Hotel Rival (Stockholm, Sweden)

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Near the Gamla Stan

Boutique hotel with modern and original 1930s interiors set in the centre of Stockholm, one kilometre from the Royal Palace, the Gamla Stan or ‘Old Town', and the Modern Art Museum. Show more

Art Deco bar

After choosing from the food on offer at the hotel's own bistro, cafe, and bakery, guests can spend their evenings trying the range of classic cocktails served in the hotel's Art Deco bar.

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The Hotel Rival's 99 individually designed movie-themed guestrooms, all feature contemporary, colourful décor, and include plasma-screen televisions with satellite channels, and DVD players. Hide

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Standard Double Room


		One queen bed or two twin beds with Egyptian cotton sheets and pillow menu. 16-23 square metres. Views over the quiet courtyard. Individually designed rooms with light, colourful, movie-themed decor and contemporary furnishings. Plasma-screen TV with satellite channels, CD/DVD player and video-game console, wireless internet connection, clock radio, direct-dial phone with voicemail, safe, and minibar. Bathroom with shower, telephone, hair dryer and designer toiletries.

Deluxe Double


		One king or two twin beds with Egyptian cotton sheets and pillow menu. 29-32 square metres. Views over Maria Square at the front of the hotel. Individually designed rooms with light, colourful, movie-themed decor and contemporary furnishings. Plasma-screen TV with satellite channels, CD/DVD player and video-game console, wireless Internet connection, clock radio, direct-dial phone with voicemail, safe, and minibar. Bathrooms with separate shower and bathtub, telephone, hair dryer, designer toiletries, Venetian blinds, and adjustable speakers.

Superior Double


		One queen or two twin beds with Egyptian cotton sheets and pillow menu. 25-33 square metres. Views over the quiet courtyard. Individually designed rooms with light, colourful, movie-themed decor and contemporary furnishings. Plasma-screen TV with satellite channels, CD/DVD player and video-game console, wireless Internet connection, clock radio, direct-dial phone with voicemail, safe, and minibar. Bathrooms with shower, telephone, hair dryer, designer toiletries.

Standard Single Room


		1 queen bed or 2 twin beds. Desk. In-room safe. Plasma television. Cable/satellite television channels. Pay movies. DVD player. Video-game console. Direct-dial phone. Voice mail. CD player. Clock radio. Minibar. Handheld shower. Makeup/shaving mirror. Bathroom phone. Designer toiletries. Hair dryer. Iron/ironing board. Blackout drapes/curtains. Turndown service. Window opens. Smoking permitted. Non-smoking only.

Superior Single Room


1 queen bed or 2 twin beds. Desk. In-room safe. Plasma television. Cable/satellite television channels. Pay movies. DVD player. Video-game console. Direct-dial phone. Voice mail. CD player. Clock radio. Minibar. Handheld shower. Makeup/shaving mirror. Bathroom phone. Designer toiletries. Hair dryer. Iron/ironing board. Blackout drapes/curtains. Turndown service. Window opens. Smoking permitted. Non-smoking only.

Deluxe Single Room


		1 king bed or 2 twin beds. Desk. In-room safe. Plasma television. Cable/satellite television channels. Pay movies. DVD player. Video-game console. Direct-dial phone. Voice mail. CD player. Clock radio. Minibar. Handheld shower. Makeup/shaving mirror. Bathroom phone. Designer toiletries. Hair dryer. Iron/ironing board. Blackout drapes/curtains. Turndown service. Window opens. Smoking permitted. Non-smoking only.

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Hotel Policies & Fees

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.

Policies

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Pets not allowed
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is Noon

Fees

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Self parking fee: SEK 395 per night
- Breakfast fee: SEK 175 per person (approximate amount)
- Rollaway bed fee: SEK 300 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Awards and Affiliations

This property is affiliated with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) and welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) guests.

Property Amenities

In the evening, guests of the Hotel Rival can enjoy classic cocktails in the hotel's Art Deco bar, which retains much of its original decor. The hotel boasts its own restored 1930s 700-seater cinema, which is used for meetings, conferences, workshops, and fashion shows. The hotel also houses five meeting rooms equipped with audio-visual facilities, and those wishing to catch up on e-mails or surf the web can do so via high-speed wireless Internet access. Those wishing to dine on site can choose from the hotel's own bistro, bar, cafe, and bakery. The front desk has a DVD library with over 150 titles, a safe-deposit box for storing valuables, and meals and snacks are available via the 24-hour room service menu. Motorists will find valet parking services available on request.

