Ett Hem

Ett Hem, Swedish for 'a home', is a small luxury hotel at Sköldungagatan 2 in Lärkstaden, a quiet residential part of Östermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. The area is known for its early twentieth-century villas and apartment buildings, and the hotel sits a short walk from the Östermalm restaurants, Karlaplan and the Stockholm tram line toward Djurgården. Central Stockholm is reachable by metro from nearby stations in a few minutes. The building is an Arts-and-Crafts style house dating from the early 1900s, and the hotel opened in 2012 after an interior redesign by Ilse Crawford. The concept is a private home rather than a conventional hotel: there is no formal reception desk, guests are welcomed at the door, and the ground floor is arranged as a set of lived-in rooms with a library, a conservatory, a garden terrace and a large kitchen table around which guests can eat. Rooms are listed as Guest rooms, Suites and a Penthouse, furnished with a mix of Scandinavian pieces, antiques and handmade textiles, and most have fireplaces or generous seating. Dining is informal and ingredient-led. A chef cooks in the open kitchen and meals are served at the shared table or in the garden when weather allows, with breakfast, light lunches and dinners built around seasonal Swedish produce. An honesty bar lets guests help themselves to drinks and note them down. The hotel has a small spa and fitness facility with a sauna. Service is personal and discreet, aimed at couples, small groups and travellers who want a calm base away from the main tourist streets rather than a large business hotel. Indicative double-room rates run from about SEK 5,500 to 9,500 per night. With few rooms, availability is limited, and booking well in advance is sensible, especially for summer and the December holiday season.