The Birger Jarl is a design-savvy business hotel - 16 of its 235 rooms are one-offs by some of Sweden's most idiosyncratic designers, and the rest have been...

The Diplomat is one of Stockholm's best-preserved art nouveau buildings, and its glamourous Strandvägen site affords some stunning views. The hotel oozes...

The Esplanade is next door to the Diplomat, and has the same staggering water views and four-star rating. All 34 rooms are different, and even if some of...

A 20-minute bus, boat or taxi ride from the city, this hotel is beautifully situated on the coast. A 1912 summer house and two modern extensions house 44...

Notable mostly for its low prices, the Oden will appeal to budget travellers looking to save money on meals, since doubles have a fridge and stove (no...

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...

This tiny, likeable hotel in Söder had three small rooms (hence the name) when it opened in 1993 but now there are seven (six doubles and one single),...

As its name suggests, this is an old building dating back to the 17th century, and the interior tries earnestly to stay in sync with the historic exterior....

Near a small park containing a startling nude statue of Swedish dramatist August Strindberg, who once lived down the road, stands this small, welcoming...

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...

A former prison has been converted into a far from grim property on this small, green island south of Kungsholmen. Run as a hotel in winter and youth hostel...

The 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....

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,...

The 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,...