Southeast Iceland
With a lovely, view-filled lobby lounge and terrace, the well-located harbourside Edda makes a decent choice. All the neat, no-frills rooms have a bathroo…
Must-see hotels in Scandinavia
Skåne
A rustic beam here, a 17th-century wall there: this hotel has a pleasing sense of pervading history. Opposite the cathedral, its pale-toned rooms are a…
Western Finnmark
There are two Scandic hotel options in Honningsvåg, and the Bryggen is the newer. It has tidy, contemporary rooms that could be a little larger, but they…
Uppsala
Named after one of Odin’s Valkyrie maidens, Hotel Svava, right opposite the train station, is a comfortable top-end business-style hotel with renovated,…
Central Jutland
Just 200m north of the tourist office is this petite, family-owned gem, with 10 fresh, pristine-white rooms. A sweet courtyard garden and small restaurant…
Lofoten
This wonderful clifftop campground, just south of the village, has flat, grassy pitches between the rocks, just big enough for your bivouac. Cabins too…
Iceland
Verdant Herðubreiðarlindir has an information office staffed by summer wardens, a campsite and the 30-bed Þorsteinsskáli hut, a cosy lodge with showers …
Akureyri
Íbúðir has a choice of six quite luxurious apartments ranging in size (the largest sleeping eight). With a central location and balconies with town views,…
Malmö
By a little beach, this camping ground is in the shadow of the Öresund bridge, about 5km southwest of the centre of town: take bus 4 from Gustav Adolfs…
Bodø
At this waterside campground, 3km from the centre, cabins are particularly well equipped. There's an attractive grassy area with picnic tables exclusively…
North Iceland
Serene and seafront: what's not to love? Two beautifully tranquil cottages, one standard-house shaped and one shaped like a wooden barrel, perch on the…
The Westfjords
The friendly, simply styled Sandafell hotel has immaculate rooms in the village centre. Dinner (served daily 6pm to 9pm) might feature chilli (3200kr),…
Southeast Iceland
A newly built complex of 20 smart, minimalist rooms – all with splendid views – and sweet management. Seljavellir is a first-class choice, found opposite…
The Westfjords
The decor in the 12 cosy rooms in this excellent little B&B is smart and modern, but is rather upstaged by the gorgeous fjord and mountain views. There's…
The Westfjords
Pitch a tent on this grassy, level, fjord-side campsite and you'll wake up to mountain views. It's right beside the town swimming pool, which means you…
The Golden Circle
This simple, modern hotel is part of the vast Geysir Center and offers tidy rooms, some with good countryside and Geysir views. There's also a hot tub,…
Greater Reykjavík
Overlooking the otherworldly sculptures of the Víðistaðatún park, this basic hostel in a glass and concrete building has stylish decking and good…
Bornholm
One of the island’s true charmers, Jantzens offers smallish but supremely cosy, stylish rooms in a handsome period building. Some rooms have sea views,…
Clarion Collection Hotel Grand
Bodø
At the central Grand, all rooms have parquet flooring and a prim but vaguely old-world air. Rates include both breakfast and light-buffet dinner, and…
Bohuslän
Friendly, casual Hotell Nautic has a beachy feel and bright, simple rooms decked out in blues and creams. A couple have balconies with great sea views. A…
Reykjanes Peninsula
Sleek, clean and simple is the order of the day at this residential-area B&B on the main drag out of town. It has a hot tub. Free airport transfers…
The South
This broad building offers six-bed dorms that share a living area and kitchen, and studios (sleeping up to four) or one-bedroom self-catering apartments …
Southern Norway
The nearest campground to Kongsberg is this low-key forested site, 14km northwest along the Rv37, with 10 huts and plenty of room for plenty of tents. To…
The Westfjords
The comfortable, traditional rooms of this welcoming guesthouse feature homey decor. Bathrooms are shared, and there’s a TV lounge, barbecue and good…
Nordland
These lovely, wooden, ochre-hued rorbuer (fisher's cabins) have fine views, simple furnishings and a blissful sense of isolation. Each one has a kitchen…
North Iceland
Homey Básar is right next to the air strip and has peaceful views of the bluffs and wide open ocean. Sleeping-bag accommodation is possible, and there is…
Sweden
Publishes a free annual booklet on farmhouse accommodation (B&B and self-catering), in anything from rustic luxury hotels to cottages to working farms,…
Iceland
Stay near Laugafell at the Ferðafélag Akureyrar hut, with 35 beds, a kitchen and a magnificent, geothermally heated, natural swimming pool. There’s a…
The Westfjords
A playful exuberance pervades fjord-view Stekkaból, from the up-cycled wood furniture, to the barbecue deck built into the hillside and the alfresco…
Lappland
This hostel is a boon for self-caterers, with a large, well-equipped guest kitchen, and the added bonus of a gym and sauna. There's a good ICA Nära…
Snæfellsnes Peninsula
This sparkling new family-run guesthouse smack in the centre of town offers minimalist, cool-toned, comfortable rooms with swanky bathrooms, and one has a…
North Iceland
Grand, new two- and three-bedroom apartments fill the 'Old School' and fully equipped kitchens make it easy to self-cater. The perfect chance to pretend…
Western Finnmark
Appealing, self-catering log cabins that each have two bathrooms and sleep eight people – this could just be the perfect base for those in a group who are…
Lappland
Pitch your tent down by the river, or park yourself up inside a Sami-style kåtor (traditional dwelling), or choose a simple cabin at this place about a…
Snæfellsnes Peninsula
This hotel in a renovated wing of a Catholic monastery and hospital complex offers well-maintained modern rooms, some with private bathrooms and flat…
Svítan Guesthouse & Apartments
Reykjanes Peninsula
Choose from simple rooms or fully furnished apartments at this centrally located building. Rooms have kitchen and terrace access, and some have private…
The South
Family camping complex northwest of Hella, with cooking facilities, swimming pool and hot-pots (adult/child 900/400kr). Electricity 1000kr. Find it on Rte…
Bornholm
Tent camping is allowed in summer in a small field at the northern end of Christiansø, but limited space means it can be difficult to book a site. There's…
The Westfjords
Run by Ferðafélag Íslands (FI), and attached to the lighthouse of the same name on the east coast, this hostel sleeps 40 and has a kitchen, drying room…
The South
A sheltered green space just a minute's walk from Hvolsvöllur's shops and restaurants. Laundry facilities (300kr per wash) and showers (400kr) on-site…
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