Södertuna Castle

Gnesta, Sweden

Södertuna is a medieval castle located on a small island in Lake Frösjön in Gnesta Municipality, Sweden. It dates to the 14th century and is now a luxury hotel and conference center. The main building is of medieval origin, but was updated during the 17th century and the late 18th century. The last major renovation was in 1892.

It has belonged to members of several families: Sparre, Lovisin, Palmenfelt, Ehrensvard, Wachtmeister, Adelborg, and von Eckermann.

The castle and the park were split off in 1985 by the von Eckermann family. The new owners, together with an additional couple of Norwegian investors, made the palace into a hotel and conference center, which was inaugurated in 1986 by Princess Christina. In 2007 the castle was sold to the Åström family, which also operates Dufweholms Manor Inn and Gripsholm.

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Södertuna, Gnesta, Sweden
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Founded: 17th century
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in Sweden
Historical period: Swedish Empire (Sweden)

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4.2/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Karin Reimondos (2 years ago)
Södertuna castle is situated in the picturesque town of Gnesta with breathtaking water views – a photographer’s dream, no matter the season. The happy, hard-working and dedicated staff, love their job and its shows through their 5-star professional service. The chefs prepare incredible food and presented in a most professional way. Do not miss this place. Highly recommended.
Bag-all (2 years ago)
This place is amazing for lunch or dinner!! (Check opening hours on their website as they are limited). Very high quality food! Beautiful surroundings. Very grateful that this beautiful building is being so well kept and alive.
Simon Larsson (2 years ago)
I visited for a wedding, which they seemed to cater to really well. Staff were quite excellent and lovely. The bar service was limited during the party, though. The food at dinner was good but not as great as expected at Kulturpärlor estates. Location is beautiful but there's some serious lack of maintenance on the grounds, with overgrown paths and stone steps falling apart. Rooms in the (relatively recently built) wings are fine, though it's strange that they charge per person rather than per room (at least they did for wedding guests, maybe it's different for normal weekend visitors) and at that rate I would think it was overpriced. The breakfast in the morning was pretty good, though slim pickings for vegetarians/vegans.
Ross A (3 years ago)
A great wnviroment for a conference but food is boring and you could get fush the whole day. Not that good service at the tables but the bar tender was great.
Kamil Hakim (3 years ago)
Södertuna Castle was great in many ways but left a little wanting on other parts. The things that I really liked: -the main building is great and really cozy. -the a la carte food was great - Generally the receptionists were great and helpful, especially during check in when we wanted a different room because we had a stroller! - the julbord was awesome! The things that left me wanting: - the Christmas barbeque was underwhelming. The bbq died mid way through and it was generally poorly executed. - the breakfast had zero Christmas inspiration even if this was during Christmas. - the waiters were lackluster. There was outright sighing when asking for drinks at the bar and the service during dinner was not great, they couldn't describe what they where serving. Overall the feeling during the stay is great and cozy, the actual food is great so I still highly recommend a visit.
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