Adam Guesthouse, Reykjavik

Advantages: cheap, close to city centre
Disadvantages: no bathroom in room,

...so you will probably spend very little time in your hotel anyway. If you can afford a little bit more - go 3 star. For that you will get a good buffet breakfast which will last you past lunch and the water doesn't smell too bad. Or, if budget is no issue, stay at the Nordic Hotel - by far the best hotel in Reykjavik! I booked this hotel through Expedia www.expedia.com as they had the best rate at the time. The flybus from the takes you from the airport directly the front door of this guesthouse. Make sure to book a day in advance for your return journey. Hotel details: Floki Inn Guesthouse Flokagata 1 REYKJAVIK is 00101... Read review

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Advantages: Pure clean air; breathtaking scenery; English widely used
Disadvantages: Can be expensive; travel effectively limited to summer months

...If you love the great outdoors and fancy something different, try Iceland! The whole place pulsates with the Earth's energy: there are waterfalls, geysers, bubbling mud pools, glaciers and active volcanoes as well as the snow-capped peaks and fjords associated with Scandinavia. Although Iceland is very expensive compared to most places, it's quite easy to arrange your own holiday and avoid the expense of a package. It's become much cheaper to fly to Reykjavik recently, (the airline Go does a very good deal from Stansted, if you don't mind flying in the middle of the night), and the bus service is comprehensive making it easy to travel around once there. The best accommodation bargains are the guesthouses, which are everywhere, where you pay for a bed but provide your own sleeping bag. These places usually have a kitchen where you can... Read review

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Advantages: breathtaking scenery, one of the highlights of Sri lanka
Disadvantages: can be crowded during the season, tiring climb

...I climbed Adam's Peak last December and what an experience it was! I got to the Green House guesthouse at Dalhousie at around 9:00pm, had dinner, went to bed, woke up at 2:30am and climbed the mountain getting to the summit at 6:00am in time to see a wonderful sunrise. It is probably better to climb the mountain just before the pilgrimage season which starts towards the end of December and finishes in April. If you go during the Pilgrimage season, please don't go at the weekend as you could be crushed by the thousands of people who climb then. When I went up there were only about 12 people climbing and the mountain seemed to exude the air of holiness and sanctity that apparently eludes it during the pilgrimage season. During the season, it is supposed to be the Sri Lankan equivalent of Blackpool with lots of tacky stalls and money... Read review

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