Cozy hotel in Stockholm

Sweden has its seasons and visiting Sweden through the dark and festive winter months should not be overlooked. Christmas in Sweden can be magical, and made into that much more of a storybook journey with a stay at Ett Hem in Stockholm.

This elegant mansion in the fashionable Ostermalm district of Stockholm was built in 1910 as a home for a government official and his wife and literally means “at home” in Swedish. Reopened as a 12-guestroom hotel in 2012, it is not hard to imagine the characters of Ingmar Bergman’s Fanny and Alexander here in rooms reimagining traditional Swedish craftsman design mixed with elements of antique and contemporary minimalism. Each room is its own statement as Ett Hem offers a running story of childhood whimsy and serious adult sophistication. READ MORE …