Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
5
THE MALMÖ CARD
The very useful
Malmökortet
(Malmö Card; available for 1 or 2 days at 170kr and 200kr
respectively) entitles you to free museum entry, free parking at public car parks and unlimited
bus journeys within town. It also gives various other discounts on certain sights. Pick up
The
Malmö Card
leaflet from the tourist o
ce for full details or check
W
malmotown.com.
make a fun way of seeing the city; they leave daily from the
canal opposite the
Elite Savoy
hotel (late April to Sept daily
11am-7pm; 50min; 120kr;
W
rundan.se). Alternatively,
pedal boats let you tour around the canal network at your
own pace. They're moored at Amiralsbron (late April to Sept
daily 11am-7pm; 130kr/hr;
W
cityboats.se).
By bike
To strike out to the south of the city or further
afield, bike rental is a good idea. The best place is Fridhems
Cykelaffär at Tessins väg 13 (
T
040 26 03 35): head down
Citadellsvägen past Malmöhus, take the first left,
Mariedalsvägen, then right into Tessins väg. Otherwise, try
Cykelkliniken, Regementsgatan 12, across the canal from
Gustav Adolfs torg (
T
040 611 66 66), where a day's rental
is 120kr.
ACCOMMODATION
There are some really good and surprisingly affordable
hotels
in Malmö; the city is eager to attract tourists, and
competition between the hotels can be fierce. Most hotels can be booked online at
W
malmo.se/hotellbokning where
special deals are sometimes also available.
Astoria
Gråbrödersgatan 7
T
040 786 60,
W
hotelastoria.se.
A few minutes from the train station
across the canal, this is a good, comfortable hotel with
wooden floors and modern Scandinavian decor, worth
checking out f
for its weekend and summer prices.
1000kr/1395kr
Baltzar
Södergatan 20
T
040 665 57 00,
W
baltzarhotel.se.
Very central (between the two main
squares), this is a swanky place done out in swags and
flourishes that are more British than Swedish in design
with chandeliers and handwov
en carpets rat
her than
polished wood floors throughout.
855kr/1400kr
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Best Western
Royal Norra Vallgatan 94
T
040
664 25 00,
W
www.bwhotelroyal.se.
Exceptionally cosy
rooms for a chain hotel (this was until recently a long-
standing family-run place) whose modern interiors really
are a home from home. The anonymous chain hotel feel
has yet to
pervade this winning little place.
895kr/1435kr
Clarion Collection Temperance
Engelbrektsgatan 16
T
040 710 20,
W
choice.se.
As you would expect from the
Choice chain, rooms are first-class, modern and classically
Swedish in design with polished dark wood floors, cosy
furnishings and top facilities including a sauna and
solarium. Free evening buffet included.
1090kr/1590kr
Elite Savoy
Norra Vallgatan 62
T
040 664 48 00,
W
savoy.elite.se.
This is where Lenin, Bardot and Dietrich
all stayed, with a brass plaque to prove it. Now part of the
upmarket Elite chain, it's lost its edge but the rooms are big
and very comforta
ble, and the ex
tensive breakfast is an
experience in itself.
850kr/1650kr
Ibis Malmö
Stadiongatan 21
T
040 672 85 70,
W
ibishotel.com; bus #34.
Although a 30-45min walk
from the centre, the prices at this simple yet functional
place make up for the inconvenien
ce. Just 150kr
gets you a
bigger room with better facilities.
599kr/895kr
Malmö City Vandrarhem
Rönngatan 1
T
040/611 62
20,
E
malmo.city@stfturist.se.
This great STF hostel,
which even boasts its own roof terrace, has a variety of
dorms sleeping up to six people. Sixteen roo
ms have
en-suite
facilit
ies. Check-in is 4-7pm. Dorms
230kr
,
doubles
560kr
Mayfair Tunneln
Adelgatan 4
T
040 10 16 20,
W
themayfairhotel.se.
Very central luxury place and one
of the finest of Malmö's more intimate hotels. Rooms are
well furnished in cherry and Gustavian pastels. A
sumptuous
buffet breakfa
st is served in the vaulted cellar
restaurant.
855kr/1140kr
SKÅNE TRAVEL PASS
An amazing money-saver if you're spending any significant time in Skåne is
Jojo Sommar
(summer travel pass). For 485kr, it allows unlimited journeys between mid-June and mid-Aug
on buses and trains throughout Skåne. It comes as a smartcard which you buy at Skånetrafiken
information centres throughout the province, Pressbyrån newsagents or 7-Eleven stores.
Alternatively, a 24hr/72hr
travel pass
valid for the whole of Skåne at any time of year costs
195kr/395kr respectively. Buy this most easily from Skånetrafiken information centres. More
information on all tickets is at
W
skanetrafiken.se.
