Luxury Days for Two – A Unique Nature Experience in Sweden 🔥🌲✨
Almost All Inclusive (not the hot tub but you can add it later in the booking)
Escape to the forest and enjoy peaceful days of simplicity, tradition and slow living. At Kolarbyn, you stay in a cozy charcoal hut by the lake, with no electricity, no running water – just silence, fire, and fresh air.
This is not glamping. It’s an authentic Swedish wilderness experience, rooted in local outdoor culture. You cook over open fire, sleep to the sound of the forest, and begin your mornings with kokkaffe – strong, coffee slowly brewed in a soot-blackened pot over the flames. It’s served in a kåsa, a traditional Scandinavian cup made for life outdoors. As the steam rises from your coffee, the mist over the lake might drift like dancing spirits – just as in old Nordic folklore, where such mornings were watched over by älvor, forest elves.
Here, the forest sets the rhythm. Everything you need is included – the rest is up to you.
What’s Included
- Nights in a traditional charcoal hut with fireplace and candlelight
- Sheepskin, sleeping bag, inflatable mattress, travel pillow and bedding
- Dinner basket on arrival, prepared for two
- Forest pantry with ingredients for breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Canoe or rowing boat (half day, 1 per hut)
- Private floating sauna (2 hours)
- Map with nearby hiking trails
- Fireplaces for cooking and grilling
- Freshwater from our cold spring
- All necessary cooking equipment
- Matches, candles, and waste sorting
- Access to shared candle-lit gathering hut
The plan
Day 1 – Arrival and First Fire
Check in at Kolarbyn, after your guided introduction, your hut and dinner basket are ready. Light your first fire, explore the surroundings, enjoy dinner by the lake, and warm up in your private sauna before a refreshing dip in the forest lake.
Day 2 – Forest Rhythms
Wake with the forest. Brew kokkaffe over open fire and enjoy breakfast in the morning light. Take the canoe across the lake or follow a trail deep into the woods. Cook your meals with ingredients from the pantry – and if you’re lucky (that time of the year), add chanterelles, known in Sweden as skogens guld, “the gold of the forest”, treasured for their earthy flavour and the joy of finding them in the moss. End the day with a swim, or quietly tend the fire as stars appear overhead.
Next Day – Time Becomes Yours
If you stay longer, each day is your own. Take a morning sauna, explore new trails, or simply rest. Ask your host for tips – or borrow a fire steel to learn how to spark your own fire, the traditional way. Let your curiosity guide you through slow and simple moments.
Final Morning – Until Next Time
Enjoy a final breakfast by the fire and one last cup of kokkaffe before check-out at 11.00. Or extend your stay up to six nights and let the forest life continue, one quiet day at a time.
‼️ Important information before your arrival
Kolarbyn Eco Lodge has no staffed reception, but a host will meet you at the check-in point depending on which day you arrive.
- Monday–Friday: Check-in between 14:30 – 15:30
- Friday: Late check-in possible by request, no later than 17:30
- Saturday–Sunday: Check-in between 12:30 – 13:30
Check-out is no later than 11:00.
What’s always included in your stay at Kolarbyn
Everything you need to enjoy a simple yet well-thought-out stay in the forest is included. You’ll sleep in a traditional charcoal hut equipped with an inflatable sleeping mat and soft sheepskins. Candles and matches are provided, and fire pits are available for cooking and warmth.
Each morning, collect your breakfast from our forest pantry and cook it over the open fire. Chopping your own firewood is part of the experience – both for meals and for heating the shared sauna by the lake. Fresh spring water is available from our own natural source, and you’re welcome to wash in the lake, rinse off in the creek, or use our rustic forest shower.
You’ll find all necessary cooking gear onsite, along with fire pits, barbecue areas, and the communal hut (Samlingsmilan), which offers shelter in case of bad weather.
Facilities at Kolarbyn
- Washing & hygiene: Two composting toilets and a rustic forest shower. Many guests wash in the lake or stream.
- Sauna: Shared floating sauna on the lake. A private sauna can also be booked.
- Cooking: Outdoor fire pits and a fully equipped forest kitchen with gear for open-fire cooking.
- Cleaning & waste: Dishwashing takes place by the stream. Waste sorting is available.
- Gathering space: The Samlingsmilan hut offers shelter and a cozy place to relax if the weather turns.
Questions or concerns?
We aim to respond as quickly as possible. Feel free to call or email us – and yes, we actually do answer the phone most of the time (unless we’re busy taking care of guests on site, of course).