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Arbaer Outdoor Museum is an open-air collection of old town houses in Reykjavik, gathered to show how everyday life once looked in the city. Its lawns and timber buildings sit within easy reach of the centre, so the old quarter feels close at hand.
Ordered by walking time, then star rating and guest score. Times are estimates from each hotel's map position (straight-line distance plus a quarter for streets, at 5 km/h); check the route before you go.
Apartment S31 is the closest place to Arbaer Outdoor Museum on this list, 390 m and a 6-minute walk from the site. The 3-star apartment has free car parking, which suits guests arriving by car, and wheelchair access. Its position makes it a simple base for stepping over to the open-air museum whenever you like.
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Family apartment is 410 m from Arbaer Outdoor Museum, about 6 minutes on foot, so the old buildings are within a short stroll. The layout includes a kitchen for meals in, free Wifi and free car parking. The name says family, and the combination of kitchen and parking fits a group visiting the museum with a car.
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Room for share is 1.3 km from Arbaer Outdoor Museum, roughly a 19-minute walk. Air conditioning and free Wifi are listed alongside free car parking, so guests can drive to the museum or leave the car and walk. It suits travellers who want a straightforward room at a moderate distance from the site.
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Rooms for Share sits 1.3 km from Arbaer Outdoor Museum, a 19-minute walk or a short drive with the free parking available nearby. A lounge, family rooms, a kitchen and internet access make it workable for groups or longer stays. The museum is close enough to visit on foot without being right at the gate.
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Luxurious apartment in Reykjavík is 1.3 km from Arbaer Outdoor Museum, about a 20-minute walk. It is a 4-star apartment with free car parking and free Wifi. The distance keeps Arbaer within an easy stroll while putting you in a Reykjavik address with the comforts of a higher-class stay.
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Ubak Guesthouse is 1.5 km from Arbaer Outdoor Museum, a walk of around 22 minutes. Family rooms, a kitchen and free Wifi are listed, and there is free car parking. The guesthouse format and family rooms make it a good fit for visitors who want to reach the open-air museum without staying in a large hotel.
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Luxury House with Ocean View is 1.6 km from Arbaer Outdoor Museum, roughly 24 minutes on foot. Free car parking and free Wifi are provided, and the name points to the outlook from the house. It suits guests who prefer a house-style stay and do not mind a slightly longer walk to the museum.
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Cozy Appartment Free Parking No Wifi is 1.9 km from Arbaer Outdoor Museum, about 28 minutes on foot. The 4-star apartment lists a kitchen and free Wifi, and parking is free, which helps if you plan to drive to the museum or into central Reykjavik. It is a roomy option for a couple or small family.
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Apartment R23 is 1.9 km from Arbaer Outdoor Museum, a walk of around 29 minutes. The 4-star apartment offers free car parking and wheelchair access, so guests with a car can cover the distance quickly. It works well for those who want a self-contained base near the museum rather than in the centre.
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Óm Apartments is 1.9 km from Arbaer Outdoor Museum, roughly 29 minutes on foot. This 4-star property has free car parking, wheelchair access and free Wifi. The apartment setup suits guests staying several nights who want to visit the open-air museum and explore Reykjavik at their own pace.
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The closest hotels near Arbaer Outdoor Museum are walkable: Apartment S31 at 390 m and Family apartment at 410 m are both 6 minutes on foot. From about 1.3 km out, Room for share, Rooms for Share and Luxurious apartment in Reykjavík sit 19 to 20 minutes away, still an easy walk. If you arrive by air, a drive or taxi from the airport brings you straight to these addresses, and the free car parking at most of them makes an airport car hire practical.
Arbaer Outdoor Museum is an open-air museum in Reykjavik, gathering historic buildings from the city and countryside into a single walkable site where old houses, turf farmsteads and workshops show how Icelanders lived and worked in past centuries. Because the collection is outdoors, a visit is as much a stroll through a reconstructed old quarter as it is a museum visit, with the changing weather and light part of the experience. The museum sits in the Arbaer district, away from the downtown core, which makes it a quieter stop than the central museums and an easy one to combine with a look at this residential part of Reykjavik. Visitors come for the sense of an older Iceland assembled in one place, for the photography of the old buildings, and for the chance to see craft and farming traditions in the setting they belonged to. Hotels near Arbaer Outdoor Museum range from apartments a few minutes away to guesthouses further out, so you can choose how close you want to be to the open-air exhibits.
Apartment S31 is the closest hotel we list, about 6 min walk · 390 m from Arbaer Outdoor Museum in a straight line, in Iceland.
Yes: 2 of the hotels we list are within 1 km of Arbaer Outdoor Museum, about a 15-minute walk, and 2 are within 500 m. The closest is Apartment S31, 390 m away.
Apartment S31, Family apartment, Room for share list free parking on their own page. Check the hotel page for the details.
Hótel Heiðmörk has the best guest score of the hotels near Arbaer Outdoor Museum: 4.1/5 from 205 reviews, 2.6 km away.
None of the hotels we list within 1 km of Arbaer Outdoor Museum has 4 or 5 stars; the nearest 4- or 5-star hotel on this list is Luxurious apartment in Reykjavík, 1.3 km away.
Family apartment is 410 m away, about 6 minutes on foot, and includes a kitchen, free Wifi and free car parking. Ubak Guesthouse, 1.5 km away, lists family rooms alongside a kitchen and free parking. Rooms for Share, 1.3 km away, also has family rooms and a lounge.
Several do. Family apartment has a kitchen, as do Rooms for Share, Ubak Guesthouse, Cozy Appartment Free Parking No Wifi, Guesthouse Tunguvegur and Cosy one bedroom apartment in Reykjavík. These are useful if you want to prepare meals during a visit to the open-air museum.