Urdartindur Guesthouse And Cottages

About Urdartindur Guesthouse And Cottages

Urðartindur is a family-run guesthouse, cottage rental and campsite at the head of Norðurfjörður on the Strandir coast of the Westfjords, about as far up the coast as the road goes. Its fields run down to a black sand beach, and the Kálfatindar ridge (646 meters) fills the view to the east.

People come here for the quiet, and few places in Iceland that you can reach by car feel this far from everything else. Urðartindur guesthouse rooms look out over the fjord and the mountains. Two small cottages built in 2010 each have a kitchen, a private bathroom with shower and a veranda with its own barbecue.

The campsite covers three zones totaling more than 10,000 square meters, two with electric hookups and a third left without power for anyone who wants the calmest corner. Campers get bathrooms with hot water, dishwashing sinks and a shared kitchen with an oven, stove, fridge and coffee machine, plus gas barbecues and a washing machine. There are no showers at the campsite and no dryer.

The 2026 rate is 2,200 ISK per adult with children 15 and under free and lodging tax included, while electricity is 1,200 ISK a night and the EV charger 2,500 ISK per use. The campsite is open from May 15 to September 30, takes drop-in guests and allows dogs on a leash.

Krossneslaug, the geothermal pool on the shore beyond the village, is about 3 km away, and Kaffi Norðurfjörður serves food less than 1 km from the guesthouse. On the way in you pass Trékyllisvík, where the Kört heritage and craft house in Árnes displays local artifacts and sells handicrafts.

Getting here is part of the trip. Norðurfjörður sits at the end of Route 643, a long, narrow gravel road north from Hólmavík past Djúpavík, so allow around 2 hours for that stretch and fill up with gas and groceries in Hólmavík. Check the official road-conditions map before you set out, especially early or late in the season.