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Hotel C Stockholm Preferred Connect CollectionvsHotel Rival
Hotel C Stockholm and Hotel Rival are both recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Hotel Rival scores significantly better than Hotel C Stockholm. Hotel Rival scores 92 with praise from 10 sources including Oyster, Lonely Planet and Star Service.
Hotel C Stockholm Preferred Connect Collection
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Time Out
Star Service
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Vasaplan 4, Stockholm 101 37, Sweden
From $100/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Travel + Leisure "The Icebar Nordic Sea Hotel is centrally located; it's within walking distance to the Arlanda Express train and Central Station and a short drive to the airport." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The staff at the Nordic Sea Hotel are attentive and happy to provide information on the best places to visit. All rooms are decorated individually in Scandinavian style."
Rough Guide "The focus here is on bold designs and colours – maritime blues and greens predominate."
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Be sure to ask to see your room on check-in since some are tiny and only have views of the train station.
Time Out "A vast aquarium dominates the lobby and a window opens on to the ultra-chilly Icebar, where the drinks are served up in sub-zero conditions." Full review
Star Service "Across the street from its well-illuminated sibling Nordic Light, this property sits next to the central train station...and the World Trade Center." Full review
Frommer's "There's nothing in Scandinavia quite like this hotel, which was voted "The World's Sexiest Hotel" by Elle magazine." Full review
Lonely Planet "This sister hotel to the Nordic Light has small but well-designed rooms, great service and an enormous breakfast buffet." Full review
Hotel Rival
Michelin Guide
Concierge
Oyster Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure Time Out Star Service
The Telegraph
Jetsetter
Afar Magazine 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."
OysterUpscale
"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 Telegraph9.0
"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.
