Akureyri City Center Travel Guide
Tourist Guide





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.
Activities

Whale Watching from Downtown Akureyri
Our pick of the best Akureyri City Center Hotel Deals

Centrum Hotel
"We booked the suite for a week and we were quite happy with our choice. The room was new and welcoming. The only caveat was that the listing on Expedia mentioned a tv and there was none. While not a huge deal, it is still annoying. They offered free breakfasts to make up for it, which was appreciated. ..."
Reviewed on 18 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
"Really appreciated first class laundry facility. Kitchen well equipped, lovely spacious modern apartment. Only problem was the dreadful bed - no proper mattress, just a kind of soft non-supporting topper. Both of us awoke with back pain."
Reviewed on 18 Apr 2026

Hotel Norðurland

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.


