A place with soul right in the heart of Vadstena
There are places you just drive past, and then there are places you stop at. Starby is the latter kind. Here, a short walk from Vadstena's medieval monastery and castle, you are greeted by a main building from 1914, a lush park and a feeling that time is slowing down a few steps. It is not something we have designed. It's the place itself that does that.
The road back toStarby
We, the Carneteg family, took over the Starby Hotel on November 13, 2020.
So who are we, then?
Stefan Carneteg has a very interesting background in the hotel and restaurant industry. He started out as a dishwasher from Småland at Hooks Herrgård; later, he became a chef, and that journey took him to Vadstena where he worked as head chef at Starby Hotel in 1987. His experiences then led him to the hotel industry, and in 2017, he sold his hotels in Linköping to Petter Stordalen (Nordic Choice Hotels) to pursue a project close to his heart closer to Vadstena.
Hilda Carneteg, Stefan's daughter, was born and raised in the restaurant industry and also in Vadstena.
Her roots in Småland took her to Jönköping, where she met the love of her life, Taisto, whom she then brought home to Vadstena. Now they have two little boys, Levi and Jack, who will also be introduced to the noble art of the hotel business.
It was mainly our love for Vadstena that brought us here. But how can one not Fall in love with a city like this?
Food worthy of travel for
Guests usually call the breakfast the best in Vadstena and we do our best to live up to that every morning. The menu changes every six weeks. Not just to change, but because what grows nearby sets the agenda. The chefs grow, hunt and cook and it shows on the plate, in a way that is hard to put into words but easy to feel. We cook the food we want to eat.
1.100 sqm cleanenjoyment
We call our spa just that: 1,100 square meters of pure indulgence. A large pool with champagne bubbles, massage pool, aroma sauna, steam bath, Finnish sauna, foot bath and rest room. Outdoors, two hot springs, an outdoor shower and a cold bath await those who like contrasts. We have divided the spa into two worlds - Sociability, where conversation, laughter and a glass of bubbly belong, and Silence, where silence can take its place. Because we know that relaxation means different things to different people.