Iceland : Family Itinerary with young kids

5:30am: We arrived in Reykjavik at 5:30am. We left Baltimore the previous day at 6:10pm on WOW Air (for tips with this airline and flight, click here). We went through customs, got our bags and waited for our shuttle for the rental car. After about 20 minutes, our shuttle showed up and took us to Green Motion rental car, about 4 minutes away. They were easy to deal with and accommodating, but I didn’t love that they were offsite, especially at 6am in the morning with two kids who hadn’t slept much. Next time, I am renting from Hertz, who is on property at the airport, to save some time.

8:00am: Finally got to our apartment in Reykjavík around 8am and after a quick settling in, we slept from 9am-2pm, which I highly recommend doing as we didn’t get any sleep on the plane, well not all of us. My kids and husband slept for about 3 hours out of the 6, but I was on duty making sure they were okay so no sleep for mom! Sleeping right when we arrived help put us back on track, as we stayed awake from 2pm to 9pm, and then went back to bed for the evening. My kids assumed that morning was a “nap”, so it put them back on schedule no problem.

We rented through Booking.com the Three Sisters Apartment, and I highly recommend it. Location was great, the place was perfect for what we needed, a corner store was across the street and the host was outstanding! When we arrived they had a pack n play set up with a blanket for Easton and Emmie was thrilled about the bunk beds. The nicest part was they allowed us to check-in at 8am for no extra charge!! HUGE! I am telling you – getting that morning rest was a game changer and I don’t know how we would have proceeded without it.

2:00pm: After we woke up and put our winter clothes on, we only have about 2 hours left to explore Reykjavík before it got dark. We walked a few blocks down to the harbor and looked at the boats and beautiful mountains, and after a few more blocks we stumbled upon a city playground. Emmie loved this find, and we let them play for 15 minutes before Easton started to get cold, so we headed to dinner.

6:00pm: We went to dinner at The Laundromat Café, which if you have young kids and only one night in Reykjavík, it is the only place I would recommend going! Why? Toys! Their downstairs is an entire play area – with toys, lounging, books and games. After the time spent between the plane and car, this was the perfect end to the day to get their energy out. They have a few tables downstairs around the play area, so we grabbed one of those and had hot chocolate, a few beers and our dinner. You order upstairs at the bar, and they bring it down to your table. We must have stayed there for 2 hours – the kids absolutely loved it and I loved getting to enjoy a beer and meal without having to entertain the kids! A treat: )

After dinner we walked back to our apartment, grabbed some necessities at the corner store across the street (milk, shampoo, skyr yogurt, etc.) and headed in for the night. Perfect first day!

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