Grafarvogslaug — Restaurant in Reykjavik

UK reviewer

Came here with 3 kids (11, 8, 7) husband and Mother in Law on a overcast but dry day late August. Will probably come again this holiday as we all enjoyed so much!

Kids go free, adults aren’t expensive (£7 each I think?)

Changing rooms immaculate - I’ve never been I cleaner swimming pool changing (male and female split) rooms, I wonder if that’s the norm here? Beware of the culture change from the UK - you shower naked prior to swimming and then when you get out (we didn’t) You take your towel through and leave in a ‘drying area’ so when you get out you shower again (locals all naked) and then dry thoroughly before going to get dressed. Excellent idea as it’s so much easier to get dressed in an area that’s not all wet and it makes it so much cleaner!

Pools - 1 good sized indoor pool. I could stand to my bra line throughout. A few Floats and toys provided.

Numerous outdoor pools one for leisure, one lanes (although it want at all busy so we had a play on he diving platforms)- all a lovely temperature! Some very shallow pools for little kids - lovely and warm. 1 flume and 1 wide slide. Super fun! Cold getting up to the top but lovely and warm when you hit the water.

3 hot tubs - all large and different temperatures. I LOVED the super hot one. 1 very very very cold plunge pool. Saunas and steam rooms also available (all in the entry price)

Lifeguards sit in a big tower behind one way glass but they came down and sorted out an issue with some kids misbehaving so they are watching. If you come from the UK you’ll be surprised at the lack of ‘rules’ and monitoring...

The "geothermal pools" are the pride of Reykjavik. Grafarvogur pool is a public bath-house with hot tubs, a cold tub, indoor splashpool, outdoor splashpool, waterslides, steambath and two types of sauna.

Also a 25 meter swimmingpool with lane dividers. Swimmers have priority in the swimmingpool; so don't get in the way if you're not swimming. And don't dive off the sides.

Facilities are clean and poolwater is contiously renewed, filtered and monitored. Showering without a swimsuit is mandatory and only deticated swimwear is allowed in the pools/baths. T-shirts or underwear are not allowed. Photography is sticktly forbidden on the premisis.

Tickets cost 1050 kr for adults and 175 kr for kids. (2022)

Public bathouses are funded by the government and are run with a financial defecit. So tickets would have to cost 4000 - 6000 kr to make a profit.

Please be respectful to locals and enjoy a relaxing and rejuvenating trip...

Its Way cheaper than say the blue lagoon. If you go Be nice to the locals. This is a local swimming pool so behalve yourself ;)

Other than that it was Great they have 3 hottubs in different temperature. A hotroom, sauna, and icebath.

There is also a inside and outside bath but these may be in use for swimming lessons so if they start yelling at you, your are probably in the wrong place at the wrong time ;) other than that

We came out...