Harbour View Cottages Grindavik

Name: Harbour View Cottages Grindavik
Address: Grindavík

Self-catering cabins over Grindavík harbour, five minutes from the Blue Lagoon

Best forTravellers staying near the Blue Lagoon who follow the alertsCouples arriving at or leaving from KeflavíkSelf-caterers who want a harbour view

Grindavík, Grindavík

Coastal

About this stay

Staying at Harbour View Cottages Grindavik means waking up to expansive sea and mountain views from your private cottage. These comfortable units are designed for families and couples, featuring fully equipped kitchens for self-catering, private bathrooms, and modern amenities like a TV and free WiFi. The outdoor spaces are a real highlight, with a sun terrace and patio perfect for enjoying the fresh coastal air. Children will love the playground, and the picnic area offers a lovely spot for outdoor meals. The setting provides a peaceful retreat while being conveniently located for exploring the Grindavik area.

Cabins overlooking Grindavík harbour
About five minutes by car from the Blue Lagoon
Kitchen and private bathroom in each unit
Sun terrace, picnic area and playground
Free parking

Our take

Harbour View Cottages are cabins at Austurvegur 26 overlooking Grindavík harbour, each with a kitchen, a private bathroom and sea views, and the Blue Lagoon is about five minutes away by car behind Mount Þorbjörn. Grindavík is not an ordinary village: it was evacuated in November 2023, and the Sundhnúkur craters north of town have erupted repeatedly since, most recently in July 2025. The town reopened to the public in October 2024, and the government's revised risk assessment of 22 September 2026 judged the risk acceptable provided monitoring, warnings and evacuation plans work. I would book it only after reading SafeTravel the week you travel, and accept that an evacuation can come at short notice.

✓Check safetravel.is and the Suðurnes police notices before you go and again on arrival: access to Grindavík can change with each eruption alert.
✓Stay on roads and marked paths: authorities warn that open ground in and around Grindavík that has not been inspected can still hide crevasses.
✓The Blue Lagoon is about five minutes by car; booking an early or late slot lets you combine it with an evening at the cabin.
✓Keflavík airport is close enough for a first or last night, but have a fallback booking elsewhere on Reykjanes in case an alert closes the town.

Why we love it

Private cottages with sea and mountain views
Family-friendly amenities including a playground
Fully equipped kitchens for self-catering
Comfortable and modern accommodation

Why guests love it
The cabins themselves are simple and practical: a kitchen, a private bathroom, a TV and WiFi in each unit, a sun terrace, a picnic area, a children's playground and free parking, with the fishing harbour below. The context is what matters. Grindavík lives with a volcanic system that has not been declared finished, and in October 2024 the police said the town was not a place for children; the September 2026 assessment now gives a basis for residents and schooling under strict safety conditions. Families should decide with the latest official notice in hand rather than on the playground. For couples who follow the alerts and want the Blue Lagoon close by, it is a calm harbour base. Guests rate it 8.8 across 702 reviews in our data.

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