6/10 Okay
Peter
31 July 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clarion Hotel OK
The first thing to say about the Clarion is that it is very easy to find. The Arlanda train from the airport to Central, then change to the T-bana (Metro) green line to Skanstull. If you follow the exit to the Blood donation centre (!), the hotel can be seen as you come up the steps. The staff are friendly and very helpful, and I got some good tips for travel that saved me ££. The breakfast is excellent, but it seemed to be very busy at odd times and I noticed that the room check on entry only happened on two of the five days I was there. On my first day, I was asked to go down at 9:30 as it was busy before then, but it took me ten minutes to get a table, so I just went down at random times on other days with no further issue. There seemed to be a lot of other things going on - a Pride Party while I was there - meaning the hotel seemed overly busy and noisy at times. Sadly, though, I was unimpressed with the room. A little over 6ft at its widest, this was called a Compact Double with a bed solidly against the window. I'm a solo traveller and I keep getting these 'doubles' that absolutely no couple would ever stay in. I'm a Widower, not a 2nd class citizen, but this happens all over Europe, sadly. The rooms have very heavy, very squeaky doors, which will wake you if someone is leaving at 5am; otherwise, there was no noise. Loved Stockholm, so I feel positive about my stay, but the Clarion might be better concentrating on its room guests to be better than average.
Peter
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025