Milk Factory

Iceland is nothing if not eccentric, and this 17-room guesthouse is no exception.

As the name hints, it was once a dairy processing plant, but it’s been renovated into a modern guesthouse. Rooms are very simply furnished – some might say stark – but all are ensuite and offer views over Vantnajokull and the surrounding mountains.

The hotel is situated on the road leading to the southeast harbour town of Hofn, about 2km from the quayside and its excellent seafood restaurants – the best places to taste the town’s legendary langoustines.