Arctic TreeHouse Hotels suites on the forest slope in Rovaniemi

Arctic TreeHouse Hotel, Rovaniemi

Design Weekends in Scandinavia

Scandinavian design is about more than just beautiful furniture – it's the light, materials, and how architecture meets the landscape. A design weekend in the Nordics can mean everything from a minimalist city hotel to glass cabins in the woods or a suite on a mountain slope, where every detail is carefully considered.

Here we gather hotels where architecture and interior design are part of the experience – like the Arctic TreeHouse Hotel in Rovaniemi, Juvet Landscape Hotel and Elva Hotel in Norway, Villa Copenhagen in Copenhagen, and Ett Hem in Stockholm. Find your next weekend getaway for those who want to stay beautifully.

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Västerås, Sweden

The Steam Hotel

The Steam Hotel is a unique hotel housed in Västerås' old steam power plant from 1917 – 18 floors of industrial romantic atmosphere by the shore of Lake Mälaren.

Stockholm, Sweden

Yasuragi

Yasuragi in Stockholm is a Japanese spa where tranquility, hot springs, and Japanese culture come together for total relaxation and well-being.

A Home, Stockholm

Stockholm, Sweden

A Home

A Home is an intimate boutique hotel in a private villa from 1910 in Lärkstaden, decorated by Ilse Crawford – as if staying at stylish friends' home.

Hotel Skeppsholmen, entrance summer time

Stockholm, Sweden

Hotel Skeppsholmen

Hotel Skeppsholmen is a design hotel in two buildings from 1699 on the green island of Skeppsholmen – a tranquil oasis by the water in the heart of Stockholm.

Ellery Beach House, Lidingö

Lidingö, Sweden

Ellery Beach House

Ellery Beach House is Stockholm’s only beach resort – a design hotel in Lidingö with heated pools, beach club, and archipelago views.

Larvik, Norway

Farris Bad

Farris Bad in Larvik is an exclusive spa hotel by the sea with spring water from the Farris spring, luxurious relaxation, saunas, and views over the Skagerrak.

Vestkantbadet at Sommerro, Oslo

Oslo, Norway

Sommerro

Sommerro is an art deco hotel in the old headquarters of Oslo Lysverker in Frogner, with a historic bathhouse and rooftop pool with sauna.

Amerikalinjen, Oslo

Oslo, Norway

Amerikalinjen

Amerikalinjen is a boutique hotel in the former headquarters of Den Norske Amerikalinje at Jernbanetorget in central Oslo.

Eleven Hotel by Lundarvatnet, Voss

Voss, Norway

Elva Hotel

Elva Hotel is an award-winning design hotel with 14 rooms by Lundarvatnet outside Voss, featuring a sauna, hot tubs, and local food.

Juvet Landscape Hotel, Valldal

Valldal, Norway

Juvet Landscape Hotel

Juvet Landscape Hotel is an iconic landscape hotel with glass rooms in the forest by Valldal, with a spa by the river and communal dinner.

Hotel Brosundet by the water in Ålesund

Ålesund, Norway

Hotel Brosundet

Hotel Brosundet is a family-owned boutique hotel in an old boathouse by the canal in the Art Nouveau city of Ålesund.

Manshausen, Steigen

Nordland, Norway

Manshausen

Manshausen is a former trading post on an island in Nordland, with architect-designed cabins made of wood and glass at the water's edge.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Villa Copenhagen

Villa Copenhagen is an elegant luxury hotel in the heart of Copenhagen with historic charm, modern design, sustainable luxury, and a heated rooftop pool.

Hotel Sanders, Copenhagen

Copenhagen, Denmark

Hotel Sanders

Hotel Sanders is a personal boutique hotel near Nyhavn, created by ballet dancer Alexander Kølpin – with a rooftop terrace, cocktail bar, and Michelin key.

Arctic TreeHouse Hotels suites on the forest slope in Rovaniemi

Rovaniemi, Finland

Arctic TreeHouse Hotel

The Arctic TreeHouse Hotel is an iconic design hotel on the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi, with panoramic suites in the forest and views of the northern lights from the bed.

Kaamos Lodge at the top of Aavasaksa in winter attire

Ylitornio, Finland

Kaamos Lodge

Kaamos Lodge is a new landscape hotel at Aavasaksa in Tornedalen, featuring 80 cabins with their own sauna, a spa, and a panoramic restaurant.

The Barö in the Ingå archipelago

Ingå, Finland

The Barö

The Barö is a design hotel in Ingå's archipelago an hour from Helsinki, with rooms in their own wooden houses by the sea and a sauna on the beach.

Porvoo, Finland

RUNO Hotel Porvoo

RUNO Hotel Porvoo is a boutique hotel in a former bank in Old Porvoo, with Nordic design, attic spa, and half an hour to Helsinki.

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