Stays in Bíldudalur

Bíldudalur is a small fishing village on the south shore of Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords, about 375 km from Reykjavík by roads 60 and 63, and it rewards a summer visit far more than a winter one. Its own sight, the Icelandic Sea Monster Museum, opens only in the summer season, roughly from late May or June to the end of August or mid-September depending on the year, and on request outside it. The other draw is Dynjandi, the tiered waterfall at the head of the fjord. We list two stays. Harbour Inn, scored 8.9 out of 10 over 439 guest reviews, is a family-run guesthouse in the village with shared bathrooms and breakfast each morning. The Guesthouse at Dynjandi Falls, scored 9.4 over 154 reviews, is not in Bíldudalur at all: it sits on the north shore of Arnarfjörður near Hrafnseyri, with a private beach, shared bathrooms and a shared kitchen, so it is the better pick if your next stop is Ísafjörður. Both have shared bathrooms, which matters if you expected an en-suite. In winter, the road north was transformed in October 2020, when the 5.6 km Dýrafjarðargöng tunnel replaced the gravel Hrafnseyrarheiði pass that was often closed by snow, but the route still crosses the Dynjandisheiði mountain pass. I would only plan Bíldudalur between November and March with a flexible day and a check of umferdin.is each morning.