Hotel Birger JarlvsMiss Clara by Nobis
Both Hotel Birger Jarl and Miss Clara by Nobis are recommended by professionals. On balance, Miss Clara by Nobis scores marginally better than Hotel Birger Jarl. Miss Clara by Nobis comes in at #23 in Stockholm with recommendations from 6 publications including Wallpaper, The Telegraph and Travel + Leisure.
Hotel Birger Jarl
Box 190 Tulegatan 8, Stockholm 10432, Sweden
From $65/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"An unassuming facade belies its chic interior."
Concierge
"The staff makes a concerted effort to keep you happy, and recent bathroom upgrades were a good idea."
Lonely Planet
"Currently, standard rooms are on the small and tired side, with a vague ‘70s vibe, but the designer rooms, each put together by a different Swedish designer, are an immersive experience." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Although it’s named after the man who founded Stockholm in the 13th century, the Hotel Birger Jarl is all about modern design." Full review
Fodor's
"This stylish hotel welcomes guests to an airy lobby with a classic Scandinavian feel." Full review
Jetsetter
"A stylish stay in a central, well-connected location near Stockholm Observatory - includes breakfast." Full review
Time Out
"Fans of genuine retro should check themselves into the Retro Room, which looks just as it did in 1974, having accidentally been overlooked during the hotel's renovation." Full review
Frommer's
"Though the Birger Jarl isn't as hot as it was when it launched in 2000, it's still the best place to stay in downtown Stockholm if you're a sucker for Scandinavian design." Full review
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For a flashback experience request room #247, a 1974 holdover accidentally overlooked during the 2000 makeover.
Miss Clara by Nobis
Sveavagen 48, Stockholm 111 34, Sweden
From $114/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"More tasteful than quirky, with room floors and walls in darker wood and stone than you would expect from Nordic design, balanced by subtle ways of leading natural light into nooks and crannies." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Despite being named after a headmistress of the former Ateneum girls’ school, the luxury Nobis group’s latest hotel, Miss Clara, is no schoolmarm." Full review
Wallpaper
"There is a cheeky vivaciousness to Miss Clara, a 92-room hotel in the former Ateneum girls' school named after the first headmistress, Clara Strömberg." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Sweden’s most famous architect, Gert Wingårdh, was enlisted to turn this former girls' school into a 92-room business-and-leisure hotel, located on one of the busiest streets in town." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"In an Art Nouveau building that originally served as a girls’ school, Miss Clara by Nobis is a hip hotel that does not compromise on comfort or service." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"Elaborate art nouveau staircase, pre-war-style cut-crystal light fittings in the buzzy bar and restaurant, mid-century modern furnishings, Seventies-style parquet floors." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"As an early 20th-century school-turned contemporary hotel, the boutique property is a lesson in interior design, with an era-spanning blend of styles making for tasteful common areas and guest rooms." Full review