Unsere Ahornfarm in Håkannäs

Our holiday cottage/“gäststuga“ is renovated and can be hired may till september . The 34 square meters consisting of kitchen, bathroom, living room and bedroom, and cost from 350 € (including electricity and water) a week. The cottage is ideal for 2-4 people, there is space for tents also. Great for relaxing, enjoying, fishing, canoeing and much more. The guest house is located on „Skagern-runt“ (a 100 km trail) that was set up for biking, hiking and horseback riding.

Location
The cottage is situated directly between the two  lakes Vänern and Vättern, also on a lake, the Skagern. The Skagern is one of the best fishing lakes in Sweden at all, and offers a range of fish species. It ist 300 meters away. The house has access to a small farm with garden, cats, rabbits, chickens and sheep. Horses can be put out on the pasture. Own adjoining forest, perfect for gathering mushrooms. 3 km to the lake Vänern.

Equipment

Kitchen: kettle, 2 hobs, sink, new fridge with small freezer, coffee maker, kitchen furniture, mosquito protection at the window
Bedroom / living room: bunk bed for 3 people (top 80 cm wide, below 120 cm wide), good sleeping sofa for 1 person, wardrobe, table, chair
Bathroom: Wood on the walls, hot and cold running water, shower, sink, mirror, compost toilet, mosquito protection at the window
Other: Electric heating, barbecue, garden furniture, parking place, WLAN.

Shopping

The nearest town is Gullspång, 10 km away. There is a pharmacy, gas station, small retailers, a cinema, a draisine-shop, a restaurant and a golf course. There ist a fair twice a week. Anyone who loves fish, travels to Otterbäcken. The nearest major cities are Kristinehamn and Mariestad. Both are located directly on Lake Vänern, about 40 km away.

Other

Bed linen and towels can be rented for a fee. You can buy vegetables from our own garden, homemade jam, meat or fresh fish of the Skagern (we must always see what the day offers :-)).

Places of interest

Nearby (40 km) are Karlskoga, Örebro, Kristinehamn, Mariestad, Karlstad and Hova (from 7 to 15 July 2012: the largest annual European jousting). In addition, about 5 km away, stands the old Church of Södra Råda. The 1310-built church was one of the oldest preserved medieval wooden churches in Sweden. As part of a project  it ist going to be reconstructed after a fire in November 2011. Interesting!

More

Electricity and water included
Final cleaning: 30 €.
Non smoking house.
Pets on request.

We hire the cottage on a weekly basis, a daily rental is possible in exceptional cases, in low season and on demand.