WELCOME TO MAGMA HOTEL

At Magma, the landscape is part of the stay. Lava fields, glacial rivers, moss-covered trails and wide Icelandic skies shape every moment, from mornings spent exploring to slow evenings by the fire.


This is a place designed to bring you closer to nature without leaving comfort behind. Thoughtful spaces, local flavours, and the quiet feeling of being exactly where you’re meant to be.


Not Far. Far Enough.

Turf-roofed timber cabins at Magma Hotel in golden autumn light by the lake, and the view from a cabin through floor-to-ceiling windows to the lake

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Our rooms

A warm place to land after wild days.

Thoughtfully designed rooms with tactile materials, deep rest, and views that keep changing. Comfortable, calm, and always connected to what’s happening outside.

Double or Twin Room at Magma Hotel with two made-up single beds, rose cushions and black reading lamps
Double or Twin Room

Quality double or twin beds

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Deluxe Double Room at Magma Hotel with a double bed facing floor-to-ceiling windows over the lake and autumn hills
Deluxe Double Room

Quality double bed

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Family Room at Magma Hotel with a seating area by a glass patio door looking out over the lake and golden grass
Family Room

1 King size quality bed, 1 quality single bed

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Our rooms

A warm place to land after wild days.

Thoughtfully designed rooms with tactile materials, deep rest, and views that keep changing. Comfortable, calm, and always connected to what’s happening outside.

Double or Twin Room at Magma Hotel with two made-up single beds, rose cushions and black reading lamps
Double or Twin Room

Quality double or twin beds

Explore room

Deluxe Double Room at Magma Hotel with a double bed facing floor-to-ceiling windows over the lake and autumn hills
Deluxe Double Room

Quality double bed

Explore room

Family Room at Magma Hotel with a seating area by a glass patio door looking out over the lake and golden grass
Family Room

1 King size quality bed, 1 quality single bed

Explore room

Our rooms

A warm place to land after wild days.

Thoughtfully designed rooms with tactile materials, deep rest, and views that keep changing. Comfortable, calm, and always connected to what’s happening outside.

Double or Twin Room at Magma Hotel with two made-up single beds, rose cushions and black reading lamps
Double or Twin Room

Quality double or twin beds

Explore room

Deluxe Double Room at Magma Hotel with a double bed facing floor-to-ceiling windows over the lake and autumn hills
Deluxe Double Room

Quality double bed

Explore room

Family Room at Magma Hotel with a seating area by a glass patio door looking out over the lake and golden grass
Family Room

1 King size quality bed, 1 quality single bed

Explore room

Our rooms

A warm place to land after wild days.

Thoughtfully designed rooms with tactile materials, deep rest, and views that keep changing. Comfortable, calm, and always connected to what’s happening outside.

Double or Twin Room at Magma Hotel with two made-up single beds, rose cushions and black reading lamps
Double or Twin Room

Quality double or twin beds

Explore room

Deluxe Double Room at Magma Hotel with a double bed facing floor-to-ceiling windows over the lake and autumn hills
Deluxe Double Room

Quality double bed

Explore room

Family Room at Magma Hotel with a seating area by a glass patio door looking out over the lake and golden grass
Family Room

1 King size quality bed, 1 quality single bed

Explore room

BLOG

Stories from the South Coast

Our blog is where we share local insights, travel ideas and seasonal highlights from around Magma Hotel.

Bistro 1783 at Magma Hotel: window view, fireside table, soup and toast, fish pâté on slate, a drink by the lake, and the dining room

Bistro 1783

Food Shaped by the Land.

Named after the 1783 eruption of Lakagígar, Bistro 1783 is a warm, relaxed space overlooking Vatnajökull glacier. A place to slow down over good food, quality coffee and candlelit evenings after a day of exploring.

BREAKFAST

A generous breakfast buffet with freshly baked bread, pastries, Skyr, fruit, eggs, bacon, coffee and more.

LUNCH

Served daily from 12:30–15:30. Thoughtful dishes, good coffee and a quiet midday pause.

DINNER

Seasonal Icelandic flavours inspired by the surrounding land, served in a relaxed atmosphere. Open from 18:00-22:00

Please note: Dinner reservations are recommended before 17:30.

Where nature sets the pace.

Take your time. The landscape is already doing the work.

String lights through autumn trees above timber seats by the lake at Magma, and a sunset over the lake seen through a cabin's floor-to-ceiling windows

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Where nature sets the pace.

Take your time. The landscape is already doing the work.

String lights through autumn trees above timber seats by the lake at Magma, and a sunset over the lake seen through a cabin's floor-to-ceiling windows

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Where nature sets the pace.

Take your time. The landscape is already doing the work.

String lights through autumn trees above timber seats by the lake at Magma, and a sunset over the lake seen through a cabin's floor-to-ceiling windows

Where nature sets the pace.

Take your time. The landscape is already doing the work.

String lights through autumn trees above timber seats by the lake at Magma, and a sunset over the lake seen through a cabin's floor-to-ceiling windows

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You don’t feel hosted.
You feel held

You don’t feel hosted.
You feel held

From the quiet details to the open landscape, everything invites you to slow down. It’s the kind of place that gently stays with you.

9,8/10

from 3,500+ happy guest reviews.

95%

Of our guest would love to come back

Activities

YOUR PLACE TO Explore south Iceland

Explore the south through experiences shaped by the land , from horseback riding and glacier adventures to quiet moments in nature, all just beyond your cabin door.

Aerial view of Magma Hotel's cabins and main house on the lakeshore at Kirkjubæjarklaustur

Tunga, Kirkjubæjarklaustur

Location

Set by the lake in Iceland's wild south, between Vatnajökull glacier and the black sand beaches.

Aerial view of Magma Hotel's cabins and main house on the lakeshore at Kirkjubæjarklaustur

Tunga, Kirkjubæjarklaustur

Location

Set by the lake in Iceland's wild south, between Vatnajökull glacier and the black sand beaches.

Roped team of hikers crossing a snowy glacier in South Iceland

Explore the south

Activities

Glacier hikes, black sand beaches and ATV tours, all within easy reach of your cabin door.

Roped team of hikers crossing a snowy glacier in South Iceland

Explore the south

Activities

Glacier hikes, black sand beaches and ATV tours, all within easy reach of your cabin door.

Leather chair by the window of a Magma Hotel cabin overlooking the golden moss landscape

We're here to help

Contact us

Questions about your stay? Call us on +354 420 0800 or email Info@magmahotel.is.

Leather chair by the window of a Magma Hotel cabin overlooking the golden moss landscape

We're here to help

Contact us

Questions about your stay? Call us on +354 420 0800 or email Info@magmahotel.is.

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Moments from Magma

Lake views, lava fields and the northern lights. Follow @magmahotel.is and tag your stay with #magmahotel.