Satu will have overall responsibility for hotel operations. Nordic Light Hotel has 175 hotel rooms, 16 conference rooms and runs several events, as well as Light Bar & Lounge with bar, clubs, restaurant and wine cellar, featuring a large collection of American wines. The hotel has been a member of Design Hotels since it opened in 2001.

”It’s fantastic to have the chance to take on the challenge of running and continuing to develop Stockholm’s designer hotel, with everything that this involves! Nordic is a new, exciting brand for our owners, and there’ll be a lot of new things happening over the next few years”, says Satu Andersson

Satu took on her new role on 1 February and has a great deal of experience from the hotel industry, including leading positions within sales, product development and operations at Choice Hotels Scandinavia, as well as within Scandic, Sweden Hotels and Ramada. 

“Satu is a really important addition to the Nordic team, since the combination of her personality and experience makes her a huge resource for our future ventures,” says Tobias Ekman, CEO of Nordic Hotels.

Background

In 2001, Nordic Hotels opened the two hotels Nordic Sea Hotel – with 367 rooms and ABSOLUT ICEBAR STOCKHOLM and Nordic Light Hotel – a member of Design Hotels, with 175 rooms on Vasagatan in Stockholm.

In June 2009, Choice Hotels Scandinavia acquired the well-known Stockholm hotels Nordic Light Hotel and Nordic Sea Hotel, as well as the Nordic brand. The purchase of Nordic makes Choice Hotels the largest hotel chain in Stockholm and the chain is continuing to invest in the capital region.

Choice Hotels Scandinavia is Scandinavia’s largest hotel chain, with 170 hotels and 9,000 employees. The group comprises the brands Nordic Hotels, Comfort, Quality Hotels, Quality Resort, Clarion Collection and Clarion Hotels on the Nordic market.