Ekerum Resort Öland

Spent a night at Ekerum Resort on the island of Oland in Sweden with our Walking Adventures International Tour group. This golfing and spa resort had much to offer, and we had a very good group 3-course) dinner there for two buses worth of visitors, so - a good place for a large group. The accommodations were family-friendly little apartments with two bedrooms, living area w/small balcony, and bath. Online looks like $250 night or up.

It's a nice hotel with a breathtaking view (if you book a suite with a balcony). However, I was very disappointed by the quality of the juice at the breakfast. I understand that fresh orange juice is an exception in the Nordics, but to serve some strange fluid not even near the orange juice, eventually brewed from some powder, is beyond my understanding. The room was spacious with good ventilation/air conditioning; however, technical staff should make some simple maintenance (at least oil the door hinges so that these do not squeak).

We enjoyed staying in the 2 bedroom apartment premium.

Location, nice accomodation and not crowded

We booked a golf stay mid week which was quite competitive price wise. The hotel / golf service was quite good and flexible with swap of tee times / golf courses. The rooms, while spacious and light, are in need of some renovation. They are functionally OK but old and not very cozy. We only spend the time needed there. Breakfast buffet was good, dinner ok with option to swap for the pizza place for variation. View from restaurant quite nice. Pizza place outdoor seating could be good during summer. Golf courses - Lange Erik has the most water but not a very inspiring layout / par 3 hole 3 the most memorable hole but the rest did not leave much of an impression. A couple of decent par 5 dog legs however a steep walk from 16 to 17 gave us hope for a couple of nice finishing holes however two very ordinary par 3/5 showed up which left us unsatisfied and unable to recall many of the holes after the round when we tried to recall the game. Lange Jan was the better course of the two - more strategy on the tee shots - and amongst taller trees which gave it a nice feel. Many long holes had great risk and reward off the tee box, so score slightly worse on the first try. Both courses were in very good condition - but I think green fee is overpriced in comparison to other courses. Furthermore they are building some quite ugly vacation homes along the courses. If you are looking for a Swedish golf stay experience and perhaps a more social golf outing I would suggest Hooks or Araslov which, in my view, offer a more authentic Swedish golfing experience. Both with 2 x 18 hole golf courses as well. Or just book a few of the many nice golf courses around.

Ett fantastisk upplevelse. Mycket fin svit och bra service med trevlig personal. Kan verkligen rekommenderas