This is a lovely place for a holiday with the family. I stayed for three nights in a small "bungalow" (like you get in the Swedish mountains for the winter vacation). ||I stayed with my wife and two kids (2 and 6 years old) in "Häggen 2" which has a small room (no door) with two beds on the ground floor and two beds in a loft above, kitchen (no oven) with table for four and a bathroom (shower). WiFi is included and (flat screen) TV, but only with the 6 free Swedish terrestrial channels.||There are a number of different size cottages on the grounds to choose from and the one we picked (you do it yourself when you book), sort of hit the sweet spot. It is close to the main building (where you can rent rooms) and the tapas restaurant "Pighuset" ("The Maids' House"). But far away enough not to be disturbed by the hustle and bustle of the service and the kids playing in the fairly large playground just beside it.||It is roughly 500 m to walk (or ride a bike which they let) to the beach. The beach is, to my mind, lovely with sand and grass dunes (rather flat though). It reminded me of the beaches of northern Sardinia (Italy). The weather actually did too with 26-27 degrees (C) and blue skies.||If you want to get out of the sand for a while, you can go to the swimming pools at the nearby camping site instead. There is a small pool, approximately 1 m 50 cm deep, and a kids pool, roughly 40 cm deep which normally cost 50 SEK per day but are free of charge if you live here. It is however roughly 1.2 km to walk...||A real nice thing is that they have a number of charcoal grilles (many Weber) that you can borrow to cook your dinner in.||On the other side of the street there is a grocery store (Coop) for all food items you need and just down the street there's a bakery.||All in all a nice place which...
Read moreBooked a room well over a month in advance of our stay. Realized already then that it was overpriced at 950 SEK for a standard we could get at the hostel nearby, but there was no other option to get two beds next to each other so we decided to go for it.||||Making the reservation was a hustle in itself. I sent an email that was not answered, I then called and was told by the manager (Frej) I should send an email (sic). So I resent it, receveied price information and immediately responded that I wanted to make a reservation. Again, no reply. Had to call again to get a confirmation. Room was then prepaid.||||At arrival we were told that there was no room and that we had been rebooked to bunk beds in a nearby hostel. The lady at the front desk acknowledged our reservation and excused herself, but the manager (Frej) was dirctly rude and told us the only thing he could do besides the bunk beds was to cancel our reservation. He then changed and offered a slight price reduction (for a room which was less than half the price we had already paid). After a lot of shouting we managed to get a room after all, but no excuse whatsoever from Frej. And it was clear they had simply rebooked us to make room for a bigger party.||||Room and breakfast was as expected, comparable with a good hostel in Sweden. But we will of course...
Read moreWe stayed in Frejs magasin, small rooms but very clean and nice. Peaceful and quiet and only a minute stroll down to an awesome beach. The manager of the hotell himself, Frejs, drove us into town one of the days, because the bus did not go. Such a nice man and so was the rest of the staff. They were very helpful in every way. Sitting in the peaceful and beautiful patio, surrounded by trees and flowers in a beautiful garden having a very nice Swedish breakfast, was a great way to start the day. Ljugarn is a very nice place, and we went with children 7 years old. There is not many things to do in Ljugarn for children except going to the beach and playing mini golf, but hire a car and you can go everywhere and do fun things. A car is a must in Gotland, as the buses only takes you a few places and not too often. Our visit to Fårö in the north, with the absolutely stunning beaches and swimming in the blue lagune, was one of the highlights. The water is quite cold - we did not mind though. Gotland is also quite pricy during the summer season, but we will recommend Gotland to everyone! Great Island, easy to get around with a car, and many awesome beaches to visit with white sand you have never seen the like of before. We...
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