fran

I am looking for a very nice hotel in Stockholm and in a great location for sightseeing. Any recommendations????

Inger

Check out the Lady Hamilton in Gamla Stan. (The same people own the Lord Nelson... but the rooms there are VERY small.)

ellie

Spent a week at the Lady Hamilton a couple of years ago - loved it - fabulous location and very comfortable. We never tired of exploring Gamla Stan and found lots of great restaurants within a few minutes walk from the hotel. The in-house breakfast buffet was very nice. Small, charming, clean with a helpful and friendly staff.

fran

Thanks for the recommendation of the Lady Hamilton. Would you say that the hotel is in a perfect location for exploring Stockholm on your own and taking day trips? Just beginning to plan trip.

Benita

We just returned from a trip to Scandinavia, and in Stockholm we stayed at the Radisson Royal Viking on Vasagatan. The hotel has recently added quite a few rooms (100 or so) and there's still some work in progress, mainly in the main lobby, but it didn't interfere with our stay. We had a larger, business class room, with more space than a regular one, a fridge, coffeemaker, iron and board, and a safe. The breakfast buffet is included in the price and is great. If you stay there be sure to ask for a nice view of the city. Our room faced another building, but we really didn't care as this was the last stop of our trip and we were mostly sightseeing anyway (the hotel was completely full when we checked in). The personnel was good and I would certainly recommend the Viking.<BR><BR>There's also another Radisson hotel in Stockholm, the Strand, and we did see it and it's located close to the water and is rumored to have the best views in town. I believe they're also having some remodeling done at this time.<BR><BR>Both of these hotels are very centrally located. In fact, the Viking is right next to the central train station and when leaving for Arlanda airport we just took the train there. The trains run about every 20 minutes I believe, between the airport and the city, and the ride takes about 20 minutes each way to the central station. The cost was about 200 kronor ($22) one way for two people.<BR><BR>Gamla Stan is very nice to visit with its many shops, narrow cobblestone streets, and the Royal Palace. Also, for your first day I would recommend taking a 90 minute bus tour, just to get a general idea of where everything is located. Ours left from Gustav Adolf's Torg and cost about $17 per person. Very well organized and everyone gets their own headset and a choice of many languages. You can also take boat tours, which we didn't. Since Stockholm is built on several islands, there's water everywhere.<BR><BR>Another place you should not miss is Skansen Park. It's like a combination of an animal park and an exhibit of native Swedish houses, villages etc. Very interesting.<BR><BR>Right across the street from Skansen is the Grona Lund amusement park. Another fun place, even if just for people watching. Open until 9 or 10 p.m. in the summer.<BR><BR>Overall, Stockholm is a very beautiful and clean city, like most of Scandinavia, with nice, large dept. stores such as Ahlens, and many smaller boutiques centrally located. I know you'll just love it as we did. <BR><BR>Happy planning!<BR>Benita<BR><BR>We rode the city bus to both of these places, the public transportation is inexpensive and very efficient in Scandinavia.

Amy

I stayed at the Grand Hotel Stockholm this past June. Very nice! <BR>It's where the noble laureates stay every year. If it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me! Great location as well.<BR>www.grandhotel.se

Bob

I concur with the poster above. Althought is was 1986 and 16 years ago, we still remember the GRAND HOTEL in Stockholm as a great location. We had a room with a view on the front. Good to know the hotel is still grand.

Dina

Benita,<BR>I am planning on going to Sweden in October. How much is the Radisson Royal Viking a night? Who did you book it through ie internet or travel agent.

Beth

Fran,<BR><BR>In August of 1999 we stayed at Rica City Gamla Stan Hotel. (Rica City is the name of a hotel chain). Very charming and clean. Very good breakfast buffet; excellent location. We loved the Gamla Stan section and we could walk to other areas of the city from this hotel. I did a lot of research before booking, decided on the Gamla Stan neighborhood, then researched all the hotels in this section of the city. I found the Rica City slightly less expensive than the others but still very charming. Check it out at the following website. I don't think you will be disappointed.<BR>http://www.rica.cityhotels.se/

Benita

Dina:<BR><BR>The Radisson SAS Royal Viking was about $135/night in August this year. Check their website at, I believe, www.Radisson.com for more info.<BR><BR>We booked our room as part of a cruise package through a travel agent in Canada (I don't think I'm allowed to mention their name on this site, contact me directly if you want the name).<BR><BR>The Royal Viking was very nice, but as I mentioned earlier, the Radisson SAS Strand is supposed to have "Sweden's most beautiful views", as one ad says. We chose the Viking because of the location. Check out the Strand, too, I don't know their rates and they are still having renovations done until summer 2003. <BR><BR>You'll love Stockholm. October will definitely feel like fall, so bring a raincoat, windbreaker, and an umbrella, but it will not be too cold yet for outings. Have fun!<BR><BR>Benita

Shannon

Fran,<BR>In response to Benita's comments, we just returned from Stockholm and we did stay at the Strand, which is right around the corner from the Grand. Read my comments in the Rants & Raves section. But for a more comprehensive explanatation, we used either the summer magic rate or the weekend rate, whatever, they both included the buffet breakfast, which was outstanding. The cost was, with taxes and other charges, about $130 a night The "magic" rate was for a standard room without a view. And that room was exceedingly small, even for European standards. The bathroom was nearly as big as the room. Now, I don't usually complain about rooms, but I had to request a different room in this case, because there was no way my husband, my son and I could squeeze ourselves and a cot into that room.<BR><BR>They were very accommodating, and for an extra $20/night (which they ended up not charging us for), we ended up in a luxurious two room business class suite, both rooms were huge, with a great view of the harbor, and 2 t.v.s.<BR><BR>This property is in a great area, within walking distance from EVERYTHING, including Gamla Stan and the pedestrian walking street. <BR>Now, for the extra $20