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Black Beach Suites — timber-clad studio apartments below a snow-streaked mountain near Vík, South Iceland
IcelandWhere to stay · South Iceland

Black Beach Suites

South Iceland, Iceland$$$
WhereSouth Iceland, Iceland
Typical price$$$
Best forfamily, couple, group
FamilyFamily-friendly

Wake up where the glaciers meet the black sand. Self-catering suites in Vík with private terraces, minutes from Reynisfjara's basalt columns and roaring Atlantic surf.

The feeling of the place

Vík is the last real town before Iceland’s south coast turns wild, wedged between the Mýrdalsjökull glacier and a beach the colour of wet coal. Black Beach Suites sits right in it — close enough to walk to the one grocery store, far enough to feel the weather come in off the sea.

The suites are made for slowing down: a full kitchen so you can cook after a long day chasing waterfalls, and a private terrace to nurse a coffee while the light does something impossible over the water. When an Atlantic storm rolls through — and it will — you’ll be glad to be behind glass, watching.

Right outside the door

  • Reynisfjara — the famous black-sand beach and its cathedral of basalt columns, five minutes away
  • Reynisdrangar — the sea stacks that legend says are trolls caught by the dawn
  • Dyrhólaey — the arch and lighthouse headland, puffins in summer
  • Skógafoss & Sólheimajökull — waterfall and glacier tongue, an easy morning’s drive

Good to know

South-coast weather changes by the hour, so build slack into your plans and keep a warm layer within reach. Vík is a popular base — book well ahead in summer.

Good for families

  • Suites with a full kitchen
  • Room for families to spread out
  • Private terrace
  • Self-catering (a lifesaver with kids)

Amenities

  • Full kitchen in every suite
  • Private terrace with a view
  • Free parking
  • Two-minute walk to Vík's café and grocery
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2 adults · 2 kids
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Where it is

Vík í Mýrdal, Iceland
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