Number of hotels and similar accommodation in Iceland 2007-2017

In 2017, there were 405 hotels in Iceland. Ten years before, in 2007, this figure amounted to 294 hotels and similar accommodation in the country. By the end of this period, the number of bedrooms in hotels and similar accommodation amounted to nearly 15 thousand. In general, the hotel bedroom number grew in the country in recent years.    

 Tourist arrivals 

In the years from 2006 to 2016, the number of arrivals in tourist accommodations, such as hotels, in Iceland increased as well. In 2006, 1.4 million tourists arrived in accommodation establishments, while in 2016, the number has more than tripled. As of this year, there were 4.6 million tourist arrivals in Icelandic accommodations counted.  

 Domestic and international arrivals 

In the same period, most arrivals in accommodation establishments were made by international tourists. In 2016, there were almost four million international tourist arrivals and approximately 650 thousand domestic tourist arrivals in the country’s accommodations.