"A high-design waterfront hotel opened in 2021 that pairs moody volcanic-basalt interiors with softer Nordic-minimal guest rooms featuring locally made wool throws, ceramics, and landscape photography. Food and beverage are central: a Michelin-recommended restaurant offers refined dishes like lobster and langoustine croquettes and a 1,000-day dry-aged cheese salad plus an eight-seat chef’s counter, while a signature bar plays with Icelandic ingredients in inventive cocktails (for example, skyr-clarified Aperol, oak-aged brennivín, and vermouth infused with fermented shark)." - Nicholas DeRenzo, Elissa Garay