Queen Room, Casa Dísa, Boutique Guesthouse

The spacious room with a little sofa and laptop desk is in a beautiful grand house belonging to the same family since it was built in 1950. The location is perfect with a grocery store just around the corner and a lovely cafe/bakery, baking on location, an icecream store and a noodle restaurant. The house stands on the edge of popular Laugardalur (hot spring valley) that offers a botanical garden, family park, swimming pool, cafes, art, gyms and the mall Glæsibaer, among other things. The space The house has been completely renovated with tasteful loyalty to its original design and influence from the era its built in and the heritage of the people that built it. All spaces have different colours that are neatly toned in harmony but create a playful touch of the fifties. The floor is set with light oak and marble tiles. The decor is a mix of paintings from some of the old Icelandic artists, mandalas from Nepal, antiques from China and other more modern stuff that pleases the eye. The original owners were a married couple borne in 1920. Both well educated and entrepreneurially minded. He was a pharmacist and had some production lines of his own manufactured on the ground floor and a chocolate factory called Amor hf. producing handmade quality chocolate. She was also in the health industry but with a different approach being one of the first yoga teacher in Iceland. She founded a yoga centre and later a health hotel with her friends. She also thought yoga in this house, her home, until the age of almost eighty years old and she even thought yoga to the president of Iceland at that time, Ms. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir who was actually the first female president in the world, elected 1980. Guest access Guests have access to a kitchenette with a little seating area by the window, a microwave and a portable induction stove for one pot. Guests have access to a bathroom equipped with a spacious shower and a large bathtub, decorated with marble tiles from floor to ceiling. There is also a laundry room with a washing machine and a dryer and nature friendly washing liquid provided by the host. There is free parking along the street in front of the house. During your stay I myself live in the house and am available and on location, at some time, most days. I also can almost always be reached by phone. Registration Details LG-REK-014105