Massage - spa treatment room(s)
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Bar/lounge
Restaurant(s) in hotel
Room service (24 hours)
Coffee shop or café
Limo or Town Car service available
Business center
Multiple large conference rooms
Business services
Internet access in public areas - surcharge
Internet access - wireless
Internet access in public areas - high speed
24-hour front desk

Porter/bellhop
Multilingual staff
Safe-deposit box at front desk
Currency exchange
Laundry facilities
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Shoe shine
Air-conditioned public areas
Elevator/lift
Smoke-free property
Breakfast available (surcharge) full
Self parking
Parking (surcharge)

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Rooms

The Hotel Rival, Stockholm, features 99 individually designed movie-themed guestrooms, all of which have light, colourful decor with contemporary furnishings and include plasma TVs with satellite channels and pay movies, DVD/CD players, video-game consoles, wireless internet connections and minibars.

Room Amenities

Wireless Internet access
High-speed Internet access
Cable/satellite television channels
Video-game console
Pay movies
CD player
Hypo-allergenic bedding available
Blackout drapes/curtains
Voice mail
Direct-dial phone
Minibar
Wake-up calls
Daily housekeeping
Extra towels/bedding
Turndown service

Designer toiletries
Bathroom phone
Handheld showerhead
Makeup/shaving mirror
Hair dryer
Iron/ironing board
In-room safe
Clock radio
Plasma television
DVD player
Desk
Window opens
Rollaway beds available
Cribs (infant beds) available

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Dining

Bistro Rival - Relaxed, contemporary dining room with leather sofas, period-style furniture, dark oak floors and yellow-stained wooden wall panelling decorated with 924 movie-star portraits. Offers a menu of European dishes and Swedish specialities and serves a Scandinavian buffet breakfast every morning.

Café Rival - Light, informal café serving fresh bread from the adjacent Rival Bakery, plus coffee, salads, lunches, hot snacks, beer and wine.

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Recreation

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Bicycle rentals nearby

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A Traveler from Flower Mound, Texas

5.0

out of 5

“Great Hotel in Stockholm”

Very eclectic hotel. Happening place. Within walking distance to Gamla Stan and The City. Clean, modern, high tech room. Helpful staff.

Area recommendations

Galma Stan, oldest and original part of the city. The City, modern shopping area Sodermalm, the area of the hotel, great riverview walk, park across from hotel, restaurants in area.

A Traveler from Phoenix, Az

5.0

out of 5

“Terric experience, wonderful staff”

we arrived after flying for almost 20 hours and the Rival staff made our room available at 9:00 am. They also upgraded us to a delux room with a terrace overlooking the park. By extending these courtesies, they made our first day in Stockholm much more enjoyable. The location is very convenient to the Gamla Stan, which is the old town area. From the rooms, to entire staff, it could not have been a better experience

Area recommendations

Gamla Stan for the shopping, Restaurants and old world atmosphere

Getting around

Definitely take a local cruise around the closest islands that make up Stockholm

Cary from Denver, CO

4.0

out of 5

“Quiet Hotel near Stockholm's Old Town”

Great hotel located just south of Gamla Stan - Stockholm's old town. Metro stop ust a 5 minute wlak from the hotel takes you to Gamla Stan in 3 minutes and central Stockholm in 5 minutes. Adjacent to a nice quiet square with grass, trees and a large fountain.

Steve S from San Francisco CA

4.0

out of 5

“Cool hotel near hip Stockholm”

This was the last hotel we stayed in during a recent trip to Sweden, and it was the best. It's cool and trendy, but very accessible and the staff is really nice - I mean, genuinely nice and helpful and fun. The rooms are super comfortable, and the bathrooms (while small) are efficient and well thought out. The added services (including breakfast) are not cheap, but there are lots of inexpensive cafes, restaurants, laundries, and bars nearby. The hotel is within walking distance to the trendy SoFo neighborhood of Stockholm, so it was a great choice for us, since we were looking for nightlife, shopping, and cool stuff to do. It's also a block from the Mariatorget subway station, so you can get to Central Station in 10 minutes.

A Traveler from Green Bay, WI

5.0

out of 5

“Great location!”

Hotel Rival was well located in Sodermalm, the "Brooklyn" of Stockholm. Quieter than the bustling business district and the charming and crowded old town, but an easy walk to both. Room was small but clean and the staff was very pleasant and helpful. Restaurant is very good. Only small complaint is that the carpet in our room needed replacing.

Area recommendations

The old town is a great place to wander. It's known as Gamla Stan and is quaint and charming. There are lots of nice little resturants, shops, and bars. I would also highly recommend the Vasa Museum on the island of Djurgården, which contains a warship that sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 and was salvaged in 1961.

Getting there

Take the Arlanda Express to the central train station and then walk, take the Metro, or take a cab to your hotel. You'll save about half the price of a cab from the airport, which costs about $80.

A Traveler from Bethesda, MD

5.0

out of 5

“Good choice for Stockholm”

Spent 5 nights here. Comfortable room, nice restaurant--ate at hotel twice. Convenient to subway stop, but also an easy walk to old town/Gamla Stan, or other restaurants in Gamla Stan and Sodermalm. Very quiet room, facing courtyard. Air conditioned (found that even though temperatures were low, rooms in Stockholm get stuffy fast due to high humidity). Windows of course work most of time for temp control, but good to have AC as an alternative. Breakfast not included in rate. Buffet available, but also a number of bakeries, 7-11, etc within a block of hotel. Hotel has its own bakery as well. Free espresso maker available to guests and free WIFI; free DVD player and movies. Only complaint would be late room cleaning. Twice we got back in late afternoon (say, 3:30) and room hadn't been cleaned. We just put out the Do Not Disturb sign and let it pass.

