Marstrands Havshotell organizes seminars, conferences, company dinners and weddings for groups of 2 to 400 guests. The hotel stands on the harbor quay on the island of Koön in Marstrand, about 45 minutes from Gothenburg. It has 15 meeting rooms, a spa, a restaurant, bedrooms for overnight groups and two separate party venues.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells conferences as three packages. Kust puts the meeting first: meeting room, morning and afternoon coffee with home baking, a served lunch built around the sea, lodging, a two-course dinner and a breakfast buffet. Hav adds entry to Kontrasternas Spa and a four-course dinner. Horisont adds a matching drink package to the same program.
When the agenda ends, groups can move to Theos Lounge, a relaxed area with a bar, table tennis and board games. The hotel also promotes Monday meetings as a way to start the week with energy. Teams that want more than a meeting room can add the spa, a walk by the water or the four-course dinner.
Rooms and capacities
The 15 rooms take their names from places on Koön. The largest hall in the hotel is Vinden, 296 m2, for 105 to 350 people. It is used for meetings, dinners, mingling and exhibitions. Blå salen, 203 m2, takes 30 to 260 people and can be fitted with a tiered grandstand for lectures, concerts and performances. A car can even be driven into it.
Mid-size rooms include Ringskär on the top floor (96 m2, 35 to 90 people), Hedvigsholmen (101 m2, 25 to 90), Albrektsund with a harbor view (72 m2, 15 to 60), Arvidsvik (55 m2, 20 to 40), Smörsund (47 m2, 10 to 30) and Hamnen (46 m2, 14 to 30). For boards and working groups there are fixed boardroom layouts: Malepert next to the restaurant (20 people), Backudden (18), Mittsund (10), Björnängen (8), Mjölkekilen (8) and Engelsmannen (up to 6). Segelmakeriet, a short walk from the hotel, seats 2 to 12.
Sillsalteriet is the largest space: 600 m2 for 200 to 400 people, in a former herring salting house at the northern harbor entrance. Guests arrive by boat.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel lists two party venues for weddings. Vinden sits at the top of the hotel with a high ceiling, its own bar and a view over the harbor and Marstrandsön. Sillsalteriet has exposed timber beams and a large crystal chandelier, and the hotel brings guests there by boat. Wedding packages include a welcome toast, a three-course dinner, a two-glass wine package and coffee. Choosing Sillsalteriet adds boat transport to and from the venue. Couples and guests can also arrive on their own boat at the hotel pier.
Accommodation
Bedrooms range from 14 m2 Havsbris and Havsmild rooms to family rooms of 34 m2 and suites. Marstrandsviten measures 59 m2, Varvsviten 43 m2 and Suite 341, which the hotel presents as the couple's favorite, 52 m2. Several rooms have terraces or balconies facing the harbor. The hotel takes dogs.
Catering
Lunch is served with a focus on the sea, and the evening menu in four servings is built on Bohuslän ingredients such as fish and shellfish, with seaweed bread and a dessert to close. Matching wines are offered. Wedding dinners run to three courses.
History and setting
The hotel stands on a former shipyard site, and its rooms and cooking refer to that heritage. Sillsalteriet recalls the herring fishing period in Marstrand. The sea is the nearest neighbor, and the hotel suggests a seven-minute walk along the water between sessions.
Getting there
Marstrand lies about 45 minutes from Gothenburg. The hotel's address is Varvskajen 2, 442 66 Marstrand, and groups can come by boat to its own pier.
