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Reykjavík and Iceland tourist tax

Staying in Reykjavík and Iceland, you pay the Icelandic lodging tax (gistináttaskattur): ISK 400–ISK 800 per room per night.

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      Tourist tax

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      Usually paid at the property on arrival or departure, on top of the room price, unless your booking says it is included. The amounts are those of the official rules; the property may round differently.

      Icelandic lodging tax: rates

      Rates by type of accommodation, in ISK
      AccommodationRate (per room)
      Hotel, guesthouse or similar (categories II–IV), holiday homeISK 800
      Campsite, motorhome or caravan pitchISK 400

      In force since 1 January 2025.

      Worked examples

      Two adults, 3 nights from 15 October 2026, hotel, guesthouse or similar (categories ii–iv), holiday home:ISK 2,400.

      • ISK 800 per room per night × 1 room × 3 nights, whatever the number of guests.

      A family of two adults and two children aged 7 and 15, 12 nights, same accommodation:ISK 9,600.

      • ISK 800 per room per night × 1 room × 12 nights, whatever the number of guests.

      Good to know

      • The tax is per “lodging tax unit”: one room, flat or pitch for one night, whatever the number of guests. It applies nationwide, not only in Reykjavík.

      Reykjavík and Iceland tourist tax: questions

      How much is the tourist tax in Reykjavík and Iceland?
      ISK 400–ISK 800 per room per night, charged per room (or unit) and per night, whatever the number of guests. For two adults staying three nights in a hotel, guesthouse or similar (categories ii–iv), holiday home, that is ISK 2,400.
      Do children pay the tourist tax in Reykjavík and Iceland?
      Children are not exempt: the tax depends on the price or the number of rooms, not on who sleeps there.
      Is there a maximum number of nights?
      There is no night cap: every night is taxed.

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      Page updated . Every rate comes from the official source linked on the page, read on the date shown next to it. Taxes change: the official source prevails.