Room With A View

The New Year’s Eve in reykjavik, Iceland is like nothing you have ever experienced before. In this land of fire and ice we do things a bit different. First of all, Reykjavik is know for it’s wild nightlife and long dark winter nights but that’s not all. This northernmost capital of the world celebrates New Year’s Eve with tradition and loving dedication.

At six ‘o clock the ceremony starts with the mass from Reykjavik’s Cathedral and you will find it hard to find a home that does not have the radio on listening to it. The mass is then followed by a dinner.

Later in the evening, many people go out to a bonfire which you can find all over town and then later watch the spectacular fireworks display that Icelanders have become world famous for.

Soon after midnight people meet in downtown Reykjavik to party and it can get pretty wild and usually we party late into the morning. On this last day of the year the Reykjavik nightlife always goes to a boiling point – hot, loud and so much fun!

On New Year’s Eve all the guest at Room With A View meet on the roof where they can see over the whole city and enjoy the fireworks with a glass of champagne. Have you booked your room yet?

Don’t miss it!

We get a lot of questions regarding Icelandic girls and the Reykjavik nightlife. Someone made a video showing the Icelandic girls and the Reykjavik Nightlife featuring Tarantino and Oprah. This should give you some idea of how we party in Iceland. The  nightclubs featured in the video are only 2-3 minutes walk from Room With A View Apartment Hotel

Icelandic Girls Get Busy In Reykjavik

We’ve been listening and have found out that guest dislike small, crammed hotel rooms. Sometimes guest even feel like they are not getting their money’s worth from some hotels! Room With A View offers spacious and well thought out apartments that provide all the luxuries of home.

We think you’ll like this more than a hotel and we think it is far better than a hotel. We have taken the best bits of the hotel and than added the space, convenience and appliances you get in a deluxe apartment.  These apartments are at an exceptionally high standard, with great attention to detail and no expense spared. They are spacious, stylish and equipped with all the modern style appliances as well as a fully equipped kithcen. To make sure you feel connected to the world we have provided free Wireless internet access to all rooms. The apartments are cleaned daily and all linen and towels are provided.

Our hotel, Room With a View,  is located in the heart of Reykjavik city center. On your doorstep you will find the best shops, restaurants, bars and culture. Everything you need is within a few minutes walk.

Blending the aspects of boutiqe hotels and luxury apartments, the accent is on freedom of choice and giving you what you want. Experience Iceland and Reykjavik in style at an affordable price!

You can see pictures from all the apartments at the Room With A View website.

Café Oliver

The Indian Chefs at Café Oliver have put together a menu with great selections onf indian cuisine. The menu also contains some other classic dishes the have been at Oliver for a long time. At lunch time Café Oliver offers a special 10 course menu with some great prices.

Café Oliver has live music on Thuedays and Thursdays and are open late on the weekends where a DJ starts playing at midnight.

Check out their menu at Café Oliver
Café Oliver is next door to Room With A View apartment hotel

Vegamót Bistro & Bar

Vegamót is an elegant but casual two floor Bistro, located in the heart of Reykjavik  city center.  The place is very famous for their “Fresh Fish Of The Day” served from lunch and onwards. Presentation of the dishes is very beautiful and the prices and portions are good. As night progresses the athmosphere changes and so does the crowd as the restaurant turns into a wild night club.

You can find the menu and more info on the Vegamót webpage.
Vegamót is less than 50m from Room With A View hotel

3 Frakkar is one of the finest seafood restaurants in Iceland. It was founded in 1989 by the master chef Úlfar Eysteinsson. Úlfar’s specialities have always been fish courses and the restaurant is best know for those dishes but they also offer seabirds, whale and more. The prices there are very good  for a restraurant of this quality and the service is great.

You can find the menu, winelist and more on the 3 Frakkar website
3 Frakkar is only 600m from Room With A View, apartment hotel

Here is what Wall Street Journal has to say about 3 Frakkar:

“Thrir Frakkar is where you want to go for Icelandic traditional food with a modest nontraditional spin. Chef Úlfar Eysteinsson’s puffin is cured and pungent, comes in purple strands, arrayed in a nouvelle starburst. If I could go back tomorrow, I think I would order the horse steak again. Here was meat with personality, plated modestly with potatoes, carrots and turnips. Lean and unforgettable.

As was the cunningly Icelandicized dessert, a crème brûlée based on skyr, the mildly sour, ubiquitous soft cheese that will remind first-timers of a thick yogurt. In the crème brûlée, its sourness countered the sweetness of the sugary sheet on top. And that’s not all. On the same plate was a big mound of whipped cream and a smear of light custard sauce rippling with red fruit jam — a dairy symphony. And for a touch of the sunbaked south, Chef Eysteinsson drops an orange Colombian physalis berry (Cape gooseberry) complete with papery ecru leaves, on top of the whipped cream.”

Smoked puffin breast with mustard sauce at Thrir Frakkar.

Star Chef Jamie Oliver and Friends Dining at 3 Frakkar

The Seafood Cellar

The Seafood Cellar opened august 14, 2003 and word of mouth quickly made this one of the most popular restaurants in the city.

The Seafood Cellar

The Seafood Cellar (Sjávarkjallarinn) opened august 14, 2003 and word of mouth quickly made this one of the most popular restaurants in the city.

Situated in the oldest cellar in Reykjavík, visitors enjoy Asian influenced Icelandic fusion cuisine in a casual but sophisticated environment, at par with the most cosmopolitan eateries of London or New York.

For their menu and more information visit the homepage of The Seafood Cellar
The Seafood Cellar is only 800m from Room With A View apartment hotel

Humarhúsið Restaurant

Humarhúsið is a very popular restaurant in Reykjavik’s city center. It’s been run since 1995 and gained very good reputation for it’s good food and romantic atmosphere. The house was built in 1838 and the owners have strived to keep it as close to the original look as possible.

The name of the restaurants translates to “House of Lobster” which gives an indication to their very famous lobster dish. Even though they are most famous for their lobster their menu offers a great variety to choose from.

For the menu and more information visit the homepage for Humarhúsið
Humarhúsið is about 400m from Room With a View

We recently decided to increase the service to our customers and other visitors to Iceland by providing a blog filled with helpful hints and tips about Reykjavik, Iceland and of course the surroundings of our hotel, Room With A View.

In the coming weeks we will be busy putting in information on the hottest restaurants in town s well as information on tours, sight seeing, art galleries and more. Under the section Room With A View we will also be providing some information on what is close to our hotel, i.e. restaurants, grocery shops, malls, etc.

Hope that you will find ome useful information here and have a great time in Iceland.