The "Foreman house" is a large authentic villa in the heart of Húsavík-town centre, named after the town local community leaders/"foremans" of past (Icelandic, "Formanns-hús"). Fully restored and elegantly furnished with eccentric decorations, this is a unique house mainly used as a family home and rented out as such. We love our house. We do not rent it for hosting wild parties but we really welcome guests that respect and appreciate our old house with all it's history and character. The Foreman house has two main floors, each about 130 sq.m. or 1400 sq.f. (rented house in whole 260 sq.m./2800 sq.f.). On ground floor you will find a large and well equipped kitchen, one bedroom with 2 beds and a roomy and bright living room with a large dining table. One WC on ground floor. The upper floor (1st.) has 4 bedrooms as well as a large TV-sofa corner. One master-bedroom with a great view over the harbour area and Skjálfandi Bay mountains. Two medium size bedreooms and one smaller bedroom. All bedrooms with good windows. The main WC and bathroom with shower and a bath is on upper floor. The house is rented in whole, with guests having private access to both apartment floors (only leaving out the owner's rooms and storages in basement and garden shed). A large garden with a terrrace with garden furniture comes with the rented house. Feel free to contact host for anything needed through Airbnb-messages. The Foreman house is located by the town's main street on a bank in the middle of town center, Húsavík. It has panoramic view of the harbour and "Kinnarfjöll-mountains" across Skjálfandi bay. Húsavík is Icelands most scenic costal town in the North of Iceland. Within 500 meters from the house you will find all of Húsavík's restaurants, the Húsavík Whale Museum is next door to The Foreman house, and Húsavík's famous wooden church is 200 m away. Plenty of free parking. Private parking by The Foreman house for 4 cars. There is a hot tub on the terrace which guests are welcome to use. Located on the west-side of the terrace with super view over the harbour and Skjálfandi bay and mountains. The Foreman house has a long story to tell. It is built in 1898, just a few years before the locals finished building their famous white and green wooden church (found in most Húsavík town photos). The Foreman house name comes from it's inhabitants the last century (Icelandic; Formanns-hús) as it has been occupied from the time it was built by the local chairmen or heads of the village (and later town). The first inhabitant was the local sherif or commisioner, Mr. Steingrímur Jónsson and Mrs. Guðný Jónsdóttir his wife. Later, in early 1900's The Foreman house was occupied by the "formans" of the regional co-operative consumer societies near Husavik, one after another for decades all the way to the end of last century. The house has been renovated throughly the last 20 years in steps. An interesting fact: Of the hundreds of people that have lived at one point or another in the Foreman house, the most famous of The Foreman-house's inhabitants the last century is actually not one of these (male) "formans" but actually a wife of one these. This was one of Icelands' best known national poets, Mrs. Unnur Benediktsdóttir, known by her artist-name "Hulda". Hulda wrote quite a few of Iceland's most heartful romantic lyrics, still sung regularily by musicians. Maybe they should have named the house after this brilliant woman instead of the "foremans" of the past?