City Backpackers HostelvsRadisson Blu Waterfront Hotel
City Backpackers Hostel and Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel are both rated highly by experts. Overall, City Backpackers Hostel is preferred by most reviewers compared to Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel. City Backpackers Hostel is ranked #11 in Stockholm with endorsements from 6 reviewers like Lonely Planet, Frommer's and Rough Guide.
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
Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel
Nils Ericssons Plan 4, Stockholm 11164, Sweden
From $108/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's
"For spectacular views over Riddarfjärden, Lake Mälaren and City Hall, you can check into one of Radisson Blu's more than 400 rooms."
Star Service
"It competes above the nearby Scandic Grand Central, offering a wider range of amenities, superior service and a flashier, more cosmopolitan atmosphere." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"The 414-room Radisson Blu Waterfront is an upscale, business-friendly hotel that's connected to the landmark Congress Center in central Stockholm." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"With over 400 rooms, this massive yet quintessentially Nordic hotel offers business travellers easy access to fitness facilities, good food, and meeting resources within minimalist contemporary décor." Full review
Frommer's
"As for the rooms, they're just fine, if not as memorable as the architecture. Most are roughly 270 sq. ft...notable, too, is the extremely generous and well-crafted buffet breakfast." Full review