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A lovely little hotel! Don’t let the approach fool you - it doesn’t look much from the outside but it really is lovely. The room we had was spacious and clean with a gorgeous view of the the mountain and the beach. The bathroom was clean and had a good shower. There isn’t anywhere else to go and eat so either plan accordingly or have the buffet at the restaurant - it’s expensive but as a one off it was worth it! The staff were incredibly helpful too - we’d been having some issues with our car and they were more than willing to help us out! Make sure you take a visit down the road to see the seals!

We found out about this place when I stumbled on a description of it in a book, found in a bookstore in Point Reyes, CA, called _Remote Places to Stay: The Joy of Remoteness_, which was about a few dozen places around the world. Hotel Budir --summarized as ”Elegant and Romantic”--was the first one in the book. So we went there. It lived up to all our expectations. I can't understand any of the quibbles I read about in reviews (at least now that the construction's finished). The food's exquisite, and the portions are plentiful; the place is both light-filled, airy, and warmly cozy; the views from inside are beautiful and the walks outside are breathtaking. Rather than circling Iceland, we used our time to just settle here and deeply explore a magical place. Check out the accurate description in that book on remote places by Debbie Pappin and David de Vleeschauwer. You'll see why we came here. We can't believe our luck in finding Hotel Budir.