Umi Hotel is a family-run hotel. The hotel manager, Siggi, spent every summer on a farm close to the hotel when he was a teenager, where he would help with the farm animals and the harvest. He used all his spare time in climbing the surrounding mountains and exploring the south coast. After Siggi and his wife Frida had their children, Sandra and Solon, the family very often visited the area on weekends and eventually they ended up purchasing an abandoned farm and started renovating it during weekends. The renovation slowly took place but soon the family realized that they wanted others to enjoy the same peace and quiet of this area.
In the autumn of 2015 they started working on designing and building Umi hotel.

Sandra, the daughter of Siggi and Frida, is an interior and lighting designer. Her job was to design the interior and lighting for the hotel. The aim of her design was to create a welcoming and calming environment for the guests where they could relax after a busy day of exploring. The inspiration for materials and the color pallet of the hotel is drawn from the surrounding nature, the beautiful colors of the Icelandic autumn and shapes and textures from the Icelandic nature.