Half Board Holidays to Iceland

The strongest half board options in Iceland sit in towns where evening dining is established and day trips are easy to reach from the hotel.

• Reykjavik: Reykjavik offers the widest choice of hotel dining rooms in the country, and its compact centre means your breakfast and dinner are always within walking distance of the harbour and the historic quarter. The city is the natural base for the Golden Circle and Snaefellsnes day trips, which keeps your board arrangement simple. We rate it highly for half board because you can eat in-house on most nights and still reach excellent restaurants on the nights you want to go out. It is exactly the brief our Reykjavik holidays deals are built around.
• Akureyri: Akureyri is the largest town in North Iceland and sits on Eyjafjordur, where a short walk takes you from the hotel to the town centre and the harbour. Hotels here serve breakfast and dinner in a quieter setting than the capital, which suits guests who want a relaxed evening meal after a day of whale watching or a drive to Godafoss. The trade-off is a smaller range of restaurants, so half board is particularly sensible here.
• Husavik: Husavik is a small harbour town and the base for whale watching tours in North Iceland, with the town centre close to the harbour. Half board works well here because the evening restaurant choice is limited, so having dinner included removes the need to search for a table after a long day on the water. Breakfast is typically early to suit boat departures, which is worth checking before you book.
• Stykkisholmur: Stykkisholmur is a peaceful town on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula with a harbour that serves as the base for boat trips to Breidafjordur bay. Its hotels are small, so half board is well suited to guests who prefer to eat at their accommodation and enjoy the slower pace of the town. The main limitation is that dining options outside the hotel are few, so an included evening meal is a practical choice.
• Vik: Vik is a small village on the south coast along the Ring Road, a long drive from the capital, and it is best known for its black sand beach and coastal scenery. Accommodation here tends to be modest, and the nearest supermarket and restaurant choice is limited, which makes half board a sensible way to avoid driving for dinner after a day of waterfall visits, the same kind of considered planning our Iceland Adults Only Holidays are built around. We recommend pre-booking the evening meal for this village, as seating can be limited during the summer season.