If you come looking for problems here, you are likely to find a few, but overall this is a real discovery -- and the price is right. On first sight, the inn evokes a villa on a Greek island. It's not, however. An unpretentious farmhouse from the 1890s, it developed during the 1970s into a well-respected hotel that's now directed by charming and hardworking members of the Jacobson family. It's set near a small beach, within a forest, and beside the main highway leading south into Burgsvik. Bedrooms are functional, well-maintained, and modern, but not a big selling point. Although fairly comfortable, rooms are small. Bathrooms -- each with a shower -- also are a bit cramped.
Värdshuset Björklunda draws a loyal clientele to its restaurant between June and August. Within a cozy, traditionally decorated dining room, you can order culinary specialties from Gotland and, to a lesser extent, from the rest of Sweden as well. The best examples include smoked filets of lamb, barbecued lamb (a treat available only on Sat nights), and fresh salmon served with saffron sauce. Main courses run 65SEK to 200SEK ($13-$40/£6.50-£20). Menu service is curtailed and presented on an "as needed" basis the rest of the year, so if you arrive between October and April, it's likely that your meal will be served en famille with the Jacobsons, without the fanfare of a commercial restaurant, but with some of the warmth and conviviality of a private home.
Facilities:
Nonsmoking rooms; rooms for those w/limited mobility
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without
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planning your trip.
