Lydmar HotelvsHotel Esplanade, Sure Hotel Collection by Best Western
Both hotels are rated very highly by professional travelers. On balance, Lydmar Hotel is the choice of most professionals compared to Hotel Esplanade, Sure Hotel Collection by Best Western. Lydmar Hotel scores 86 with positive reviews from 11 reviewers like Mr & Mrs Smith, Oyster and Michelin Guide.
Lydmar Hotel Show All Reviews
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
Hotel Esplanade, Sure Hotel Collection by Best Western
Strandvagen 7A, Stockholm 114 56, Sweden
From $80/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"If you've had it to here with design, take refuge in this cute-as-granny's-house, family-run (by the current brood since 1986) harbor-front hotel."
Fodor's
"Right on the water and only a few buildings down from Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theater, Hotel Esplanade is a beautiful hotel with a real touch of old Stockholm." Full review
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Be sure to call well ahead to book a room, since many regulars return every year.
Lonely Planet
"A cute building in a line of cute buildings, this welcoming hotel has individually decorated rooms and a superb Art Nouveau style."
DK Eyewitness
"Frequented by representatives of nearby embassies and others who enjoy its traditional charm, the Esplanade is a cosy tourist hotel set in a majestic patrician house."
Time Out
"The Esplanade is next door to the Diplomat, and has the same staggering water views and four-star rating." Full review
Star Service
"This modest family-run hotel occupies a portion of an ornate art-nouveau building dating from 1910." Full review
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Some of the newly renovated rooms show crisp fabrics, paint and new bedspreads; these are worth requesting.
Travel + Leisure
"Like its next-door neighbor Hotel Diplomat, the Esplanade is a family-run hotel with extraordinary water views, standing on one of the finest streets in town." Full review