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Summer Cottages In Iceland Ideal For Families And Small Groups
Petur Oskarsson is the co-owner of Viator. He says that foreign tourists get great value for their money when they stay at summer cottages in Iceland. "Summer cottages provide an exclusive and inexpensive accommodation alternative for families or small groups opposed to hotel rooms, which often are unsuitable for family vacations and can be prohibitively expensive," says Oskarsson.
Petur Oskarsson is the co-owner of Viator. He says that foreign tourists get great value for their money when they stay at summer cottages in Iceland. “Summer cottages provide an exclusive and inexpensive accommodation alternative for families or small groups opposed to hotel rooms, which often are unsuitable for family vacations and can be prohibitively expensive,” says Oskarsson.
Usual options for accommodation such as hotels and guesthouses can prove too costly for families and small groups. Foreign tourists looking for less expensive options for accommodation while on holiday in Iceland get great value for money when staying in summer cottages. Viator is a summer cottage rental agency that provides an exclusive but inexpensive booking service on behalf of 160 owners of privately owned summer cottages in all parts of Iceland.
The popularity of summer cottages in Iceland continues to increase both by the local population as well as tourists from abroad. Most of the 14,000 summer cottages in the country are privately owned, but some belong to labour unions such as The Commercial Workers’ Union (VR) and The Association of Academics in Iceland (BHM). Each association owns 40 summer cottages that are hugely popular amongst members, especially during summer.
Most of the summer cottages that are built today are made of wood imported from the Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - as well as from Finland and Russia. Nearly half of all summer cottages in Iceland are located within an hour’s drive from Reykjavik, the country’s capital, where 65 percent of the population lives.
Relax in hot water and watch the Northern Lights
Each year, the Northern Lights attract thousands of people to Iceland, mostly from Europe, America and Asia. The Japanese are especially keen on seeing the Northern Lights. Iceland’s location is ideally suited for gazing at the Northern Lights because of its geographical location as well as the fact that they country is easily accessible in winter.
“Most of our customers spend their time here in Iceland during the summer season, which coincides with the traditional school holidays in Europe and North America,” says Oskarsson. In winter visitors can expect different experiences than in summer, such as sitting in a hot-tub heated with geothermal water while gazing at the Northern Lights.
Online booking service represents 160 summer cottages owners
In 2002 Petur Oskarsson and Bjarnheidur Hallsdottir founded Viator, the summer cottage reservation/booking service. The company represents the owners of 160 privately owned summer cottages which are located in all parts of the country. The summer cottages are available to foreign tourists in all parts of the country.
Each cottage is furnished and decorated differently, but all include hot and cold water as well as heating. The cottages also include a shower or a bath, fully equipped kitchen and one or more bedrooms.