Vísir (newspaper) on 27th October 1938:

“Healing power of the spring steam and of the spring mud. Could Iceland possess unused health wells? - The steam baths at the ski cabin at Hveradalir and hosts’ stays at Hveragerdi ...”

“Those, who have been on their way east over the heath of Hellisheidi, have probably noticed a small hut that has been built just above the ruins of Höyers’ house at Hveradalir. Over the hut and around vapour is sent out by the sulphur hot spring, but pipes lie from the spring itself into the house and then out again. This seems to be the first bathhouse in Iceland, where only spring steam is used to warm up and bathe people. This is a novelty, which deserves full attention, especially for Reykjavík residents, since they live nearby and can easily enjoy the baths, in particular our great skiers who practice their sport there during most winter.” 

“Inside the house, you see first a changing room. There are benches, where you can lie and receive a massage for health and refreshment, whether you are an athlete or a patient...” (...) “From the changing room there is a passage to the bath compartment, where there is a cold shower, as part of the steam bath program and necessary to fully enjoy the bath that follows. In the innermost part of the house is the bath compartment itself. It is not big, but large enough for several people to bathe at the same time. The pipes lie from the spring through the compartment and are equipped with a handle, so you can with one grasp open for the steam flow, fully close or regulate at will. Sveinn Steindorsson from Asum at Hveragerdi has built this bath hut and arranged all the equipments neatly as described above.” 

If a stay at geothermal areas proves to be as salutary as some tell it to be, then with more experience we should be able to provide the required conditions to move forward and who knows whether Iceland could not become an option as a health resort for foreigners, which could bring relief to most of them and thus make it easier to run the place than before.”