Grinda Wärdshus takes conference groups of 2 to 70 people and weddings from an intimate dinner for 50 to a party of 150 under a tent at its Sea Lodge. The inn stands on Grinda, an island in the Stockholm archipelago within Värmdö municipality, and has looked out over the Saxarfjärden bay since 1906.
Seminars and company events
The inn calls its offer the archipelago conference: work sessions in the meeting rooms alternate with time outdoors. A format named Syresatta möten combines guided walks and nature experiences with the working program, and a separate activities list fills the hours after the sessions. Meals come from the inn's archipelago menu, with dedicated conference menus. During conference days the upstairs lounge, En trappa upp, becomes the place where groups meet over coffee in the breaks. Each meeting room comes with a whiteboard, flip charts, a projector and basic supplies, and internet runs on the guest network. Extra electronics can be ordered for delivery to the island.
Weddings and receptions
Three formats are offered. In the inn, up to 50 guests have a three-course dinner served in a separate part of the restaurant, all season. The whole house can be booked in spring and autumn on request for up to 70 guests, with the 30 hotel rooms, canapés, dinner, a late-night snack and breakfast included. At Grinda Sea Lodge the ceremony takes place outdoors on a rock or by the shore, followed by a toast and a grill buffet; the lodge, a tipi tent and beds for 50 guests are part of the package, the minimum is 50 paying guests, and an extra tent raises the count to 150. The lodge holds a year-round alcohol license, so drinks come from its own bar. Couples can extend to three days with a rehearsal dinner at the inn on Friday and a shared lunch or brunch.
Rooms and capacities
The meeting rooms are Ingeborg 1an and Greta 2an (12 theatre, 10 boardroom), Santesson 4an (12 theatre), Alfhild 6an (30 theatre) and Henrik 7an (24 theatre). Alfhild and Henrik open into one room for 70 theatre or 36 boardroom. For dinners the inn has Stora Matsalen with large windows on the bay, Sista Rummet, a private salon used for wine tastings, the Foajén with its open fireplace, the Loggian alcove, the Nisses bar and a terrace in sun from morning to evening.
Accommodation
The island offers the hotel at the inn, a cottage village, the Sea Lodge in two- and four-bed rooms, and a campsite.
History and setting
The interiors of the salons were redesigned by the architect Jonas Bohlin. The house is a landmark for sailors crossing the bay.
Getting there
Guests arrive by boat. The Sea Lodge wedding package includes transport on arrival and departure, and the island has a guest harbor for those who come on their own boat.
