★★2-star stay

Reykhólar HI Hostel

A budget bed steps from the village cafe on Route 60

Best forBudget travellersWestfjords road-trip stopoversSolo drivers on a tight itinerary

Reykhólahreppur

Budget & guesthouse

4 min walk to Reykholabudin cafe

About this stay

Reykhólar HI Hostel occupies a straightforward two-star spot in the village of Reykhólahreppur, built for travellers moving through the Westfjords rather than settling in for an extended stay. Its HI network affiliation signals a no-frills, functional standard that keeps the nightly rate well below the countryside-hotel alternative in the same municipality. A four-minute walk covers the distance to Reykholabudin, the village cafe, which matters in an area with few other dining options after dark. Ísafjörður Airport sits roughly two hours and forty minutes away by road, a reminder that most guests arrive by car along Route 60 rather than by any faster route. The common spaces stay simple by design, suited to a traveller breaking up a longer Westfjords drive rather than looking for hotel-level amenities.

HI-affiliated budget hostel
Four minutes from the village cafe
On Route 60 for Westfjords driving
No-frills, functional standard

Our take

This suits budget travellers driving the Westfjords Way who want a clean, affordable bed rather than hotel extras, and who do not mind a short walk for meals. It works well as one link in a multi-stop itinerary along Route 60. Travellers wanting a restaurant on site, more privacy than a hostel setting typically offers, or quick access to an airport should book the countryside hotel elsewhere in the municipality instead, since this stay is built around cost and location, not amenities.

✓Book ahead in summer, budget beds along the Westfjords Way fill up fast
✓Walk to Reykholabudin cafe for meals, it is four minutes from the hostel
✓Fuel up before leaving, the next full-service town on Route 60 is a real distance away

Why we love it

Straightforward budget rate on a costly Westfjords route
Four-minute walk to the village cafe
HI network affiliation and traveller-focused setup
Direct position on Route 60 for onward driving

Why guests love it
We used this hostel as a one-night stop between longer driving days on the Westfjords Way, and it delivered exactly what we needed at that point in the trip: a clean bed and nothing to fuss over. The walk to the village cafe for dinner took four minutes each way, which felt easy after a full day on Route 60. There is nothing fancy about the rooms, but that was never the point of stopping here, and we were back on the road early the next morning.

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