Area recommendations

We liked Sodermalm (the part where Rival is in, at least). To us, Gamla Stan is too "touristy."

Getting around

For all the chatter about transportation being included in the Stockholm Pass, and T-Bann passes, we found that nearly every place was easily walkable from the Rival Hotel, once you check in and don't have your bags to deal with. And we aren't all that fit. Price it out, you may find you don't need the passes, we just bought one coupon strip, which gives 8 subway trips. That lasted us for 5 nights/4 days.

Must see

Vasa Ship Museum is the high point of Stockholm. Line is long but moves fast; lots of space inside, but the hold up is at the ticket booths.

Robert S from New York, NY

4.0

out of 5

“Hotel Rival. A Nice Place to Stay in Stockholm”

Nice modern, clean hotel. Good Location. Helpful hotel staff. Wi-Fi was not inlcuded and neither was breakfast.

Area recommendations

Old town has nice places to see

A Traveler from Washington, DC

5.0

out of 5

“Very Impressed”

Having visited Stockholm previously, I was relatively familiar with Old Town and Slussen. I decided to stay in Sodermalm. The area was great. Cafes and plenty of interesting and quaint shops. I would definitely stay there again. Each evening there seemed to be a different event in the bar. This added to the atmostphere and eclectic look and feel of the hotel. It didn't hurt to see a pop star checking in either! I hope your stay is as enjoyable.

Area recommendations

Slussen or Sodermalm

What to pack

Be sure to check the weather before you go. If you don't want to pack or wear a heavy coat, I'd recommend several lightweight layers and a good scarf.

Virginia M from Maryland

5.0

out of 5

“A great place to stay”

The Hotel Rival is in a great location -- lots of small shops and boutiques to browse, a 10-15 minute walk to downtown Stockholm -- I'd definitely stay there again. The room was on the small side, but we were only there for one night, so it wasn't a big deal. I was especially impressed with the staff -- they were great when we had to leave a suitcase for a couple of days while we were in the north of Sweden, even though we weren't staying there when we came back to Stockholm. I'd definitely stay there again.

Phil from Bahrain

5.0

out of 5

“Can't fault it. Very good.”

We had a deluxe room overlooking the the pleasant square. Didn't have a balcony, but that didn't matter as the massive window opened up for a great view (Room 606). If you are in the lower levels, all you'll have is tree view. Anywhere else is yard view. I would come back here automatically. Restaurant is good, the cafe associated with the hotel is just as good for breakfast/croissants etc. Cafe Rival fully packed most of the time so they're doing something right. If you're up for it, do the cycle hire scheme. there is a cycle bank 20 metres from the front of the hotel. You will see much more of Stockholm on a bike. Lovely city, great hotel, great time. Room spotless every day, great bathroom, bed. First class, and thanks.

Area recommendations

Not Gamla Stan as that is the medieval/ancient part. Worth a walk around though.

When to go

Summer, definitely.

Getting around

Do the Stockholm bike hire thing. Top tip: take a small chain and lock. You can hire the bikes for up to 3 hours before you have to return them to a bike station. If you have just taken bikes from a station and see a museum/restaurant you want to go to, you can lock the bikes and enjoy the attraction. Or leave somebody outside guarding the bikes. 25 euros(?) for 3 days I think. Great value and Stockholm is a fantastic to cycle around. They are much more respectful to cyclists because everybody's Mum rides a bike! A lovely city. Wine's expensive though.

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Nearby Points of Interest

Stockholm City Museum - 0.4 km / 0.3 mi
Riddarholmen Church - 0.7 km / 0.4 mi
Stortorget - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Swedish House of Lords - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Stockholm Stock Exchange Building - 0.9 km / 0.5 mi
The Great Cathedral of Stockholm - 0.9 km / 0.6 mi
Stockholm Palace - 0.9 km / 0.6 mi
Swedish Parliament - 1 km / 0.6 mi
Stockholm City Hall - 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
Gustav Adolf Square - 1.2 km / 0.8 mi
Royal Swedish Opera - 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
National Museum - 1.4 km / 0.8 mi
Kungstradgarden - 1.4 km / 0.9 mi
Museum of Modern Art - 1.4 km / 0.9 mi
The House of Culture - 1.5 km / 0.9 mi

The closest major airports to Hotel Rival are:

Stockholm (BMA-Bromma) - 7.8 km / 4.9 mi

Stockholm (ARN-Arlanda) - 37.8 km / 23.5 mi

The preferred airport for Hotel Rival is Stockholm (ARN-Arlanda).

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