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Habbadad Hotel and Casino Resort

A Nordic-designed harbourside hotel resort in Bristol, where Finnish sauna culture meets British hospitality – 212 rooms and suites, nine places to eat and drink, and a calendar full of dinners, music and celebrations.

Opening Friday 25 June 2027 · Midsummer Eve
212Rooms & suites
9Restaurants & bars
4Event halls
3Wood-fired saunas
Welcome to Habbadad

A harbour hotel with a long memory and a warm heart

On the edge of Bristol's Floating Harbour, where tall ships once unloaded cargo from across the world, a new kind of hotel resort is taking shape. Habbadad is a place to stay, to eat well, to sweat in a proper sauna and to stay up a little later than you planned. It brings the bright, optimistic design of 1960s and 1970s Finland – bold circles, cheerful stripes, warm birch and soft wool – into conversation with the rich colours and gentle rituals of British hospitality: racing green leather, pillar-box red, deep navy and a pot of tea brought exactly the way you like it.

We open on Friday 25 June 2027, Midsummer Eve. In Finland that is the night when nobody goes to bed, the sun barely sets and every lakeside cabin lights a bonfire. It felt like the right moment to throw open our doors. From that evening onwards, Habbadad will welcome travellers, locals, wedding parties, conference delegates and weekend wanderers to a resort designed around one idea: that great hospitality is the art of making people feel at home somewhere they have never been before.

The resort spans three restored dockside warehouses and a new copper-clad pavilion linked by a covered winter garden. Inside you will find 212 rooms and suites, nine restaurants and bars, a three-sauna spa with a cold-plunge harbour pool, four event halls and a discreet casino wing tucked away on the upper level for adult guests who want it. Most visitors, however, will spend their time in the dining rooms, on the terraces and in the warm wooden quiet of the sauna – which is exactly how we designed it.

At a glance

  • Harbourside location, ten minutes' walk from Bristol Temple Meads
  • 212 rooms and suites, including 18 harbour-view suites
  • Nordic tasting kitchen, British grill, café-bakery and market hall
  • Rooftop bar, cocktail lounge, harbour pub and sauna bar
  • Three saunas, including a traditional smoke sauna
  • Weddings, supper clubs, conferences and live music
  • Fully accessible rooms and public spaces
Our story
Rooms & Suites

Rooms that feel like a summer cabin and a London townhouse at once

Every room at Habbadad has been designed with the same care you would give to your own home. Walls are finished in soft limewash, floors are laid in oiled oak, and headboards are upholstered in wool woven in a pattern inspired by mid-century Finnish textiles. Bedside lamps are proper brass reading lamps, the armchairs are deep enough to curl up in, and the bathrooms have rainfall showers, heated floors and generous amenities made in small batches in the West Country. Blackout curtains are lined in heavy navy velvet, because Midsummer light is beautiful but sleep is sacred.

Beds are built in partnership with a British bed maker and dressed in organic cotton and wool duvets, with a pillow menu ranging from feather and down to firm buckwheat. Each room has a tea tray stocked with loose-leaf English breakfast and Finnish blueberry tea, a coffee maker with locally roasted beans and a small fridge filled with soft drinks, oat milk and something sweet from our bakery. Fast Wi-Fi, a smart television with casting, USB-C charging and a well-lit desk mean the rooms work just as well for business as for pleasure.

Quay Rooms

Our 124 signature rooms, from 26 m², with king or twin beds, a reading nook beneath tall warehouse windows and views over the quay or the winter garden.

Loft Rooms

Fifty-two split-level rooms beneath original timber roof beams, with a sleeping loft, a lounge below and space for a sofa bed – ideal for families and longer stays.

Harbour Suites

Eighteen suites with a separate living room, a freestanding bath beside the window, a private balcony over the water and evening turndown with a nightcap.

Sauna Suites

Twelve suites with their own private electric sauna, a walk-in shower and a terrace for cooling off under the stars, Finnish-style.

Accessible Rooms

Six thoughtfully designed rooms with level-access wet rooms, adjustable beds, visual alarms and connecting options for companions or carers.

The Midsummer Penthouse

Our top-floor residence with two bedrooms, a dining room for eight, a private sauna, a wraparound terrace and a dedicated host throughout your stay.

Guests in every room category enjoy complimentary access to the spa's sauna circuit at set times, a morning swim slot in the harbour plunge pool, bicycles to borrow for exploring the city and a welcome drink in the bar of their choice. Suite guests receive a personal arrival with a member of our guest services team, priority restaurant bookings and late check-out on request.

