HotelChatter - Tag: Sweden Hotels

Stockholm: Rich Swedes are Mad About Plans for a Tiny, Seemingly Non-Posh Hotel in Their 'Hood

Heidi Atwal — 2011-12-07T16:34:44-05:00

Engelbrekt Church, a Stockholm monument near the site of a proposed boutique hotel that has locals "up in arms"

Residents of one of Stockholm's most well-to-do neighborhoods are throwing a ritzy hissy fit over the construction of a new hotel, though it's unclear whether they take issue with the fact that the boutique property will require converting a historic building, because it won't live up to their posh standards, or a combination of both.

Stockholm: Hotel for Sourdough Bread Hits Sweden

Heidi Atwal — 2011-12-06T16:24:03-05:00

Hotel Chatter admits a soft spot for Swedes, what with the bounty of pop culture gifts with which they've furnished the world (like, you know, Robyn, IKEA, and The Fun Theory campaign). The notably upbeat Scandinavians harbor a mutual love for aspects of American culture, such as…sourdough bread?

Almhult: At The Värdshuset Hotel, The Furniture is Proudly IKEA

juliana — 2011-10-27T14:33:19-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/grand_lit_room.jpg" class="top"> Lots of unhappy hotel guests slam budget hotel furniture, or just ugly hotel furniture, by saying it's been store-bought from IKEA. So we're guessing they should probably never visit <a href="http://www.vardshuset.nu/o.o.i.s/15">Vardshuset Hotell and Restaurang</a>, the official IKEA Hotel, located next to the company's headquarters in Almhult, Sweden.We learned about the existence of the hotel through the <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/10/03/111003fa_fact_collins">New Yorker's</a> recent story on the IKEA culture, when the reporter, Lauren Collins, actually spent a night at the hotel. Here's what she said: <blockquote>That night I stayed at the IKEA Hotel. Its web site promises, "Guests sleep well and wake up refreshed without art or frills." The lounge area was bright, like a scene from the IKEA catalogue. I

Where You Can 'Make Love for Three Days Like Indian Gods'

juliana — 2011-05-16T13:33:47-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/kamasutraroom_venusgarden.jpg" class="top">Hotels are not ones to shy away from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel sex">sex</a> what with all the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel sex kits">sex kits</a> we've seen in the minibars in the past years, but this hotel goes far above and beyond a black box full of condoms, lube and massage oil and even the porn offerings on the TV. <a href="http://www.venusgarden.se/news_8.html">The Venusgarden Hotel</a> near Malmo, Sweden offers a professional orgasm coach on staff. Actually the coach is Ylva Franzén, the proprietor of the three-bedroom farmhouse as well as the author of a best-selling book Orgasmera Mera (Orgasming More).Each of the three "Rooms of Love" are sensually-named--Kamasutra, Tao, and Venus, and all feature "feathers, massage oils, perfumed candles, erotic illustrations, and a basket

Jukkasjärvi: The Icehotel Gets Even Cooler with a 'Tron'-Inspired Suite

Jennifer Kester — 2010-12-10T09:10:51-05:00

The Swedish Icehotel attracts adventurous types with its all-ice accommodations 12 miles north of the Arctic Circle. But the sci-fi squad and design geeks will want to make reservations at the hotel to check out the new Tron-themed suite.

Inspired by a nightclub the upcoming Tron: Legacy flick, the "Legacy of the River" suite is pimped out with futuristic lights using technology the hotel's never used in its 20-year history.