Sweden’s First Floating Hotel

Floating Hotel

If you are planning on traveling to Sweden in the near future, and you enjoy floating in the open sea while indulging in luxury, then this hotel would be quite the adventure for you to include in your travels. The owners Susanna and Patrick Hermansson of Salt & Co Tjörn AB hatched the idea in 2004 when they dreamt about starting a business that offered the complete experience. Because of the limited available space on the island of Klädesholmen, Susanna and Patrick decided to build their hotel on the open water. In March of 2005, with the help of Tjörn’s local council, local businesses, the community association, and the residents of Klädesholmen, they realized their dream and began to build the new attraction.

Floating Hotel

The hotel first opened in October 2008, alongside the restaurant Salt & Sill. The building serves as a hotel as well as a meeting and conference venue with 46 beds and a staff of 10. The hotel is open year round, and the guests stay in beautiful, modern Scandinavian rooms, all built on floating pontoons which are moored. The hotel has six hotel modules that serve as the guests’ mini-structures, complete with 23 guest rooms including one suite that overlooks the Böhuslan Archipelago (the body of water that borders the island). The focus of the hotel is not only based on the view and attractions of the sea, but also amazing food & drinks from the internationally acclaimed restaurant, Salt & Sill.

The design of the hotel features weathered wood with a minimalist Scandinavian design based on nautical fashion, while the attached outdoor patios provide a perfect place to sunbath or take a swim. The design of the hotel was also done with the environment in mind as the hotel is actually heated by the seawater. The owners used local raw materials, environmentally friendly paints and have even used the left over natural materials to build a new lobster reef outside of the hotel. The bottoms of the pontoons were also designed to help increase sea life by creating a perfect habitat for shells and mussels.

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