Langholmen HotellvsFreys Hotel
Both properties are rated highly by professionals. On balance, Langholmen Hotell scores marginally better than Freys Hotel. Langholmen Hotell has a TripExpert Score of 77 with positive reviews from 5 reviews including Rough Guide, Afar Magazine and Time Out.
Langholmen Hotell
Langholmsmuren 20, Box 9116, Stockholm 11733, Sweden
From $56/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
DK Eyewitness
"A converted former prison, the Långholmen offers accommodation in modernised “cells” on a leafy island in the city centre."
Rough Guide
"On the island of Långholmen, Stockholm’s grandest STF hostel is set in the former prison building dating from 1724."
Afar Magazine
"The island’s 19th-century prison was converted into the Långholmen Hotel in 1989. Visit the museum to learn about such former residents as journalist and novelist Jan Guillou." Full review
Time Out
"What was once the home of criminals now houses a joint hostel and hotel, a theatre, a gallery, a restaurant that does an elaborate afternoon tea and a museum with guided tours." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Guests at this hotel-hostel, in a former prison on Långholmen island, sleep on bunks in a cell, with either shared or private baths (it's much nicer than that sounds; there's a playful vibe throughout." Full review
Frommer's
"Visitors enjoy greenery, theater, wine-tasting...rooms are in the former cells and so many are quite narrow. They're surprisingly light-filled, with contemporary if quite simple furnishings" Full review
Freys Hotel
Bryggargatan 12, Stockholm 101 31, Sweden
From $82/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Time Out
"The Freys Hotel is a likeable, idiosyncratic place, with 118 cheerfully decorated rooms and a lobby adorned with paintings of cats." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The 127-room Freys Hotel is an upscale hotel with boutique touches that's two blocks from Central Station in the middle of Stockholm." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"This urban contemporary hotel with its mish-mash décor aimed at making everyone feel welcome is located right in the heart of the city’s main transport hub." Full review