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A stay in the know: Stockholm's fanciest hotels

Fri, 22 Feb 2019 08:59:59 +0100

There are times when you want to push the metaphorical boat out. When you're looking to slip into something a little more exclusive. With those moments in mind, here's our insider's guide to Stockholm's fanciest hotels.

Swedish hotel will give you your money back... but only if you get divorced

Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:01:26 +0100

A Swedish hotel chain is offering all couples a refund – but only if they get divorced within a year of their stay.

Stockholm hotel apologies for hosting right-wing gala

Sun, 06 Nov 2016 16:22:20 +0100

Stockholm’s Grand Hotel has issued an unprecedented public apology for hosting an awards ceremony for European right-wing politicians, following a storm of angry protest.

'Don’t mention the shower!' Cleese thrashes Sweden hotel

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 15:57:27 +0200

John Cleese has given a hotel in Linköping in Sweden a "damn good thrashing" in a series of tweets.

Bacon back in Swedish hotels after huge uproar

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:00:56 +0100

Petter Stordalen, the owner of the Nordic Choice Hotel Group, has performed a swift U-turn by re-introducing bacon at the chain's Swedish hotels, just a week after banning processed meat.

Swedish hotels ban bacon from breakfasts

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 11:51:48 +0100

Sausages and bacon have been taken off the menu at some Swedish hotels after the owner of one of Scandinavia’s biggest chains yielded to the influence of his environmental campaigner wife.

Five cosy hotel bars in Sweden's cool capital

Wed, 07 Oct 2015 08:06:46 +0200

Hotels aren't just the preserve of tourists in Stockholm. They are also home to some of the hippest drinking spots loved by locals. Here's our pick of places to stay snuggly during autumn and winter.

Swedish lifestyle pulls in record foreign tourists

Tue, 06 Oct 2015 19:44:55 +0200

The rainy summer did not stop foreign tourists from flocking to Sweden in record numbers, according to key statistics released on Tuesday afternoon.

Have you seen Scandi hotel king's ski blunder?

Wed, 10 Jun 2015 13:30:14 +0200

One of the rockstars of the travel industry, Norwegian Petter Stordalen, meant to make a James Bond style entrance as he jet skied to a hotel opening in Sweden's Malmö. Instead, his clumsy crash made international headlines.

Sweden hotels win Booking.com price row

Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:15:00 +0200

UPDATED: Hotel reservation website Booking.com has agreed to allow hoteliers in Sweden to charge cheaper online prices elsewhere, following a long legal battle.

A countryside retreat that defies Swedish 'lagom'

Mon, 30 Dec 2013 09:55:00 +0100

Hotels in the Swedish countryside are OK for a slumber, but a slumber party or anything more advanced involving wining and dining? Forget it, thought Paul Connolly... until he stumbled across a jewel.

Cops slammed for death of Stockholm rape victim

Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:39:00 +0200

A woman who died at a Stockholm hotel late last month after being raped could have been saved if the police had better telephone and radio coverage, a new internal report has revealed.

No visitors in ten years for Swedish tourist spot

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:55:00 +0200

When a Chinese billionaire commissioned the Dragon Gate hotel "to unite China and Sweden", he probably never imagined that it would still be without a single paying customer ten years on. The Local finds out more as the motorway oddity nears its tenth anniversary.

Nordic hotel chain bans porn due to 'trafficking'

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 12:20:00 +0200

Nordic Choice Hotels, the largest hotel chain in the region, has announced the removal of pornography from its television channels.

Man arrested in Swedish hotel murder probe

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:36:00 +0200

Swedish police have arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with the woman found murdered at a Stockholm hotel over the weekend.

Suspected murder at Stockholm hotel

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:22:00 +0200

Police suspect that a woman who was found dead in a hotel room in central Stockholm on Saturday afternoon was murdered.

Hotel owner trapped in lift for four days

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:32:00 +0200

A 58-year-old Swedish-born hotel owner in Austria said skills acquired during Swedish military training helped him survive after he was trapped for four days in the lift of his abandoned hotel without food, water or central heating.

Ikea and Marriott launch budget hotel chain

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:16:00 +0100

Swedish furniture giant Ikea has roped in US hotel chain Marriott for its long-discussed launch of a new branch of budget traveller hotels across Europe.

Ikea to open 100 budget hotels across Europe

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:35:00 +0200

Swedish furniture giant Ikea is planning to build 100 budget hotels around Europe in its most recent push to join the property market.

Stockholm hotel lets guests 'pay' with art

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:41:00 +0200

The Clarion Hotel in southern Stockholm is offering guests the chance to stay a night for free - provided they donate a piece of self-made art.