A hostel should be a detached old house. Preferably red with white knots and it should preferably have a large garden. With this picture, the brothers Christian and Fredrik started looking for premises for their future dream company. For almost a year, they walked around the city's properties looking for and talking to landlords. Most of the time, the days ended at the parents' dinner table on Vegagatan. On the ground floor of the neighboring house, there were rooms that had been empty for several years. These had not been given much thought, because it was too close to the nose (Sometimes you can not see the forest for the trees!). Curiosity, however, crept in and after a while they called that number that the sign with "vacant room" referred to. The property owner was interested in the idea and was happy to show the premises. The brothers could immediately see how the heritage premises could be used.
-There we can have breakfast kitchen… and check the paving of gneiss and granite at the entrance! What a grand entrance.
The dream of a future dream company no longer contained an old house with red knots. No, now it was modern office space on "mother's street" that mattered.
As most start-ups can attest, getting started is seldom smooth. The bank does not dare to lend if it has not received a start-up loan. You do not get a start-up loan unless the bank has given a loan promise and the landlord does not dare to sign a contract unless the financing is ready. A classic "moment 22" After countless bank visits, the knot was untied and they were up and running.
On March 15, 1996, the inauguration took place. About thirty guests attended the official opening and champagne and cake were served. When the last guest left, it was just a matter of recharging, because in the evening the big opening party was too close and dear. More than 70 people were to be served food and drink. A little optimistic, they had also received bookings already to this day. The premises were far from finished, as they only had access to them for a couple of days. In the middle of the festivities, residents flocked to. To top it all, Christian had been a father for 30 hours and had his wife lying on BB. There had hardly been any sleep for Christian since the birth. Somehow everything still resolves in the best way and that happened even now.
The journey has gone really well since then. Slottsskogen's hostel is now one of Sweden's absolute best hostels and received proof of this during the years as an STF-affiliated hostel, when we were named Hostel of the Year. Lots of guests attest to the same thing and the ratings on all booking sites on the internet as well.
At the start, the hostel had 96 beds. After several expansions, we now have the capacity to receive over 300 guests in our four buildings. No further expansion is needed, but we always strive to get better. If you have suggestions for improvements, you are more than welcome to let us know.
We hope you enjoy your stay with us. We are more than happy that you have chosen to stay with us!
Christian and Fredrik Dahl with staff
CSR
We have a collective agreement and follows industry regulations for the staff to thrive.
Environmental certification and as far as possible we use local suppliers