Clarion Hotel StockholmvsHotel Rival
Both hotels are recommended by expert writers. Overall, Hotel Rival scores significantly higher than Clarion Hotel Stockholm. Hotel Rival scores 92 with endorsements from 10 publications like Lonely Planet, Oyster and Frommer's.
Clarion Hotel Stockholm
Ringvagen 98, Box 20025, Stockholm 10460, Sweden
From $96/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"Purpose-built hotel with well-equipped conference facilities and a modern, functional style."
Lonely Planet
"This designer darling feels like a modern-art museum, its wide ramp leading into the foyer dotted with ubercool furniture and modelled on the Tate Modern." Full review
Time Out
"Despite its size, it is surprisingly classy. Bedrooms are airy and stylish, bathrooms are smart, the lobby is flooded with light and the staff are attentive." Full review
Star Service
"Acts of piracy are in evidence at this surprisingly hip and well-equipped Choice Hotels offshoot, where designers plundered boutique booty from some of the most stylish urban haunts around the globe." Full review
Fodor's
"This big business hotel is a good choice for those seeking the benefits of a chain with a little style thrown in." Full review
Jetsetter
"A contemporary stay in Stockholm's fashionable Södermalm with breakfast - Christmas market dates available." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"The upscale Clarion Hotel Stockholm is a business and leisure hotel that towers over one of Stockholm’s highways." Full review
Hotel Rival Show All Reviews
Mariatorget 3, Box 17525, Stockholm 11891, Sweden
From $146/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"Warm, stylish hotel... in a charming neighbourhood."
Concierge
"All is properly Swedish-modern, with pine-green, raspberry, or oatmeal floor-length velvet drapes, wood floors with thick rugs, pale birch, and the odd piece by Scand stars."
Oyster
Upscale
"Owned by former ABBA-member Benny Andersson, the boutique Hotel Rival is located in a residential neighborhood, overlooking a small park." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Owned by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and overlooking leafy Mariatorget, this ravishing design hotel is a chic retro gem." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Adjoining the Mariatorget Square, Hotel Rival is designed as a 1930s Art Deco cinema... Old Town is just a five minute walk away." Full review
Time Out
"Owned by Benny from Abba, the Rival was created by combining the best parts of the 1930s hotel that once stood here with high-tech comforts." Full review
Star Service
"Hotel Rival is a perennial favorite, a trendsetter plunked down in the heart of the trendy Sodermalm district." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"A refreshing burst of vivid colour: this former classic theatre turned avant-garde boutique hotel was the first of its kind in Stockholm." Full review
Jetsetter
"A sleek, design-centric boutique hotel in the neighborhood Vogue deemed the coolest in Europe." Full review
Afar Magazine
"A modern hotel owned by founding ABBA member Benny Andersson...99 uniquely designed rooms, cocktail bars, café, restaurant, and a large 700-person cinema for conferences." Full review
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More importantly, it also serves the most sought-after smörgåsbord brunch in town.