The Black House offers guests an authentic nature vacation in a traditional Icelandic wooden house. The breathtaking view of the Borgarfjörður fjord with its waders, the mountains and glaciers of the Snæfellsnes peninsula and the Hafnarfjall mountain, on whose roots the summer house stands, ensures an unforgettable stay. The house itself exudes a warm and calming feeling. Although the house is only five kilometers from the town of Borgarnes, guests here experience seclusion and incomparable tranquility.

The cozy and inviting furnishings with a mix of modern and old run through all of the rooms in the black house. It is 105 m2 and offers sleeping space for four people. On the ground floor there is the master bedroom with a double bed, an open kitchen, a living room and a spacious bathroom. In the open attic there is another room with two single beds and a TV area. A special highlight is the spacious and fully equipped kitchen, in which not only the hosts, Rut and Kristinn Arnarson, like to cook and eat together at the table. The freestanding bathtub in the large bathroom is your favorite place to relax.

The Black House was built in 2015 after the hosts spent many years searching for the perfect place. They wanted to abandon the traditional construction method that was no longer common and that was common in Iceland in the 18th and 19th centuries. And they were looking for a place where the house blends in well with its surroundings and is at the same time secluded. Kristinn grew up on the western Snæfellsnes peninsula and dreamed of finding a house that showed “her” familiar Snæfellsjökull glacier. The said glacier is also the one that is portrayed in Jules Verne's novel “The Journey to the Center of the Earth” (1864) as the gateway to the center of the earth. In any case, the Black House helps you to find your own center point and to calm down.

By the way, we also featured this accommodation in Five places in the far north of Europe.