DESIGN
The renovation took a little over two years with the exterior preserved , a top floor added featuring The Nest ( a rooftop pool , wellness area , lounge and gym ), the interior redesigned and connecting doors added to many rooms for a Camper Co-Living directed at extended family or big groups of friends or colleagues traveling together .
Co-living rooms can host up to 12 guests .
A HUGE CAMP Stockholm has its fair share of funky hotels , but Eric Nissen Johansen , Stylt Trampoli ’ s founder and creative director , is cool about the challenge of making a large hotel , which has 494 rooms , feel camp-like . The firm focused on creating the feeling of togetherness and tried to translate that feeling into a hotel experience , according to Johansen .
“ Downtown Camper was created for the type of people who feel more comfortable in their leisure clothes than their work suits , and for everyone that prefers a fun , unique hotel stay over a run-of-themill experience ,” Johansen says . “ It ’ s an outdoor attitude located in the middle of the city ; untamed and authentic ; down to earth . It ’ s a relaxed and laid-back oasis in the bustling city , a modern base camp for the urban explorer .”
The outdoor attitude manifests itself in other details . Look at the elevators ’ moss ceilings , greenery growing out of pillars and flashlight-inspired lamps throughout the corridors . And , of course , the bird ’ s nest shape of The Nest , whose sauna contains around 1,000 branches sourced locally .
Campfire , its restaurant , is outfitted with a central fireplace and firewood , and camp-inspired furniture and pillows , and hosts Campfire Sessions ( acoustic sets with local artists ). The Camper Lounge contains a massive log table as a centerpiece .
“ I believe that a sense of informality is the most important ingredient in a successful F & B or social space ,” Johansen adds . “ At Campfire , everything from the service ,
Co-living bath
The Grande Double is among 494 urban explorer-themed guestrooms , as well as nine expansive city-view suites .
the menus ( campfire-inspired dinners , the comforting stew ), the music and the varied seating arrangements further enhance the welcoming , casual atmosphere .”
His own favorite space is the primary conference room that also serves as a game room . “ Guests are always hanging out , playing games and testing out the swings . Such a fun space ,” Johansen says .
Downtown Camper also has a lifestyle concierge whose job is “ to make strangers
into friends and to make sure all guests have a unique and exciting stay ,” Jangbratt says . It also banks on Scandic ’ s experience in working with innovative partners within the local community and in bringing locals and travelers together .
“ We invite both locals and our hotel guests to join the daily activities , and that ’ s something we would like to preserve . We have to thank our amazing staff for much of our success ,” Jangbratt says .
38 hotelsmag . com May 2018