Restaurants & Dinners

Nine places to eat and drink, and a table for every mood

Food sits at the heart of Habbadad. Our kitchens are led by a culinary team that has cooked in Helsinki, Stockholm, London and Bath, and the menus reflect a happy collision of two pantries: the forests, lakes and seas of the Nordics and the farms, orchards and coastlines of South West England. Expect rye and sourdough baked through the night, butter churned with sea salt from the Cornish coast, cold-smoked trout, wild mushrooms, lingonberries and Somerset cider brandy – all cooked with respect, served without fuss.

Kuura

Our intimate Nordic tasting kitchen with 34 seats around an open hearth. Seasonal menus of seven or ten courses, from Baltic herring to reindeer-style venison and cloudberry desserts, with a celebrated wine and juice pairing.

The Admiralty Grill

A handsome British chophouse in racing green and brass. Dry-aged West Country beef, line-caught fish, Sunday roasts with all the trimmings and a sticky toffee pudding worth travelling for.

Pikku Kahvila

The "little café" in the winter garden, open from early morning. Cardamom buns, cinnamon korvapuusti, Karelian pies, proper English breakfasts and coffee roasted a mile up the road.

Market Hall

A lively all-day hall of counters: a smokehouse, a pasta bar, a dumpling stand, a fishmonger's grill and a dessert window, with long shared tables overlooking the quay.

Saaristo Terrace

Our seasonal waterside terrace inspired by the Finnish archipelago, serving grilled fish, new potatoes with dill, crayfish in late summer and long lunches in the sunshine.

In-Room Dining

A full menu available around the clock, from midnight toasties and tomato soup to a full breakfast tray delivered with the morning papers.

Dinners worth planning a trip around

Beyond our everyday menus, Habbadad hosts a programme of special dinners designed to bring people together. On the first Thursday of every month, the Kuura Supper Club invites a guest chef from the Nordics or the British Isles to cook a single-sitting menu at one long table, with the chefs introducing each dish. Seats are limited to forty and tend to go quickly.

Every Sunday, The Admiralty Grill becomes the home of the Long Sunday Lunch, a relaxed, unhurried affair with roasts carved at the table, live acoustic music and a children's menu that grown-ups secretly envy. In the colder months we host Crayfish & Candlelight evenings in the Finnish tradition, complete with paper lanterns, bibs, singing and small glasses of chilled aquavit.

For the curious, our Chef's Counter seats eight guests directly at the pass in Kuura, watching the team at work and tasting dishes still in development. Wine lovers can join monthly Cellar Dinners with visiting winemakers from England, France, Austria and beyond, while our Baker's Breakfast masterclasses teach you to fold cardamom buns and shape a rye loaf before sitting down to eat the results.

Dietary needs

Every restaurant offers vegetarian and vegan dishes as standard, and our kitchens are trained to handle allergies and intolerances with care. Tell us when you book and the chef will be ready for you.

Private dining

Three private dining rooms seat from 8 to 40 guests, each with its own menu options, sommelier and dedicated host.

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Bars & Lounges

From rooftop sunsets to a pint by the fire

Habbadad's bars are built for conversation. Some are glamorous, some are cosy, and all of them are staffed by people who love what they do. Our bar programme draws on British cocktail heritage and Nordic botanicals – sea buckthorn, birch sap, juniper, spruce tips and rhubarb – alongside an excellent list of English sparkling wines, West Country ciders and Nordic craft beers.

The Lantern

Our rooftop bar with a retractable glass roof and the best sunset view in Bristol. Spritzes, sharing plates and DJ sets on summer weekends.

Velvet Tram

An intimate cocktail lounge styled after a 1960s Helsinki tram carriage, with red velvet booths, a long brass bar and live jazz from Wednesday to Saturday.

The Snug

A proper harbour pub with a crackling fire, cask ales, board games, a dog-friendly front room and pies that taste of home.

Löyly Sauna Bar

Named after the Finnish word for the steam that rises when water meets hot stones, our sauna bar sits right beside the spa terrace. Wrapped in a towel and pleasantly warm, guests can enjoy a cold Finnish long drink, a craft lager, a fresh juice or a pot of herbal tea between rounds in the sauna. It is perhaps the most Finnish place in the building, and very possibly the happiest.

