ION Luxury Adventure Hotel, Iceland

If you are hunting for the Northern Lights on your winter break at the end of the year, you could do worse than enjoy that spectacular view in the backdrop of the luxury ION hotel. 

ION Hotel (a member of Design Hotels) has been a key game changer for luxury hospitality in Iceland. The space has won 12 awards since it opened in 2013 and just looking at the hotel, it is easy to see why. The hotel offers 46 rooms, a lava spa with outdoor geo-thermally heated 10 metre hot tub, Silfra restaurant that serves modern Nordic cuisine and the Northern Lights bar which is the perfect spot to enjoy the stunning night sky. Designed by LA based, Icelandic born Minarc, the interiors and exterior are contemporary, eco-conscious and designed to maximise the views. The hotel generates hot water and energy from the hot springs surrounding it and local produce has been used throughout as much as possible. 

Rooms start from £184 a night. 

Easyjet fly regularly to Reykjavik from London Gatwick, Birmingham and Manchester. 

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The hotel is also perfectly located - less than an hour’s drive from Reykjavik’s cultural landmarks and set against a breathtaking backdrop of mountainous lava fields, it is the place to be if you want to be truly relaxed, revitalised and to escape the mundane of everyday existence. Lovers of the great outdoors will also rejoice to experience the hot springs and the nearby Thingvellir National Park which boasts the largest lake in Iceland. Activities on site for the adventurous include swimming in hot springs, hiking, diving, fishing, horse riding and white-water rafting.