The foundation of the building was laid down in the year 1876. On the 22nd of May, the Free Masons went in a procession from the old lodge building to the construction site. In the southeast corner of the construction, a golden trowel, made by the A. Rosin brothers was placed, with an inscription, to commemorate the moment. The facility was originally designed by the famour architect J.F. Åbom, who had previously designed such buildings as The Royal Dramatic Theater, Berns Salons, South Theater in Stockholm and a wide plethora of churches, castles and mansions. The house was extendedly rebuilt towards the south, to its current look, in the year 1928.
The facility itself is owned by the Free Mason
Order in Kalmar, while the business itself is privately owned.
Current owners of the Frimurarehotellet, Marianne
and Owe Rylander, has been running the business since the
turn of the year 1996/1997.
The renovation of the hotel is progressed
on a continual basis, while sustaining the authentic 19th
century environment and atmosphere.
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To assure customer satisfaction, we have
been developing a quality system according to the standard
SS-EN ISO 9001:2001, and we obtained out certificate August
26th, 1998. The certification was approved by AB SEMKO. During
the year of 2000, we worked hard with the environmental certificationprocesses
of the ISO 14001 standard. We obtained our certificate in
environmental supervising system according to ISO 14001 during
a ceremony April 11th 2000. Detta medför att vi i skrivande
stund är tredje hotellet i Sverige som är dubbelcertifierade
inom dessa ISO-standarder. This means that we are (currently)
one of four hotels in Sweden which has been certified by both
these ISO standard certificates.
Environmental Policy:
The environment is one of our most prized assets, and the
"Nya Frimurarehotellet in Kalmar AB" works in a
trade where the environmental issues are placed in greater
focus. We are perpetually refining and improving our environmental
routines, based on the recycling ideal, for an enduring development
in the future.
* The environmental process involves everyone, and it requires
the immediate cooperation between coworkers, guests and distributors.
* We aim to decrease the environmental deterioration mainly
in the following areas; Energy consumption, purchase and waste
management.
* Environmental concern is a natural part of our business,
and it has therefore been thoroughly integrated into our operating
schedules aswell as the ongoing improvements and preventations
from intoxication and pollution.
* The environmental processes are continually developed and
it is a development we are determined to follow, so that we
might expand our knowledge and satiate our customers desires
in such a manner that it will please them to the highest extent
possible.
* We cooperate and set high demands on our distributors in
order to have information and documentation regarding contents
of all materials and merchandise that we purchase to the hotel.
* We are on permanent watch and will always follow the best
available environmental law and standards, aswell as other
interests considered important to a hotel.
