LUX Spring 2018

74 1803LU16 Treat Someone Special to a Journey of Discovery in Sweden KUST Hotell & Spa takes inspiration from the mighty Piteälven, from the mountains in the north to the sea and the archipelago to the south. We profile the hotel as it features as LUX’s Best Luxury Hotel & Spa Resort within Sweden. Having opened in 2016, KUST Hotel is a luxurious hotel providing mesmerising views and an unrivalled service to visitors and guests. Not just a hotel, there is the additional added bonus of a wonderful spa, a high-quality restaurant and a bar, all located in Northern Sweden. Alongside delivering excellent customer service, the team offer a personalised approach to ensuring that guests are able to enjoy their stay and want to return. Enticing guests from all over the world are the rooms and suites that the hotel offers. Guests are able to relax and enjoy the luxurious décor and exciting suites, enveloping themselves into the room, all reminiscent of the nearby Pite River. When guests visit the hotel, they embark upon a whole journey of discovery. The four suites within the hotel create a story as such, inspired by all four seasons. However, this does not detract from the fact that visitors will be able to sleep comfortably, no matter what room they are in, as they relax and enjoy a quality night’s sleep. KUST Hotell & Spa is an independent family run hotel, with plenty of personal touches. Such as the stones which have been hand-picked by the family. Another prime example of this, is the local dialect printed all along the walls of one particular floor, as well as the story of local heroes, including the globally-renowned Daniel Solander, a botanist who was born in the area. Not just a hotel, the building’s amenities also provide the option for business opportunities and meetings, with the conference facilities coming inspired by important industries all alongside the coast. Contributing to the hotel’s ability to establish itself as a true leader in the hospitality industry, is the wonderful Restaurang Tage. This puts the region right at the top of the map, as it boasts one of Sweden’s best restaurants. This wonderful restaurant is located within the hotel and can only be described as a modern classic providing spellbinding sights. At Restaurang Tage, the team follow a simple cooking tradition, being careful to select exquisite seasonal ingredients, and prepare everything on the top-notch barbecue. Guaranteeing the food is of the utmost quality, the meats are selected with care from excellent farms, both on a local and global basis. Furthermore, the team always match its meals with the perfect drinks from top of the range producers. Not content with boasting an outstanding restaurant, located above is Bar Tage, providing guests with excellent drinks which go down well when looking over the fantastic views. Within the sky bar, the highest sky bar on the Norrland coast, dizzyingly delicious drinks are served against the backdrop of endless sea and forest. In summertime, there is also a rooftop bar with two outdoor terraces to cool off on. With a drink menu ranging from classic cocktails to hearty lagers, guests have plenty to choose from, with also the added option of letting the bartender surprise them. Also, there is plenty of local ingredients that are used such as, moose, reindeer, cloudberry, Kalix Löjrom – all of which has been produced from the north of Sweden. Finally, visitors and guests must not miss out on the amazing spa in which they can experience the rich contrasts of nature’s products on their skin. Truly immersing themselves in the culture and the environment, people can relax in soothing pools on the spa terrace, and refresh themselves in an ice bath, before sweating it out in the dry sauna, all year round.