Mittens 2017 - Hafnir, Iceland, 15-22 July

Started by AGA, Fri 17/02/2017 07:48:42

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Disco


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Esseb


AGA

Oh, and the original small place is no longer available on the dates (or indeed any others).  https://www.vrbo.com/3752497ha or https://www.vrbo.com/4436929ha are other small options near Reykjavik.  Second is a bit more expensive, but seems well rates and a bit nicer.  Oh and actually mentions having Wi-Fi, which the other doesn't.

Disco

A couple other options that are somewhat less:

Suburban Reykjavik: 2,423 USD - Mosfellsbær (just outside Reykjavik) 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 8

Southern Peninsula: 1,945 USD - Hafnir, about 15km from Keflavik Airport. 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 8

First one looks like the best location for amenities, but has no guest reviews. Second is in a tiny, tiny village and about 9 miles from the nearest city.

2ma2

I'm available at the dates mentioned, but need to renew my passport. It shouldn't be a problem, I've got three months until due for travel.

Been looking through the possibility of taking a ferry from Norway or Denmark, but it's proven difficult. As sad as it seems, air travel appear not only faster, but easier and cheaper all around :-\

Can't make heads or tails of AGA's estimates. The second link appears cheaper, not more expensive ($445 and $333 daily respectively). Disco's confused me at first, but it had a couple of hidden fees buried in the details. As for choice of location, I guess that anything but within walking distance of RVK will be Andail's cottage level of isolation with Nordic levels of public transportation. I dug up this treat that might aid our selection of locale: http://www.publictransport.is/

Esseb

The second has wifi, but the first has tiny horses!

AGA

This place https://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p4270018 is really cheap, and looks pretty great.  Also relatively naturey, so we'd get more of a feeling of proper Iceland maybe.  It is pretty close to an airport that has car rental though...  Also only an hour's drive from Reykjavik airport, so really not too far from civilisation.  The lower price might make the cost of renting cars / a minivan worth it, especially if we can use said vehicles to aid in exploring the icy countryside.

2ma2

I'm not sure, but the entirety of Iceland might be an hour's drive from Reykjavik ;)

Renting a van might be a good idea overall. There appears to be a Rent-a-wreck at Keflavik. I've got good experience from the franchise home in Falun, Sweden. Perfectly sound cars of an older make, because rentals cycle their vehicles ridiculously often. They didn't appear to have a 9-seater, though :-\ Also, there's a couple of things to consider if one would drive into the highlands, but I doubt we'd want to venture there without a guide or thorough planning anyway.

I've got a driver license. Who else are eligible?

Disco

Ah, had not considered rentals somehow :P Yeah that place in Hafnir is decently located if we can do some supply runs. Only 15 minutes to the airport, 25 to Blue Lagoon, and about 45 minutes to Reykjavik.

AGA

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Tamara can drive, and is willing to rent.  Looks like we have a majority interested in that place at least.  Shall I book?

Oh and Snarky the dates you suggested were Sunday to Sunday, is there a reason not Sat-Sat as we generally do?  Personally I prefer to have the Sunday as a day to recover before going back to work the next week!

Snarky

No, it was just the dates the first house was free.

AGA's latest suggestion and Disco's second option seem to be the same house. Sure, looks fine, assuming there's somewhere to buy food not too far away. Judging from pictures from Hafnir, the place is nearly deserted and on the far tip of nowhere, but I think driving will probably be required any place.

AGA

There's a supermarket 15 minutes' drive away. And it looks like driving is inevitable. Shall I book then? I can cover any payment short term.

Snarky


Esseb

That place looks good to me. I'm ok with booking now.

AGA

I'll make the booking shortly.

Esseb

We should probably compile a list of potential stuff to do after booking.

Reykjavik is 44 minutes away by car so perfectly doable for excursion(s). I'm not actually sure what there is to do or see there though, other than http://phallus.is/en/ of course.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kr%C3%BDsuv%C3%ADk is a hikeable volcano in driving distance!

AGA

Booking requested, Saturday 15 July to Saturday 22 July.

â,¬211.41 per person to book, with a returnable â,¬150 damage deposit p.p making â,¬361.41 each. I'll PM everyone my PayPal details. I can cover the costs for now, so no huge rush.

AGA

Okay, we're booked!

Hafnir, Iceland. Saturday 15 July to Saturday 22 July. Payment and booking details will be PMed in time.

Disco

Hooray :D Thanks Berian!

I can confirm that Reykjavik does have some interesting sights, shops, nightlife, etc. (at least as of 2011), but not necessarily enough to fill out a Mittens by itself. Of course, my experience may have been limited by the Mittens Ireland property not returning my â,¬1,000 deposit until I was near departure, so I was there mostly on borrowed funds :P. We could likely see and do most things in about two days.

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