Throughout the resort, our bar teams run regular events: cocktail masterclasses, gin and aquavit tastings, English sparkling wine flights, vinyl nights in the Velvet Tram and quiz nights in The Snug that have already been booked out by colleagues in rehearsal. Every bar serves a thoughtful range of alcohol-free drinks, from our own spruce-tip tonic to zero-alcohol beers and botanical spirits, because a great bar is for everybody.

Events & Celebrations

Four halls, one harbour and a team that loves a celebration

Whether you are planning a wedding for two hundred, a board meeting for twelve or a product launch for five hundred, Habbadad has a space that fits. Our four event halls each have their own character, and all of them share natural daylight, flexible layouts, integrated audio-visual technology and direct access to catering from our main kitchens.

The event spaces

  • The Warehouse Hall – our largest space, with exposed brick, iron columns and room for 500 standing or 320 for dinner.
  • The Birch Room – a light-filled ballroom panelled in pale birch, seating 180 for weddings and gala dinners.
  • The Chart Room – a modern conference suite for up to 120, divisible into three meeting rooms.
  • The Boathouse – a waterside pavilion with its own terrace for 80, perfect for ceremonies and summer parties.

Weddings

Our wedding team will guide you from the first viewing to the last dance. Couples can marry in the Boathouse with the harbour as a backdrop, celebrate with dinner in the Birch Room and dance late into the night in the Warehouse Hall. We offer tailored packages, an in-house florist, cake from our pastry kitchen, and a sauna morning for the wedding party the day after – a Habbadad tradition in the making.

Meetings and conferences

For business events, we provide everything from day delegate packages to multi-day conferences with accommodation, breakout spaces, hybrid streaming and team-building activities such as cooking classes, harbour kayaking and guided sauna rituals. Our planners handle every detail, so you can focus on the agenda.

Plan your event

Our events team is already taking enquiries for the 2027 and 2028 seasons. Early bookings receive preferred rates and flexible terms.

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Sauna & Spa

A proper Finnish sauna on a British harbour

No Nordic-inspired hotel would be complete without a sauna, and at Habbadad we have three. The Savusauna is a traditional smoke sauna, heated slowly with wood for hours before guests enter, giving a soft, deep heat and a gentle scent of birch smoke. The Rantasauna is a wood-fired lakeside-style sauna with a large window over the water, and the Kotisauna is a quieter electric sauna for those who prefer a gentler temperature.

Between rounds, guests can cool off in our heated-to-chilled harbour plunge pool, rest in the relaxation lounge beneath a ceiling of woven birch, or take a breather on the spa terrace. Our sauna masters lead guided rituals with aromatic löyly, birch whisks and cold-water traditions, while the treatment rooms offer massages, facials and body treatments using Nordic and British botanicals.

The spa is open to hotel guests and to day visitors, with memberships available for those who live nearby. Quiet hours each morning are reserved for adults, and family sauna sessions run on weekend afternoons.

Spa facilities

  • Smoke sauna, wood-fired sauna and electric sauna
  • Harbour plunge pool and cold-water buckets
  • Six treatment rooms and a couples' suite
  • Relaxation lounge and spa terrace
  • Fitness studio with daily yoga and mobility classes
  • Löyly Sauna Bar for refreshments
Getting Here

In the heart of Bristol's harbourside

Habbadad sits on the Floating Harbour, a short stroll from the city's museums, galleries, independent shops and some of the best street food in Britain. Bristol Temple Meads railway station is around ten minutes away on foot, with direct trains to London Paddington in roughly an hour and forty minutes. Bristol Airport is a twenty-five-minute drive, and harbour ferries stop almost at our front door.

For guests arriving by car, our secure underground car park offers electric vehicle charging, and valet parking is available on request. Cyclists will find covered bike storage and a repair station, while our concierge can arrange taxis, harbour boat trips and day excursions to Bath, the Cotswolds and the Somerset coast.

Our address

41 Harbourside Quay
Bristol BS1 5TX
United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)117 496 0384
Email: support@habbadad.com

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Our Approach

Hospitality first, with care for every guest

Habbadad is designed as a hotel resort above all else, and everything we do is shaped by care for the people who stay with us. Our adult gaming floor is strictly for over-18s, with clear identity checks, voluntary spending limits, time-outs and confidential support available at any time. Colleagues across the resort are trained to look out for guests' wellbeing, whether in the bar, the restaurant or the spa.

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"Come for the sauna, stay for the supper, and leave already planning your return."