Hotel Ahlström

Lund


Lund’s oldest hotel is friendly and affordable, and on a quiet, central street. Rooms have parquet floors, cool white walls and washbasins (most bathrooms are shared). Breakfast is brought to your door. On the downside, some readers have complained of a whiff of drains.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Lund attractions

1. Lundskonsthall

0.07 MILES

This contemporary art space has cutting-edge exhibitions, including Tate Modern–style installations and other forms of creative art.

2. Lunds domkyrka

0.09 MILES

Lund’s twin-towered Romanesque cathedral is magnificent. Try to pop in at noon or 3pm (1pm and 3pm on Sunday) when the marvellous astronomical clock…

3. Historiska Museet

0.1 MILES

Behind the cathedral, the Historiska Museet has a large collection of pre–Viking Age finds, including a 7000-year-old skeleton. It’s joined with…

4. Apoteket Svanen

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Opposite Lund Tourist Center, this little pharmacy – still operating today – is one of the oldest in Sweden. Pop in to look at its beautiful historic…

5. Drottens kyrkoruin

0.12 MILES

Subterranean Drottens kyrkoruin contains the foundations of an 11th-century church, as well as a grisly collection of skeletons that build a picture of…

6. Kulturen

0.14 MILES

Dating from 1892, this huge open-air museum spans two whole blocks. Its 30-odd buildings include everything from the meanest birch-bark hovel to grand…

7. Universitetshuset

0.21 MILES

The main university building, topped by four sphinxes representing the original faculties, looks a little bit like the White House. It's often…

8. Botanical Gardens

0.34 MILES

The 8-hectare Botanical Gardens, east of the town centre, feature around 7000 species and nine climate zones. The tropical greenhouses are open from 11am…