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Iceland now "cheap"

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  • #2
    H2G2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭H2G2


    Yippee !
    I arrived for my current assignment in early February and it was 101 Krona to the Euro, now its 124. Last year I was getting an average of 79. It makes the local beer less than 5 euro a pint… an all time low.
    Come here now, its great


  • #3
    Irish Gunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,785 ✭✭✭Irish Gunner


    Yep with the economy taking a kicking now seems like a good time to go so really considering it in the summer

    what is the best way to get their from Dublin and for a city break how long should you stay

    Cheers

    https://www.dublinarsenal.com/



  • #4
    H2G2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭H2G2


    Irish Gunner wrote: »
    what is the best way to get their from Dublin and for a city break how long should you stay

    For a detailed post re routes see my earlier post here on boards

    For a Reykjavik city break a few days would do it, say 3 to 5. The city is very small, so a ‘city break’ would have to take in about 100km radius of the main sights as well. If you only want to see Reykjavik, the 48 hours is enough, but the countryside is the best bit, so don’t miss it.


  • #5
    jonny68
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    I hear Hotels & Restaurants are mad expensive though,and i believe it's expensive to get there (although the birds are supposed to be top notch:pac::D)


  • #6
    Irish Gunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,785 ✭✭✭Irish Gunner


    When is the best time to go during summer ?

    Any festivals etc ?

    Have to check airline websites and not sure what dates to look at

    At the mo 1 Euro = 199.428 ISK so not sure what is was before meltdown

    I will be bringing Miss Gunner so have to keep eyes in head although is that what sunglasses where invented for :cool:

    https://www.dublinarsenal.com/



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  • #7
    Oilrig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 727 ✭✭✭Oilrig


    I worked with a bloke from Iceland for a while, he had red hair.

    He took great pleasure in telling me his hair colour came about as a result of a raid his ancestors carried out on Ireland, carrying off our women folk.

    Anyone who feels like exacting retribution... :D


  • #8
    H2G2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭H2G2


    Irish Gunner wrote: »
    At the mo 1 Euro = 199.428 ISK so not sure what is was before meltdown
    Don’t know where you got that one from, but its way off. This morning the exchange rate is 1 Euro = 122 ISK, which is worse (from our perspective) of 124 last week, but much better than 75-80 last year.
    jonny68 wrote: »
    I hear Hotels & Restaurants are mad expensive though,and i believe it's expensive to get there (although the birds are supposed to be top notch:pac::D)
    Hotels are a bit expensive, but only a little more so that Guesthouses (in my experience). From July 1 to end September, the prices go way up. Eg. My car hire deal doubles in price. A friend of mine stayed here last week and it cost him about Eur 58 for a single room. It’s a good hotel in a very central location.
    As for food, it depends on where you go. Last night we got Pizza take away for 4 people and it cost ISK3,200 which is about Eur26 from Pizza Pronto in downtown Reykjavik, an average takeaway place. A reasonable tourist meal (2 course) will cost you about Eur30 pp not including drink. Good restaurants (read 'high' quality posh) are average of Eur 30 - 40 for main course alone. Beer is about 600ISK (Eur 4.88) a pint in most places. Clubs tend not to charge much more than pubs, unlike Ireland.
    Irish Gunner wrote: »
    When is the best time to go during summer ? Any festivals etc ?
    I prefer winter (Jan – Mar) when the snow is here, but mid-May to Mid-September is good tourist season. Some mountain (interior) roads only open July 1, but prices shoot up on July 1, so best to avoid heavy tourist season IMHO.
    There is lots of websites to get info on. Start with this one http://www.icetourist.is/


  • #9
    Irish Gunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,785 ✭✭✭Irish Gunner


    Dont know what price I was looking at current rate from www.xe.com

    Live rates at 2008.03.28 12:19:20 UTC
    1.00 EUR = 123.425 ISK
    Euro Iceland Kronur
    1 EUR = 123.425 ISK 1 ISK = 0.00810210 EUR

    May look at filghts in June what are the hostels like had a look at hostel.is and they do private rooms but did not get a chance to check prices

    Heard anything about them

    https://www.dublinarsenal.com/



  • #10
    elvis2002
    Closed Accounts Posts: 920 ✭✭✭elvis2002


    I was in Iceland in December for some work last year. It was ridiculously expensive I thought. I remember two mohito's were 36 euros in the bar called Apotek. Similar price in another place called Salon. Although we got invited to the vodafone christmas party and got free drink aswell.

    It was 110 euros taxi from airport to our hotel which is quite pricy. One of the dear taxi's I've claimed back from the company. We did a tour on the weekend to see the usual spots, cost about 70 euros, worth every penny.

    Food seemed reasonable in some places and then way over price in others.


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