Must-see hotels in Southern Sweden

  • Hotel Tornvaktaren

    Skåne

    An inviting place to stay, with pleasant homey rooms sporting embroidered cushions, oriental rugs and charmingly mismatched furniture. Request room number…

  • Hotell Conrad

    Southern Sweden

    An old-fashioned hotel that takes up three buildings, with decorations based on the era of the buildings: ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘culture’ from the late 1700s…

  • Hotel Mortensen

    Malmö

    Formerly the Hotel Baltzar, this midrange hotel in an imposing listed building is located in the heart of town (though it's remarkably quiet). Entry-level…

  • Hotel Ahlström

    Lund

    Lund’s oldest hotel is friendly and affordable, and on a quiet, central street. Rooms have parquet floors, cool white walls and washbasins (most bathrooms…

  • Hotell Bode

    Southern Sweden

    No two rooms are alike at this cosy, private hotel which is a sound, central choice provided you don’t mind the lack of lift or the majority of rooms…

  • Astoria

    Malmö

    At this family-owned older hotel located a short suitcase trundle from Centralstationen, rooms are spacious, comfortable and conservatively furnished –…

  • Lilla Hotellet i Lund

    Lund

    Partly housed in an old shoe factory, this homely spot offers cosy rooms (think patchwork quilts and Laura Ashley–style wallpaper), as well as a sunny…

  • Hotell Klara

    Skåne

    Next to a large playground, so a good option for families with tots, the half-timbered building contrasts sharply with the 12 modern and crisply renovated…

  • First Hotel Carlshamn

    Southern Sweden

    Rooms at this riverside hotel are spotlessly clean and comfortable, if not a little bit stuck in 1994. The best offer harbour views and private tubs…

  • Winstrup Hostel

    Lund

    The dorm accommodation here is imaginatively designed for added privacy; beds are essentially cubby hole–style spaces, accessed by a respective short…

  • Hotell Linnéa

    Helsingborg

    Linnéa is super-central and has a pretty, small courtyard for catching the rays, as well as a cosy library. The carpeted, mildly corporate-looking rooms…

  • Night Stop

    Skåne

    Simple and functional with shared bathrooms, Night Stop has the cheapest beds in town. Open 24 hours, it’s about 500m from the ferry. Turn right along…

  • STF Vandrarhem Backåkra

    Skåne

    The helpful STF Van­drarhem Backåkra has simple but cheery rooms, a great garden and bicycles for rent, plus it’s within walking distance of Löderups…

  • Råå Vallar Camping

    Helsingborg

    About 5km south of the city centre, by Öresund, this is a great place to hammer down those tent pegs: huge and well equipped, with shop, cafe and sandy…

  • STF Vandrarhem Malmö City

    Malmö

    Don’t be put off by the exterior: this is a sparkling hostel right in the city centre with a bright and airy communal kitchen and an outdoor patio. Staff…

  • Hotell Bäckagården

    Skåne

    Exuding a warm and homely feel, this cosy guesthouse occupies a 17th-century home one block behind the tourist office. The lovely walled garden is perfect…

  • STF Vandrarhem Smygehuk

    Skåne

    STF Vandrarhem Smygehuk is a comfortable, well-equipped hostel in the old lighthouse-keeper’s residence, next to the lighthouse. Book ahead outside high…

  • STF Vandrarhem Hanöbris

    Skåne

    This hostel offers clean rooms in a 19th-century dance hall given an unfortunate modernist makeover. More expensive hotel rooms are also available.

  • STF Vandrarhem Simrishamn

    Skåne

    Tucked away near Simrishamn hospital, this hostel comes highly recommended. It offers spotless, homely lodgings with bathroom and TV in every room.

  • STF Vandrarhem Trossö Karlskrona

    Southern Sweden

    Modern, clean and friendly, this central hostel has a laundry, a TV room, a backyard for kids to play in and handy parking across the street.

  • First Camp Mölle

    Skåne

    This friendly campground is a good bet. It’s 2km southeast of Mölle, and you can hire bikes here for exploring the area (60kr per day).

  • STF Vandrarhem Åhus

    Skåne

    Very close to the harbour is STF Vandrarhem Åhus, an agreeable youth hostel and B&B based in a 19th-century cigar factory.

  • Löderups Strandbads Camping

    Skåne

    On the edge of the Hagestad Nature Reserve, Löderups Strandbads Camping is a pleasant spot in a pine forest next to the beach.