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Home | Home & Family | Holidays Foreign tourists looking for affordable accommodation in Iceland without compromising on exclusivity and convenience get great value for their money while staying in a summer cottage, rather than in a hotel or a guesthouse. Traditional options for accommodation while on holiday in Iceland sometimes prove too costly for families and small groups. 160 owners of summer cottages have taken advantage of Viator's convenient booking service. These privately owned summer cottages are available in all parts of Iceland. There are 14,000 summer cottages in Iceland, and more are being built. The cottages are used both by Icelanders as well as foreign visitors. Most of the summer cottages in the country are privately owned, but some belong to labour unions such as The Commercial Workers' Union (VR) and The Association of Academics in Iceland (BHM). About 40 summer cottages belong to each one of the associations which are hugely popular amongst members, especially during summer. The building material for the summer cottages is imported from the Baltic countries such as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - as well as from Russia and Finland. 65 percent of all summer cottages in Iceland are within one hour's drive from Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. Northern Lights in winter The Northern Lights attract thousands of people to Iceland each winter, mostly from Europe, America and Asia. The Japanese are especially keen on seeing the Northern Lights. There are two reasons for visiting Iceland rather any other place for gazing at the Northern Lights. First, the country is located in a place geographically well suited to see the Northern Lights, and second, it is accessible in winter. "Most of our customers spend their time here in Iceland during the summer season, which coincides with the traditional school holidays in Europe and North America," says Oskarsson. In winter visitors can expect different experiences than in summer, such as sitting in a hot-tub heated with geothermal water while gazing at the Northern Lights. Online booking service represents 160 summer cottages owners Viator.com is an online reservation/booking service founded in 2002 by Petur Oskarsson and Bjarnheidur Hallsdottir. Viator represents the owners of 160 privately owned cottages, located in all parts of the country, who make their cottages available for rent to foreign tourists visiting Iceland. Although each cottage is furnished and decorated differently, they all include hot and cold water as well as heating. The cottages also include a shower or a bath, fully equipped kitchen and one or more bedrooms. Article Source: http://www.articlewheel.com
Viator inc. is a summerhouse agency that rents summer houses in iceland to foreign visitors. All the summerhouses on offer are privately owned and well equipped. They vary in design and furnishing, according to each owner's taste.
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