 way to mingle over the pots and pans to socialize whilst cooking!
A cooking evening is a fun and effective activity that is perfect for small groups. It’s a really exciting and entertaining way to develop teamwork, hone your group’s collaborative mentality, and invigorate your team’s spirit. Let one of the skilled chefs from our Restaurant Sand guide you through an exhilarating gastronomic experience where you yourself get to participate in the cooking and in the end will create a sumptuous masterpiece.
We start the evening by assembling and going over a few choice recipes. Your group will be divided into three teams, each of which is responsible for a different course: the starter, the main course, and the dessert. You’ll cook, flavour, and taste each delectable dish, using as many seasonal and local ingredients as possible to create a truly special meal.
• Exclusive use of the Sands Bakficka kitchen with its modern and spacious facilities.
• Supervision and guidance from the staff at our Restaurant Sand.
• Snacks and drinks for participants to enjoy during the cooking.
• Aprons with the Hotel Skansen logo.
A minimum of 6 participants is required with a maximum of 12.
Complete your meeting with a relaxing spa experience, a great way to provide some after-hours time for conversation and laughter. Perhaps a health-oriented spa for the whole group? There’s nothing like a few hours in the cold bath house or a crossfit workout to bring everyone together. It is our pleasure to help you arrange and book activities for your group.
Look out over Kattegatt from the warm sauna; feel the coolness of the gentle sea breeze, equal parts invigorating and refreshing all year long. Luxuriate in our heated Japanese pool, surrounded by ocean and sky in the open air. After relaxing in the baths and sauna, enjoy yourself in the lounge for a comfortable break with a smoothie or cup of coffee. At some times the entire cold bath house can be reserved, if you are interested; please check in with us for availability.
The spa area in the main building houses a sauna, spa, and relaxation room. Spa kits with a wide range of cleansing and treatment products are available for purchase, enabling you to have the same relaxing experience in your own wash room.
Overnight conference guests have free access to the spa, gym and cold bath house.
We have a wide range of spa massages and treatments for both men and women. We are happy to recommend a course of relaxing spa treatments that complement each other nicely to maximize your time here. Enjoy yourself in a comfortable relaxation room with a stunning sea view.
We organize fun group activity sessions with our experienced instructors. We offer everything from boxing and fitness to African dance, yoga and zumba. Each session is about 45 minutes long.
Our 15–20 minute session led by a skilled instructor is meant to lead you in activities that will give your meeting a new energy and vigour. The activities include seated relaxation, massages, simple qigong movements, and gymnastics, all designed to give your body a real kick during meeting breaks. Enhance your break activities further by adding a healthy smoothie-shot or a fun chocolate-tasting session.
All hotel guests have free access to our gym with high-quality fitness and strength equipment. You can also book sessions with a personal trainer. Be sure to book well in advance of the meeting to ensure availability.
Give your day a really great start with this run along the sea. Maps are available at the reception area that offer suggestions for running routes of various lengths.
All prices are excluding VAT. Group activities and spa access must be pre-booked prior to arrival.
Composing a true taste experience is a craft that we take pride in. All of our conference packages include refreshments, a lunch with a delicious salad buffet, two main dishes, and soup, as well as a two-course dinner in the evening. We would be happy to help you arrange a meeting where the flavour is the focus.
 Round off the dinner with a scrumptious dessert; make your two-course meal blossom into a four-star dinner; discover new flavours in the sophisticated and tasty world of cheese. Complement your meal with a wine that harmonizes with your food, or enjoy a cocktail before dinner. Prior to your meeting, we will send out the evening’s menu with food and wine suggestions. See below for the options we have available to frame an evening with an addition or theme that suits your conference.
Our experienced sommelier always recommends wines for the evening meal, and is happy to make suggestions for which varieties will best suit the meal. If you prefer to choose wine yourselves, we have a generous selection of quality wines on our wine menu.
