Akureyri City Center Travel Guide
Akureyri
Visit Akureyri City Center
Popular places to visit
Hof - Cultural Center and Conference Hall
Whether you are attending a conference or want to be entertained by music, theater or art, this waterfront building has it covered.
Akureyri Church
Marvel at the stained-glass panel and the huge pipe organ that are among the treasures of this modern church that towers over the city.
Forest Lagoon
You can take time to visit Forest Lagoon during your travels to Akureyri. Discover the area's northern lights views and shops.
Akureyri Botanical Garden
Explore the great outdoors at Akureyri Botanical Garden, a lovely green space in Akureyri. While in this walkable area, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.
Hlidarfjall
Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Hlidarfjall during your travels in Akureyri. While you're here, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.
Centre for Visual Arts
Enjoy an outing to Centre for Visual Arts during your stay in Akureyri. Discover the northern lights views in this walkable area or seek out the horse riding.
Things to do
Whale Watching from Downtown Akureyri
Cruise Tour Godafoss and Myvatn Lake and Baths Small Group
Lake Mývatn & Goðafoss Waterfall from Akureyri Port
Goðafoss Waterfall Tour from Akureyri Port
Akureyri Shore Excursion Godafoss Waterfall and Botanical Garden
Top hotels in Akureyri City Center
Centrum Hotel
"It was not a good check in experience. Also the hotel doesn't offer free parking as mentioned in their listing."
Reviewed on 27 May 2026
Hotel Kea by Keahotels
"I booked a triple room with Expedia and the listing says: three twin beds. Hotel Kea gave me: two twin beds and a sofa bed... If i wanted a sofa bed i could have booked anywhere else... When we told Hotel Kea our rooms were incorrect they said there was nothing that they can do. Maybe there was some ..."
Reviewed on 7 May 2026
K16 apartments
"아이슬란드 9박했는데. 넘버1숙소입니다 가장넓고 깨끗하고 tv 냉장고 오븐 인덕션 세탁기 건조기 전자레인지 없는것이 없어요 가장완벽한숙소입니다 냉장고 없는곳도 많은데 정말 최고의 숙소입니다"
Reviewed on 27 May 2026
Hotel Norðurland
"Great location in the center of town. Clean efficient rooms. Decent, included breakfast."
Reviewed on 25 May 2026
Lava Apartments
"Great location, clean. Would be nice to have laundry facilities available."
Reviewed on 12 May 2026
Hafnarstræti Hostel
"Great hostel, perfect location, very clean with plenty of bathrooms (which we were concerned about after reading other reviews). Staffless check-in worked fine. Oh, and excellent free coffee! Only complaint is that the pod was too warm, with no way to control the temperature apart from a fairly ineffective ..."
Reviewed on 18 Feb 2026
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Other neighbourhoods around Akureyri City Center
Oddeyrin
While there might not be top attractions in Oddeyrin, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Hof - Cultural Center and Conference Hall and Akureyri Botanical Garden.
Giljahverfi
While there might not be top attractions in Giljahverfi, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Akureyri Botanical Garden and Hof - Cultural Center and Conference Hall.