Hotel in Nykøbing Falster feels the Fehmarn effect

The great sum of activity in Rødbyhavn with the construction of the fixed connection over the Fehmarn Belt means a great deal of travel activity among sellers, craftsmen and technical experts alike. To name just a few.

Over a period of time, this has caused a lot of traffic at the accommodation facilities in Rødbyhavn and the surrounding area, where at times it has been virtually impossible to get a room.

At Hotel Falster in Nykøbing, despite the distance of 45 kilometers to Rødbyhavn, you can also experience the effect of the construction.

Gets the rings in the water
– We have a lot of craftsmen living. We are too far away for some to be working on the Fehmarn project. In return, we get the rings in the water. When there are no available accommodations down around Rødbyhavn, they come up to us instead, says Tina Vindfeldt Jensen, owner of Hotel Falster, which has over 70 rooms.

In this way, Hotel Falster feels the derivative effect of both the Fehmarn project and the construction of the Storstrømsbroen.

The guests move around
Since the corona pandemic, Hotel Falster has experienced a stable high occupancy rate, also among tourists staying for two or three days.

– When the closest hotel rooms are full, people have to look elsewhere. I think that’s how it is all the way in Lolland-Falster. Things are moving around a bit, and we benefit from that in Nykøbing and Maribo, continues Tina Vindfeldt Jensen.

Local cooperation
The accommodation facilities on Lolland-Falster cooperate and refer each other if a group arrives for which there is no room.

– Just let the tourists come to Lolland-Falster, then we’ll probably get them distributed, says Tina Vindfeldt Jensen.

The good occupancy rate also affects the just-published annual accounts for Hotel Falster, which show a plus of DKK 1.7 million after tax for 2021/2022.