Accommodation
24 twin en-suite rooms in separate houses with a private entrance. One double room and one family room that share a bathroom, as well as eight twin rooms for sleeping bag accommodation in a larger building that used to be a schoolhouse. Free Wi-Fi. Laundry facilities. Campsite. Cooking facilities. Open from May 1st through September 30th.
Board
There’s a restaurant at the hotel, as well as a bar. Free coffee for all guests.
Service and recreation
Icelandic handicraft on display and sold at the hotel. Guests can also purchase fishing permits for trout fishing at a nearby lake, as well as in mountain lakes in the region. Quad rental. Varied hiking routes. An interesting district museum at Hnjótur (12 km / 7.5 mi). Horse rental (13 km / 8 mi). The nearest town, where you can find a supermarket, a swimming pool and various other services, is Patreksfjörður (50 km / 31 mi).
The proper puffin at Látrabjarg
All who stay at Breiðavík are here for one reason – to explore Europe’s largest bird cliff, Látrabjarg. It’s a magnificent and mysterious place, a birdwatcher’s promised land and a true treat for photographers. Breiðavík is ideally located. To reach the cliffs, drive 12 km (7.5 mi) and then walk along the cliff. The 14-km-long (8.7 mi) cliff towers 444 metres over sea level where it’s highest. Millions of seabirds nest here, including, remarkably, almost 40% of the world’s razorbill population. Puffins are also willing to pose for pictures, and sometimes they are so tame that you can pet them. However, tread carefully on the cliffs, as the ocean waves pound the shore far below.
Experience the sunset by a golden beach in Europe’s far west
Breiðavík is located in a small valley between creeks Kollsvík and Látravík, at the southern Westfjord’s far west. Beach Skeljalandsfjara is one of the creek’s striking features, where you can stroll up and down along the tranquil 6 kilometres of golden sand (3.7 mi) and enjoy the last rays of the evening sun. Hikers are almost spoilt for choice here. The hike over to creek Látravík is 8 km (5 mi), from where you can walk due south along a 5-km-long trail by the shore to the Bjargtangar lighthouse .
An interesting district museum and a heroic rescue by Látrabjarg
From Breiðavík, there’s a 12-km drive to Örlygshöfn at the southern shore of Patreksfjörður fjord, where you’ll find the Hnjótur district museum. It’s a unique museum that accurately depicts day-to-day life and strife during the 19th century and early 20th century. You’ll also see objects and relics from the heroic rescue of a British trawler that ran ashore by Látrabjarg in foul weather in 1947. Don’t miss the museum’s screenings of a truly unique documentary about the trawler rescue mission.
Hosts: Birna and Keran