마홀멘(Marholmen)

This our 4 visit. Money is always tight so to spend it 4 times at the same place is a testament to how good Marholmen is. We usually arrive a few hours before check in but as we go for a long walk around the grounds this is not problem. Easy friendly check in, clean and well maintained room and good food, drink and service. The breakfast seemed very busy but didn’t affect the food or service. Only problem that I didn’t catch any fish when I went fishing but I think that’s actually because I’m not a very good fisherman (suppose I have to admit it sometime!!). Thanks Marholmen and now it’s time to start saving again for our next trip. Simon with family( 2 adults. 2 kids)

Had a relaxing stay here in the Gula Villa. Peaceful and beautiful surroundings, spa and spa treatments were a highlight. Very well equipped and comfortable house, and lots of activities available. Only negative was our experience renting a boat, staff lacks confidence and experience to explain how to use them. So would only recommend that activity if you've used similar boats before.

Conveniently close to the harbor. Seemed nice enough to visit separately as well. No obvious complaints.

This review is for the glamping tents! (Marholmen also has cabins, mansions, a hotel, spa and conference venue.) Overall a nice but with a big potential to get even better. - Difficult to access without car. A commute from Stockholm takes 2h with a 2km walk to the hotel along a smallish road at the end. - Few signs around the island making it difficult to navigat. But lots of things to see and do, especially for children. The Glamping tents had no water so we had to carry 2L with us after check-in. There are no toilets on the Glamping Island itself and the closest one is the blue kind you have at festivals around 500m away, no running water close to the toilet either. The beds and sheets were amazing, and the tent itself roomy. It gets cold in the evening so bring hats and warm clothes because there is no insulation, thought there is a heater in the tent. - The dinner was a buffet despite saying three course dinner in the booking. They had meat, fish and vegetarian options for starters, main course and three desserts. But it's a different feeling expecting a sit down dinner vs a buffé. - All staff was very young and thous somewhat inexperienced. For example we ordered a glas of white wine and when coming with the bottle the staff filled up our cava flutes. - We expected our own bathing jetty but had instead a rope to try and climb up the slippery stone, resulting in a fall and not wanting to bath again. - Our breakfast was brought in a basket to our tent. The food as ok-ish being a bit dry. And they forgot our breads and eggs so we had to wait on s second delivery. But the experience was nice. - You need a USB A cable if you want to charge your phone. My opinion: not worth the price as it is today but definitely if all the smaller things a looked over.

Wonderful environment, well kept andaintained. Good services, very friendly staff.

Perfect way to end a trip around Sweden!

We enjoyed the hotel, it’s nice and located in a beautiful environment. The restaurant however was a disappointment, not because of the food which was fine, but because of the lack of service. It was troublesome finding us a table (we were 3) and we were told several times that the restaurant was only for those who wanted to eat the buffet. Upon arrival at our table we were presented with a menu including both buffet and a la carte so we asked again and got a distinct no letting us know the a la carte was only for take away to be eaten elsewhere on the premises. 20 min after we order another couple was allowed to order a la carte! The restaurant staff was neither friendly nor understanding about this or other issues.

I stayed in Marholmen, in the hotel for about 5 days, late March early April 2021. I have always overlooked Marholmen before, thinking it was a conference and spa hotel. Well, it is that, also, but it is also a facility tailored to families, and casual tourists. It is one of the archipelago hotels, that is accessed by car, (good if you want to avoid public transport, such as during the ongoing covid 19, pandemic) . That said, actually there is not really any useful way to get to Marholmen by public transport, since it is located in the countryside, in the middle of nowhere. The facility is built on a hotel, but also cottages where you can self cater. I stayed in the hotel, and I had chosen a room with a sea view. Good room, relatively comfortable bed and a nice easy chair, (that would seat 2 people if they are ok with sitting close). Nice little balcony. Sea view rooms, view of a narrow sound, with lots of sea birds. But not a view of the open sea towards the horizon. I set up my scope and tripod on the balcony and could see many species of migrating and stationary ducks, geese, swans and grebes, + other birds!! Wow!! (actually regular binoculars would be enough) Kettle, but no fridge. The room lacks space for storing belongings. Good service, with staff being professional and taking an interest in guests, but, it still has a little bit of a large hotel anonymity and professionalism over it. Covid 19 routines good, with screens between guest and staff at the reception, and restaurant reception,and lots of space between guests at breakfast and dinner. The food is good, but very limited selection, (I exhausted the entire dinner selection during my 5 day stay), also not for the budget minded. Great selection at the breakfast of everything you could want for breakfast. Possible to collect a lunch pack at breakfast, for the days excursion, including filling your termos, (but they don´t market this, and not many people are doing it, so they are not used to it.): (the restaurant serves lunch some days, during busy times, but not every day. This is worth checking out, since there is also nowhere else to get lunch, since the location is very rural.) Nice inner archipelago environment, with fields, reed beds, some groves of different trees, and lots of historic buildings from Marholmen´s past as an educational and recreational facility for the Labour union movements. A cafe on the island, open during busy times of the year, and for those not knowing what to do with themselves in the archipelago nature, lots of outdoor activities like walking gym, crazy golf, quiz walk etc. And I think cayak rental and such during summer. Of cause bathing.

Good.