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with luggage, but still in easy reach of downtown sights and close to T-bana
stops.
$$$ Hotel Wellington,
two blocks off Östermalmstorg square, is in a less
handy but charming part of town. It's modern and bright, with hardwood
floors, 60 rooms, and a friendly welcome. While it may seem pricey, it's
a cut above in comfort and its great amenities—such as a very generous
buffet breakfast, free coffee all day long, and free buffet dinner in the even-
ing—add up to a good value (prices range widely, but in summer generally
Sb-1,220 kr, Db-1,420-1,620 kr, smaller Db for 200 kr less, fill out their
Choice Card and save 5 percent, mention this topic when reserving and you
might save a little more, free Internet access and Wi-Fi, free sauna, old-fash-
ioned English bar, garden terrace bar, T-bana: Östermalmstorg, exit to Stor-
gatan and walk toward big church to Storgatan 6; tel. 08/667-0910, fax 08/
667-1254,
www.wellington.se
,
cc.wellington@choice.se
).
$$HotelOden,
arecently renovated 140-roomplace withallthecomforts,
is three T-bana stops from the train station (Sb-960-1,410 kr, Db-1,240-1,750
kr,extrabed-160-190kr,sauna,freeInternet access andWi-Fi,freecoffeeand
tea in the evening; T-bana: Odenplan, exit in direction of Västmannagatan,
Karlbergsvägen 24; tel. 08/457-9700, fax 08/457-9710,
www.hoteloden.se
)
.
Some rooms come with a kitchenette for the same price (just request one).
$$ Ibis Styles Stockholm Odenplan,
a half-block from Hotel Oden, rents
76 rooms on several floors of a late-19th-century apartment building (S-
from 950 kr, Db-from 1,150 kr, lower in summer if you book two months in
advance, T-bana: Odenplan, Västmannagatan 61, tel. 08/1209-0000, fax 08/
307-372,
www.ibisstyles.se
,
odenplan@uniquehotels.se
)
.
$$ Stureparkens Gästvåning,
carefully run by Challe, an Iraqi-Swede, is
one floor of an apartment building converted into nine bright, clean, quiet,
and thoughtfully appointed rooms. Only two rooms have private bathrooms
(S-850 kr, D-895-990 kr, Tb-1,495 kr, sprawling Db apartment-2,250 kr, kit-
chen, guest laundry facility, free Internet access; T-bana: Stadion, across from
Stureparken at Sturegatan 58, take elevator to fourth floor; tel. 08/662-7230,
fax 08/661-5713,
www.hotelstureparken.se
,
info@hotelstureparken.se
)
.
