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Hotel RivalvsRadisson Blu Royal Viking Hotel, Stockholm
Both Hotel Rival and Radisson Blu Royal Viking Hotel, Stockholm are highly recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Hotel Rival is preferred by most reviewers compared to Radisson Blu Royal Viking Hotel, Stockholm. Hotel Rival ranks #2 in Stockholm with praise from 10 sources including Star Service, Travel + Leisure and Jetsetter.
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.
Radisson Blu Royal Viking Hotel, Stockholm Michelin Guide Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness Star Service Oyster
Vasagatan 1, Stockholm 101 24, Sweden
From $106/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Michelin Guide "Large, central hotel boasting good leisure and meeting facilities."
Lonely Planet "Located in a modern tower block, with all the usual luxury mod cons." Full review
DK Eyewitness "One of Stockholm’s best known hotels, the Royal Viking offers two bars, one in the ground floor atrium and the exciting Sky Bar on the top floor, as well as the excellent Stockholm Fisk Restaurant."
Star Service "This hotel occupies an undistinguished eight-story building, pinned between the World Trade Center and Central Station, and handy to airport buses and the express train to Arlanda Airport." Full review
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The renovated rooms are definitely worth requesting.
OysterUpscale
"This upscale chain hotel is predictable in terms of its generic decor and the features it offers, but you can't beat its central location that's right by the main train station." Full review
