Dalakot Búdardal
About this stay
Búðardalur is the small service village of Dalir, on Route 60 between the Ring Road and the Westfjords, and Dalakot stands at Dalbraut 2, about 100 metres from its centre. The guesthouse has nine rooms sleeping up to 19 people; some share bathrooms, so read the room name before booking. A breakfast buffet is served each morning, there is a shared lounge, and parking and WiFi are free. The ground-floor restaurant and bar serve mostly pizza and burgers, which matters in a region with very few places to eat. Eiríksstaðir, the reconstructed turf longhouse at the farm of Eiríkur the Red in Haukadalur, is about 20 km away by Route 586, and the Sælingsdalslaug pool at Laugar about 20 km north.
- Dalbraut 2, about 100 m from Búðardalur's centre
- Nine rooms for up to 19 guests
- Breakfast buffet and shared lounge
- Restaurant and bar serving pizza and burgers
- About 20 km from Eiríksstaðir and Sælingsdalslaug
Our take
Dalbraut 2 puts Dalakot in the middle of Búðardalur, and its restaurant is the practical reason to stop: in Dalir, an evening meal on the same premises is worth a lot. I would book it as a one-night stop between Snæfellsnes or Borgarnes and the Westfjords, or as a base for Eiríksstaðir, the longhouse of Eiríkur the Red in Haukadalur. The 8.4 average across 354 reviews fits a simple village guesthouse with nine rooms. Know what you are getting: the kitchen leans on pizza and burgers, some rooms share bathrooms, and Búðardalur is quiet in the evening. Travellers who want a private bathroom should check the room type carefully.
Why we love it
- Dinner on site in a region with few restaurants
- A practical halfway point toward the Westfjords
- Rated 8.4 across 354 guest reviews
Why guests love itDalakot works for families on a road trip toward the Westfjords who need one easy night. The restaurant downstairs solves dinner with food children rarely refuse, the breakfast buffet covers the morning, and parking is free at the door. For a day with children, Eiríksstaðir, about 20 km away, brings the Viking age to life with costumed guides inside a turf longhouse, and the Sælingsdalslaug pool at Laugar is about 20 km north. The drawbacks: some rooms share bathrooms, rooms are simple, and Búðardalur has little to do in the evening. I would treat it as a stopover, not a base for a week.
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