star hotel is being built on the corner of Suðurlandsbraut and Grensásvegur with 300 rooms therefore becoming the second largest hotel in Iceland, with the Fosshótel on Höfðatorg in the financial quarter being the largest.