Best Budget Stays in Bíldudalur
Budget stays in Bíldudalur, a village on Arnarfjörður reached via Route 60 in the West Fjords, come down to two guesthouses rather than a wide price range: a beachfront property near Hrafnseyri and a family-run B&B in the village centre. Neither lists a price here, but both keep costs down the way most West Fjords guesthouses do, through shared bathrooms and shared kitchens rather than hotel-style extras, which suits a traveller working through the region on a longer, cost-conscious loop rather than a single splurge stop. Both stretch a tight budget further than a hotel room closer to Reykjavík would.
Petit budget et pension · Bíldudalur en chiffres
Shared facilities, fjord views included
Simple family rooms, parquet floors and shared bathrooms keep costs down at The Guesthouse at Dynjandi Falls, set beside a private beach area on Arnarfjörður near Hrafnseyri that costs nothing extra to use. A shared kitchen and lounge let budget travellers cook rather than rely on the village's limited dining options after dark, and free private parking removes one more cost from a stay already built around the basics rather than added extras. The beach itself remains the one genuine upgrade a tighter budget still gets here, at no extra charge over the room rate itself.
Breakfast is included each morning at Harbour Inn - Guesthouse, a family-owned B&B in the village of Bíldudalur itself, which covers one meal without extra spending on the daily budget for a two-person or family trip. Free WiFi and a communal TV lounge round out a stay built around basics rather than amenities, and Bíldudalur Golf Course sits 1.7 km away for those who want a low-cost activity between longer stretches of driving. Nothing here pushes the daily spend much beyond the room and fuel for the next leg of the trip.
Both properties skip the private bathrooms and hotel-style services that add cost elsewhere in Iceland, which is standard for guesthouses this far into the West Fjords rather than a compromise specific to Bíldudalur itself or its two options. Travellers used to shared facilities at other West Fjords stops will find the same setup here, with the trade-off being the fjord views neither property skimps on despite the lower cost of a room this far from Reykjavík and the capital's higher prices. That trade-off is standard across the region rather than a shortfall unique to either property here.
The village itself adds no extra cost to a budget stay: the Icelandic Sea Monster Museum sits a two-minute walk from Harbour Inn - Guesthouse, and the private beach at the other property is reachable on foot without a taxi or a further drive to reach it. For a budget stop between longer legs of the West Fjords loop, Bíldudalur covers a place to sleep, a place to cook, and a free walk to the shore, with little left to spend on beyond fuel and the road ahead toward the next stop.
Bíldudalur is a working fishing village on Arnarfjörður where accommodation stays modest by design, guesthouses rather than resorts, and the fjord itself is the free part of the stay.