 Mr. Hans Duijn, member of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and former Board Member sends us a tip of a hotel well worth visiting in Norrköping situated about 2 hours drive south of Stockholm.
The Lamp Hotel
The Lamp Hotel in Norrköping, owned by Ronny & Lotta Waldauis a fresh, new boutique hotel with a pleasant mix of chic and raw design. The structure is a total makeover of seven originally 17th century buildings. The result is awesome. Well balanced colours in silver and gray in the central areas, a beautiful choice of rooms in ‘gold’, ‘silver’and ‘black’. A nice centrally located restaurant and bar and a unique inhouse dely (specialty: wagyu beef) for fast lunches or snacks.
It seems that there is also a ‘ Dutch connection’ to the hotel. The idea for the name was born because of the oversized lamps in the central area, which are of Dutch origin. www.thelamp.se
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Photo: Ronny and Lotta Waldau and Marjan Duijn (left) in The Lamp
When you visit Norrköping: The Lamp Hotel is the favourite place to stay! Norrköping is –again- a lively city these days. Sweden’s maybe oldest industrial town – the ‘Dutch link’ is represented by Louis the Geer who laid the foundation of the industrial complex of Norrköping- , is florishing again after it turned into a sort of ‘Swedish Manchester’ in the seventies of the last century when most industrial companies, especially textile manufacturers and paper mills close their doors. To counter these negative effects, several governmental authorities were relocated from Stockholm to Norrköping and also many private companies found their way to the city. Since the beginning of this century Norrköping is seeing a revival, also as a center of culture and education. The old 19th century industrial complex of Norrköping has been turned into a cultural center of extraordinary stature and also the beautiful surroundings have a lot to offer, including Sweden’s most famous zoo, Kolmårdens Djurpark. In the center of town many nice shops, boutiques and restaurants have set up their business in the beautifully restored old buildings. In this context it is not a surprise that the experienced hotelier couple Ronny and Lotta Waldau took the initiative for ‘The Lamp Hotel’, after a life of hardworking in their hotels in Stockholm.The Lamp Hotel is a fresh, new boutique hotel with a pleasant mix of chic and raw design. The structure is a total makeover of seven originally 17th century buildings. The result is awesome. Well balanced colours in silver and gray in the central areas, a beautiful choice of rooms in ‘gold’, ‘silver’and ‘black’. A nice centrally located restaurant and bar and a unique inhouse dely (specialty: wagyu beef) for fast lunches or snacks.It seems that there is also a ‘ Dutch connection’ to the hotel. The idea for the name was born because of the oversized lamps in the central area, which are of Dutch origin.The hotel opened its doors last August and we stayed there mid October in one of the ‘black’ rooms, which is in ‘The Lamp too’ opposite the main building. We are always reluctant to stay in the ‘annex’ of a hotel, but this was superb.The hospitality and attention for details of the Waldau’s completed our joyous stay.Marjan & Hans Duijn
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