Reykjavík
22 places to stay. A night costs from about 100 €.
A night is usually cheapest in April (about 175 €) and most expensive in August (about 365 €). It is usually warmest in July, at about 15 °C during the day.
Reykjavík is the capital of Iceland. Above the city centre stands Hallgrímskirkja, a Lutheran church whose tower can be seen from far away. The National Gallery of Iceland shows Icelandic art. Safnahúsið, originally built as the national library, is now part of the National Museum.In the Höfði house, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met in 1986. On the Öskjuhlíð hill stands Perlan, opened in 1991 on top of hot-water tanks and with a viewing platform. The Árbær open-air museum grew out of a former farm.
About 40 kilometres east lies Þingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004. On the Reykjanes peninsula near Grindavík is the Blue Lagoon geothermal pool.
Places to stay in Reykjavík
Places to stay
22
One night
from about 100 €
One night: cheapest place to stay, typical night for 2 people across the year. As of November 8, 2026.
When to visit Reykjavík
The next twelve months, November 2026 to October 2027. Clicking a month opens the search for the lowest price we found; you can change the dates there.
| Month | High temp. | Rain days | Water temp. | Night approx. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 2.0 °C | 16 | 6.4 °C | 210 € 90 to 660 € |
| December 2026 | 0.4 °C | 18 | 5.0 °C | 205 € 90 to 505 € |
| January 2027 | 0.3 °C | 19 | 4.3 °C | 180 € 95 to 270 € |
| February 2027 | 0.6 °C | 18 | 4.0 °C | 220 € 100 to 300 € |
| March 2027 | 2.0 °C | 18 | 4.0 °C | 215 € 100 to 480 € |
| April 2027 | 5.4 °C | 17 | 4.8 °C | 175 € 95 to 460 € |
| May 2027 | 9.3 °C | 16 | 6.7 °C | 210 € 95 to 355 € |
| June 2027 | 12.8 °C | 15 | 9.4 °C | 305 € 140 to 760 € |
| July 2027 | 14.5 °C | 15 | 11.2 °C | 355 € 160 to 715 € |
| August 2027 | 13.4 °C | 16 | 11.5 °C | 365 € 160 to 1,005 € |
| September 2027 | 10.1 °C | 18 | 10.2 °C | 290 € 160 to 545 € |
| October 2027 | 5.6 °C | 16 | 8.3 °C | 220 € 150 to 365 € |
Weather: long-term average 1991 to 2020 from the climate atlas of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5-Land, water temperature ERA5), grid cell near the centre of the destination; rain days are days with more than 1 mm of precipitation. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026), CC BY 4.0.
Prices per night for 2 guests as the search shows them: on four Saturdays per month, for the shortest possible stay (3 nights, otherwise one week), across all places to stay. Shown from 10 places to stay with a price. As of October 27, 2026.
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Hallgrímskirkja
Hallgrímskirkja (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhatl̥ˌkrimsˌcʰɪr̥ca], Church of Hallgrímur) is a Protestant Lutheran (Church...
Icelandic Phallological Museum
The Icelandic Phallological Museum (Icelandic: Hið íslenzka reðasafn [ˈhɪːð ˈistlɛnska ˈrɛːðaˌsapn̥]), located in Reykja...
Perlan
Perlan (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpʰɛrtlan]; English: The Pearl) is a natural history museum in Reykjavík, Iceland. It...
Höfði
Höfði (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhœvðɪ]) is a house in Reykjavík, Iceland, built in 1909, and best known as the locatio...
National Museum of Iceland
The National Museum of Iceland (Icelandic: Þjóðminjasafn Íslands, [ˈθjouðˌmɪnjaˌsapn ˈistlan(t)s]) is a museum in Reykja...
National Gallery of Iceland
The National Gallery of Iceland (Icelandic: Listasafn Íslands [ˈlɪstaˌsapn ˈistlan(t)s]) is an art museum in Reykjavík w...
ICGV Óðinn
ICGV Óðinn is a decommissioned offshore patrol vessel formerly operated by the Icelandic Coast Guard. She is the oldest...
