★★★3-star stay

Ytri Vik cottages

Fjord cottages eight minutes from the Hauganes sea baths

Best forFamilies on an Eyjafjordur loopCouples wanting a hot tubSea bath fans near Hauganes

Svalbarðseyri

Cabin

About this stay

Ytri Vik sits further up the Eyjafjordur shore than most of the stays booked under Svalbardseyri, closer in practice to the fishing village of Hauganes and its geothermal Beach Baths than to Akureyri across the water. The eight-minute taxi ride to those baths makes a soak-then-sleep routine easy, and the property's own hot tub covers the nights when a second trip out feels like too much after a full day on Route 1. Rooms are pitched at families, with kid-friendly billing and free parking taking the stress out of arriving after dark with children still awake. The thirty-minute run to Akureyri Airport is the longest transfer among the fjord's cabin stock, a fair trade for the quieter, more coastal setting near Hauganes rather than the busier roads closer to town.

Hot tub on site
Kid-friendly
Free parking
Near Hauganes sea baths

Our take

This suits families or couples building a slower Eyjafjordur loop around Hauganes rather than treating Svalbardseyri as a one-night Ring Road stop. The combination of a private hot tub and a short ride to the public sea baths gives two very different ways to soak within the same stay. Anyone flying in and out of Akureyri on a tight schedule should weigh the thirty-minute airport transfer carefully, since it is longer than most alternatives closer to town.

✓Book the sea baths at Hauganes for the same evening as check-in, the eight-minute taxi ride makes it an easy pairing.
✓Bring swimwear for both the property's hot tub and the Beach Baths, you will likely use both within one stay.
✓Allow extra time for the airport run if flying out early, the thirty-minute transfer is longer than other stays on this stretch.

Why we love it

Eight minutes from the geothermal Beach Baths at Hauganes
Private hot tub alongside the public sea baths option
Kid-friendly rooms with free parking included
Quieter fjord setting away from central Akureyri traffic

Why guests love it
Ytri Vik is a three-star set of cottages on the Eyjafjordur shore, eight minutes by taxi from the geothermal Beach Baths at Hauganes and about thirty minutes from Akureyri Airport. The property lists a hot tub, free parking and Wi-Fi, and its rooms are kid-friendly. Guests rate it 9.2 across 134 reviews. I would choose it for a family or couple on a slower fjord loop, not for a rushed one-night stop.

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4.6

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