The Blue Lagoon water is unlike anything else. It originates 2000 meters within the Earth and is rich in silica, algae and minerals. In 2012, the Blue Lagoon water was selected by National Geographic as one of the 25 wonders of the world.
Nestled in an 800-year-old lava field on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, Silica Hotel is where the Blue Lagoon’s story actually started — a geothermal water so unusual it was soothing skin long before it became world-famous. In 1994, Dr. Grímur Sæmundsen founded the Blue Lagoon Medical Clinic here, turning that discovery into a clinically backed psoriasis treatment, offered free to Icelandic patients since 2016 through a partnership with the state.
That same spirit of quiet healing lives on in 35 understated rooms framed by lava-field views, and in your own private lagoon — fed by the same mineral-rich waters as the Blue Lagoon, but far more still. No wonder Travel + Leisure named it Iceland’s Best Resort Hotel in 2023.
