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Hotel RivalvsNOFO Hotel
Both hotels are recommended by experts. Overall, Hotel Rival is the choice of most professionals compared to Nofo Hotel, BW Premier Collection. Hotel Rival comes in at 92 with recommendations from 10 reviews like Jetsetter, Time Out and Oyster.
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.
NOFO Hotel
Fodor's Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide Time Out Fodor's
EuroCheapo Time Out
Tjarhovsgatan 11, Stockholm 116 21, Sweden
From $93/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's "This Best Western is an oasis of calm in the busy urban streets of Södermalm. Built in 1780, it was originally a brewery, then a jail, then a hospital, then a temporary housing area." Full review
Lonely Planet "Family owned and highly recommended, Columbus is nestled in a quiet part of Södermalm, near T-Medborgarplatsen station, and set around a cobblestone courtyard by a pretty park."
DK Eyewitness "Voted one of the city’s best hotels in 2005, the Columbus is in the popular Södermalm area near restaurants, shopping and nightlife."
Rough Guide "Although the exterior looks almost school-like, the rooms in this building dating from 1780 ooze old-fashioned charm."
Time Out "This 18th-century building has a colourful history, having been variously a brewery, a poorhouse, and a hospital." Full review
Fodor's "Just a few blocks from busy Götgatan, this hotel is an oasis of calm in the busy urban streets of Södermalm." Full review
EuroCheapo "The Columbus is a three-star hotel with history located just a couple of blocks away from Medborgarplatsen, a busy square filled with restaurants, shopping, and bars." Full review
Time Out "There’s colour and patterns throughout, but it’s always stylish and tasteful. Local art, quilted headboards, fluffy throws and feature walls give the rooms a luxurious look. " Full review
