Swedish Café Classics
The main house opens to light and garden views. A living room with original floors and open fireplace. The kitchen — newly renovated with premium appliances — connects to a dining room overlooking the lawn. Guest House 1 offers its own living space with deep sofas, kitchen, and a loft with six single beds. Guest House 2 is quieter, suited for couples seeking privacy.
Seven bedrooms, twelve beds. Three king-size rooms in the main house, each with private sinks and one en-suite. Guest House 1 has two king-size bedrooms plus the loft. Guest House 2 offers one king-size bedroom. Bathrooms feature heated floors and walk-in showers. The main house includes a spa area with freestanding tub and fireplace. Premium linen and towels throughout.
A private dock extends into the water with open views across the bay. The wood-fired sauna sits steps from the shore. The garden has grown quietly over decades: old trees, stone paths, lawn reaching the waterline. An outdoor kitchen for summer grilling. Outdoor dining seats the full group. Badminton court, ping pong table, trampoline. A small motorboat included for short trips between islands. Also available: canoe, two SUPs, wakeboard, waterskis, fishing equipment.
Skarpö is a 40-minute drive from Stockholm, followed by a 10-minute car ferry. The villa sits at the end of a small road on elevated ground — private, with water on three sides and views across the surrounding landscape.
Main House
Guest House 1
Guest House 2
Vaxholm's most beloved café, and for good reason. Set in a 19th century heritage building right by the water, Hembygdsgårds Café is the kind of place that feels like it has always been there — because it has. The menu is classic Swedish: Toast Skagen with hand-peeled shrimp, cold-smoked salmon, fresh waffles, and a legendary cake buffet that's hard to walk past. In summer, the garden terrace fills up quickly, with views across the water and an atmosphere that is entirely unhurried. A natural stop on any visit to Vaxholm, whether arriving by boat or by car.
A landmark since 1906, Grinda Wärdshus is one of the most celebrated restaurants in the Stockholm archipelago. Classic Swedish cuisine, a terrace overlooking Saxarfjärden, and a more casual harbour restaurant at the water's edge. Reachable by public or private boat from central Stockholm in about an hour.
The most respected restaurant in the Stockholm archipelago — recommended by the White Guide and consistently regarded as a destination in its own right. The kitchen is built around local, seasonal ingredients, with the menu changing with the produce rather than the other way around. Three and five course menus are the format, served on a terrace overlooking the bay or in a cosy indoor setting when the weather turns. The wine list is equally considered, recognised by Star Wine List for its quality and range. Reachable by private or communal boat from Stockholm. Book in advance.
A hidden gem on Svartsö in the Värmdö archipelago, Bistro Sågen was born when three friends converted an old sawmill into one of the Stockholm archipelago's most authentic dining destinations. The menu is rooted in genuine farm-to-table cooking — meat from their own livestock, vegetables from their own fields, and a philosophy that favours simplicity and craft over complication. In summer, the setting is hard to beat.
Svartsö is a small island in the Värmdö archipelago, quieter and less visited than its neighbours — which is precisely its appeal. Reachable by private or communal boat.
Not everything in a great archipelago day needs to be a three-course meal. Glass på Hörnet occupies a corner spot right on Vaxholm's harbour, in the best possible position: you step off the boat and it's practically the first thing you see. The ice cream is homemade gelato in around 20 flavours, with Italian coffee alongside — simple, carefully made, and popular enough that a queue is entirely normal on a summer afternoon. Vaxholm itself is one of the most characterful stops in the inner archipelago, with its fortress island, wooden townhouses and working harbour, and a scoop from Glass på Hörnet on the quayside is as good a way as any to take it all in.
A 16th-century fortress on its own island just off Vaxholm — one of the most atmospheric places to spend an afternoon in the Stockholm archipelago. Wander the historic walls, visit the Vaxholm Fortress Museum, and stop for lunch at Bistro Kastellet's courtyard terrace with archipelago air on all sides. In summer, the neighbouring island of Badholmen opens as a beach club.
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