This 17th-century former coffee house became a hotel in 1819. Now run by the First Hotel chain, it fully exploits its waterside location, with each of the...
Skeppsbron 12The Freys Hotel is a likeable, idiosyncratic place, with 118 cheerfully decorated rooms and a lobby adorned with paintings of cats. The location, down a...
Bryggargatan 12
Owned by Benny from Abba, the Rival was created by combining the best parts of the 1930s hotel that once stood here with high-tech comforts: there are...
Mariatorget 3
The Lady Hamilton is perhaps the nicest of the three small hotels owned by the Bengtsson family (the others are the Lord Nelson and the Victory). As the...
Storkyrkobrinken 5The smallest and cheapest option in the Bengtsson family's hotel group, the three-star Nelson must also be Sweden's narrowest hotel, only 5m (16ft) wide....
Västerlånggatan 22
The Nordic Light is stylish in a very Scandinavian way: white walls, wooden floors, absurdly comfortable beds, hearty breakfasts and, the icing on the cake,...
VasaplanThe first thing you notice when you enter the Nordic Sea is water: a vast aquarium dominates the lobby and a window opens on to the ultra-chilly Icebar,...
VasaplanJust down the street from the Lord Nelson, this 51-room hotel in a 17th-century building is steps from the waterfront, but none of the rooms has a view. For...
Lilla Nygatan 25Named after Admiral Lord Nelson's flagship, the five-star Victory leads the line for the three-hotel Bengtsson chain. Inside, you can hardly move for the...
Lilla Nygatan 5