A Magical Weekend At Wanås Eating Seat Hotel

I dear a weekend get-away don't you? Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few weeks dorsum I was invited to see Wanås Restaurant Hotel, a pattern hotel on the Wanås estate, deep inward the catch of the Skåne countryside hither inward Southern Sweden. The magnificent estate is also dwelling to a fairytale medieval fortress, a Sculpture Park (Wanås Konst) too an organic farm. Doesn't that audio romantic?! And gauge what? It also tied inward perfectly alongside my husband's birthday! Needless to say, I was packing our weekend pocketbook faster than I could say "Ja!". Here are a few pictures I captured from our magical stay.

Wanås has a long history of inviting guests too fine art lovers, however, it wasn't until May. 2017 the estate opened its starting fourth dimension hotel. Located inward a converted 18th century building, architect Kristina Wachtmeister (one of the members of the identify unit of measurement topographic point who lives on the estate) joined forces alongside Amundsen + Jansson to create the 11 room hotel. The squad worked difficult to keep many of the master copy details of the building, including 1 metre thick walls too beautiful beams too created an interior that combines "Nordic pattern too sustainability, alongside locally sourced materials".

One of our favourite rooms was the communal lounge. We completely made ourselves at dwelling yesteryear the burn alongside a drinkable (so perfect for warming the cockles afterward a snowy walk through the sculpture park!).

Pictures: 'Pappa och jag' yesteryear Ylva Ogland too 'En annan väg' yesteryear Ann-Sofi Sidén to the right. 

Another affair that makes the lounge toasty is that guests are invited to pour themselves a loving cup of java (or something stronger from the bar) too curl upwards on the sofa alongside an fine art too pattern mass from the library (I mightiness fifty-fifty convey added my ain one!).  

Kristina was dandy to role local resources wherever possible. The stairway leading to the starting fourth dimension flooring is made from oak from the estate.

All 11 hotel rooms convey been individually decorated. Ours had high vaulted ceilings alongside master copy beams, every bit good every bit a minor library of books, peculiarly designed slice of furniture yesteryear Christian Halleröd Design too a B&O Bluetooth speaker to play our favourite tunes! It would convey been fairly tardily to hang out at that topographic point all weekend!

I LOVED the pinkish tiles alongside dark grouting inward the en-suite bathroom. How fab are they? I intend I mightiness only convey to steal this thought at home? We were also treated to an Ifö roll-top bath (love a proficient soak, how close you?!). 

After a piddling chilling, nosotros tucked into the most delicious brunch at the Wanås restaurant. The carte is influenced yesteryear its surroundings: "the forests teeming alongside game, mushrooms, berries, too the organic farm that produces milk too meat, every bit good every bit vegetables."

Pictured: RUBN lights & Hans Wegner sofa upholstered inward leather from the Wanås estate. 

Note to Local friends - don't immature adult woman this brunch if you lot caput to the sculpture commons for the day!! Then again, you lot exercise kinda desire to remain the nighttime or you'll immature adult woman out on the 4 course of teaching supper - a truthful testimony to the chef's vision, too no incertitude ane of the reasons why the eating theater is included inward The White Guide, 2018.

Skåne beingness Skåne, you lot tin never quite rely on the weather. But every bit the famous Swedish maxim goes: "there's no such affair every bit bad weather, only bad clothing," too Wanås Restaurant Hotel has it covered alongside a really handy mudroom consummate alongside Stutterheim raincoats (also available here) too dissimilar sized wellies for guests to borrow!

So, it was inward this vein nosotros wondered out to Wanås Konst which tin hold upwards glimpsed behind the medieval fortress (home to the Wachtmeister identify unit of measurement too oft accommodating artists from all over the Blue Planet working on their exhibits).

Run yesteryear an independent, non-profit foundation, the estate houses seventy site-specific contemporary artworks outdoors too within the gallery. In the wintertime the indoor gallery (and shop) is closed for a few months (it's opened upwards betwixt terminate of March until December) but at that topographic point were enough of incredible pieces to persuasion inward the commons alone, including industrial plant yesteryear Anna Hamilton, Yoko Ono too Ann-Sofi Sidén.

Just every bit nosotros stepped out the Sun appeared from nowhere too the golden lite filtered through the trees, placing a halo closed to the snowflakes falling from the sky. It was magical!
 

If you're anything similar me too experience the demand to impact EVERYTHING, you'll hold upwards pleased to withdraw heed many of the sculptures are interactive, alongside some artists fifty-fifty claiming their go isn't consummate without people on them, inward them or yesteryear them. This also makes it a GREAT identify for families! 

Featured sculptures: 'Two Different Anamorphic Surfaces' yesteryear Dan Graham, 'Together too Apart' yesteryear Antony Gormley,  'Old Sow Between The Trees' yesteryear Hannelie Coetzee, too 'A House for Edwin Denby' yesteryear Robert Wilson. 

I convey to say, nosotros were lamentable to leave! If you're visiting Sweden I tin SO recommend a weekend remain at this magical hotel - or if fourth dimension is of the essence, at to the lowest degree swing yesteryear for brunch too a lovely walk (art too Swedish nature - what's non to love?!).

"This yr volition hold upwards colourful, sparkling too large scale. We're really excited," says Elisabeth Millqvist.

And who are nosotros to immature adult woman out?!

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 large give cheers you lot to everyone who made us experience too thus welcome at Wanås Restaurant Hotel including Kristina, Sofia too Elisabeth! It was an incredible weekend too nosotros can't await to see ane time again soon!


Photography: all pictures yesteryear Niki Brantmark / My Scandinavian Home except the kitchen, dining tabular array too bath which are yesteryear Magnus Marding.  

*This was press trip to Wanås Restaurant Hotel, soundless all words are my ain too I only e'er recommend places to see that I dear too intend you lot volition too!