The philosophy of the Bengtsson family, owners of a trio of hotels in the pedestrianised old town (Gamla Stan), is that ‘hotel corridors should not be boring’. 

‘Still sailing well’, this 17th-century house in the Old Town is the flagship of the Bengtsson family’s group of three Stockholm hotels (see also Lady Hamilton, above).

A large building by Berzelii Park has, since 1863, contained restaurants, bars and a theatre. Part of it is now this ‘discreet and exclusive’ boutique hotel.

In the middle of of one of the city’s main streets and by the main bus and railway station is this large, ‘environmentally conscious’ chain-owned hotel, managed by Sofia Klasenius.

Located in a building dating from 1607 in the old part of Stockholm, and set in a quiet square, this simple, stylish hotel has cosy rooms with exposed wooden beams, stripped wooden floors, luxury beds and granite and marble bathrooms (with underfloor heating)