First Best Western Hotel Opens In Iceland
Phoenix, AZ - April 25 , 2011 - Best Western International, the World's Biggest Hotel FamilySM, continues to expand its global footprint with the brand's first hotel in Iceland, the Best Western Hotel Reykjavik, centered in the country's capital city, Reykjavik. The Best WesternHotel Reykjavik will be directly affiliated with Best Western's regional office in Denmark, which serves 22 Best Western hotels in the country.
The 3-star, 79-room Best Western Hotel Reykjavik offers modern amenities and easy access to natural wonders including volcanoes, boiling mud pools, spurting geysers, the arctic desert, as well as the spectacular Northern Lights. As is true for all Best Western hotels globally, the Best Western Hotel Reykjavik offers free high-speed internet access, along with a Scandinavian-style breakfast buffet, lobby bar and business services center.
“We are very proud to be Members of the Best Western brand,” said Ólafur Freyr Ólafsson, General Manager of Best Western Hotel Reykjavik. “We look forward to welcoming guests from all over the world to Iceland to experience all we have to offer.”
Added Peter Laigaard Jensen, country manager for Best Western International, Denmark, “The BEST WESTERN Hotel Reykjavik is a perfect addition to the Best Western family of independently owned and operated hotels. Iceland is a hidden gem for tourists and our hotel's ideal location promises guests a wonderful stay.”
To learn more about this hotel or discover other Best Western hotels across Europe, visit www.bestwestern.com.
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