Are hotel reservations necessary in Iceland in April?
We just decided to visit Iceland April 1-9; that's in 3 weeks, which means we haven't done much planning or organization. We are wondering how practical it will be to improvise once we leave Rejkavik, driving along the loop road and stopping for the night at whatever hotel is convenient when we're tired.
Specifically, how conveniently are hotels located along the road? Are they spaced many hours apart, or can we hope to find one within an hour of deciding it's time? And how likely are they to have available rooms in the beginning of April?
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We just decided to visit Iceland April 1-9; that's in 3 weeks, which means we haven't done much planning or organization. We are wondering how practical it will be to improvise once we leave Rejkavik, driving along the loop road and stopping for the night at whatever hotel is convenient when we're tired.
Specifically, how conveniently are hotels located along the road? Are they spaced many hours apart, or can we hope to find one within an hour of deciding it's time? And how likely are they to have available rooms in the beginning of April?
bookings planning road-trips iceland
edited Mar 17 '17 at 8:52
mts
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asked Mar 10 '17 at 23:46
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As the 'season' is just beginning in April, you should't have problems with finding accommodations along the ring road. For your research, read Cecilia's Iceland in April travel blog, with great day-by-day descriptions. Yes, it was 2007, but it's a good reference.
– Giorgio
Mar 11 '17 at 0:44
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Iceland's tourist industry has literally exploded in the last 5-6 years. An article from 2007 will be completely useless in judging hotel availability. I would absolutely recommend booking in advance, even in April.
– Kris
Mar 11 '17 at 16:56
@Kris why not expand your comment into an answer? Ping me and I will +1 almost surely.
– mts
Mar 12 '17 at 10:41
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We just decided to visit Iceland April 1-9; that's in 3 weeks, which means we haven't done much planning or organization. We are wondering how practical it will be to improvise once we leave Rejkavik, driving along the loop road and stopping for the night at whatever hotel is convenient when we're tired.
Specifically, how conveniently are hotels located along the road? Are they spaced many hours apart, or can we hope to find one within an hour of deciding it's time? And how likely are they to have available rooms in the beginning of April?
bookings planning road-trips iceland
edited Mar 17 '17 at 8:52
mts
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asked Mar 10 '17 at 23:46
iayork
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We just decided to visit Iceland April 1-9; that's in 3 weeks, which means we haven't done much planning or organization. We are wondering how practical it will be to improvise once we leave Rejkavik, driving along the loop road and stopping for the night at whatever hotel is convenient when we're tired.
Specifically, how conveniently are hotels located along the road? Are they spaced many hours apart, or can we hope to find one within an hour of deciding it's time? And how likely are they to have available rooms in the beginning of April?
bookings planning road-trips iceland
bookings planning road-trips iceland
edited Mar 17 '17 at 8:52
mts
22.6k11108199
asked Mar 10 '17 at 23:46
iayork
23128
edited Mar 17 '17 at 8:52
mts
22.6k11108199
asked Mar 10 '17 at 23:46
iayork
23128
edited Mar 17 '17 at 8:52
mts
22.6k11108199
edited Mar 17 '17 at 8:52
mts
22.6k11108199
edited Mar 17 '17 at 8:52
mts
22.6k11108199
22.6k11108199
asked Mar 10 '17 at 23:46
iayork
23128
asked Mar 10 '17 at 23:46
iayork
23128
asked Mar 10 '17 at 23:46
iayork
23128
23128
As the 'season' is just beginning in April, you should't have problems with finding accommodations along the ring road. For your research, read Cecilia's Iceland in April travel blog, with great day-by-day descriptions. Yes, it was 2007, but it's a good reference.
– Giorgio
Mar 11 '17 at 0:44
3
Iceland's tourist industry has literally exploded in the last 5-6 years. An article from 2007 will be completely useless in judging hotel availability. I would absolutely recommend booking in advance, even in April.
– Kris
Mar 11 '17 at 16:56
@Kris why not expand your comment into an answer? Ping me and I will +1 almost surely.
