Scan Magazine | Family Hotel of the Month | Denmark
Hotel Fårup is located in the heart of the popular amusement park Fårup Sommerland.
Family Hotel of the Month, Denmark
Forest, amusement park and four-star hotel in one With the recent opening of the four-star Hotel Fårup, Fårup Sommerland, one of Denmark’s most popular amusement parks, is stepping up its game. Located inside the park in north Jutland, the forest-themed hotel gives families from near and far the chance to fully immerse themselves in Fårup Sommerland’s special atmosphere. By Signe Hansen | Photos: Hotel Fårup
With more than 600,000 visitors every year and a host of awards, including one as Europe’s second-best amusement park, a visit to Fårup Sommerland has become a summertime must for many families. Much like the park it is located in, Hotel Fårup is full of fun, forest features and friendly smiles. “What we’ve become known for is our beautiful forest-themed park, clean surroundings and a high service level, and that’s the experience we’ve strived to extend inside the hotel. We wanted to draw the park’s special atmosphere into the hotel and 92 | Issue 92 | September 2016
into the rooms, and from our visitors’ reviews we can see that we’ve really succeeded in this,” says director of Fårup Sommerland, Søren Kragelund, who founded the park 41 years ago. As an extra bonus, Hotel Fårup’s guests also have exclusive access to a number of selected rides 30 minutes before the park opens to other guests.
Always smiles When Fårup Sommerland was founded by Søren Kragelund and his father in 1975, attractions included little more
than a few trampolines, horse rides and canoes. However, thanks to its innovative all-inclusive concept, the park quickly gained foothold. The concept, which remains the same today, means that once the visitor is inside the park all rides are free. Today, however, attractions include everything from huge water slides to adrenalin-inducing roller coasters and colourful toddler rides. But the park’s success is not just due to the many exciting rides, but also the special service culture that saturates every nook and cranny of the park and the new hotel. “The reason we win so many prizes is that we have a 99 per cent visitor satisfaction, and we receive a lot of praise for our service. ‘Good enough’ is not good enough for us. Our goal is to be among the three best and most popular amusement