Höfði House

Calm place with classic old style house and a big garden yard. Parking area need to pay with P3 as a picture from 9-18 on weekday. recommend !!

Höfði House is located on the Reykjavik waterfront. It a wooden house imported from Norway for the use of the French consul in 1909. Later on it was put to use for social functions and was famously the site for the historic meeting between Presidents Reagan and Gorbachev in 1986, setting the stage for an end to the Cold War. There is also an interesting monument to Einar Benediktsson to see just next to the Höfði House.

History was made here. Did not know of this place until a return from one of our excursions. The guide told us about this place and the piece of the Berlin wall here. Had to come explore.

Höfði House, perhaps one of Reykjavik's most historically significant buildings, is renowned for hosting the 1986 summit where U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met, marking a significant step towards the end of the Cold War. Built in 1909, this beautiful house has also hosted celebrities such as Queen Elizabeth II and is believed by some to be haunted. Its architectural style and the rich stories embedded in its walls make it a captivating stop for history buffs and those interested in the Cold War era.

Beautiful house by the ocean. Historic house where Reagan and Gorbachev had Reykjavík summit ending Cold War

East meets West here, so this spot begs you to review the period of ending of the Cold War. The historical significance makes this spot a definite worthwhile visit. A piece of the Berlin Wall on the property also adds to the allure of your time at this stop.

You can’t go in this house because it belongs to the City of Reykjavík government, but you can walk right up to it and around it. It sits on a spectacular piece of real estate with nothing blocking the view of the sea. There are informational signs around giving you a little bit of an idea of its history. I discovered this place because there is a geocache near the parking lot which gives a little bit more history (haunted history) that does not appear on the official signs. It’s a beautiful structure that sits there all alone looking kind of sadly out to the ocean, wishing for more visitors, more life.

Super cool to see the house where Ronald Reagan and Gorbachev signed the document to end the Cold War. We were not able to go inside. Plenty of parking space in front of the house and the coast is not far.