Strawberry Home Hotel Borgen
A real castle building, minutes from the old town
About this hotel
Strawberry Home Hotel Borgen occupies an actual 19th-century castle building right by Örebro Slottet, which makes it stand out even before the modern rooms and suites and the plush lounge come into play, a genuinely unusual choice of address for a family water park trip. A minute's walk from the castle and close to Nikolai church, it puts a family firmly inside Örebro's most walkable old-town stretch, with free breakfast covering the morning before a trip out to Gustavsvik. It suits a family who wants the water park days but also wants the evenings and mornings to feel like a proper city break in a building with genuine character rather than a standard hotel box, the castle walls and creaking old stairs all included in the price.
- Castle building
- Free breakfast
- Steps from Örebro Slottet
Our take
One of the more memorable places to base a Gustavsvik trip precisely because the building itself is part of the experience, a real castle-adjacent structure rather than a modern block. It suits a family who wants old-town charm and free breakfast alongside the water park days, though it does mean a short trip out to Gustavsvik rather than a walk.
- ✓Book the suite option ahead if travelling with a larger family, since the castle-building rooms vary in size.
- ✓Walk to Örebro Slottet before or after a Gustavsvik day, since it is genuinely a minute away.
- ✓Eat breakfast early if the water hall opening time is the priority that morning.
Why we love it
- Genuine 19th-century castle building
- A minute from Örebro Slottet
- Plush lounge to relax in
- Free breakfast included
Why guests love itWalking out of a genuine castle building each morning to see Örebro Slottet right there was a different kind of start to a water park holiday than we expected, and the kids thought staying in an actual castle was reason enough for the whole trip. The lounge became our evening spot after a Gustavsvik day, and free breakfast meant no scramble to feed everyone before heading out to the slides.