Best Remote Stays Near Vík í Mýrdal
Vík í Mýrdal's remote stays sit far enough from the village's one main street to feel genuinely apart from it, spread across farmland and coastline rather than clustered around the church. Hotel Katla by Keahotels and Volcano Hotel both sit a short drive from the center with hot tubs or bar-lounges as their evening anchor, while Vík HI Hostel and Skammidalur Guesthouse lean into a quieter, more secluded setting despite the hostel's proximity to the church itself. All four suit travelers who came to Vík for space and quiet rather than village convenience, trading a walk to Reynisfjara for open farmland or ocean views.
Remote & secluded · Vík í Mýrdal in numbers
Remote & secludedVolcano Hotel
Remote & secludedSkammidalur Guesthouse
Remote & secludedHotel Katla by Keahotels
Remote & secludedVík HI Hostel
Stays in Vík í Mýrdal
Hotel Katla by Keahotels sits nine minutes by taxi from Víkurfjara Black Sand Beach with a hot tub, spa, restaurant and bar built in, positioning it as a self-sufficient stop rather than a village-adjacent hotel. Volcano Hotel, a cozy and secluded property with down-to-earth rooms and a bar-lounge, sits six minutes by taxi from Dyrhólaey, close to two hours and fifty minutes from Keflavík.
Vík HI Hostel, described as casual and secluded, offers basic dorms and private rooms with a guest kitchen and cafe-bar nine minutes' walk from Vík í Mýrdal church, close enough to town for a walk but built around independent, self-catering stays rather than restaurant dinners. Skammidalur Guesthouse, a secluded guesthouse with a communal kitchen and sea and hill views, sits nine minutes by taxi from Dyrhólaey and offers a farmhouse-style remoteness distinct from the hostel's village-edge setting.
Vík's remote properties reflect the emptiness of the land around the village more than the village itself, since Route 1 through town is short and everything past it opens onto farmland, lava fields or ocean. Guests who choose a remote stay here are usually less interested in walking to a restaurant than in having the landscape mostly to themselves, whether that means a hot tub with nobody else in sight or a hostel kitchen shared only with a handful of other travelers.