The Settlement Exhibition
The Settlement Exhibition Reykjavík 871±2 (Icelandic: Landnámssýningin) is an exhibit run the Reykjavik City Museum in...
Árbæjarsafn
Árbæjarsafn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈaurˌpaiːjarˌsapn̥]) is the historical museum of the city of Reykjavík as well as...
Reykjavik Art Museum
Reykjavik Art Museum (Icelandic: Listasafn Reykjavíkur [ˈlɪstaˌsapn ˌreiːcaˌviːkʏr̥]; founded in 1973) is the largest vi...
Safnahúsið
Safnahúsið (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsapnaˌhuːsɪθ], meaning "the Culture House"), but called "the House of Collections...
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
The Reykjavik Maritime Museum (Icelandic: Sjóminjasafnið í Reykjavík [ˈsjouːˌmɪnjaˌsapnɪð i ˈreiːcaˌviːk]), formerly Vík...
Aðalstræti 10
The house at Aðalstræti 10 is a former commercial building in the city centre (Miðborg) of Reykjavík. Built in 1762, it...
Rauðhólar (Reykjavík)
The Rauðhólar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈrœyðˌhouːlar̥]) are remnants of a cluster of rootless cones in Elliðaárhraun [...
Imagine Peace Tower
The Imagine Peace Tower (Icelandic: Friðarsúlan [ˈfrɪːðarˌsuːlan], lit. 'the peace column') is a memorial to John Lennon...
Einar Jónsson Museum
Listasafn Einars Jónssonar is an art museum on Skólavörðuhæð in Reykjavík. The museum building is called Hnitbjörg. The...
Reykjavík Cathedral
Reykjavík Cathedral (Icelandic: Dómkirkjan í Reykjavík; Danish: Reykjavik Domkirke) is a cathedral church in Reykjavík,...
Christ the King Cathedral (Reykjavík)
Landakotskirkja (transl. Landakot's Church), officially named Basilika Krists konungs (transl. The Basilica of Christ th...
Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík
The Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík (English: The Free Church in Reykjavik) is a Lutheran church independent from the Church of I...
The Sun Voyager
The Sun Voyager (Icelandic: Sólfar [ˈsouːlˌfaːr̥]) is a sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason, located next to the Sæbraut roa...
Statue of Leif Erikson (Reykjavík)
Leifr Eiricsson, sometimes called the Leif Eiricsson Memorial, is a statue of Norse explorer Leif Erikson created by Ame...
Öskjuhlíð
Öskjuhlíð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈœscʏˌl̥iːθ]) is a hill in the centre of Reykjavík, Iceland. It is 61 metres (200 f...
Arnarhóll
Arnarhóll (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈa(r)tnarˌhoutl̥]) is a hill next to the centre of Reykjavík, Iceland's capital cit...
Úlfarsfell
Úlfarsfell (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈulvar̥sˌfɛtl̥]) is a mountain in the municipality of Mosfellsbær in the Reykjavík...
Reykjavík Botanic Garden
Reykjavík Botanic Garden (Latin: Hortus Botanicus Reykjavikensis, Icelandic: Grasagarður Reykjavíkur [ˈkraːsaˌkarðʏr ˈre...
Háteigskirkja
The Háteigskirkja stands east of the old town of Reykjavík. It was built in 1957–1965 by Halldór H. Jónsson. Immediately...
Elliðavatn
Elliðavatn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈɛtlɪːðaˌvahtn̥] , "Elliði's lake") is a lake in Iceland. It is situated in the ar...
Rauðavatn
Lake Rauðavatn is a lake on the eastern side of Reykjavík, north of Elliðavatn. The Route 1 ring road passes the lake to...
Fjölskyldu- og húsdýragarðurinn
Fjölskyldu- og húsdýragarðurinn, roughly “Family and Domestic Animal Zoo”, is an amusement park and small zoo in Laugard...
Reynisvatn
Reynisvatn is a lake on the eastern side of Reykjavík, east of Grafarholt og Úlfarsárdalur. The lake is a popular fishi...
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