Hotel Tegnerlunden - Stockholm, Sweden     

We stayed here for the second May bank holiday weekend and had a really nice stay. The weather in Stockholm was perfect so we could walk everywhere and the hotel was really central. It wasn't right in the shopping or touristy district, but up the hill slightly and a few streets over, so very close without being right in the middle of everything. Very quiet hotel, I would suggest requesting a room down the hallway a bit (we had 601). We were on the same floor as breakfast and right by the door to the stairwell/elevators so the door kept slamming all morning long while people came and went from breakfast. The 6th floor does include rooms with balconies though, not big enough for a chair, but nice to open the window and go out to take pictures. The staff were very helpful and spoke really good English. The booked us a cheap cab to the airport which I think was even cheaper than 2 people taking the Arlanda Express. The breakfast was really good and filling, we didn't need lunch any day we were there. We did eat at Tiramisu, which everyone else seems to have tried too, and it was very good, although not as affordable as people mention (if you're getting an appetizer, main, dessert and wine at least). Overall, the hotel was great: in a good location, good staff, filling breakfast, clean and basic rooms, but at least with a bit of style. Bottom line though is that Stockholm is really expensive. Although the hotel was perfect for what we were looking for, I would've expected a lot more in other cities for the price we paid. With that said, I searched long and hard for a good hotel without a hefty price tag and this is what I found.

As always you never know what to expect when you book a good deal on-line, however I was nicely surprised. We were allocated a newley refurbished room which overlooked a pretty little park. The hotel was nicley located 10 mins walk from both the bus station and the main centre. They described the breakfast that was included as light, however this was full continental and a very good choice. Staff were also very helpful and friendly however that goes for all the Swedes we encountered. Would definitely recommend.