– mts
Mar 12 '17 at 10:41
add a comment |
As the 'season' is just beginning in April, you should't have problems with finding accommodations along the ring road. For your research, read Cecilia's Iceland in April travel blog, with great day-by-day descriptions. Yes, it was 2007, but it's a good reference.
– Giorgio
Mar 11 '17 at 0:44
3
Iceland's tourist industry has literally exploded in the last 5-6 years. An article from 2007 will be completely useless in judging hotel availability. I would absolutely recommend booking in advance, even in April.
– Kris
Mar 11 '17 at 16:56
@Kris why not expand your comment into an answer? Ping me and I will +1 almost surely.
– mts
Mar 12 '17 at 10:41
As the 'season' is just beginning in April, you should't have problems with finding accommodations along the ring road. For your research, read Cecilia's Iceland in April travel blog, with great day-by-day descriptions. Yes, it was 2007, but it's a good reference.
– Giorgio
Mar 11 '17 at 0:44
As the 'season' is just beginning in April, you should't have problems with finding accommodations along the ring road. For your research, read Cecilia's Iceland in April travel blog, with great day-by-day descriptions. Yes, it was 2007, but it's a good reference.
– Giorgio
Mar 11 '17 at 0:44
3
3
Iceland's tourist industry has literally exploded in the last 5-6 years. An article from 2007 will be completely useless in judging hotel availability. I would absolutely recommend booking in advance, even in April.
– Kris
Mar 11 '17 at 16:56
Iceland's tourist industry has literally exploded in the last 5-6 years. An article from 2007 will be completely useless in judging hotel availability. I would absolutely recommend booking in advance, even in April.
– Kris
Mar 11 '17 at 16:56
@Kris why not expand your comment into an answer? Ping me and I will +1 almost surely.
– mts
Mar 12 '17 at 10:41
@Kris why not expand your comment into an answer? Ping me and I will +1 almost surely.
– mts
Mar 12 '17 at 10:41
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For what it's worth, we have reserved rooms at hotels along our route, and though rooms were available most places we looked, at least one was booked up and several places indicated that "There are only X rooms left" (where "X" was 2,3, or 4). Of course, those could simply be canned messages to drive a sense of urgency, but it did suggest that it wouldn't be a good idea to assume there would be rooms readily available.
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For what it's worth, we have reserved rooms at hotels along our route, and though rooms were available most places we looked, at least one was booked up and several places indicated that "There are only X rooms left" (where "X" was 2,3, or 4). Of course, those could simply be canned messages to drive a sense of urgency, but it did suggest that it wouldn't be a good idea to assume there would be rooms readily available.
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For what it's worth, we have reserved rooms at hotels along our route, and though rooms were available most places we looked, at least one was booked up and several places indicated that "There are only X rooms left" (where "X" was 2,3, or 4). Of course, those could simply be canned messages to drive a sense of urgency, but it did suggest that it wouldn't be a good idea to assume there would be rooms readily available.
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For what it's worth, we have reserved rooms at hotels along our route, and though rooms were available most places we looked, at least one was booked up and several places indicated that "There are only X rooms left" (where "X" was 2,3, or 4). Of course, those could simply be canned messages to drive a sense of urgency, but it did suggest that it wouldn't be a good idea to assume there would be rooms readily available.
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iayork
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For what it's worth, we have reserved rooms at hotels along our route, and though rooms were available most places we looked, at least one was booked up and several places indicated that "There are only X rooms left" (where "X" was 2,3, or 4). Of course, those could simply be canned messages to drive a sense of urgency, but it did suggest that it wouldn't be a good idea to assume there would be rooms readily available.
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As the 'season' is just beginning in April, you should't have problems with finding accommodations along the ring road. For your research, read Cecilia's Iceland in April travel blog, with great day-by-day descriptions. Yes, it was 2007, but it's a good reference.
– Giorgio
Mar 11 '17 at 0:44
3
Iceland's tourist industry has literally exploded in the last 5-6 years. An article from 2007 will be completely useless in judging hotel availability. I would absolutely recommend booking in advance, even in April.
– Kris
Mar 11 '17 at 16:56
@Kris why not expand your comment into an answer? Ping me and I will +1 almost surely.
– mts
Mar 12 '17 at 10:41