Hotel Arkipelag takes meetings and conferences from 10 to 150 participants in four equipped rooms, with 86 bedrooms on site and a direct connection to the Alandica Culture and Congress Centre next door. The hotel stands at Strandgatan 35 in the center of Mariehamn, the capital of the Åland Islands, Finland.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells conference days and overnight conference packages. The standard package covers one night in a shared double room, one conference day, breakfast, lunch and coffee with pastry, so a team can arrive the evening before and start work after breakfast. All four rooms are furnished on request: the team sets tables and chairs to the layout the organiser asks for. For a larger congress, the hotel is joined to Alandica, the congress center next door, which lets a group sleep and eat at the hotel while holding its plenary in the larger hall. After the working day, groups can stay in house for dinner, a drink at the gin bar, a game of snooker or shuffleboard, or a late evening at the Arken nightclub.
Rooms and capacities
The four conference rooms carry the names of ship ranks. Kapten is the largest, at 210 square meters for up to 150 people, and it has a sound system. Matros covers 77 square meters for 40 people. Styrman covers 50 square meters for 26 people and Båtsman 50 square meters for 14. Styrman and Båtsman each have an 86-inch touchscreen for video conferencing. Every room has wifi, a data projector, a screen, a flipchart, a whiteboard, notepads and pens, and iced water is set out in each room.
Accommodation
The hotel has 86 bedrooms: 68 doubles of 27 square meters with a balcony, 8 Superior rooms with lake views, 6 family rooms of 43.5 square meters for up to four, 2 suites with a large balcony and 2 Deluxe suites with a jacuzzi and a sea-view balcony. Guests also have an indoor swimming pool and a spa.
Catering
The hotel kitchen covers conference meals and runs a weekday lunch. Dining options include Compagniet, an oriental restaurant with a gin bar, separate banqueting rooms for group dinners and, from June to August, a garden terrace with a barbecue and a bar.
History and setting
Mariehamn is a small port town, and the hotel sits in its center, with restaurants, cafés, museums and shops within walking distance. Its rooms are named after the crew of a sailing ship, a nod to the maritime past of the islands.
Getting there
Mariehamn is reached by ferry from Stockholm and Turku, or by air to Mariehamn Airport, a short drive from the town center.
