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bear to make you feel at home. All rooms have good-size bathrooms and flat-screen TVs
with Blu-ray players.
The scrumptious bakery-cafe and restaurant-bar attached to the hotel are prime spots
from which to ogle Stockholm's beautiful people. In summer splurge on a deluxe room
with a balcony for even better views.
Columbus Hotell
HOTEL
Skr1595/1795; ; Medborgarplatsen)
Columbus is inches from the beating heart of Södermalm, near lively Medborgarplatsen
and a short walk from the city centre. The decor is classic homestyle Swedish, with linens
and light-wood floors and spare, elegant furnishings. Rooms are all en suite with TVs,
phones and comfy beds - many have views over Katarina churchyard or a pretty, central
courtyard.
Hilton Stockholm Slussen
HOTEL
(
MAP
08-51 73 53 00;
www.hilton.com
; Guldgränd 8; r from Skr1600;
; Slussen)
Perched between the chaotic Slussen interchange and Södermalm's underground highway,
Stockholm's unmissable Hilton sports modern, comfortable rooms with swirly marble
bathrooms and everything you'd expect in a top-notch business hotel. Several rooms have
stunning city views. There's a nice terrace bar, and the vast lobby is well suited to meeting
up with friends before a night exploring Söder.
Clarion Hotel Sign
HOTEL
Skr1380/1580; ; T-Centralen)
Stockholm's largest hotel is also among its most stylish. Behind the striking granite-and-
glass facade, trendsetters lounge on Arne Jacobsen egg chairs, dine at chef Marcus
Samuelsson's American Table Brasserie, and recharge at the rooftop spa, complete with
35°C plunge pool. The high-concept rooms showcase design objects from across Scand-
inavia, with each floor dedicated to a particular Nordic nation's designers.
