Hotel Isafjördur - Torg
About this stay
Ísafjörður is built on Eyri, an L-shaped spit of sand in Skutulsfjörður, with mountains on three sides and the open water of Ísafjarðardjúp on the fourth. Hótel Torg sits on Silfurtorg, the square where the town's main streets meet, so shops, cafés and the harbour are a few minutes away on foot. Choose your room by its window: standard and triple rooms face the Pollinn inner bay or Ísafjarðardjúp towards Snæfjallaströnd, while deluxe rooms take in the square as well as the fjord. Downstairs, LOGN serves food and drinks, with a daily happy hour from 16:00 to 18:00 in summer. Boats to the island of Vigur and to the roadless Hornstrandir reserve leave from the town harbour, and the airport is a short taxi ride away.
- On Silfurtorg, the central square, a few minutes' walk from the harbour
- Rooms facing Pollinn or Ísafjarðardjúp and Snæfjallaströnd
- Lift to the upper floors and 24-hour reception
- LOGN restaurant and bar on site
- Free parking and pets accepted
Our take
Silfurtorg 2 is the address every walk through Ísafjörður passes, and Hótel Torg is the building on it: the kind of base where I would park the car on arrival and leave it there. Its strength is position, not size or style. From the door you reach the Vigur and Hornstrandir boats at the harbour, the West Fjords Heritage Museum in Neðstikaupstaður and the town's restaurants on foot, and a lift spares you the stairs with luggage. I would ask for a room facing Pollinn or Ísafjarðardjúp, since the fjord is the reason to be here. It is the wrong base if you want a hot tub under dark skies or a farm far from streetlights.
Why we love it
- Every boat trip from the harbour starts within walking distance
- A fjord view in every room category
- Restaurant and bar downstairs for nights when the weather turns
- Rated 8.3 across nearly 600 guest reviews
Why guests love itFor a family, the real asset of Hótel Torg is that nothing needs the car once you have arrived. Triple rooms sleep three, a lift reaches the upper floors, reception is staffed around the clock and parking is free, which counts after the long drive into the Westfjords. Children who like boats will enjoy the Vigur trip most: half an hour on the water, then a flat, grassy island with eider ducks and Iceland's only windmill. Hornstrandir is a different matter, a roadless wilderness for equipped hikers rather than young children. Pets are accepted, which is rare in town. The hotel has no pool or hot tub, so for an evening soak I would walk to Sundhöll Ísafjarðar, the town swimming pool.
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