Family Holiday in Sweden - any recommendations?

[MrsP]

We would like to go to Sweden this summer for our hols. Can anyone recommend a self catering cottage to rent, or a holiday company contact? We would like to be either near Stockholm or Gothenburg, preferably near water. We have found a few contacts online, but would prefer a recommendation if poss! Many thanks!

[midivydale]

Hi MrsP,

I am Swedish and happy to help, send me a PM with some info and I will gladly give you some tips depending on what sort of holiday you have in mind and what your priorities are. I am from Gothenburg so slightly biased but will try and be fair :).

[sandy_rose]

I don't have any specific contacts or recommendations but both the Stockholm Archipelago and west coast is stunning. I'm from Stockholm so happy to offer hints and tips on that area if you pm me

with more details. Stockholmtown.com is a good place to start. If your kids aren't too young you coul perhaps go islan hopping in the archipelago? There are lots of nice hostels dotted around.

[ClareC]

Another vote for Gothenburg, my partner lived there for a couple of years and when we met I visited him there alternate weekends.

The city is great and the islands are beautiful, lots of lovely cottages. Hiring a Stuge is very traditional and good fun, although we only ever went for one with full facilities!

I only visited Stockholm once, preferred Gothenburg but Stockholm was nice too.

If you decide to go to Gothenburg I can ask my partner for recommendations, also we still have swedish friends there.

Great choice of destination, not sure when your planning to go but Midsommer is a huge celebration :)

[sophiechristophy]

All I can say is I wish I was going - great destination choice!

[Smiler]

Went last year for a wedding. Nice, but very, very, very expensive! Can recommend an accommodation company called "cocoon". We stayed in a family flat in central stockholm, v convenient and got everywhere on foot and boat.

It's impossible to buy booze, they sell it through state shops of which there aren't many and they close at 6pm. Oh, and lots of flats said there was a washing machine but turned out there was a shared one in thr basement for the whole building, and you had to book timeslots, I nearly had nervous breakdown about being parted from my laundry-woman life!