The Glacier House
[ 64° 00′ 59″ N, 16° 58′ 00″ W ]
Glacier-view lodge
The Glacier House sits alone on the old outwash plain between the mountains and the sea, positioned so that each suite looks directly up an outlet glacier of Europe's largest ice cap.
Inside, it is all warm timber, wool and stone. Floor-to-ceiling glass frames the ice by day and, on clear winter nights, the aurora above it.
It is our base for ice caves in winter and glacier hikes in summer, with the glacier lagoon a short drive east.
Region: Vatnajökull & the Glacier Lagoon
Suite amenities
- Floor-to-ceiling glacier-view windows
- Underfloor geothermal heating
- Rain shower and deep soaking tub
- Aurora wake-up call on request
- Outdoor hot tub on a private deck
- Library of maps, field guides and photography books
A closer look
Highlights
Daily activities
Journeys that stay here
The Ring Road,
Privately
From US$18,500Summer
A full circle of Iceland with a private driver-guide: waterfalls, ice, fjords, craters and the far north.
Aurora
& Ice Caves
From US$15,400Winter
Northern lights over the glaciers and the blue ice caves beneath them, with certified guides only.
Fire & Ice
by Helicopter
From US$24,500All year
Volcanoes, glaciers and remote landings, with a helicopter on standby for the island's wildest places.