We recently came back from another trip to Iceland and thought I would share a few reviews and prices of things.
Flights
IcelandAir from Seattle. We snagged a great deal for $548 pp/ rt. Normally our flights around around $1,000 to 1,200.
Hotel
We stayed in Reykjavik the entire time on this trip since it was winter and we were not driving. We stayed at the Center Hotel Plaza, which we have stayed at before, and our room was $136 per night on a "Black Friday" special. Normally we pay around $200 or $225 here. The hotel is smack dab I the heart of town, but we had no issues at all with noise. The bed was comfortable, everything was well kept, and booking direct it included breakfast as well as welcome drinks. There was enough room for both of us to spread out. The room had plenty of room to hang items as well as a shelf or two for folded items. There was a kettle for coffee, and a small refrigerator.
Restaurants
Baka Baka--We had breakfast here on our last morning. Scrambled eggs, bacon (very thick!), toast, and French toast with hazelnuts, strawberries and a bit of syrup. Not too much of any of the toppings which was nice a the French toast was a good 2-3 inches thick. Coffee and orange juice. Total bill was $65.
ROK--This restaurant does small plates and we shared 5 of them. That was a bit too much food for the two of us, but we wanted to try certain plates. We had the bruschetta, the grilled baguette with chèvre and pears, the Icelandic char with chili flavored quinoa salad with mandarins, pomegranate seeds and parmegiano, the cured reindeer with blue cheese, almonds and burned butter, the duck confit, and the lamb medallions. I had two glasses of wine and my husband had 2 ginger lemonades. Total bill was $164.
Messinn--This is our favorite restaurant in town, and we always get the same thing. The arctic char and the plokkfiskur, plus bread and butter. We share, and it is still too much food, but so good! We shared the chocolate cake with pistachio ice cream. My husband had an N/A beer and I had a cocktail. Total bill was $158.
Torfan--This is a fairly new restaurant and we had been wanting to try it. It rivals Messinn, but with a completely different menu. We started with the scallops and the double smoked lamb. Then I had the lamb and my husband had the fish of the day which was cod. I had a glass of wine and he had an N/A beer. Their sodas and N/A beer were from the Faroe Islands. Total bill was $169.
Saeta Svinid Gastropub--We have walked past this probably at least a hundred times and just never noticed it. It was definitely a locals place. The food was excellent! My husband had the seafood soup (loaded with seafood!) and I had the lamb rump steak that was a very generous portion. I had a glass of wine and he had an N/A beer. Total bill was $136.
Cafe Loki--We had breakfast here on arrival day. My husband had the lamb soup and coffee and I had the smoked trout bagel. The bagel was normally with cottage cheese (???) but I asked for cream cheese. The waitress looked at me like I had two heads, but obliged. We also shared a pancake, which was the very thin rolled up style with just a touch of sugar on it. My husband had coffee and I had possibly the best hot chocolate ever. The total bill was $84
Taxis
Upon arrival from KEF to our hotel we used Hreyfill and booked ahead. They have a flat rate of 22,500KR, so it was $181. On our return trip our driver took us to Sky Lagoon, and then picked us up a few hours later and took us to KEF, We paid for these separately, but he made sure that it was still the same rate. So the first leg was $32 and then the leg to KEF was $144.
More to come...