Two Houses, One Estate
Sugar Club & Hill House
Maryhill is not a single hotel but a resort of two houses, only a few steps apart.
The whole houseMaryhill Estate
A country estate by the sea in Skåne — two houses, 163 rooms, a pool club with three pools and gastronomy at its heart. One hour from Copenhagen.
Maryhill Estate is a daydream played out in reality. On a hill above the Öresund, surrounded by golden rapeseed fields, sits a country estate of two houses: the large, lively Sugar Club and the small, historic Hill House. The mood is classic, elegant and touched with timeless glamour — floral pastel patterns run as a motif through the whole house, champagne glasses clink, but with a wink. Condé Nast Traveller calls it “Gatsby goes to the countryside.”
The Build
Two houses on a hill above the valley, developed out of what was there instead of set down new.
The Rooms
The Sugar Club as the living heart — colour, pattern, edges. Closer to a private house than to a hotel.
The Table
Country cooking from the surrounding land, without a programme. Whoever is there eats along.
The Cut
- No year-round operation
- No reception around the clock
"Which is why the wrong people rarely sit at the next table."
Five reasons that stay
- Two houses in one: the lively Sugar Club and the historic Hill House — two moods, one estate, no need to choose.
- A pool club with three year-round heated pools, 126 sun loungers and fireplaces under a glass roof — summer that never quite ends.
- Gastronomy at the heart: Mediterranean sharing at the Sugar Club, 1920s glamour at Hill House, seafood at the harbour — led by a Chef of the Year.
- A real story with style: built by a sugar baron in 1918, named after a declaration of love — today “Gatsby goes to the countryside” (Condé Nast) and on Travel+Leisure's 2025 It List.
- A seaside setting barely an hour from Copenhagen and just 30 minutes from Malmö — close, and yet far from everything.
What makes the house
The Pool Club
Three pools, heated year-round
The heart of the Sugar Club is the Pool Club: three pools heated year-round beneath a glass roof, plus 126 sun loungers, canopied lounge beds and open fireplaces.
The whole house
An Icon Since 1918
From Örenäs Slott to Maryhill
” The estate later passed to district governor August Anderberg, who renamed it “Mariehild” in honour of his wife. Mariehild became Maryhill.
The whole house3 categories
Sugar Club — Rooms
The 147 rooms in the Sugar Club carry the signature of the whole house: floral pastel patterns, warm colours, playful details and a considered mix of modern comfort and nostalgic charm. Bright, sunlit spaces in the spirit of a classic resort — “French Riviera Tan,” as the house puts it.
Sugar Club — Suite
More space, more character: the suites add a separate sitting area with sofa and generous windows. The same feminine-elegant design, simply more spacious — ideal for longer stays and special occasions.
Hill House — Rooms
The 16 rooms in Hill House sit within the historic castle — the heart of the estate's story. Warmer tones, classic elegance and the spirit of the 1920s, looking out over the pool and the Öresund. The most intimate quarters of the house.
Maryhill sits in Glumslöv, between Landskrona and Helsingborg on the west coast of Skåne — on a hill above the Öresund, surrounded by the golden rapeseed fields that Condé Nast Traveller singled out for praise. The view reaches across the strait to Denmark. Copenhagen and Kastrup airport are around 60 minutes away, Malmö just 30, Gothenburg a little over two hours. A short train ride from Copenhagen is all it takes — and yet it feels far from everything.
Maryhill is ESS Group's 13th destination. Since opening Ystad Saltsjöbad in 2007, the group has built everything around the guest — personal places, considered food concepts, and stays that turn into moments of happiness. The family includes houses such as Hotel Pigalle, Ellery Beach House, Steam Hotel and Marienlyst. For a resort where gastronomy is the heart, it is fitting that master chef Robert “Bobbo” Nilsson — Chef of the Year 1998, Scandinavian Chef of the Year 2000 — leads Maryhill as CEO, alongside F&B manager Martin Hansen and his 30 years in Nordic fine dining.
Kitchen and cellar
Sugar Club — Restaurant
The Sugar Club restaurant is a generous Mediterranean table: authentic flavours from Greece and Italy, colourful plates to share, charismatic service. Eating here is the way it's done in the south — loud, sociable, easygoing in the best sense. Led by a kitchen team around CEO and master chef Robert “Bobbo” Nilsson (Chef of the Year 1998).
Hill House — Restaurant & Bar
In the historic Hill House the joyful spirit of the 1920s comes alive: French-American classics that spark conversation, drinks that speak for themselves, and an “always olive-forward dry martini” by the pool. Dance, elegance and nostalgic glamour, with views over the pool and the sea.
Ålabodarna's Harbor Restaurant
Right by the sea, at a quaint little harbour, “Ålabodarnashamn Krog” serves classic seafood dishes — Skåne at its most maritime, with the Öresund just outside the door.
Seven Bars & the Pool Club
By day the estate belongs to the bars and the Pool Club: aperitivo between the three pools, shaken martinis, “daydrinking & daydreaming” across 126 sun loungers. Seven bars in all are spread across the two houses.
The house, without words
No year-round operation.
Two houses, two culinary journeys: Mediterranean feasting and sharing at the Sugar Club, 1920s French-American glamour at Hill House.
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