European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Key Sites in Reykjavik october 11-12 19bfi monday october 6, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 Oum Lull october 11-12.1986 Reagan a Gorbachev m a graphic Summit inflating room prices in Iceland s capital Halldor Einarsson Balds a to shirt be Pwu to sell during the in remit mating by Leviten soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev and president Reagan in Reykjavik Iceland. Reykjavik Iceland a hundreds of officials and journalists arc headed for Iceland for the superpower Summit and roams Are in great demand prompting some icelanders to offer their houses for As much As s15,000 a week. Five had people offer me Small apart ments for 13,000 for the week said Carol Masi a lbs employee trying to find accommodations for lbs news staffers who will cover the oct. 11-12 Summit. Iceland a tiny Island nation with a population of 240,000, Only Haj about 1,500 hotel Beds in he capital of Reykjavik. The . And soviet delegation will claim at least half those Beds leaving Many of the More than 2,000 journalists expected to arrive by the end of the wee looking for other accommodations. On thursday the government assumed emergency Powers emptying hotels and commandeering schools to House visitor and set up facilities such As press centers. The Iceland tourist Bureau has be come a Clearinghouse to meet requests for bed and breakfast accommodations in private Homes. Bureau spokeswoman audur Birgis Dottie said she had received about 700 requests but Only had about 300 rooms to offer. She said the Bureau hoped to meet All requests by midweek. Asked about escalating prices she said not from us. We Are handling rooms at i to a night for a single and $75 for a  Birgis Dottie said the Bureau had about a dozen people checking the rooms be fore they were being rented we Don t intend to let out anything we Haven t seen she said. Another option for visitors is to Check into one of 200 double Cabins aboard the car ferry Bolotte which is expected to reach Reykjavik from Norway to help relieve the housing shortage. The prices for private deals mean while were rising. Mast said that last week Small apartments were offered for $1,200, then for $2,000 and then for j3.000 a week others Rcpt Rcd that some Large houses accommodating seven people were offered for As much As-si5,000 a week