Nynäs Havsbad

Nynäs Havsbad is a historic seaside spa hotel located on the island of Trehörningen in Nynäshamn, Nynäshamn Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. Originally known as Nynäs Hafsbad, it was conceived as a luxury bathing resort in the early 20th century, inspired by the model of Saltsjöbaden. The main Badhotell building and the Parkhotell were inaugurated in 1906, followed by the Strandhotell in 1907 and a Casino in 1913. The resort attracted royalty and wealthy Stockholm residents, and the newly built Nynäsbanan railway was crucial for bringing guests from the capital. During the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Nynäs Havsbad served as the base for the sailing competitions. After World War I, guest numbers declined and the hotel fell into disrepair. In 1918 the facility was acquired by Kungliga Pensionsstyrelsen (later Riksförsäkringsverket) and converted into a hospital. The hospital operations were phased out by a parliamentary decision in 1999. In 1999 the state decided to divest the properties, and in 2003 Nynäs Havsbad was reopened after extensive renovation. As of 2017, the owner is the French company Sodexo, which operates around fifteen hotel and conference facilities across Sweden. Today Nynäs Havsbad offers 114 hotel beds across 73 rooms, 11 conference rooms, a restaurant seating 130 guests, a banquet hall, and various spa treatments. The official website describes it as an 'ancient bathing hotel from 1906' offering spa, hotel, conference, party and wedding services in an archipelago setting. It markets itself as 'a place for all the senses' and 'an oasis by the sea where relaxation, first-class gastronomy and memorable experiences meet.' The property includes the preserved Strandhotell, a two-storey building with a furnished attic under a hipped and broken tile roof, later complemented by two wing buildings in the same style. Several of the original spa buildings are classified by the municipality as 'indispensable' or 'valuable'.

Nynäs Havsbad (originally Nynäs Hafsbad) is a bathing hotel on the island of Trehörningen in Nynäshamn, Nynäshamn Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. The history of the resort is closely tied to the development of Nynäshamn as a bathing town and to the Nynäsbanan railway. To offer good service to travellers on the Nynäsbanan to and from Stockholm, a railway station called 'Nynäs Öfre' was established in 1902. From 1907 it was renamed 'Nynäs Hafsbad' (later modernised to 'Nynäs Havsbad'). The station was located on the mainland opposite the island of Trehörningen, roughly at today's Svandammsskolan. It was closed in the summer of 2008 and moved to Gröndalsviken. In the original planning for the Nynäshamn resort, ideas existed for a luxury grand hotel similar to Saltsjöbaden. A luxury hotel began construction on a hill opposite Trehörningen. The initiative came from Nynäs Villastad AB, which invested 20,000 kronor. On 16 May 1903, King Oscar II arrived by special train from Stockholm to inaugurate the hotel. The king and his entourage lingered to enjoy the view. At the king's request it was to be called 'Oscars-utsigten'. To commemorate the visit, he wrote his name on the rock (today filled in with gold). The hill has since been called Oscarsberget and the bridge to Trehörningen Oscarsbron. At the time of the king's visit, only the foundation of the hotel building was complete; the hotel project was never finished and had to be abandoned, probably for lack of money. Today Oscarsberget is built up with villas. A new initiative for a spa facility, this time to be built on the island of Trehörningen, was taken shortly afterwards. The architect Karl Güettler, who at that time had his office in Nynäshamn, was engaged. Güettler designed many summer villas in the town and played a prominent role in the National Romantic architecture wave around the turn of the 20th century. The building style resembled Jugendstil with elements of National Romanticism, and the new spa facility on Trehörningen became a good example of Güettler's architecture. The main building (the Badhotell) was inaugurated together with the Parkhotell in 1906. The Strandhotell was added in 1907 and a 'Casino' in 1913. Soon both royalty and wealthy Stockholmers came to Nynäs Hafbad (as it was then called). The Badhotell no longer exists; it was demolished when Kungliga Pensionsstyrelsens hospital was expanded in the 1930s with a large new building. The Strandhotell, however, is preserved; it has two storeys with a furnished attic under a hipped and broken tile roof. The house was later complemented with two wing buildings in the same style. Several of the spa facility's original buildings are classified by the municipality as 'indispensable' and 'valuable' respectively. The newly built Nynäsbanan was an important prerequisite for the hotel to attract customers from Stockholm. During the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Nynäs Havsbad was the base for the sailing competitions, which started from Gårdsfjärden and extended out towards Viksten and Gunnarstenarna. During World War I, guests stayed away and the hotel fell into disrepair. In 1918 the facility was acquired by Kungliga Pensionsstyrelsen, later Riksförsäkringsverket, to become a hospital. The agency also had several new hospital buildings erected. The operations were wound up by a parliamentary decision in 1999. In 1999 the state decided to divest the properties, and in 2003 Nynäs Havsbad was reopened after extensive renovation. As of 2017, the current owner is the French company Sodexo, which operates around fifteen hotel and conference facilities around Sweden. Nynäs Havsbad offers 114 hotel beds distributed across 73 rooms. There are 11 conference rooms, a restaurant with seating for 130 guests, a banquet hall and various kinds of spa treatments.

• 2017

  Sodexo is the owner, operating around fifteen hotel and conference facilities in Sweden.

• 2008

  The Nynäs Havsbad railway station is closed and moved to Gröndalsviken.

• 2003

  Nynäs Havsbad reopens after extensive renovation.

• 1999

  Parliamentary decision to wind up hospital operations; the state decides to divest the properties.

• 1930

  The Badhotell is demolished when the hospital is expanded with a large new building.

• 1918

  Kungliga Pensionsstyrelsen acquires the facility and converts it into a hospital.

• 1913

  A 'Casino' building is added to the spa facility.

• 1912

  Nynäs Havsbad serves as the base for the sailing competitions during the Stockholm Summer Olympics.

• 1907

  The Strandhotell is added; the railway station is renamed 'Nynäs Hafsbad'.

• 1906

  The main Badhotell and Parkhotell are inaugurated on Trehörningen.

• 1903

  King Oscar II inaugurates the foundation of a planned luxury hotel on Oscarsberget; the project is later abandoned.

• 1902

  Railway station 'Nynäs Öfre' established to serve travellers on the Nynäsbanan.

A historic seaside spa and conference hotel in the Stockholm archipelago, offering relaxation, gastronomy and events in a heritage setting.

• Hotel rooms (73 rooms, 114 beds)

• Spa treatments

• Conference rooms (11 rooms)

• Restaurant (130 seats)

• Banquet hall and wedding venues

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2. 2Nynäs havsbad – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Nynäs havsbad – Wikipedia (Swedish)sv.wikipedia.org