Lydmar HotelvsSTF af Chapman & Skeppsholmen Hostel
Both Lydmar Hotel and Hostel af Chapman are highly recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Lydmar Hotel is the choice of most writers compared to Hostel af Chapman. Lydmar Hotel ranks #11 in Stockholm with endorsements from 7 sources such as oyster.com, Michelin Guide and Condé Nast Traveler.
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Sodra Blasieholmshamnen 2, PO Box 161 96, Stockholm 103 24, Sweden
From $261/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"Charming townhouse, superbly located opposite the Palace."
Oyster
Luxury
"The 50-room Lydmar Hotel is a hip, design-centric choice located in central Stockholm." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Imagine if Brooks Brothers decided to open a stylish, hip new hotel for young execs. It hasn’t. But that’s where Hotel Lydmar enters, stage right." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"It’s no small feat to open next to the illustrious Grand Hotel and promptly steal the crown of Stockholm’s best hotel. The Lydmar feels like a country house in the heart of the city." Full review
Star Service
"In a prized location adjacent to the esteemed Grand Hotel and National Museum of Art, this standout design hotel has a distinct boutique style, a unique Malmo-meets-Miami aesthetic." Full review
BlackBook
"Chic and luxury hotel with awesome bar and restaurant. A Kodak moment location by the waterfront."
Afar Magazine
"If Stockholm epitomizes cool, then the Lydmar Hotel has somehow managed to improve upon that ideal." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Second-generation lifestyle hotel Lydmar encapsulates tranquil Scandinavian living in the form of an avant-garde city-centre hotel." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"Standing pretty right by the water in Stockholm’s city centre, Lydmar Hotel has cosseting rooms, a classic brasserie and peaceful harbour views to boot." Full review
Hideaway Report
93.0
"Stylish boutique hotel next door to the National Museum on Stockholm’s harborside promenade, in a five-story 1829 structure that once housed part of the museum’s archive." Full review
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