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places, however: there are some attractive weekend and
summer prices that make a spot of luxury nearer the
waterfront a little more affordable. All of the following
establishments include breakfast in the price, unless
otherwise stated.
TOP FIVE PLACES TO STAY
Af Chapman
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Castanea
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Rival
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Sven Vintappare
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Tre Små Rum
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GREATER STOCKHOLM
Bema
Upplandsgatan 13
T
08 23 26 75,
W
hotelbema
.se; bus #65 from Central Station; map pp.44-45.
A
10min walk from the station in a quiet residential area
facing the leafy Tegnérlunden park, this small pension-
style hotel has twelve en-suite roo
ms with beech
wood
furniture and modern Swedish decor.
850kr/1050kr
Best Western Time
Vanadisvägen 12
T
08 545 473
00,
W
timehotel.se;
Odenplan T-bana; map pp.44-45.
Newly built hotel with around 150 contemporary,
brightly decorated airy rooms featuring wooden floors
and French balconies. Self-catering studios are also
available. Rooms
on the top floor have their own terrace.
1290kr/1850kr
Connect City
Ahlströmergatan 41
T
08 441 02 20,
W
connecthotels.se; Fridhemsplan T-bana; map 44-45.
A bright, airy and modern hotel on Kungsholmen with oak
floors and fully tiled bathrooms. True, this hotel is never
going to win any prizes
for original des
ign but at these prices
it really doesn't matter.
760kr/1015kr
Diplomat
Strandvägen 7C
T
08 459 68 00,
W
diplomathotel.com; Östermalmstorg T-bana or bus
#69; map 44-45.
One of the city's top hotels, offering
individually decorated rooms with wonderful views over
Stockholm's inner harbour. Although the suites in this Art
Nouveau town house don't come cheap, they represent
much
better value than
the cheaper double rooms at the
Grand
.
1572kr/2422kr
Hellsten
Luntmakargatan 68
T
08 661 86 00,
W
hellsten.se; Rådmansgatan T-bana; map 44-45.
Dating from 1898, the original bourgeois family
apartments in this building have been lovingly restored;
some still have their tile stoves whilst others have been
individual
ly decorated w
ith antique Asian or African
furniture.
1090kr/2090kr
Kungsbron
Västra Järnvägsgatan 17
T
08 654 28 00,
W
kungsbronhotel.se; T-Centralen T-bana; map 44-45.
It's hard to get more central than this new budget design
hotel right by Central Station. Rooms, both with and
without windows, are on the small side,
though
tastefully
decorated in modern Scandinavian style.
895kr
Micro
Tegnérlunden 8
T
08 545 455 69,
W
hotelmicro
.se; Rådmansgatan T-bana; map 44-45.
Windowless
cabin-style basement rooms with bunk beds and shared
facilities, all decked out in bright marine colours, give this
budget hotel a strangely maritime fe
el. Basi
c, maybe, but
certainly a great money-saving option.
645kr
Rex
Luntmakargatan 73
T
08 16 00 40,
W
rexhotel.se;
Rådmansgatan T-bana; map 44-45.
The original pine
floors and sweeping staircase from 1866 have been
lovingly restored to create a sense of style and elegance
throughout this tasteful
hotel, whose ro
oms are topped off
with granite bathrooms.
990kr/1890kr
Rex Petit
Luntmakargatan 73
T
08 23 66 99,
W
rexpetit.se; Rådmansgatan T-bana; map 44-45.
Twenty-two small (6m square) basement rooms, without
windows, in the vaulted stone cellars of the
Rex
hotel.
Rooms have bunk beds and most have private bathrooms.
Definitely not
for the claustrophobic but great prices.
695kr/1095kr
Wasa Park
St Eriksplan 1, Norrmalm
T
08 545 453 00,
W
wasaparkhotel.se;
Sankt Eriksplan T-bana; map
44-45.
A clean, simple budget hotel dating from the early
1900s; a bit out of the centre but cheap. Although there are
no en-
suite facilities, rooms are spacious and each has a TV.
850kr
CENTRAL STOCKHOLM
Central
Vasagatan 38
T
08 566 208 00,
W
profilhotels
.se; T-Centralen T-bana; map p.47.
A friendly, modern
and comfortable place on one of Stockholm's main streets,
whose city-centre location is arguably its best feature.
Rooms are a little uninspiring for the price but the location
is the selling p
oint and it's worth
considering if surrounding
places are full.
1395kr/2060kr
First Reisen
Skeppsbron 12
T
08 22 32 60,
W
firsthotels.com/reisen; Gamla Stan or Slussen
T-bana; map p.47.
One of Stockholm's classic hotels,
dating back to the eighteenth century. Rooms are decked
out with handsome wood panelling and all have bathtubs
(not the norm in Sweden). The more expensive options
even have their own ja
cuzzi, saunas a
nd balconies
overlooking the waterfront.
1616kr/1886kr
Grand
Södra Blasieholmshamn 8
T
08 679 35 00,
W
grandhotel.se;
Kungsträdgården T-bana; map p.47.
Set in a late nineteenth-century waterside building, this is
Scandinavia's most refined hotel, providing the last word in
luxury. Prices have fallen in recent ye
ars but it's only w
orth
it if you're staying in the best rooms.
2160kr/3040kr
Lady Hamilton
Storkyrkobrinken 5
T
08 506 401 00,
W
ladyhamiltonhotel.se;
Gamla Stan T-bana; map
p.47.
Traditional hotel in a building dating from the 1470s,
with charming rooms tastefully decorated in old-fashioned
Swedish style - lots of antique furniture and folk artefacts
