Avalon Hotel

Avalon hotel
Avalon Hotel in the background of Kungsportsplatsen
General information
Location	Gothenburg, Sweden
Coordinates	57°42′15″N 11°58′7″E
Opening	July, 2007
Owner	Svenska Stadshotell AB
Technical details
Floor count	6
Floor area	5,960 square metres (64,200 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Semrén & Månsson Arkitektkontor AB
Other information
Number of rooms	101
Number of restaurants	1
Website
Avalonhotel.se

The Swimming pool on the roof of the hotel.

The Avalon hotel is a hotel at Kungsportsplatsen in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was nominated for the Kasper Salin Prize in 2007. It is part of Design Hotels AG.

History

The site of the hotel at the east end of the Idogheten neighbourhood was built with a four-story stone building in 1879. It features small business locals at ground level and apartments in the above floors. The building was damaged by fire in 1966. Afterward the building was demolished and replaced by a simple one-story barrack with a shoe shop and a saluhall. The property was acquired by Bygg Göta Göteborg AB in 1978 and since the middle 80s discussions regarding constructing a new building took place.

Work with a detail plan started in the autumn of 2001 and was finished when the plan was accepted in 2005. The plan specified the form of the new building and that it should, in a harmonic way, fit in the environment but at the same time be representative for its time. The construction permit for the building was approved on January 10, 2006.

Structure and facilities

The hotel has 101 rooms divided in six different categories; Penthouse suite (1), Suite (2), Deluxe (14+8), Superior (30), Business (40), and Moderate (6). Twenty-four of the rooms have miniature spas and three of the rooms have a miniature gym.

External links

• Avalonhotel.se — Official website
• Expedia.se — Information