Hotels With In-Room Hot Tubs in Iceland

Genuine private tubs

Hotel Ranga's deluxe rooms have private hot tubs on individual decks facing the Ranga river — geothermal water, real privacy from neighbours because the decks are staggered. Ion Adventure Hotel's Northern Lights Bar wing has a few rooms with private tubs, though the standard rooms share the Lava Spa. Torfhus Retreat near Selfoss puts a private geothermal tub on the deck of every turf-house suite; it is expensive but the design and privacy are unmatched.

Umi Hotel between Vik and Skogafoss offers premium rooms with private outdoor tubs facing open pasture — no other buildings visible. Frost and Fire in Hveragerdi has a small number of suites with private tubs. Blue Lagoon Retreat Hotel has in-suite geothermal pools in the top tier of rooms, drawing directly from the lagoon aquifer.

Almost-private and shared

Hotel Husafell's cottages have shared hot tubs between two or three units, which is fine if you are travelling with friends and less good if you want silence. Fosshotel Hellnar on Snaefellsnes has an outdoor tub complex where you might get it to yourself in shoulder season but rarely in summer. Silica Hotel has a private guest-only lagoon rather than in-room tubs.

Skip any listing where 'private hot tub' turns out to mean a shared tub with a booking sheet on the door. Ask directly whether the tub is attached to your room and only your room. If the answer takes more than one sentence, it is shared.