Hotels near Grimsey Airport (GRY), Grímsey

Grimsey is probably the puffin capital of the planet. There are other places in Iceland but on Grimsey you can be eye to eye with them for a more intimate encounter. The puffins seems to be least afraid of people by the lighthouse south of the island. Ferry leaves from Dalvik . Summer schedule is 9-12 in am and 5-8 in pm but thursday is 2-5. Check schedule! I highly recommend you stay at least 1 night in one of the 2 guesthouses if available. I stayed at Basar. Wonderful. But both are supposed to be great. There are only a few rooms in both (8-10) so you have to book early before the photography tours completely book them. You can walk the entire island; a car is not necessary and the ferry can only accommodate about 7 cars. You can do a short walk out of either guesthouse to the adjacent cliffs to see the the puffins and other birds. There is one restaurant on the island - Kilin - which is pretty good. There is a basic grocery story too.

Our family of 5 (parents plus two 20 years old and one 15 year old) took the ferry from Dalvik to Grimsey, stayed overnight and then took the flight to Akureyri the following morning. We made this trip the last week of March. The weather was chilly, with a mix of snow, sun, sleet and wind. The island was beautiful. We walked to the Arctic Sphere on one end of the island, and the lighthouse on the other. We would love to return here to explore the island in the summer!

Fantastic stay at Guesthouse Basar! Charming in every way! Great good at the only restaurant on the island. We stayed two nights photographing puffins and terns and the opportunities were phenomenal. Loved this place in every way!