Glass cabins and igloos in South Iceland
Glass Cottages Iceland: which glass room to book
16 km from Hella. Google rating 5 from 57 reviews. Checked on its own website on 14 November 2026.
- Private hot tub
The room to book
Glass Cottage
| Room to book | Glass Cottage |
|---|---|
| Heated or defrosting glass | Not stated |
| Aurora alarm | Not stated |
| Private sauna | Not stated |
| Private hot tub | Yes |
| Own bathroom | Yes |
| Size | Not stated |
| Sleeps | Not stated |
What Glass Cottages Iceland says
“Relax in your private hot tub amidst the lava fields or enjoy a starlit shower in a glass-enclosed bathroom.”
Getting the glass room
- Book it by name. Choose "Glass Cottage", not a standard room or cabin.
- Ask about what the website doesn't say. It doesn't mention: heated or defrosting glass, aurora alarm, private sauna. Email before you pay.
- Check the confirmation. It should name the glass room. If it doesn't, contact the property.
How dark is the sky here?
Very dark sky
The nearest bright lights in satellite images are 22 km to the north-west. Faint aurora shows well here.
The next 7 nights
Live cloud forecast for after dark, and the aurora activity forecast.
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Cloud: MET Norway forecast (CC BY 4.0), hourly for 2 days, then 6-hourly. Aurora activity: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Kp forecast. Updated every 30 minutes.
Best nights to stay, November 2026 to April 2027
Tap a night to use it as your check-in date. Not a forecast: each night is rated on what we know now: how long the sky is dark at Glass Cottages Iceland, whether the moon is up and bright, and how often that time of year is clear.
- 1
3 to 6 December
4 nights · 58 hours of dark sky without bright moonlight · clear about 19% of the time in a typical year
- 2
10 to 13 December
4 nights · 59 hours of dark sky without bright moonlight · clear about 17% of the time in a typical year
- 3
7 to 10 January
4 nights · 58 hours of dark sky without bright moonlight · clear about 17% of the time in a typical year
- Best
- Good
- Fair
- Poor: bright moon or short night
- Never dark
- Best 4-night stays
- ● full moon · ◐ half moon
November 2026
December 2026
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January 2027
February 2027
March 2027
April 2027
Dark = sun 12° or more below the horizon, worked out for this property's location. Moon position and phase are exact. "Clear" = 2 oktas of cloud or less, from hourly observations at Reykjavík weather station (84 km away), NOAA Integrated Surface Database (Icelandic Met Office reports), 2014 to 2026 seasons, public domain. Method
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