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A Weekend at Björklunden!

Summer Greetings to LU Faculty and Staff!

We have had a weekend event cancel here – so there are open rooms in the lodge Friday, August 2nd and Saturday, August 3rd. Below and attached are the details. Check it out. If the timing works for you to come stay with us – email Alex today!!   

Faculty/Staff Visit Details

  • Check in will be after 5pm on Friday, August 2. 
  • All guest rooms will be ready to go by 5:00pm on Friday. Doors will be propped and keys will be in the rooms. There will be a copy of the room chart and the floor plan on the registration table at the main entrance. Please find your room on the floor plan and make yourself at home!
  • Rooms will be set up Student Program Style. Which means linens will be in the rooms – but beds will not be made
  • No meals will be served and the commercial kitchen will not available for personal use
  • However the catering kitchen with ice machine and refrigerator will be available. The catering kitchen is located off of Vail Hall across from the elevator.
  • As for meals – please plan on sampling local fare, having picnics, using the catering kitchen for easy prep meals, etc. As mentioned, there is an ice machine in the catering kitchen – so you could keep a cooler in your car and picnic on the grounds or while out and about exploring the county! J
  • If you do plan on eating here – please bring disposable dinnerware as the commercial dishwasher will NOT available and there will not be any staff to clean up after you.
  • There are also small refrigerators located throughout the building – one each in the Dining Room, Lakeside and North. Additionally there is a full size refrigerator in the Mud Room. The Mud Room is located next to Lakeside
  • There will not be staff on hand to clean up over the weekend – so please plan on being self-sufficient while here!
  • Check out is at 10am on Sunday. We’ll be doing the traditional Lawrence ‘leave it as you found it’ gig. Your room will have a cleaning caddy and instructions under the bathroom sink. Please be sure to clean your room for the next guest!
  • Rooms will be $70/night/room. There will be an envelope in your room with the amount due on it. Please leave a check or cash in the envelope on the desk in your room and the staff will pick it up Sunday after your departure.

We’re taking reservations on a first come first served basis. Please email Alex if interested.