Sober luxury vs playful activity in two new hotels

During the 1960s and 1970s, the downtown area of Stockholm was redeveloped, and large parts of the old Klara quarters were demolished to accommodate the new Stockholm City. Along the north side of the Brunkebergstorg square lies The Riksbank building, designed by architect Peter Celsing (see image above).
 
The new monumental building would set the tone of the remaining new buildings surrounding the square. Since 1970, Brunkebergstorg has often been associated with prostitution and thought of as a desolate location without much life. When the sex trade moved to the internet, the square fell into oblivion, even though it has one of Stockholm’s most central locations.

Today Brunkebergstorg and its surroundings are undergoing major refurbishment. In this newsletter you will see two new hotels with high aspirations. Click on the pictures to view them in a larger format with all the details.

Enjoy!
 

A cinematic entry

The first thing you see is a classic Hollywood-style staircase with a 2.5 m high marble sculpture, created by Spanish sculptor Jaume Plensa. The view sets the tone for the entire hotel, that exudes a sober and timeless luxury.

 

“Our goal is to redefine the concept of hotel art”

Sune Nordgren is At Six Hotel’s design curator and for the hotel he has chosen one of Europe’s most ambitious contemporary art collections. Art is meant to be a natural part of the hotel and the overall feeling. Not intrusive, yet something that the eye can linger on and explore.
 
The images above are by the Swedish photographer Dawid. As a precursor and mentor in contemporary Swedish photography, Björn Dawidsson enjoys a unique position.

Discover big branding on small things

Everything is not visible from a far, but there is a lot to discover in the hotel’s details. The hotel’s brand is muted in a clever way with specially designed accessories featuring the hotel’s logotype. If you would like to take something home, you can purchase the hotel’s collection of jewelry, bags, glasses, etc., in the shop at the reception or in the web shop here.

 

Social At Six is 2,000 square meters of flexible meeting space

The meeting facility is similar to a large exhibition hall in contrast to the elegance of the hotel space. In addition to a number of traditional meeting rooms of different sizes, the major space has been made to be completely flexible in order to meet different requirements for special occasions and events. Worth noting is a special Podcast room (below).  

 

Grab & Go downtown

At the front desk kayaks hanging from the roof could be seen as an odd decoration. But as a guest, you can borrow them as well as bikes, longboards or skateboards along with sportswear. Take a cart and roll the kayak down to Stockholm’s water or jump on a bike and discover Stockholm on your own terms.

 

Social space instead of conference rooms

The traditional conference rooms have been transformed into five inspiring rooms of varying size that feature the highest personal character. Of course, the Nightwood room (above) with its theater seating is suitable for showing movies as well as lectures. Here you can choose which type of environment best inspires your meeting or event.

 

The Game Room

The game room features a wide range of classic board games (no WiFi required) like Chess and Backgammon as well as Shuffleboard etc. For team building or just for fun. When the meeting rooms are not booked, all guests have free access and can drop in and use them as a living room for spontaneous play.

 

Which hotel is the best?

Both of them! But in completely different ways. What they have in common is that both have set high standards and managed to fully follow their concept. Visit the hotels and experience for yourself next time you are in Stockholm or pass by Brunkebergstorg. For booking and more info on the hotels, click on the links below.
 

 

Stylt Trampoli – created Downtown Camper
 
Stylt was founded in 1991 by Erik Nissen Johansen, who has a great passion for using storytelling in various projects. The Norwegian has also written a book on the subject along with Lena Mossberg. Their office is located in Gothenburg, and in the portfolio Stylt has over 400 restaurants and around 250 hotels across Europe.