WELCOME TO
Prästgården Holmön
HOSTEL AND COMMUNITY CENTER
Prästgården, the former rectory where the priest lived, is nowadays owned by us at Holmön. The house is our community center where we have meetings, lunches, cultural events, senior exercise and more all around the year. The house is run non profit, all profit goes back to the organization. When you stay at our hostel, you contribute to a living countryside.
Book
During the off season/ winter season it is only possible to book the whole house. Please read our terms of service found below before making the reservation.
For bookings of the whole house, contact us via info@prastgardenholmon.se or telephone +4676-637 90 24 to leave a message and we will get back you as soon as we can.
Tip! Use the language button below for booking information in English.
Our rooms
We have five bedrooms: four group rooms with bunk beds, and one more comfortable double room. Three of the rooms have family bunk beds, with a wider bed below.
When you book a room you and your party hav the whole room to yourself: we don’t mix parties even though there are beds not used in the room.
The rooms are named after boats that are part of the yearly event of sailing and rowing from Holmön to Vasa in Finland: Dufvan, Lommen, Vinningen, Falken and Tjärlek.
Book the whole house
Wedding, school trip or birthday party — some times you may want the whole house to yourself. We have a big kitchen with double stoves, ovens, an efficient dish washer and porcelain for cirka 60 guests. The dining room has room for 60 guests. The lawn is big, and there are two fireplaces.
Small group 8 - 15 guests, 4000 sek/night
Big group 16 - 25 guests, 5500 kr/night.
Stay long: we apply discount 20% from the 4th night.
Our terms of service
CHECK IN The hostel has no manned reception. During the winter season or at late arrivals you check in by yourself. You will get a key code to the door, valid during your booking. Check in from 15.00 and check out at 12.00, but it is often possible to check in early or stay longer. Let us know your estimated arrival to and you’ll get access to your room upon arrival if possible.
BED LINEN AND TOWELS you can choose to bring yourself or book extra for 150 sek/person. All beds have covers and pillows.
SHOWER AND TOILET Toilets are available at each floor. Showers and a sauna is in the basement.
THE KITCHEN is shared with other guests. Here you can prepare your own breakfast or other meals. In the kitchen there is:
refrigerator and freezer
2 stoves and ovens
pots, pans, and various household utensils for cooking
porcelain, cutlery, glasses, wine glasses etc for cirka 60 guests
coffee maker with reusable filter
CHECK OUT You clean after yourself before check out. Cleaning cabinets are on both floors.
THE HOUSE IS ALIVE! Since the house is also our vivid community center, there may be things happening in the house during your stay: senior exercise, meeting, lunch event, etc. The dining room is sometime used as a temporary workspace, and the laundry is rented by people in the village. If you happen to stay with us during a village lunch gathering, you are welcome to have soup with us!
AVAILABILITY The main entrance can be reached by a ramp, instead of the steps. On the entrance floor there is one bed room, the four bed-room Dufvan, that is the only bed room reached without stairs. On the same floor is the kitchen, dining room and an accessibility adapted toilet. Showers are only in the basement, reached by stairs.
CANCELLATION For bookings of separate rooms, cancellation is free of charge until 7 days in advance, if cancelled later we charge 50% of the room cost.
For bookings of the entire house, cancellation can be made free of charge 30 days in advance, if cancelled 30-7 days before we charge 50% of the cost, and later than 7 days we charge the full cost.
The exception is if the wheater is so rough that the ferry is cancelled: then cancellation is free. And the other way around: if the ferry is cancelled with you being on the island not able to get home, the extra night is at no cost.
Travel to Holmön
The free ferry to Holmön departs daily from Norrfjärden. The ferry is a passenger boat (not a car ferry). Park your car on the free parking on the mainland, and discover Holmön by foot or bike. Time table for the ferry, and information on booking the only spot for cars, can be found via Trafikverket. During the summer peak season the ferry can get full, come early to avoid waiting for the next trip.
To get to Norrfjärden you go by car or by bus with Länstrafiken Västerbotten. The stop is called Norrfjärden Umeå.
Plan your bus trip >
Bike rental
The Holmön Boat Museum in the harbour offers bike rental during the summer season. The bikes are renovated retro bikes, double plus for the environment! When the museum is closed for the season you can rent the bikes via the local store, just next to the museum. You can also bring your own bike on the ferry: it is free and need not to be booked in advance.
Find your excursion
The Holmö islands are one of the largest marine nature reserves in Sweden, with a unique landscape created by the land rise. Trappudden and Kammen are popular trails close to the village. Further away are more adventures. The map Naturkartan (the Nature map) shows trails, fireplaces and wind sheds. You can also download it as an app to your smartphone.
Food and service at holmön
Novas Inn restaurant
I hamnen ligger restaurang Novas Inn. Under sommarsäsongen dagligen öppet för lunch och middag, med fullständiga rättigheter. Under vinterhalvåret är restaurangen inte öppen dagligen, se deras facebooksida för när det är aktuellt med helgöppet.
The Holmö store
Holmöns Lanthandel in the harbour is open all around the year and has a wide range of groceries. Specifik request can be pre-ordered, and larger orders can be delivered to the hostel. The store is also and agent for Systembolaget. Preorder via Systembolaget and choose Holmöns Lanthandel for pick up.
During the winter season the opening hours are limited and adapted to the arrival and departure of the ferry.