Unique places to stay around Gothenburg

Among the treetops and close to nature

Treetop Spa – a spa hotel among the treetops

Treetop Spa is exactly what the name suggests: a hotel and spa set among the treetops. The small hotel has 30 rooms and two separate spa areas – Treetop Bergspa on the hillside and Harmony Spa in the main building.

Pevon Ecoturism – sleep in a tree tent

At Hjällsnäs headland by the lake Mjörn you’ll find Pevon Ecoturism. Here you can, among other things, rent tree tents, which are strung up in three strong tree trunks above the ground with the help of strong tension straps. This creates a smart combination of hammock and tent. Both comfortable and unique!

Unique stays in the archipelago and by the coast

Kajkanten Vrångö – stay in a boathouse by the sea

The smell of the sea, nature experiences, salty baths all year round and good food straight from the salty waters of the west coast? Kajkanten Vrångö in Gothenburg’s southern archipelago consists of eleven boathouses with fully equipped apartments and the sea as the nearest neighbour. The accommodation can be booked together with a range of cosy activities: raft with wood-burning sauna and hot tub, beachside seaweed safari with seaweed diver Karolina Martinsson or sea kayaking around the island.

Isbolaget – an archipelago hotel in a former icehouse

At the far end of the pier in Donsö harbour in Gothenburg’s southern archipelago is Isbolaget – restaurant and hotel in a converted ice warehouse. The fishing boats used to come in here and supply themselves with ice, and much of the house’s history is preserved in the scrubbed walls and rustic interior. The 14 hotel rooms on Isbolaget’s upper floor have views of both the fishing harbour and the sea.

Pater Noster – wake up on a lighthouse island

On the small island of Hamneskär at the far end of the Bohusland archipelago stands the iconic Pater Noster lighthouse. For more than 150 years, the lighthouse has guided sailors in Sweden’s most dangerous waters, and today the rugged lighthouse environment is a unique visitor destination. Here, they have also carefully renovated the old lighthouse keeper’s residence and turned it into an extraordinary accommodation. There is a total of sleeping places for 24 guests, and you live with full board. You get here with your own boat, booked rib-boat or helicopter.

Salt & Sill – stay in a floating hotel

Salt & Sill is a floating (!) hotel on the small island of Klädsholmen outside Tjörn north of Gothenburg. The hotel has modern and Scandinavian-decorated rooms, and directly outside the rooms there are several bathing steps, perfect for a refreshing morning swim. The hotel’s name, and the restaurant’s specialty “Herring Plank” gossip about Klädesholmen’s history as a hub for both fishing and processing of herring – and every year the hotel jointly designates the herring producer Klädesholmen “Herring of the Year” in festive ways.

Nordic Watercolour Museum guest studios – inspiration by the sea

On Bockholmen, opposite the museum itself, there are five guest studios next to the water. Here, overnight guests have the opportunity to rest as well as inspiration with direct proximity to the museum. Unwind with the landscape as your next-door neighbor and indulge in creativity that doesn’t require a internet connection. The studios are primarily used for artistic and art science research and development activities. Among other things, they are used for the museum’s own card scholarship 7Dagar. The studios can also be rented by artists, course participants and private individuals. In each studio, a maximum of two people can stay overnight and self-catering regarding food, bed linen and cleaning applies.

Hav & Logi – stay your way among Bohuslän’s granite cliffs

Here there are salty baths and beautiful Bohuslän cliffs within walking distance. At Hav & Logi there are accommodations in different price and standard classes. Choose a simpler accommodation in the hostel or a quality accommodation in one of the family houses, which are spacious with a high standard interior. They are located directly on the cliffs of the west coast in a beautiful natural environment.

Stay on a historic castle estate

Tjolöholm Castle – sleep in a four-poster bed or stay in the gatekeeper’s cottage

Stay overnight in unique environments on the accomodation property of Tjolöholm Castle. An experience far from impersonal hotel rooms awaits here. Instead, you live in your own house, with your own kitchen and garden. In Allmogebyn, the houses are furnished with a four-poster bed, wood stove and tiled stove, as well as a fully equipped kitchen and modern bathroom.

Read about more unique and different accommodations at västsverige.com.