I've been trying to plan a family trip for early December. DK and I agreed that we didn't want to do another cruise this year (we've gone the last 3) - so I suggested something very different - Reykjavik, Iceland. Seeing the aurora borealis is on my bucket list, and Iceland is one of the best places to see it. (It's also not nearly as cold as a lot of places that far north. Avg. temps in Dec. are 28-38*F, so not too bad.)
I was looking at hotels (I'd try for a Marriott affiliate because of my status/points, but they don't have a location in Iceland.) - but it seems that there are a lot more apartments/condos available for rent. The prices are typically better than the hotels, and we'd also have the option to save a bit of cash and calories by not eating out for every meal.
so my questions:
1) has anyone ever used airbnb.com to book lodging? if so, how was your experience?
2) has anyone ever visited Iceland? in the winter? any recs of things to do/see? (we'll definitely do a Northern Lights tour, the "Blue Lagoon" hot springs, try to visit the geysers and/or national park, check out some of the museums, maybe go whale watching, and possibly one of the Game of Thrones tours - maybe they'll even be filming while we're there!)