New apartment-hotel in Stockholm





Biz Apartment Gärdet is a new apartment-hotel, with 175 hotel apartments, in Stockholm. The apartments are designed by Love Arbén, a renowned Swedish designer. This is a great alternative if your are staying a night, a week or a month – the rate decreases the longer you stay.
(The website is only in swedish)

AddressSehlstedtsgatan 4


New budget hotel is ecologic

Low budget and green seems is a unusual combination. But the new budget hotel, Hotell Kungsbron, is both. It opens April 30 on Kungbron/Kungsgatan with 142 rooms and 9 suites. 

The building will be using surplus energy from the passengers of the Central station for heating and cool water from Klara Sjö lake to reduce energy costs.The hotel owner also has the popular STF Fridhemsplan hostel

New B&B agency in Stockholm city

Stay in this an artists flat in the medieval Old Town or in a room with a terrace in the Vasastan district. Days in Sweden is a bed and breakfast agency with the ambition to offer its guests a genuine Swedish experience. You can go Swedish all the way and stay with a Swedish family, an experience that will introduce you to Swedish customs, food and living, making your stay as interesting as possible.


Swedens best youth hostel in Stockholm

The best hostel in Sweden is STF Hostel Fridhemsplan in Stockholm. I was awarded Årets Kudde (Pillow of the year) for being the most appreciated hostel in the country.


Jumbohostel opens in december





The Jumbohostel at Arlanda Airport opens in december. A former Jumbojet have been transformed into a hostel. They offer different categories of rooms ranging from, loungeseat-beds, rooms with three beds and shower/toilett in the hallway or the luxury suite in the former cock pit with panorama view over Arlanda Airport. Prices ranging from 200-300 SEK.

You are welcome to the hostel even though you are not staying there. Eat lunch or take a coffee at the cafe or enjoy the view from the left wing of the aircraft

First Design Hostel opens in July





The first Swedish Design Hostel opens July 1st in Stockholm. It will be located at Gärdet, close to all attractions on Djurgården Island. According to the owners Svenska Turistföreningen, the new hostel will be furnished with Swedish design only. More info will come.

Sleep on water

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Photo: The red boat
Stockholm is a city on water. Why not stay at one of the boat-hostels/inns in Stockholm. You will get a beautiful view and a unique memory, but the rooms are often smaller than usual. Choose between a stay at a hostel or a hotel stay. One is the ship Mälardrottningen hotel, that used to belong to the Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton, married once to Cary Grant another is the wellknown af Chapman youth hostel situated on Skeppsholmen.   

The Red Boat Mälaren (Youth hostel/hotel) Kajplats 6, Söder Mälarstrand, Södermalm
The Ran (youth hostel/hotel), Kajplats 6, Söder Mälarstrand, Södermalm
Gustaf af Klint (youth hostel/hotel), Stadsgårdskajen 153, Södermalm. 
Mälardrottningen (Hotel), Riddarholmen, Gamla Stan.
Rygerfjord 1 and 2 (Youth hostel/hotel),  Kajplats 12-15, Söder Mälarstrand, Södermalm 
Af Chapman (youth hostel), Flaggmansvägen 8, Skeppsholmen. 
Kronprinsessan Märtha (Loginn hotel), Kajplats 15, Söder Mälarstrand, Södermalm.

New hostel in Old Town

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Old Town has gotten its first (I believe) hostel. 2kronor OLD TOWN perfectly located on Skeppsbron 40, at the waterfront. The small squares and alleys of Old Town offers you a widfe range of Café's, pubs and restaurants. The hostel has 50 beds and offer accomodation suitable for individual, small parties or larger groups in a relaxed and international atmosphere.

Four new youth hostels!

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Photo: STF Hostel Lidö
In addition to the AfChapman ship, Stockholm will have two new cityhotels and two archipelago hostels close to Norrtälje his summer.

STF Hostel Liljeholmen, Nybohovsbacken 43
By Liljeholmen Subway Station, close to Street market on Södermalm and close to the lake Mälaren waters you will find this modern hostel.

STF Hostel Gärdet, Sandhamnsgatan 65
Situated on Gärdet park close the Kaknästower and the museums on Djurgården.

STF Hostel Lidö, at Lidö Inn, Gräddö
Ans Idyllic island in the northern archipelago with hostels, bungalows and an inn. The restaurant is acknowledged

STF Hostel Norrtälje/Hvilan, Lundmansgatan 9 nb, Norrtälje 
Small town charm meets archipelago at this newly refurbished hostel in Norrtälje town.

Happy birthday Af Chapman & welcome back

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The popular youth hostel-ship af Chapman is back at Skeppsholmen in Stockholm today! You can stay at the hostel from June 1st. The ship has been a youth hostel since 1949 and is one of Stockholms landmarks. In October 2006 she was towed away for renovation and is now turning back to the city on her 120th birthday.

Jumbohostel opens in November

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The Jumbo-hostel on Arlanda, that I have written about before,  is scheduled to open in November 2008 according to the website.

Af Chapman returns to Skeppsholmen

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Photo: STF
The full-rigged ship Af Chapman one of the most famous landmarks in the city, has been towed away for renovation and will return in the beginning of 2008. The date is not set yet.

Stay over night in a jumbojet

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Swedes are said to be humoristic and innovative when it comes to design. Judge for your self. I think the idea to turn a boing 747 into a youth hostel is certainly both fun and creative idea - and its also a great way to recycle. The Jumbo hostel will hopefully open in May 2008 in Uppsala according to Expressen. The plane will be located close to Arlanda Airport by Radisson SAS Arlandia Hotel on road 273. The hotel is not connected to the hotel.


Other unusual places you can stay in Stockholm is: the full rigged ship af Chapman and the old prison on Långholmen.

Sleep on water

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Photo: The red boat
Stockholm is a city on water. Why not stay at one of the boat-hostels/inns in Stockholm. You will get a beautiful view and a unique memory, but the rooms are often small and less comfortable than usual. Choose between a stay at a hostel or a hotel stay. One is the ship Mälardrottningen hotel, that used to belong to the Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton, married once to Cary Grant another is the wellknown af Chapman youth hostel situated on Skeppsholmen. The ship is currently being renovated and will return to its place in November 2007.   

The Red Boat Mälaren (Youth hostel/hotel) Kajplats 6, Söder Mälarstrand, Södermalm
The Ran (youth hostel/hotel), Kajplats 6, Söder Mälarstrand, Södermalm
Gustaf af Klint (youth hostel/hotel), Stadsgårdskajen 153, Södermalm. 
Mälardrottningen (Hotel), Riddarholmen, Gamla Stan.
Rygerfjord 1 and 2 (Youth hostel/hotel),  Kajplats 12-15, Söder Mälarstrand, Södermalm 
Af Chapman (youth hostel), Flaggmansvägen 8, Skeppsholmen. 
Kronprinsessan Märtha (Loginn hotel), Kajplats 15, Söder Mälarstrand, Södermalm.

Af Chapman will be back in november

The popular youth hostel ship ?Af Chapman? will be back at Skeppsholmen in november. The Af Chapman youth hostel on land is open during the summer as ususal.  


New hostels in the Archipelago

Stockholm Archipelago have two new hostels - open all year, Fäfrubacken in Möja (STF Vandrarhem Möja) and one at Sandhamn (STF Vandrarhem Sandhamn).

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