ION City Hotel offers a tranquil refuge within walking distance of Reykjavík’s bustling cultural quarter. Inside one instantly feels transported to the pristine countryside of this otherworldly isle of fire and ice. Amid the nature inspired backdrop of wide-plank, weathered wood paneled walls sits a glacier-like front desk, whose white mass stands in stark contrast to the field of black “lava” tiles it rests upon.
A profusion of natural light streams through the expansive guest room windows with sweeping views of the North Atlantic sea and snow-capped mountains to the north, and dazzling city views to the south.
Rooms are smartly appointed with furniture fabricated from materials and colors that both reflect and connect with each picture postcard view. North facing window seats, for example, are upholstered in blue echoing the view of the Atlantic, while red, south-side sofas resonate the city’s ruddy hue.
Each private bath features geothermal hot water sourced from the surrounding natural springs. Accent walls of obsidian rock and sand murals conceived by Minarc principal and artist Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir pay homage to Sprengisandur, a forbidding inner desert plateau whose ancient road cuts a pass between the Hofsjökull and Vatnajökull glaciers, and complete the nature inspired Icelandic experience.
Experience the natural wonders of Iceland without leaving the city of Reykjavík. Escape to the ION City Hotel.
