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Grindavík, Iceland  ·  20 min from Keflavík  ·  Geothermal spa hotel

The Retreat at Blue Lagoon

Sixty-two suites cut into a lava field, with the Blue Lagoon itself as an unlimited private spa garden.

Sixty-two suites excavated about three metres into an eight-hundred-year-old lava field, by Basalt Architects, each one with direct access to the water.

The Retreat Lagoon is private and separate from the public Blue Lagoon — silica-rich, quiet, and yours. Access to the public lagoon is unlimited too, and there is a subterranean spa ritual through a lava cave. The Retreat Spa runs to over four thousand square metres.

Breakfast is à la carte from seven until eleven, the minibar is complimentary, and afternoon tea and coffee with Icelandic sweets appear in the lobby. Guided yoga every morning at nine, rotating between Hatha, Vinyasa and Kundalini, and a guided geological hike daily. Both spa and lagoon are twelve-plus.

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The facilities

Retreat Spa, over 4,000 m², excavated about three metres into an 800-year-old lava field

  • Private geothermal Retreat Lagoon, silica-rich, separate from the public lagoon
  • Unlimited access to the public Blue Lagoon
  • Subterranean in-lava-cave spa ritual
  • Direct suite-to-lagoon entry
  • Lagoon-side silica and algae mask stations
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The rooms

CategorySizeSleeps
Lava junior suiteLava view, private terrace, lower level 40 m² not published
Moss junior suiteMountain view, private terrace, upper level 40 m² not published
Lagoon view junior suiteLagoon view, private balcony, lower level 40 m² not published
Moss suiteHorizon view, private balcony, separate living space 60 m² not published
Lagoon suiteIts own stretch of lagoon, directly off the suite 60 m² not published
The Blue Lagoon suiteTwo levels, private lagoon, in-suite spa, two bedrooms 230 m² not published

62 rooms and suites in all. 6 categories from the hotel's own pages, smallest first — see their own page ↗. Occupancy is not published, only the bed configuration.

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What the rate covers

What you will not have to think about

Breakfast
07:00–11:00
À la carte
Afternoon tea and coffee
daily
Complimentary in the lobby, with Icelandic sweets
Drinks, and the small printWelcome drink and a complimentary minibar. Dinner at the Michelin-starred Moss, Wed–Sun from 18:00, is charged.

Yours, at no extra cost

Guided morning yoga
Daily at 09:00 — Hatha, Vinyasa and Kundalini in rotation
Guided geological hike
Daily
Retreat Spa, Retreat Lagoon and Blue Lagoon
Unlimited

Also in the rate

  • Sixty-two suites, 40–200 m², each with direct lagoon access
  • Complimentary minibar
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Before you book

Before you go2 things worth knowing first
  • The house takes children, but not everywhere in it. Retreat Spa and Retreat Lagoon are 12+ For the children themselves: Hotel takes all ages
  • Language. English is spoken throughout, but the hotel's own pages are often fuller in the local language — which is where several of the details above came from.
What is not included3 charges on top of the rate
Dinner at Moss
Charged
Treatments
Charged
Accommodation tax
Not published
The facts, as published11 lines, plus a link to their own site
Classification5-star
CategoryGeothermal spa hotel
Rooms62
Spa4,000 m²
Saunas2
Pools3
Minimum stayNot published
Spa on arrival dayNot published
Spa on departure dayNot published
ChildrenHotel takes all ages
Adults-only areasRetreat Spa and Retreat Lagoon are 12+
Official sitebluelagoon.com ↗
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The awards

Recognition

Michelin-starred Moss restaurant on site
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Getting there

By air
Keflavík 20 min · Reykjavík 40 min
By rail
No railways in Iceland
Transfers
Bus and private transfers bookable through Blue Lagoon; valet parking
Worth knowing
Reykjanes is seismically active. Access is essentially road 43; navigation apps show outdated routes, and Civil Protection occasionally closes it
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Why it qualifies

Every one of these was verified against what the hotel itself publishes. Any of them will take you to the others that share it.

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If this appeals

Compiled from the hotel's own published pages where available, otherwise from trade and press sources, correct as at September 2026. Anything marked "not published" is something the hotel does not state — we would rather tell you that than guess. The image above is a generated illustration, not a photograph of the property.

€782
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