Helsingborg
Tucked away behind Olsons Skafferi restaurant, Hotel Maria is utterly inspired, with each room flaunting a different historical style. Themes include…
Must-see hotels in Sweden
Lake Siljan
There’s been a hotel here since 1830, although its current incarnation is far from antique. Full of personality, modern rooms combine clean lines, wooden…
The Bothnian Coast
The top spot to stay in town is this refined harbourside hotel that is part of the First Hotels chain and offers standard Scandinavian-modern rooms. A…
Skåne
This pleasant hotel is a popular summer spot, complete with sauna, heated outdoor pool and restaurant. It also rents cabins, most with sea views (by the…
Gamla Stan
Nautical antiques, art and model ships define the wonderfully quirky Victory. Most rooms are fairly small (though perfectly comfy), while the museum-like…
Skåne
Trelleborg’s most beautiful slumber spot is this old sea captain’s villa. Run with quiet confidence, rooms here are discreetly luxurious, the breakfast is…
The Bothnian Coast
More or less right on the river in Haparanda, this motel has attractive rooms that are a bargain for the price, a guest kitchen, a terrace and a sauna…
Malmö
A sleek, minimalist foyer reflects the contemporary, well-equipped and spacious rooms at this friendly, upmarket chain. Most rooms have bath-shower combos…
Östersund
Östersund’s most luxurious option has an excellent restaurant featuring sophisticated northern Swedish and international cuisine, and the plushest of the…
Småland
Located at the lakeside recreation area of Evedal, 6km north of Växjö, this former spa hotel dates from the late 18th century. All rooms have washbasins,…
Luleå
This standard Quality Hotel is in a top location on Storgatan, the main drag, and often has good deals online. A top breakfast is included, plus there's a…
Southwestern Sweden
Appealing family-run hotel halfway between Halmstad and Tylosänd. The rooms are decked out in soothing creams, with the odd wrought-iron bedstead, the…
Gotland
A hotel for the ultimate in pampering, with a fabulous remote setting near the rocky shores of the Ekstakusten nature reserve and every amenity, including…
Clarion Collection Hotel Carlscrona
Southern Sweden
Handy for the train station, this chain hotel combines original rustic beams and slinky furniture in the bar, and navy blues, greys and handsome wooden…
Southwestern Sweden
This hostel-hotel is in a pleasant brick building about 100m south of the train station and then west on Dillbergsgatan by the river. Rooms are fairly…
Mörby Vandrarhem & Lågprishotell
Southeastern Sweden
In the small village of Mörbylånga, this place has a mixture of hostel- and hotel-style accommodation. The big, anonymous building is a bit hospital-like,…
Lund
This smart aparthotel occupying a former railway shed has a variety of self-contained studios and apartments that are spacious and modern. It's popular…
Bohuslän
In a lovely, large park at the southern edge of town, the campground has shady cabins and tiny camping pods for rent. It packs in the RVs in summer, but…
Lund
Resplendent with gilt and chandeliers, what was once Lund's most luxurious establishment (opened in 1899) feels like it could do with a little TLC. Rooms…
Bohuslän
Run by the same people who run the Strand Hotel, this more upmarket option is based in a sensitively renovated turn-of-the-20th-century house. The…
Skåne
With parquet floors and stucco ceilings, Hotel Christian IV is certainly grand, if a little worn around the edges. The beautiful turn-of-the-century…
Southern Sweden
Third-floor Hotell Aston and its sister, Hotell Conrad, are both smart, central options. Aston has spacious rooms, with simple, modern furnishings (but…
The Bothnian Coast
Just across the square from the train station, this small, family-run hotel in a historic building largely attracts travellers riding the rails with its…
The Bothnian Coast
The name might sound a tad sterile, but the Hotel City Gävle more than does the business with attractive rooms, a good location and a hearty buffet…
Southeastern Sweden
This charming STF hostel claims to be Sweden’s oldest (it dates from 1934). It’s based in a flowery old wooden house 3km southeast of Färjestaden. The…
The Bothnian Coast
This business-friendly hotel overcomes its chaininess with cheery staff and small perks like bicycles for guests to borrow. Rooms are typical Scandinavian…
Småland
Stunningly situated in a coastal pine wood 7km east of town, this sterling hostel offers accommodation in huts scattered through the surrounding park. The…
Southwestern Sweden
On a sandy beach on the Getterön peninsula, tent spaces sit cheek by jowl with caravan spots and rows of self-contained summer cabins. It does get busy…
Småland
A kilometre or so southeast of Gullaskruv, Hälleberga, a youth hostel turned B&B, boasts a tranquil, rustic setting. Rooms all have washbasins and linen,…
Southern Sweden
This large, good-looking campground, 2.5km northwest of town, is situated on a scenic bay. Facilities include boat and bicycle hire, plus a Karlskrona…
Visby
Close to the ferry terminal, Hamnhotellet offers clean, comfortable rooms and a decent buffet breakfast. Opt for the cheaper annexe rooms (about 300kr…
Skåne
The old blue building by the harbour is a wonderful boutique hotel with stylish decor, lashings of white linen and sea views. It’s also home to a fine…
Småland
Major renovations added another floor to this elegant central hotel under the Best Western umbrella. Rooms are spacious and modern, plus there's a sauna,…
Skåne
A rustic beam here, a 17th-century wall there: this hotel has a pleasing sense of pervading history. Opposite the cathedral, its pale-toned rooms are a…
Uppsala
Named after one of Odin’s Valkyrie maidens, Hotel Svava, right opposite the train station, is a comfortable top-end business-style hotel with renovated,…
Malmö
By a little beach, this camping ground is in the shadow of the Öresund bridge, about 5km southwest of the centre of town: take bus 4 from Gustav Adolfs…
Bohuslän
Friendly, casual Hotell Nautic has a beachy feel and bright, simple rooms decked out in blues and creams. A couple have balconies with great sea views. A…
Southwestern Sweden
The cheery STF hostel, in a pretty old yellow villa, is about 200m from the train station. The walls are on the thin side, but there's a good communal…
Småland
In a stately early-20th-century building, this homey central choice offers budget, standard and superior rooms. All are clean and comfy, many are spacious…
Southwestern Sweden
The STF hostel could use a coat of paint but it has a winning location overlooking the canal. Its attic-like rooms are pleasant but can feel a bit like a…
