Svinkløv Badehotel

Svinkløv Badehotel is a Danish seaside hotel located at the bottom of Jammerbugt, about 10 kilometres from Fjerritslev and roughly 200 metres from the North Sea coast, set within the Svinkløv dune plantation. It was built in 1925 by the Danish-American Carl Brix Kronborg to designs by the architect Einar Packness. At its opening it accommodated 14 overnight guests, but it was expanded several times and by 1934 it had 36 rooms. The hotel, described as Denmark's longest wooden house, was modern for its time, offering electricity and running water in the rooms as well as chamber pots. It has been cited as an inspiration for the television series Badhotellet. On 26 September 2016 the hotel was completely destroyed by a fire that started in a tumble dryer; guests and staff escaped unharmed. In October of the same year the foundation that owns the hotel announced that it would be rebuilt. The new building, which closely resembles the old one, meets all modern requirements for fire safety and accessibility for people with disabilities. The ground-floor kitchen was enlarged and solar panels were installed on the roof. The hotel reopened in May 2019 after the fire. It has 36 rooms, some of them in the annex that survived the fire, and is open from April to October. Today the hotel presents itself as a place of homely summer-house atmosphere, with a special light streaming through small-paned windows into coloured rooms. It encourages guests to switch off their phones and put away computers, and accordingly offers no Wi-Fi in the hotel and no telephones in the rooms; instead there are games in the lounges. The 36 rooms are simply furnished, most are double rooms with private bath and toilet, and a few single and double rooms with washbasin have shared bath and toilet in the annex, the part remaining from the original hotel. Rooms look out either over the powerful North Sea or over the raw and unspoiled forest and dune heath. The kitchen is built on local fishermen, growers and producers.

Svinkløv Badehotel was built in 1925 by the Danish-American Carl Brix Kronborg after drawings by Einar Packness. It is located at the bottom of Jammerbugt, about 10 kilometres from Fjerritslev and 200 metres from the North Sea coast. At its inauguration it had space for 14 overnight guests, but it was expanded several times and by 1934 it had 36 rooms. The hotel, which was Denmark's longest wooden house, was modern for its time with electricity and running water in the rooms, as well as chamber pots. It has been an inspiration for the television series Badhotellet. On 26 September 2016 the hotel was completely destroyed in a fire that started in a tumble dryer. Guests and staff escaped unharmed. In October of the same year the foundation that owns the hotel announced that it would be rebuilt. The newly built hotel, which resembles the old one to the point of confusion, meets all modern requirements for fire safety and accessibility for persons with disabilities. The kitchen on the ground floor was expanded and the roof was fitted with solar panels. In May 2019 the hotel reopened after the fire. It has 36 rooms, some of them in the annex that survived the fire, and is open from April to October.

• 2019

  In May the hotel reopened after the fire, with 36 rooms and open from April to October.

• 2016

  On 26 September the hotel was completely destroyed by a fire that started in a tumble dryer; guests and staff escaped unharmed.

• 2016

  In October the foundation that owns the hotel announced it would be rebuilt.

• 1934

  After several expansions, the hotel had 36 rooms.

• 1925

  Hotel built by Carl Brix Kronborg after drawings by Einar Packness; opened with space for 14 overnight guests.

A historic, rustic seaside hotel offering a homely summer-house atmosphere and digital detox by the North Sea.

• Hotel rooms

  36 rooms, most double with private bath and toilet; some single and double rooms with washbasin and shared bath/toilet in the annex.

• Restaurant

  Kitchen based on local fishermen, growers and producers.

1. 1Official websitesvinkloev-badehotel.dk
2. 2Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Wikipedia (Swedish)sv.wikipedia.org