Hotels with hot tubs in Iceland
Steaming outdoor hot tub with a lava field beyond
Ten Icelandic stays where a geothermal soak is part of the room rate, ranked by heat, view and how quickly you can get from bed to bubbles in under 60 seconds.
The genuinely great ones
Silica Hotel at the Blue Lagoon is the obvious splurge ($650 a night) with its private milky lagoon, but Hotel Husafell in the west ($420) actually beats it on tub quality — three tiered geothermal pools looking at Langjokull glacier and no day-trippers after 8pm. Ion Adventure Hotel near Thingvellir ($380) has a long, low outdoor pool that steams into the moss like a bad sci-fi film. Book the north-facing rooms for aurora from the water.
Mid-range picks that punch up
Frost and Fire in Hveragerdi ($220) sits on a hot river — you literally hear it hissing from the deck tubs. Fosshotel Myvatn ($240) has hot pots facing the lake and is a five-minute drive from Myvatn Nature Baths. In the east, Wilderness Center near Egilsstadir ($180) does a wood-fired barrel tub with sheep for company. Skip the Reykjavik chain hotels claiming hot tubs — most are lukewarm indoor plunge pools that don’t count.
Before you book
What people ask before booking Reykjavik.
No — at all ten hotels above, hot tub access is included with the room. Silica and Retreat also include a Blue Lagoon entry once per stay.
Yes. Icelandic hotels run geothermal tubs year-round; -15°C air and 40°C water is the whole point. Bring flip-flops for the walk out.
