Dignified and imposing, Hotel Borg overlooks the beautiful square of Austurvöllur, in the heart of Reykjavík, across from Althingi, the Icelandic parliament and the cathedral.
The Borg, which has become one of Reykjavik’s landmarks, is conveniently located within walking distance of variety of restaurants, businesses, souvenir shops, art galleries and specialty shops.
The hotel's 99 rooms and suites, with Art Deco style throughout, are elegantly appointed yet offer an extensive array of modern amenities.
The hotel is now managed by Keahotels. Welcome to Hotel Borg.
HOTEL BORG HISTORY
Hotel Borg was originally built by Jóhannes Jósefsson, famous strong-man and adventurer. After competing in the 1908 Olympics and traveling in America with Barnum & Baileys circus, he returned to Iceland in 1927 with one goal: a dream to build a luxury hotel.
As the first millennium celebrations of the republic were at hand, a hotel fit for foreign heads of state, dignitaries, and celebrities was desperately needed in Reykjavík.
The cornerstone was laid in 1928. Eighteen months later, in January1930, Hotel Borg opened its restaurant and four months after that, in May, the hotel itself was opened and began to receive guests.
The proud owner of this new landmarkbuilding, Jósefsson was usually referred to as Jóhannes at Borg.
Ever since its opening in 1930, the history of Hotel Borg has been intertwined with the history of the country as many historical events and meetings have occurred within its walls. Today, Hotel Borg has been renovated and recently expanded with every detail restored to mirror it’s former glory of the 1930s.
New owner's mission is to continue this dream of founder by continuing to offer first class service and accommodation into this century.
Hotel Borg offers 99 rooms, thereof are 7 suites and 1 tower suite. Like the hotel it self the rooms are decorated in art deco style which is characteristic for the building and appears in even the smallest of details. When designing the rooms emphasis was set on comfort mixed with sophistication.
The rooms at Hotel Borg are equipped with modern amenities such as flat-screen satellite TV, telephone, safe deposit box and a minibar.
Furthermore a complimentary WiFi, coffee and tea set, en suite bathroom with shower and/or bathtub, heated bathroom floors, writing desk, bathrobe and slippers, hairdryer, iron and ironing board and parquet veneered floors are in all rooms.
Furthermore the suites have comfortable seating areas.
The two floor Tower suite at Hotel Borg is elegantly decorated in art deco style and equipped with modern amenities to ensure a pleasant stay. On the first floor is an entryway with a wardrobe and a writing desk.
On the left hand is a bathroom with heated floors and both a walk in shower and bathtub. On the right hand side from the entryway is a bedroom with a double bed and flat screen TV.
From the entryway stairs lead up to the second floor with a neat living room with a panorama view over Reykjavik. The tower suite can be extended to two or three bedrooms with the inclusion of the adjacent Deluxe rooms.
Access to Borg spa and gym is included when staying in the tower suite.
Hotel Borg offers beautiful suites with a view over Austurvöllur square.
The suites are elegantly decorated in art deco style and equipped with modern amenities to ensure a pleasant stay.
The Deluxe rooms at Hotel Borg are suitable for those who want more spacious rooms.
Deluxe rooms are elegantly decorated in art deco style and equipped with modern amenities to ensure a pleasant stay.
The Superior rooms at Hotel Borg are suitable for those who want more spacious rooms. The room can be set as double or twin.
Superior rooms are elegantly decorated in art deco style and equipped with modern amenities to ensure a pleasant stay.
The double rooms at Hotel Borg are elegantly decorated in art deco style.
The room equipped with modern amenities to ensure a pleasant stay and can be set as a double or twin.
The single rooms at Hotel Borg are elegantly decorated in art deco style.
They equipped with modern amenities to ensure a pleasant stay.
Every morning at Hotel Borg is served the breakfast buffet.
Start your day with a healthy, hearty breakfast.
On Hotel Borg's ground floor Jamie's Italian is set in the Golden Hall (Gyllti Salurinn), known for its unique oval ceiling mural.
The restaurant is a part of the Jamie's Italian restaurant chain, which draws inspiration from the Italian way of life - their traditions, values and passion for food.
Designed to give tribute both to Italian culture treasured by one of the founders, Jamie Oliver, and the beautiful characteristics of Hotel Borg, the restaurant offers an atmosphere pleasing for the eye.
The menu offers selections of antipasti and nibbles, perfect for sharing, as well as comforting bowls of pasta, beautiful fresh salads and grills along with classic styled sour dough pizzas and delicious deserts.
All dishes are made from fresh ingredients sourced from producers, both local and international, that share Jamie's ethos and passion for great food.
07.00h – 10.00h
12.00h – 22.00h
Welcome to Borg Spa, spa and gym at Hotel Borg. At Borg Spa the emphasis is on providing first class service in calm and charming environment.
The spa offers great selection of treatments where everyone should be able to find one that suits. Borg Spa offers: hot tub, steam bath, sauna, relaxation area, fitness room.
DrBragi full body scrub and massage, aromatic and swedish full body massages - an invigoration experience, this massage is the perfect remedy to specific problem areas, awakening the mind and unwinding achy muscles.
At Borg Spa are used skin products from Dr Bragi, created by Icelandic ingenuity and made from natural Icelandic ingredients. Dr Bragi's marine enzyme products optimise cell function, keeping the skin as young and healthy as possible.
Classic deep cleansing facial, DrBragi Signature facial, DrBragi HydroZyme illuminating facial.
Fitness room opened daily from 06.00h to 20.00h.
Alessandro luxury manicure and pedicure, polish.
On Hotel Borg's ground floor is located the Golden Hall (Gyllti Salurinn), known for its unique oval ceiling mural.
In the southeast of Iceland, you'll find a glacier lagoon filled with large chunks of ice. This ice lagoon has become one of Iceland's most popular attractions due to its immense beauty.
Experience the Icelandic horse surrounded by amazing nature right outside Reykjavík’s city center.
Bike through the black lava and green moss which changes colours with the weather. The tour starts and ends at the Blue Lagoon.
This Northern Lights tour in Iceland takes you in a super Jeep out of town, far from the city lights to observe this fascinating natural phenomenon also known as Aurora Borealis.
This guided tour gives you the highlights of Iceland´s capital city in just three hours.
Simply driving around the volcanic peninsula is a guarantee for a day filled with new sights, experiences and tastes that can be tuned to everyone's capabilities and interests.
Silfra is a fissure between the North American and Eurasian continental plates, which constantly fills with glacial water that has been trickling through underground lava rock for 30 years. So, it is filled with the clearest water on the planet.
Why not enjoy at snowmobile tour on the second glacier in Iceland? Langjökull is about 1400 meters above sea level and expands over an area of 953km2.
This amazing day tour takes you around the Golden Circle to see three of Iceland’s highlights, before heading to Fontana’s natural steam baths.
An amazing tour that combines two popular activities; super jeep adventure and glacier walk.
The waters off the Reykjanes peninsula coats are an important habitat for these marine mammals, mainly as seasonal feeding ground, rich in plankton and offer fish like sand eel, herring, capelin, haddock and cod the best possible conditions.
HOTEL BORG BY KEAHOTELS
Posthusstraeti 11101 ReykjavikIceland