Best Western Hotel FridhemsplanvsHotel Esplanade, BW Signature Collection
Both First Hotel Fridhemsplan and Hotel Esplanade are recommended by those who travel for a living. On balance, Hotel Esplanade ranks slightly better than First Hotel Fridhemsplan. Hotel Esplanade has a TripExpert Score of 72 with accolades from 6 publications such as Fodor's, DK Eyewitness and Lonely Planet.
Best Western Hotel Fridhemsplan
Rough Guide
Lonely Planet
Sankt Eriksgatan 20, Stockholm 112 39, Sweden
From $63/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
- Accessible
Rough Guide "There are no dorms here – accommodation is in two- to four-bed rooms, with hotel-quality beds in each."
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This modern hotel near the Fridhemsplan tunnelbana stop has pleasant, if somewhat bland, rooms, featuring expansive bathrooms with rain showers" Full review
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The quality of the rooms varies, with several located below street level which can feel a tad poky; request an upper floor room if available.
Hotel Esplanade, BW Signature Collection
Concierge
Fodor's Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Star Service
Travel + Leisure
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
