A small hotel in our home
Welcome to Vaxholms Bed & Breakfast! A small hotel in our home, in Vaxholm’s older residential neighbourhoods. Just steps away from the waterfront and a few hundred meters from Vaxholm guest harbor, cafes, restaurants and archipelago boats.
Our rooms
We offer accommodation in two rooms on the ground floor of our 1930s villa. Both with private entrance from the street and a separate patio outside the door. For your comfort, we have made the beds for you before you arrive, and in the bathroom, you will find soap, shampoo, a hairdryer, towels, and other essentials.
THE FAMILY ROOM
1395 SEK/night
Our family room is 25 square meters spread over two bedrooms and a small dining room with a kitchenette, making it ideal whether you are a couple, friends who want separate bedrooms, or a family of four on vacation. Tell me more.
THE STUDIO
1195 SEK/night
Our Studio room is approximately 20 sqm and suitable for two people. The bedroom has a 160 cm queen-size bed, a small kitchen with a simpler kitchenette, and a shower/toilet. The windows are facing the garden, providing a tranquil view all year round. Tell me more.
More with us
The greenhouse and garden
In our quiet courtyard, behind the house you will find the Greenhouse. As guest at our B&B you are welcome to sit down in front of the fireplace, have a cup of coffee and relax. In the courtyard you will also find what might be Vaxholm’s smallest shop with trays, cutting boards, pillows and kitchen towels in our own Vaxholm inspired design and other hand picked favourites from the B&B rooms. The full assortment is also represented in our web shop.
Garden café
At the moment the garden café has a break, but hopefully it will return later this autumn. The exact date for this is not set but we more info will come, here and in our social medias, closer to the reopening. Feel free to follow us there for the latest updates.
Enjoy a conference in the greenhouse
The Greenhouse is open for conferences for groups up to 12 people from April until November, or as long as the temperature stays a couple of degrees above zero. When booking a conference you have the Greenhouse, garden, and courtyard all to yourselves. Read more.
During your visit
Join us in the boat
Do you want to get out to sea? Join us in the boat. We pack the lunch bag so that we stand during the day and set course among cobs and skerries. Jesper loves fishing and if you do the same, you try your luck at fishing in the reeds. Or just sit quietly in the boat and enjoy the journey. Read more about our boat trips.
Learn how to bake Cinnamon buns
Do you love Swedish cinnamon buns too? Take part in our cinnamon bun baking workshop. For four hours in our kitchen you will learn the secret of baking really juicy cinnamon buns. While the dough rises we eat a light lunch and talk about upcoming island adventures. More info.
Hiking at Bogesund
Spend the day at beautiful Bogesund nature reserve. Walk along the winding forest paths, follow the beach edge and feel the wind on your face. We help you pack your lunch bag. Choose if you prefer picnic with sandwiches and coffee or of you rather bring firewood, matches and other things we need to cook lunch at one of the barbeque areas you find along the way. If you want we are happy to join as your guide and cook the lunch for you.
Paddle
Vaxholm has wonderful paddle waters. If you are an experienced paddler you can rent sea kayaks from us. We help you launch them by the water front just down the street and will point out the best direction for a quiet ride. If you have not paddled so much, or want to paddle with guide we recommend a visit to Skärgårdens kanotcenter.
Have a swim
Just down our street there is a jetty that is perfect for a morning dip, or if you just want to cool off after the day. If you are instead looking for a beach to hang out, there are several nice bathing spots within walking distance. You find them here.
Bike around the islands
Do you want to see as much as possible in the same day? Book one of our bikes and bike around Vaxholm. You can also bring the bikes on the ferries to explore the surrounding islands. As our guest you can rent them at an extra nice price. Let us know when you make your reservation or when you arrive and we will reserve them for you.
Fish for perch
Borrow one of our fishing rods and go fishing at the pier. With a little luck, you’ll catch a perch or two for dinner. In Vaxholm, it is allowed to fish with hand gear from land wherever you want, as long as you are not on someone else’s plot. Would you rather throw for pike? Join us on a fishing trip in the boat.
Have a guided historic tour
Down load the guide app Appipelago to your iPhone and have a round tour through historical Vaxholm. With the app in your phone you have a personal guide to Vaxholm’s history and sights with narration, maps, text and pictures. din iPhone och gå en tur runt Vaxholm. Med appen i telefonen får du en personlig guide till Vaxholms historia och sevärdheter med berättarröst, text och bilder. If you would rather we follow and guide you, we are happy to do so.
Bring a lunch bag
We are happy to help you pack a lunch bag for you to bring during the day. Choose if you want a backpack with lunch sandwiches and cold drinks, a barbecue package where you cook your food over an open fire, or perhaps just a basket with coffee, home made cinnamon buns, cookies and lemonade. Of course we also give you our best tips on where to enjoy your lunch bag.
You will find more ideas on what to see and to when you are in the Vaxholm area at destinationvaxholm.se
