588 - Hólmur in Mýrum

588 - Hólmur in Mýrum
  • Farmers guesthouse
Total number of beds: 16
  • Cat I - The rooms are simple, comfortable and adequate. The beds are made and rooms cleaned daily. Clean towels are supplied. Guests have access to communal sitting room. Breakfast included
  • Sleeping bag
  • Credit cards accepted (Visa/Euro/Mastercard)
  • Internet access
  • Non-smoking area either in all or part of the facilities of the farm
  • A working farm, where traditional farming is pursued at commercial level
  • Birdwatching
  • Marked walking trails or guided tours
  • Farm animals shown to guests
  • Meals are available if booked in advance.
Accommodation in an old charming house with 6 double rooms. Also 2 double rooms at the farmhouse. Breakfast, and dinner upon request. Cooking facilities offered 16.09. - 31.05.
 
The restaurant and bar is in an old rebuilt cowshed, where coffee, cakes and light meals are offered during the day time and meal in the evenings.
 
Domestic animal petting zoo at the farm. Good view to the glacier Vatnajökull. Great hiking options in the neighbourhood e.g. to and in front of Fláajökull glacier. Near the farm is an active birdlife. Good location for sightseeing tours for the South-East (Vatnajökull, Jökulsárlón and Lónsöræfi).

Short evening trips from Hólmur to the coast organised by the farmer.

Open: All year, except Christmas and New Year.

Farm animals:  Sheep, horses, rabbits, cat, dog, hens, ducks and guinea pig.

Next village/Swimming pool/Golf/Shopping/Glacier museum:  Höfn 33 km
 
 
How to find?        
Hólmur in Mýrum is by road no. 1, between Höfn and Skaftafell.
 
Distance from Hólmur:
Höfn: 33 km.
Jökulsárlón: 48 km.
Skaftafell: 105 km.
Kirkjubæjarklaustur: 170 km.
 

Hosts Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir, Magnús Guðjónsson