Akureyri City Center
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 light 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 savor 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 savor the top-notch restaurants.
Centre for Visual Arts
Enjoy an outing to Centre for Visual Arts during your stay in Akureyri. Discover the northern light views in this walkable area, or seek out the horseback riding.
Things to do

Whale Watching from Downtown Akureyri

Whale Watching from the Heart of Akureyri

Lake Myvatn and Godafoss Waterfall Day Tour from Akureyri

Cruise Tour Godafoss and Myvatn Lake and Baths Small Group

Akureyri Northern Light Tour
Akureyri City Center Hotel Deals

Centrum Hotel
Excellent and clean room and very friendly staff!
Reviewed on Mar 9, 2026

Hotel Kea by Keahotels
Great room and lovely food, fantastic location. Staff were incredibly helpful after a family emergency, their support and assistance was invaluable and if I visit Akureyi again, I would definitely stay there again for that amazing customer service.
Reviewed on Mar 27, 2026

K16 apartments
Great apartment with friendly and helpful hostess. The apartment is clean and tidy, has Netflix too. Location is good with the Old Town South Airport Bus stop 5 minutes walk away if needed. Kitchen and bathroom are good. There are free Laundry facilities. Gunny was very friendly and helpful, she ...
Reviewed on Mar 29, 2026

Lava Apartments
The accomodation was clran and contained all we needed for a comfortable stay. Contact with staff was minimal but satisfactory. The heat of the shower water wasnt great. The lighting was inadewuate
Reviewed on Jan 21, 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 Feb 18, 2026

Akureyri Backpackers
You have to rent a towel for $5 to take a shower in the basement.
Reviewed on Oct 4, 2025
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Other neighborhoods around Akureyri City Center

Oddeyrin
When in Oddeyrin, you can plan a visit to Hof - Cultural Center and Conference Hall and Akureyri Botanical Garden, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.

Giljahverfi
Though Giljahverfi might not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Akureyri Botanical Garden and Hof - Cultural Center and Conference Hall.

