First Hotel Reisen

The location is the best - 5 minutes of walk from Gamla Stan metro station, 2 minutes walk from Kungsträdgården, the ferry station is just on the left hand, the Royal Palace is just on the right hand! Also, the staff there is very friendly and always there to help you with any questions. The breakfast, included in the price, is typical for the hotels - buffet type, with mostly the same food every day, but everything was delicious. Also, there was some local food like cheese and sausages, so there was something new to try alongside well-known and boring eggs, porridge and other food like that. One night we've had dinner in the hotel - it was delicious as well. Due to renovation, the dinner menu is very small, but the prices are just like around the Gamla Stan, so you can choose one night to eat Swedish meatballs in the hotel :) Although the bar was great - give local cocktails a try! Even usual one like Old Fashioned or Pina Colada has something local like Swedish Akvavit and cloudberry puree. I was informed that there is a sauna (hot steamed bath) and a pool, but I decided to wander around Stockholm instead of soaking in the pool :)

The beds. Well, they are extremely soft. I have got used to them on the third night, but my back was killing me all the time I stayed in the hotel. That's not the thing that beds were old or bad, no, they were just too soft! I prefer much harder beds. Some old German ladies were discussing the same during one breakfast - that the beds are too soft for their backs :) At the check-out, I noticed that and the man at the desk said that they actually had rooms with harder beds. I've read that these soft beds are the hotel's special, so I didn't even think to ask for another room. So for all who like to sleep on hard mattresses, don't be shy - go to the desk and ask about other rooms! The renovation. Yes, it's still going, The noise starts after 9-10 a.m. on working days, so be ready. For me it was ok, but if you prefer to stay in bed for late, you wouldn't have a chance :) But on weekends there was no noise at all!