Sundhöll Reykjavíkur
Crowd level: Easy. Busy only at the obvious hour
Good with kids
Best season Year-round. Mornings are the local swim. Weekends run later into the day. Confirm the close on the city page; Visit Reykjavík and the city list have not always matched.
The downtown public bath, not Sky Lagoon and not the Blue Lagoon. A 1937 swimming hall on Barónsstígur with a lap pool, hot pots, a cold plunge, and a sauna. Locals use it the way other people use a gym.
Insider tips
Etiquette
Wear a swimsuit in the pools. At Reykjavík city pools the rule is to shower with soap, without the swimsuit, before you get in. Laugardalslaug and Vesturbæjarlaug are the other everyday city pools, on the same system.
Hours
The city list has posted Sundhöll as weekdays 6:30–22:00 and weekends 8:00–22:00. Another official tourism page has shown a 21:00 weekend close. Check reykjavik.is the day you go.
With kids. Visit Reykjavík notes a wading area and play equipment. During school swimming sessions, children must be with an adult. This is a pool day, not a spa day.
With a group. No group booking was verified. It is a public pool. Arrive and pay the city admission.
Desk note. Written by Quiet Coordinates for this launch. Not a traveler review, and not a paid mention.
Local history
Sundhöll Reykjavíkur opened in 1937 as the city's purpose-built indoor pool. The building is by state architect Guðjón Samúelsson. It is a municipal geothermal pool. The owner described a no-frills downtown sauna club. This is the best fit we could verify. Sækot, a small gusa sauna in a former fishing shed on Ægisíða, is real and is not downtown. Sky Lagoon is a lagoon spa in Kópavogur.
Food nearby
Something plain after the pool
The hall is a bath, not a restaurant. Eat in town afterward. This desk is not naming a café it has not checked.
Sports, kept small
No second-tier match is worth the detour. The outing is the walk, the swim, or the town.
Farms and stands nearby
Meat, eggs, vegetables, and dairy for a kitchen you are cooking in, at a rental or a campsite. A family farm, a farm stand, or a producer market.
No farm stand checked for this listing.
Staying in Reykjavik area – snapshot (lodging only)
Last checked: 2026-10-16. We recommend; you book directly. Prices are nightly, low–high by season, with a source. “From” prices depend on your dates. Items we couldn't verify are marked †.
The quiet base: The two rentals are in Mosfellsbær, beside the city. Lambastaðir is a farm guesthouse in south Iceland. Akurholt has no site of its own; that row was not checked.
Inns, B&Bs, farm stays, guesthouses, campgrounds
- Lambastadir Guesthouse
- Type.
- Family farm guesthouse
- Price (low–high).
- Booking "from ~$233" (search summary); EaseMyTrip £133–158 + fees (3P, unverified)
- Good for.
- Strong
- Book via.
- Booking found: https://www.booking.com/hotel/is/lambastadir-guesthouse.html
- Why we like it.
- Farm animals, hot tub
- Akurholt Guesthouse
- Type.
- Horse-farm guesthouse
- Price (low–high).
- Guide price €100–150 (3P) unverified
- Good for.
- Medium
- Book via.
- Not checked
- Why we like it.
- Riding, near the city
- Kleif Farm
- Type.
- Family farmhouse, sleeps 10
- Price (low–high).
- No price on file
- Good for.
- Strong
- Book via.
- Welcome Beyond (agency)
- Why we like it.
- Owners live next door
Vacation rentals
- Lodge Brekka, Mosfellsbær
- Sleeps.
- 8
- Price (low–high).
- From $433/night; weekly $2,722–3,413 (plat, search copy) unverified
- Good for.
- Sleeps 8, cot
- Book via.
- Holiday Lettings
- Why we like it.
- Sleeps 8, cot
- Modern Townhouse, Mosfellsbær
- Sleeps.
- 6
- Price (low–high).
- $336–704/night (manager, search copy) unverified
- Good for.
- Sleeps 6, crib
- Book via.
- Birta Rentals
- Why we like it.
- Sleeps 6, crib
Know before you book: Kleif Farm has no price. Lambastaðir's price and the Mosfellsbær rental prices are search copies and unverified. Akurholt is a guide price (3P) and was not checked.
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Classical nearby
Harpa
The concert hall by the harbor programs classical and contemporary music. The bill changes. Use Harpa's calendar. This page does not list a date.
Official calendarA church nearby
No lesser-known church checked for this listing.
A bath nearby
The sauna is in the hall
Hot pots, a cold plunge, and a sauna sit with the pools. It is a public bath, not a seven-step lagoon ritual.
Bring a towel and a swimsuit. The desk will not sell you a Blue Lagoon ticket.
House siteGo there
These open a public search for stays and small-group tours. No affiliate ID is attached in this build. The desk note is not an ad.