The Blue Lagoon has long been one of Iceland's most famous attractions. The five-star Retreat Hotel and Spa on site is the ultimate way to experience it and to remind yourself that everything is going to be ok. There are good moments in life and there are great moments in life.
An example of a good moment might be when you have that first beer on a Friday after work, or when you finally get around to defrosting the freezer, or when your cat falls asleep on your lap. A great moment might be the birth of your first child, or getting married, or sitting in a surreal landscape, enjoying a glass of whisky watching a volcano erupt while the Northern Lights dance overhead. I’ve done one of these things, and I’ve never been married and don’t have kids.
If you tell people that you are going, or have been, to Iceland, one of the first questions you get asked is did you go, or are you going, to the Blue Lagoon. The turquoise geothermal spa, a short 20-minute drive from Keflavík International Airport, has long been one of the country’s most visited attractions. Bask in the warm waters, let the silica restore your skin and absolve you of your sins.
Buy a nice face-cream on the way out. What people won’t ask you, because they have not tasted pure ecstasy and have not felt true inner peace, is have you visited The Retreat ? I have tasted ecstasy and felt peace. You should too.
Ecstasy and peace comes wrapped in a grey concrete box in the middle of a lava field. There are no tree.