Give your theme a completely new and unique feeling with a theme buffet. Let a flavour, season or country become the central motif for everything at the table. Welcome guests with a seafood buffet, a celebration of Japanese flavours, or look towards more local delights. We have several ready-made buffet themes for you to choose from, and we are happy to create a unique one just for you.
Our generous and luxurious spaces offer you a lot of choices, and our rooms can easily be transformed and decorated to give a new experience. It is our pleasure to help you arrange any event you desire, from a midsummer party or grill on the terrace to a gala night full of artists and celebrities. Sands Bakficka offers a location of exclusive ambience, while the Gallery has space for large parties, including food and dance space for up to 400 people.
Try wine, champagne, distillate or cheeses from all over the world. Learn to combine interesting flavours, or book one of our popular bar schools, where we give tips on how to build up a good selection of drinks for your home bar.
Plus a starting fee of 2,500 SEK.
Enjoy an after work with beer or wine with light snacks as a relaxing way to start or round out the evening. Take a break in our conservatory, by the fire in the cold bath house, or in a room that we have arranged for you.
At Hotel Skansen it’s easy to spice up your conference with sports and activities that are inexpensive and fun. Many activities are available directly at the hotel or among the amazing scenery of the Bjäre peninsula just around the corner. If you have any questions, be sure to ask us, we would be happy to help you arrange whatever you desire. Activities must be pre-booked prior to arrival.
Play tennis on one of our famous courts. We have four courts by the harbour, as well as the Centre Court and Court 1, both of which are used during the Swedish Open.
In Båstad harbour, just next to the hotel, is our popular padel court. We would be happy to help you book time for instruction and games.
Challenge your team with a volleyball tournament on the beach just outside the hotel. Plus, afterwards you can take a dip in the ocean.
Price: Nets and balls can be borrowed from us. Inquire about pricing if you wish to arrange a tournament.
Perhaps a thrilling tennis tournament? Or really any sport or activity that awakens those dormant winning instincts. We are happy to help you organize the competition.
Group size: 10 persons and up. Inquire about pricing!
Turn the entire gallery (1000 square metres) into a private sports bar or lounge, open only to you and with plenty of space. We are happy to furnish and equip the space as desired.
Action! Raise your pulse with a mini-soccer or mini-tennis tournament. We can help arrange a best of three or five with different brackets. We can easily build up and equip the sports arena according to your wishes.
Ask us about setup and pricing.
Arrange an experience at the sea with SUP or sea kayaking.
Price: 300 SEK per person. 2 hour session, includes paddle and life vest.
Lovely areas for football, softball, boules and kubb are close to the hotel. You can borrow many of the accessories for these games from us, free of charge.
Bjäre is home to many gorgeous and scenic landscapes — there is plenty of natural beauty to discover, all of it without costing anything extra. Both the Skåneleden trail and the cycling paths start right outside the hotel. We have print and digital hiking maps with trip suggestions and guided tours, all to make it easy to take a scenic hiking tour in Båstad and in the Bjäre peninsula. All the hiking trails are well marked. Looking for a personal guide to help you along the way? We’re happy to help you book one.
Discover Bjäre by bicycle and let the main trails take you on an exciting trek of adventure and exploration. A mountain bike or orienteering contest are the perfect activities to get the blood pumping. And for a truly exciting experience, the Vallåsen Bike Park is only 20 minutes away.
The Bjäre peninsula is home to several golf courses of high international class, each one with a unique character, all within a 10-minute distance. We would be happy to help you set up a tee time.
The Vallåsen Ski Resort is not far from Båstad and Hotel Skansen. There are slopes and trails for all levels, as well as a ski school and equipment rentals available.
Our knowledgeable staff are always happy to share their knowledge of food and drink. A great activity to bring a group together, a tasting is the perfect way to try new things and learn a lot about yourself and food.
Tastings take approximately one hour.
Requires a minimum of 8 participants, with