Ekerum Resort Öland

We booked a golf stay mid week which was quite competitive price wise. The hotel / golf service was quite good and flexible with swap of tee times / golf courses. The rooms, while spacious and light, are in need of some renovation. They are functionally OK but old and not very cozy. We only spend the time needed there. Breakfast buffet was good, dinner ok with option to swap for the pizza place for variation. View from restaurant quite nice. Pizza place outdoor seating could be good during summer. Golf courses - Lange Erik has the most water but not a very inspiring layout / par 3 hole 3 the most memorable hole but the rest did not leave much of an impression. A couple of decent par 5 dog legs however a steep walk from 16 to 17 gave us hope for a couple of nice finishing holes however two very ordinary par 3/5 showed up which left us unsatisfied and unable to recall many of the holes after the round when we tried to recall the game. Lange Jan was the better course of the two - more strategy on the tee shots - and amongst taller trees which gave it a nice feel. Many long holes had great risk and reward off the tee box, so score slightly worse on the first try. Both courses were in very good condition - but I think green fee is overpriced in comparison to other courses. Furthermore they are building some quite ugly vacation homes along the courses. If you are looking for a Swedish golf stay experience and perhaps a more social golf outing I would suggest Hooks or Araslov which, in my view, offer a more authentic Swedish golfing experience. Both with 2 x 18 hole golf courses as well. Or just book a few of the many nice golf courses around.

The service has much to aprove! The beds are small! The golfcource was much overrated, therefore not worth the green fee. The staff at the Hotel need education in service mindfulness and approve there organisation skills in how to organize a conference and group activities. The facilities are nice so if you get a large discount and you have patience with the staff and you have the ability to salve many unforeseen problems during your stay I can recommend Ekerum golf and conference resort, otherwise a big NO, NO