Luxury travel in Iceland – A Luxury Travel Blog : A Luxury Travel Blog

“It is in Iceland’s authenticity that luxury can be discovered.”

This month’s blog post comes from the cosy cocktail bar situated in the luxurious Canopy by Hilton hotel. It is a 4 star hotel (there are no official 5 star hotels in Iceland). This hotel is based in downtown Reykjavik and a stone’s throw from the main shopping street of Laugavegur it is somewhere that many of our tour guests choose to stay while in Reykjavik. I am personally here for one night only as a wonderful Christmas present from the other owners of my company. To say ‘I could get used to this’ would be an understatement as I drink the happy hour cocktails by an open fire.

But, this isn’t a story about the wonderful Canopy By Hilton in downtown Reykjavik. It’s also not a run down of my favourite ‘just about 5 star’ hotels in the country either. Google does a pretty good job of that already. This is a chronicle of what makes Iceland luxurious without it…