Accommodation

Rooms with private bathroom. Room sizes range from double / twin rooms to family rooms with four beds (with the option of two additional beds). There are also two rooms that sleep three (possible to add an extra bed to the larger room). One room has a private entrance, and two share an entrance, cooking facilities and fridge. Two bedrooms are specially designed for easy wheelchair access. There’s a hot tub and free Wi-Fi at the guesthouse.

 
Board

The restaurant Lamb Inn is in a converted barn, where guests can enjoy the chef’s speciality, traditional Icelandic lamb courses. You can also order various fish courses, such as cod and char, along with other quality courses made with local ingredients. Homemade bread is served during breakfast.

 
Service and recreation

The old Öngulsstaðir farm (dating back to about 1830 – 1840) is also a museum, where you can experience the past (open during summer). Hike around the countryside, along valleys and up mountains, or head to one of the two horse rentals (Kátur by Kaupangur, 5 km / 3 mi and Uppsalir, 3 km / 1.8 mi). For golf, head to the nine-hole par-3 course by Þverá (2 km / 1.2 mi). There is a swimming pool in Hrafnagil (5 km / 3 mi). The restaurant Silva nearby, in Syðra-Laugland, only serves vegetarian and raw-food courses and is open during the summer. The Cowshed Café in Garður (700 m / 0.4 mi) is also an interesting visit. If you want to add to your Christmas ornaments, visit the Christmas park (Jólagarðurinn) in Slétta, just north of Hrafnagil (6 km / 4 mi). For winter sports, Hlíðarfjall ski area that overlooks town Akureyri comes highly recommended (18 km / 11 mi). Akureyri is also the nearest town, where you’ll find shops and supermarkets, restaurants, bars, museums and various tourism services (10 km / 6 mi).

 
Northern Lights at your doorstep!

Iceland is one of the best places in the world to see the Northen Lights. On clear, crisp winter nights in Iceland, you can experience the Aurora dancing magically across the sky. Seeing the Northern Lights would be the cherry on top on top of your winter trip in Iceland. You can maximise your chances of seeing the Northern Lights by staying at a Northern Lights friendly accommodation. Being Northern Lights friendly means they offer some extra services in regards to the Northern Lights. We let you know the  chances of spotting the Northern Lights in the evening and we also have an exhibition of pictures of the Aurora. Our guest can enjoy free cofee, tea, hot chocolate and cookies while looking at the sky.

 
Much to do in both summer and winter

The valley, colloquially known as Eyjafjörður, continues on from the head of the eponymous fjord and is about 60 km long (37 mi). It’s quite densely populated, enjoys good weather and is a prosperous farmland. You can easily circumnavigate the countryside from Öngulsstaðir. Pass farm Möðruvellir on the east side, cross a bridge over river Eyjafjarðará, and continue along on the west side, on to Akureyri. After a nice tour around Akureyri’s centre, return along the fjord’s head on the east side, and then south along the row of farms until you reach Öngulsstaðir.

 
Iceland’s most popular ski area – country charm and northern lights

Akureyri is the largest town in Iceland outside the capital and is in a beautiful setting. A modern town, there is no shortage of interesting museums, art galleries, restaurants, shops, clubs and bars. Overlooking the town is Hlíðarfjall, Iceland’s most popular ski area (a 20-minute-drive from Öngulsstaðir). Lamb Inn is therefore a very good location for skiers and winter sports enthusiasts who want to relax in a hot tub by the guesthouse and enjoy the countryside (and, with any luck, the northern lights) after a fun day on the slopes. You can even store your equipment at the guesthouse.

 
Lake Mývatn – whale watching – the herring town – an Icelandic turf house

As previously mentioned, Lamb Inn is a good choice if you want to tour the neighbouring regions. Lake Mývatn and the surrounding spectacular nature are only 70 km (43.5 mi) away, and you can stop by one of Iceland’s better-known waterfalls, Goðafoss, on your way there. Húsavík, a town famous for whale watching, is 97 km (60 mi) away. If you drive along the Eyjafjörður’s west coast, you’ll reach town Siglufjörður in 89 km (55 mi). This town was the “herring capital” of Iceland in the early 20th century and is now a popular tourist stop. The local district museum Laufás on the fjord’s east coast is a lovely visit (34 km / 21 mi, where you can walk through a grand Icelandic turf house (open during summer).

Hosts:  Matthew, Aurora and Jóhannes Geir.