Must-see hotels in Stockholm

  • Grand Hôtel Stockholm

    Stockholm

    This is where the literati, glitterati and nobility call it a night. A waterfront landmark, with several exclusive restaurants and a see-and-be-seen piano…

  • City Backpackers

    Stockholm

    The closest hostel to Centralstationen has clean rooms, friendly staff, free bike hire and excellent facilities, including sauna, laundry and kitchen …

  • Hobo Hotel

    Stockholm

    This new 200-room boutique hotel has a great location in the city centre, plus a mega-hip style that feels both cool and comfortable. The cheapest rooms…

  • Hotel Scandic Gamla Stan

    Hotel Scandic Gamla Stan

    Gamla Stan

    The former Rica chain has been absorbed by Scandic, and this is one of the most atmospheric hotels in its vast collection. Each of the smallish 52 rooms…

  • Hotel C Stockholm

    Stockholm

    A fantastic deal if you time it right and book ahead (especially in summer when prices drop), this sister hotel to the Nordic Light has small but well…

  • Clarion Hotel Sign

    Stockholm

    Stockholm’s largest hotel is also among its most stylish. Behind the striking granite-and-glass facade, trendsetters lounge on Arne Jacobsen egg chairs,…

  • First Hotel Reisen

    Gamla Stan

    Stockholm’s oldest hotel once hummed with sailors. These days the impressive waterfront building draws in passers-by with a slinky restaurant-bar. Some…

  • Hotel J

    Stockholm

    This upscale hotel with a breezy, blue-and-white Hamptons vibe is a popular weekend getaway for Stockholmers. Initially a summer house built in 1912, it's…

  • Berns Hotel

    Stockholm

    The rooms at Berns come equipped with entertainment systems and styles ranging from 19th-century classical to contemporary sleek. Some are more impressive…

  • 2 Kronor Hostel

    2kronor Hostel Old Town

    Gamla Stan

    This small, quiet, family-run hostel has a fantastic location and a friendly vibe. Rooms are on the basement level, slightly cavelike but pretty and well…

  • Lady Hamilton Hotel

    Lady Hamilton Hotel

    Gamla Stan

    Expect old-style luxury (with modern touches where it counts, such as in the bathrooms). The building dates back to the 1470s, and is packed with antiques…

  • Crystal Plaza Hotel

    Crystal Plaza Hotel

    Stockholm

    Housed in an 1895 building with an eight-storey tower and neoclassical columns, this friendly hotel offers wonderfully cosy rooms (albeit smallish,…

  • STF Vandrarhem Gärdet

    Stockholm

    Surrounded by forested trails and open fields in quiet Gärdet, this efficient hostel works more like a no-frills hotel. Rooms are tiny but well planned,…

  • Nordic Light Hotel

    Stockholm

    Extremely convenient to Centralstationen, the Nordic Light is a minimalist Scandi design hotel, with modern, well-equipped rooms. The signature ‘mood…

  • Victory Hotel

    Gamla Stan

    Nautical antiques, art and model ships define the wonderfully quirky Victory. Most rooms are fairly small (though perfectly comfy), while the museum-like…

  • c/o Stockholm

    Stockholm

    An online accommodation service listing B&Bs and apartments available for short-term rental, in the city centre as well as the greater Stockholm area and…

  • Lord Nelson Hotel

    Lord Nelson Hotel

    Gamla Stan

    Yo-ho-ho, me scurvy barnacles! It’s a tight squeeze, but this pink-painted, glass-fronted building feels like a creaky old ship loaded with character. At…

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