Sweden Guide
The southwest
Accommodation
1 Bäckagården Dammgatan 36 
0411/198 48 
www.backagarden.nu Small-scale guesthouse-type place in a converted home just behind the tourist office. Price: Kr500-700
2 Continental Hamngatan 13 0411/137 00 www.hotelcontinental-ystad.se Classic hotel touted as Sweden's oldest, with a grand lobby of marble, Corinthian pillars and crystal chandeliers. Rooms are modern Italian-style, and the cold breakfast buffet is a treat. Price: Kr900-1200
3 Prins Carl Hamngatan 8 0411/737 50 www.hotellprinscarl.com A mid-range, non-smoking place, with rooms adapted for people with disabilities or allergies. Next door, an English-style pub and restaurant of the same name serves meat and fish dishes in the evenings, with live music on Fri and Sat nights. Price: Kr500-700
4 Sekelgården Långgatan 18 0411/739 00 www.sekelgarden.se The best place to stay in town, this small family-run hotel in an eighteenth-century merchant's house is friendly and informal, with a sauna, cobbled courtyard and flower garden. There are en-suite rooms in both the main house and the old tannery at the back, and excellent breakfasts are served under the trees or in the charming dining room. Price: Kr700-900
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Ystads Saltsjöbad Saltsjöbadsvägen 6 0411/136 30 www.ystadssaltsjobad.se Renowned for its beachside position, just east of town, this large, one-hundred-year-old hotel (though with endless modern extensions tacked on) has an excellent new spa complex and a restaurant in the original saltwater bathing house. Price: Kr900-1200