Hotell Mollberg, Hotel on Stortorget in Helsingborg, Sweden

Hotell Mollberg occupies a four-storey neoclassical building on Stortorget, its light-plastered facade detailed with bas-reliefs and topped by a copper mansard roof. The main front was built in two stages, the west wing in 1884 and the east wing in 1905, with Mauritz Frohm and Alfred Hellerström involved in the work. The central axis and corners are marked by projecting bays crowned with attic storeys.

The building began as an inn during the 14th century and gained official hotel status in 1814. It remains Sweden's longest-operating accommodation with more than 600 years of continuous service.

The hotel's restaurant traces its name to Mollbergs matsalar, the dining rooms that have always operated alongside the inn. In 1903 the restaurateur Frans August Nelson asked the Zoégas coffee roastery to create a dark roast for the hotel; it was sold as Mollbergs blandning and still carries the name. The dining room reopened in 2018 as At Mollbergs after a renovation by Okidoki arkitekter.

The main entrance faces Stortorget, with the building running through the block to Norra Kyrkogatan. The ground floor holds shops and the Bishop's Arms pub, while the hotel's 131 rooms are on the upper floors. The building covers about 8,000 square metres, so ask for a room away from the street if stairs and corridors matter to you.

The dark-roasted Zoégas coffee blend Mollbergs blandning is named after the hotel: it was created in 1903 at the request of the then restaurateur Frans August Nelson. The coffee is still sold under the hotel's name today.