Southwestern Sweden
This one-of-a-kind hotel is bursting with quirky details including an elevator shaft covered in pulp-fiction covers and the basement Lenin Baths (open to…
Must-see hotels in Southwestern Sweden
Gothenburg
Richly textured and deliciously flamboyant, the Dorsia looks like the home of a moneyed 19th-century eccentric, complete with crinoline in the lobby,…
Gothenburg
A large, stylish, super-central hostel with designer credentials. Industrial sleekness underscores the cafe-dining area and lounge, with plush comfort on…
Bohuslän
The row of slick cubic buildings that compose this floating boutique hotel houses 23 light, bright, contemporary rooms – all clean lines and plasma-screen…
Gothenburg
One of the highest hotels in Sweden, sumptuous Upper House takes up the top four floors of one of the Gothia Towers. The decor is cool Scandinavian chic,…
Southwestern Sweden
Within Varberg Fortress, this SVIF hostel can lock you up inside its single and double prison cells. If that's too 'authentic' an experience, opt for one…
Bohuslän
A 10-minute walk from central Strömstad, this stately house, dating back to 1734, sits at the edge of a golf course amid quiet wooded grounds. The rooms…
Southwestern Sweden
Our favourite in town is this old-school, family-run charmer. The spacious rooms boast high ceilings, solid wooden furniture and crisp linen, while…
Bohuslän
Stora Hotellet is a whimsical hotel offering a trip ‘around the world in 23 rooms’. It was originally owned by a ship’s captain who decorated it with…
Southwestern Sweden
Imagine that you can see a castle overlooking a tranquil lake from your window. Actually, you don't have to: the 15 stylish rooms above Naturum are…
Bohuslän
Makrillvikens Vandrarhem, in the former yellow spa bathing house with smashing views of the archipelago, is a sterling, hugely popular budget choice…
Gothenburg
Fabulous Flora's slick, individually themed rooms flaunt black, white and spot colour interiors, designer chairs, flat-screen TVs and sparkling bathrooms,…
Bohuslän
This is an outstanding STF hostel near Stocken in the island’s west, about 5km from the larger village of Ellös. It’s located in an old farmhouse and…
Gothenburg
The 23-storey Gothia Towers looms right above Liseberg. Its rooms ooze Nordic cool: all sharp angles and clean lines. Suites are available on two floors. …
Southwestern Sweden
Good enough for Nicole Kidman, this stately mansion is set in gorgeous grounds, out towards Hunneberg. Rooms are seriously elegant, and the oak-floored…
Southwestern Sweden
Plusses: ideal if you’re into beaches, clubbing, spa treatments, good breakfasts and/or Roxette (it’s part-owned by Per Gessle). It’s a large, upmarket…
Gothenburg
Rooms at the design-conscious Avalon are packed with eye-popping Nordic design, bright colours, curvaceous furniture and flat-screen TVs. Some rooms…
Bohuslän
Mollösunds Wärdshus is an upmarket 19th-century inn featuring 10 well-turned-out rooms with funky wallpaper, and a slinky, sun-soaked terrace for lazy…
Gothenburg
Gothenburg’s oldest hotel (1852) has aged enviably. The grand entrance has been retained, complete with its flowery, art-nouveau painted ceiling and…
Bohuslän
Treeless, rocky Hållö feels remote and raw. The lovely red and white-trimmed cabins of the Utpost Hållö are perched on broad granite slabs within 100m of…
Southwestern Sweden
Get away from it all at this simple, friendly place about halfway between the two ferry docks. There are 10 comfy rooms (seven doubles, one single and one…
Gothenburg
Like a good university dormitory, big, friendly Slottsskogen is a cracking place for meeting people. The facilities are top-notch, with comfortable beds,…
Gothenburg
This petite slumber spot has the cosy, welcoming feeling of a Swedish home. The compact rooms are pleasantly light and decorated in sparing Scandinavian…
Gothenburg
Located parallel to the green oasis that is Trädgårdsföreningen, this small modern hotel has some inviting perks – like free waffles for guests until 9pm,…
Gothenburg
This sterling hostel, a few kilometres northeast of the city centre, attracts families and travellers looking for a quiet spot with its extensive…
Gothenburg
Short of scanning your retinas upon entry, these luxurious, industrial-chic apartments are as high-tech as they come and are within walking distance of…
Bohuslän
Just off scenic Rd 165 and handy to the Tanumshede rock carvings, this friendly and eco-friendly B&B is entirely solar powered, has a grey-water filtering…
Gothenburg
With stucco ceilings and lovely mosaic floors, the Elite Plaza is a grand, old-world establishment with all the modern trimmings. Most rooms are spacious…
Gothenburg
If staying aboard a schooner floats your boat, try the Barken Viking, an elegant four-masted sailing ship converted into a stylish hotel. The wood…
Gothenburg
In a you-couldn't-be-more-central location on top of the train station, this high-tech business hotel is completely soundproof, and its spacious rooms…
Bohuslän
The great wooden pile that is Hotel Smögens Havsbad has a rather tacked-on-looking prosthetic extension that is (thankfully for guests) beautiful on the…
Bohuslän
On a teeny little island just off the harbour, Badholmens Vandrarhem is a basic, friendly hostel reached by a causeway. Four plain bunk-bedded huts named…
Gothenburg
Rooms at Stigbergsliden have a certain monastic simplicity to them, in keeping with the hostel’s history as a 19th-century seaman’s institute. Staff are…
Bohuslän
Not far from Havets Hus aquarium, this large, rambling wooden house resembles a mansion from the Deep South, and you can almost see the guests sipping…
Southwestern Sweden
Just a couple of minutes’ walk from the train station, this large yellow hostel sits in a tree-shaded spot in the old town. Rooms are spartan but spacious…
Gothenburg
Particularly handy for hitting Liseberg or Avenyn nightlife, this welcoming guesthouse in a quiet area offers all the perks of staying practically in the…
Southwestern Sweden
Comfortable, contemporary business hotel – all charcoals and creams with bold splashes of colour, in an enviable central location. Complimentary dinner, a…
Bohuslän
Built in 1892, this pretty hotel in the town's central square has 23 old-fashioned but stylish rooms, some with views and balconies, traditional ceramic…
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…
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…
