Hotel Rival - Stockholm, Sweden
Hotel Rival details:
Originating from 1937, the building is of great historic value as it was one of the city’s first establishments mixing entertainment and accommodation. The hotel, restaurant and café, patisserie and cinema were integrated into the building over time.
The 99 bedroom hotel offers individual designs and 2 suites all with 32-inch plasma TV, DVD and CD player and wireless Internet access in all rooms, as well as breakfast served around the clock.
Hotel Rival opened September 1st, 2003 and is owned by Benny Andersson. Rival is situated at beautiful Maria Square, in the heart of Södermalm, Stockholm city. It is only 1 km from the Old Town and 3 km from the castle.
The owner strives to create a happy mix of design and function in the 99 guest rooms.
A favored meeting place for many Swedish locals, Hotel Rival has a bar, bistro, café, bakery, conference rooms and a salon for 700 people.
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Facilities
General: Parking (fee required), Gay Friendly, Luggage Storage, Valet Parking, Safety Deposit Box, Elevator, Breakfast Buffet, Rooms/Facilities for Disabled, 24-Hour Front Desk, Newspapers, Bar, Non-Smoking Rooms, Restaurant
Services: Room Service, Wi-Fi/Wireless LAN, Shoe Shine, Currency Exchange, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Fax/Photocopying, Business Centre, Internet Services, Bridal Suite, Breakfast in the Room, Laundry, Dry Cleaning
Location: Near Subway, City Centre, Shopping Centre, Park
Dining
Breakfast included only on Saturday and Sunday and holidays.
Hotel policies
Cancellation
Reservation is guaranteed for late arrival. Cancellation must be made before 4 PM 1 day before arrival to avoid cancellation fee. Payment is required by credit card or cash upon check in.
Children
All children are welcome.
All children under 3 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding.
All children under 2 years stay free of charge for cots.
All older children or adults are charged SEK 300.00 per night and person for extra beds.
Ma
Pre-pay
No deposit will be charged.
Extra charges
VAT is included.
Service charge is included.
City/tourist tax is not applicable.
Parking
Private parking is possible at a location nearby and costs SEK 360.00 per day.
Dining
Buffet breakfast is not included and costs SEK 175.00 per person.
Internet
Wireless internet is available in the entire hotel and costs SEK 40.00 per hour.
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Check in / front desk
10.0
The Rival is not for everyone.
If you want grand, go elsewhere
If you want to be noticed, go elsewhere
If you want privacy and efficency go there.
It is in what is a central but predominately residential part of town full of young professionals and what looks like the literary, design and media crowd. The locals use the Hotel's cafe, bakery, bar and restaurant as their local eateries, which makes the experience of staying at the Rival a lot less touristy.
I had a room with a balcony which overlooked the Square and it was worth the extra charge. ( Perfect for those long summer nights)
The room was comfortable and functional and very solid. On first sight it looked a little plain but the longer you stayed the more it revealed itself.
The metro was two minutes walk away making all of Stockholm easy to reach. It was a ten minute walk to the Old Town and easy 20 minute walk to the centre of the city.
Expensive? Yes, but as everything is expensive in Scandinavia, the Rival represented reasonable value for money.
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10.0
We stayed at the Rival for three nights in late June 2008.
I have to agree wholeheartedly with all of the positive points made in other postings, particularly regarding the exceptionally helpful and pleasant staff. I'd also like to add that the cafe attached to the hotel was top notch, and having it right on the premises made ducking out for an afternoon coffee and croissant so easy....
I would say though that even though the staff are superlative the price of the rooms is, I think, too high. Had I made a booking earlier we could have had a 1 bedroom suite at the Sheraton for 15% less than I paid for a room at the Rival (our room at the Rival DID have a balcony though). When I made our booking the Sheraton didn't have the nights we required available so I booked the Rival, but at the rate we paid there I was expecting the room to be far more than it was.
Room service, bar and internet access prices were also very high in my opinion (something like US$18 for a Vodka & tonic in the bar).
Perhaps I'm just too lousy because they certainly seemed to have a high rate of occupancy so plenty of people were happy to pay the premium, but for my money I'll book earlier next time and take the 1 bedroom suite at the Sheraton.
However if the room tariff is OK for you, you'll definitely enjoy your stay at the Rival.
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