Best Western Hotel FridhemsplanvsCity Backpackers Hostel
First Hotel Fridhemsplan and City Backpackers Hostel are both endorsed by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, City Backpackers Hostel scores significantly better than First Hotel Fridhemsplan. City Backpackers Hostel is ranked #10 in Stockholm with positive reviews from 5 sources such as Frommer's, EuroCheapo and Rough Guide.
Best Western Hotel Fridhemsplan
Sankt Eriksgatan 20, Stockholm 112 39, Sweden
From $63/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
- Accessible
Rough Guide
"There are no dorms here – accommodation is in two- to four-bed rooms, with hotel-quality beds in each."
Lonely Planet
"This modern hotel near the Fridhemsplan tunnelbana stop on Kungsholmen has pleasant, if somewhat bland, rooms, featuring expansive bathrooms with rain showers." Full review
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The quality of the rooms varies, with several located below street level which can feel a tad poky; request an upper floor room if available.
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This modern hotel near the Fridhemsplan tunnelbana stop has pleasant, if somewhat bland, rooms, featuring expansive bathrooms with rain showers" Full review
City Backpackers Hostel
Upplandsgatan 2a, Stockholm 11123, Sweden
From $18/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Multilingual
- Kitchenette
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The closest hostel to Centralstationen has clean rooms, friendly staff, free bike hire and excellent facilities, including a sauna, a laundry and kitchen (with a free stash of pasta)." Full review
Rough Guide
Star
"Friendly hostel with a hundred beds, only 5min from the Central Station."
Time Out
"Located in a 19th-century building on Norra Bantorget square, this 82-bed hostel is convenient, a ten-minute walk from Central Station, and near Hötorget and the shopping district." Full review
EuroCheapo
Editor's Pick
"Located just a couple minutes away from Central Station and the center of Stockholm, City Backpackers is the perfect place for, well, backpackers." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"This city-centre hostel melds practicality and style, with cosy public spaces and facilities ranging from the commonplace – laundry and free Wi-Fi – to the eccentric – sauna tours." Full review
Frommer's
"Scandinavian hostels look better than many hotels do in other parts of the world, and this one is no exception." Full review
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Choose between cheap dorms if you like snoring, or private rooms if you have the added cash.
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"The closest hostel to Centralstationen has clean rooms, friendly staff, free bike hire and excellent facilities, including sauna, laundry and kitchen (with a free stash of pasta)" Full review