Berns HotelvsSTF af Chapman & Skeppsholmen Hostel
Both properties are rated very highly by expert writers. On balance, Berns Hotel is preferred by most reviewers compared to Hostel af Chapman. Berns Hotel ranks #4 in Stockholm with positive reviews from 11 publications including Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Berns Hotel Show All Reviews
Nackstromsgatan 8, Berzelii Park, Stockholm 111 47, Sweden
From $103/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Michelin Guide
"Modern and minimalist."
Concierge
"The location, close to the waterfront in the city center, is unbeatable."
i
It is advisable to request a room removed from the club noise if you plan to turn in early.
Oyster
Upscale
"This 65-room contemporary boutique is part of the historic Berns Salonger complex, which includes a bistro, a top-notch Asian restaurant, a ballroom, and a nightclub." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Ideally situated for exploring, dining, and clubbing in Central City, the Berns isn’t just an 82-room boutique hotel—there’s also a shockingly large restaurant-bar-nightclub in the landmark building." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Located in the heart of bustling central Stockholm, this lively boutique hotel first opened in 1863."
Time Out
"This boutique hotel is fantastically located near Kungsträdgården, the shops of Hamngatan and the boats of Nybroviken, and is popular with visiting pop stars and business executives." Full review
Star Service
"Life is a cabaret at this renowned Stockholm host, where sleep generally interrupts the fun." Full review
i
These newer units are on the first and second floors and are worth requesting.
BlackBook
"A big boutique hotel embedded in a palatial building that affiliates with a small concert hall, nightclub, restaurant, bar and a bistro."
Afar Magazine
"Although the gilded, airy main bar and dining room is always lively, filled with attractive, designer-clad Swedes, the building practically buzzes come evening." Full review
Fodor's
"This ultramodern hotel was a hot spot when it opened its doors in the late 19th century, and it retains that status today." Full review
i
Don't miss a drink or dinner in the amazing bar and restaurant, serving some of Stockholm's best modern-Asian food.
STF af Chapman & Skeppsholmen Hostel
Flaggmansvagen 8, Stockholm 111 49, Sweden
From $25/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
DK Eyewitness
"One of the most beautiful youth hostels anywhere in the world offering beds on board a classic ship permanently moored across from the Royal Palace or in Hantverkshuset."
Rough Guide
"Right in the centre and immensely popular, this former craftsman’s workshop is of a similar standard to Af Chapman, at the foot of whose gangplank it lies."
EuroCheapo
Editor's Pick
"The af Chapman boat hostel, centrally located near Stockholm's Old Town, is run by the owners of the Skeppsholmen hostel, located just in front of the Chapman." Full review
Time Out
"The Swedish word for a hostel, ‘vandrarhem’ (literally, a wanderer’s home), evokes images of coming home from a country walk to a warm fire." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Built in 1888 as a trading ship, the visually impressive af Chapman, with its tall flagged masts, was re-purposed into a hostel that is centrally located on the island of Skeppsholmen." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"The af Chapman is a storied vessel that has done plenty of travelling of its own." Full review