Aurora Igloo North

Name: Aurora Igloo North
Address: Hvammstangi

Two-person glass domes in Víðidalur, North-West Iceland, with heating, curtains and no village lights around them

Best forCouples chasing auroras between late August and AprilOne-night stops on a North-West Iceland loopTravellers combining the Vatnsnes peninsula and Kolugljúfur

Hvammstangi, Hvammstangi

Northern Lights

About this stay

Aurora Igloo North sits at Víðihlíð in Víðidalur, in open farmland roughly 14 to 19 km from the village of Hvammstangi and 39 km from Blönduós, far from any town lighting. Each transparent dome measures about 15 square metres and holds an extra-large bed, heating, a small table with seating, and curtains for privacy, with a dividing wall between neighbouring domes. Bathrooms are shared, a few steps from the domes, with showers, towels and toiletries supplied. The shared kitchen has a fridge, oven, hob, microwave, dishwasher, toaster, coffee machine and kettle, and a restaurant stands 350 m away. Check-in is from 16:00 and check-out by 11:00, with free parking and Wi-Fi. Kolugljúfur canyon is 8 km south, and Hvítserkur, the sea stack on the Vatnsnes peninsula, about 30 minutes' drive north, with seal-watching spots and the Borgarvirki basalt fort in the same area.

Transparent 15 m² domes with an extra-large bed
Heating and privacy curtains in each dome
No town lights around the site in Víðidalur
Shared, fully equipped kitchen
Restaurant 350 m away
Kolugljúfur canyon 8 km south

Our take

Each dome is a 15 square metre glass bubble with an extra-large bed and heating, set in Víðidalur with no town lights for kilometres, so on a clear night between late August and April the sky above the bed is genuinely dark. That is the whole point, and it delivers it. The trade-offs are real: bathrooms are shared and a few steps away, which you will feel at 3 a.m. in January, and in June and July there is no darkness at all, so no auroras. Rated 9.3 across 98 reviews. I would book it for one night on a winter or shoulder-season loop through North-West Iceland, with the Vatnsnes peninsula the next morning.

✓Book between late August and April and check the cloud forecast on vedur.is the afternoon before: a glass roof under overcast skies shows nothing, while the open valley gives a clear view in every direction when it clears.
✓In June and July the sky never gets dark here; the curtains help, but treat a midsummer night as a glamping stay and bring an eye mask.
✓Shop in Hvammstangi on the way in: the shared kitchen is fully equipped, and the village has the last shops and fuel before the igloos.
✓Use the morning for the Vatnsnes peninsula: Hvítserkur is about 30 minutes north, Kolugljúfur canyon 8 km south, and the seal spots and Borgarvirki fort sit on the same loop.

Why we love it

A dark sky over the bed on clear winter nights
Vatnsnes, Hvítserkur and Kolugljúfur within a short drive
A shared kitchen with everything needed to cook

Why guests love it
This is not a family stay. Each dome sleeps two people in one extra-large bed, with no extra beds listed, and the bathrooms are shared and outside the dome. Two adults travelling with an older child would need two domes, and a family would spend much of the evening in the shared kitchen rather than together under the glass. Couples are the right fit: the domes are built for watching the sky from bed, with curtains and a dividing wall for privacy. For a family touring North-West Iceland, I would look for a guesthouse or cottage in Hvammstangi or Blönduós and drive out to a dark spot in Víðidalur on a clear night instead.

Guest reviews

4.7

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4.7

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