Best Cabin Stays in Reykjahlid
Reykjahlid's cabin stays sit inside or just off the lava fields that give the Myvatn area its distinctive, otherworldly look, four properties in total ranging from a chalet with its own private entrance to a modern kitchenette-equipped cabin styled for a couple. Route 1 runs directly through the village, roughly 95 km from Akureyri, and a cabin stay here suits travellers who want the landscape itself to feel like part of the accommodation rather than a view glimpsed from a hotel window. This guide compares the four cabin-style stays on privacy, kitchen access and distance to the geothermal Nature Baths.
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Lava fields as the actual view
Hlid Huts offers a one-bedroom chalet with its own private entrance in Hraunbrun, a short stretch off Route 1, with a shared kitchen and barbecue facilities covering meals rather than an in-room setup. The terrace and patio look directly over the lava field, and Myvatn Nature Baths sit 5 km away, a manageable drive for guests who want to alternate lava-field walks with a geothermal soak over a two or three-night stay. Free WiFi in the public areas and a picnic spot outside round out a setup built for quiet rather than convenience.
Hlid Hostel adds standalone timber cottages to its shared rooms, 500 metres from the lake shore, with a communal laundry room that matters for travellers mid-way through a longer Ring Road loop. Guests who want a cabin's privacy without a hostel's shared bathrooms should book the standalone cottage option specifically rather than the shared rooms, since both are listed under the same property, and the BBQ area outside tends to become the social hub most evenings regardless of which room type a guest ends up choosing for the night's stay.
Hlid Cottages sits on a camping site overlooking Lake Myvatn, with wooden-floor cottages that pair a private bathroom and terrace with, in some units, a kitchenette and flat-screen TV. Krossdalur Golf Course is 500 metres away, an unexpected bonus for guests who packed clubs, and the geothermal Nature Baths are just 2.7 km off, among the shortest distances of any cabin stay in the area. A small on-site grocery store and a shared breakfast room cover the basics without a drive into the village most mornings of a longer stay booked around the lake.
Aska, Modern Cabin takes a different approach entirely, a one-bedroom apartment styled as a contemporary cabin with a fully equipped kitchenette and a terrace guests consistently mention for the views over the surrounding lava. It suits a couple wanting privacy and self-catering over the shared facilities at Hlid Huts or Hlid Hostel, with bike hire available for the 5 km ride to the Nature Baths on a clear day, and free private parking covering arrivals by car after a long Ring Road drive from Akureyri or the east fjords further along the loop.
The lava fields around Reykjahlid give the area its name and its texture, twisted volcanic rock studded with birch scrub that a cabin, unlike a standard hotel room, sits genuinely inside rather than merely overlooking. That proximity is the entire appeal of a cabin stay here: a short walk from the door leads straight into terrain that took shape during historic eruptions, still visibly raw compared to the softer landscapes further south on the island.