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    I don't know much, but it looks good from the outside. If you are
    staying at that Hotel you will be at very center of Stockholm. You
    don't have more than 5 minutes to anything in 'downtown' Stockholm.
    
    I think the standard is perfectly OK, Swedish hotels normally has
    a very high standard.
    
    Paul.
    
    

"Very small and very clean" sounds about right.  It's on the third (more or
less) floor of what looks like an ordinary office building.  The cheapest
summer hotels in Stockholm are in the student dormitories (Jerum and,
possibly, Domus)  These are mostly single rooms with private baths,
about a 5 minute walk from the subway.

At Norrmalmstorg, you're a few blocks from everything.

Martin.

    Thanks very much, everyone.
    
    I've attached an actual review from the ON_THE_ROAD conference.
    
    -Tom
    
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    re .0
    
    I stayed at the Hotel Stockholm this past summer and would highly
    recommend it, especially if you are there to see the city (as opposed
    to going to the Digital office). The best thing about it is the
    central location; very convenient to the attractions most visitors
    want to see.
    I was surprised at the price, as well. I believe we paid SEK 600
    for a room for three people, whereas most of the other hotels we
    checked were SEK 800 and up. The hotel actually occupies two floors
    at the top of an office building. The "lobby" is actually on the
    6th or 7th floor. Consequently, it lacks some typical hotel amenities,
    like a restaurant (there is a small breakfast room serving a European
    style breakfast), bar, etc. However, if you are looking for an
    outstanding location at a very reasonable price, I think you'd be
    very pleased with the Hotel Stockholm.
    
    Dick

    From: [email protected] (Robert Claeson)
    Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
    Subject: Re: Hotels in Stockholm
    Keywords: Help, Inexpensive
    Date: 10 Aug 90 08:36:27 GMT
    Organization: ERBE DATA AB, Jarfalla, Sweden
 
    In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
    (Jim Griggers) writes:
 
    > Well, I have waited around until the last minute to make reservations
    > for a place to stay in Stockholm, and am having difficulties locating
    > a fairly inexpensive hotel or bed and breakfast.  I know inexpensive
    > in Stockholm will still not be cheap.  Can anyone recommend places
    > to stay that are near central Stockholm, perhaps near the train station?
    > Private bath and toilet are not required.  I hope to be coming into Stockholm
    > by train on 16 August, staying 3 days.  Please email information.  Thanks.
 
    Hotell Kristineberg is one of the less expensive hotels in Stockholm.
    While not exactly near the central station, it is close to the
    underground and a 15 minute ride will take you there.
 
    Welcome Hotel in Barkarby north of Stockholm is also one of the less
    expensive hotels, and keeps a quite reasonable standard for the money.
    It is very close to a commuter train station, and also here it takes
    about 15 minutes to get to the central station (although you can also
    get off at the Karlberg or Stockholm S�dra stations.
 
    Hope this helps.
 
    -- 
    Robert Claeson             |Reasonable mailers: [email protected]
    ERBE DATA AB               |      Dumb mailers: rclaeson%[email protected]
                               |  Perverse mailers: rclaeson%[email protected]
    
    These opinions reflect my personal views and not those of my employer
    (ask him).

    Some addresses and telephone numbers:
    
    Hotel Stockholm
    Norrmalmstorg 1
    +46 8 22 13 20
    
    Hotel Kristineberg
    Hjalmar Soederbergsvaeg 10 [sorry this is a VT100]
    +46 8 13 03 00
    
    My review of the Hotel Stockholm follows:
    
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    Well, the Hotel Stockholm wasn't bad for SEK 390 (about $60). It was
    clean as expected, and not as small as I feared. I _could_ swing a cat.
    The bedroom was about 12 feet by 15 feet (4 x 5 meters), and the
    private bath required two or three steps from one end to the other.
    Furnishings were simple but comfortable, with a single bed, sofa, and a
    desk large enough to work on. They even replaced my TV with a brand-new
    Philips while I was there.
    
    Granted, these were summer rates and also a special arrangement by the
    host of my meeting, but my colleagues who didn't get the special rate
    still paid only SEK 560.
    
    The location is superb, half way between Nybroplan and the NK
    department store. There are lots of moderately priced restaurants and
    cafes within a two-block radius, which is fortunate, because the hotel
    only serves breakfast. This hotel is not close to Digital, but it's
    no more than a 45 minute walk/subway/walk, even at rush hour.
    
    Stockholm at midsummer is a very nice venue.
    
    -Tom
      

I dialled the hotel number and got a poorly recorded message both times.  I 
can't understand spoken Swedish well, so all I could divine was something about 
numbers and "1-2-0-7x?".  How do I call international directory assistence?  Has
anyone further advice for me on getting this hotel?

(I rang 011 +46 8 22 13 20, the AT&T and US Sprint format from the USA.)

    The recording say's pls dail 90120 for information.
    
    I did so for you and found out that the new number to the
    hotel is +46 8 678 13 20 (Hotel Stockholm, right?). There 
    are quite a few changes of number in the Stockholm area 
    right now, new technology is installed.
    
    P

BTW, international directory assistance through
at&t I always got by calling 0, asking for international
directory assistance, and then getting transfered to 
at&t

Chad

I dialed 0 and was eventually transferred to someone who said to 
dial +46-8-102880 for directory assistence in Sweden.  Perhaps AT&T is a
better deal for people calling internationally?

Thanks, P Landh, for doing the research.  Not only do you speak Swedish 
but you understand muffled recordings!  I was right then about the phone 
system changing - now all those old travel guides are worthless for phone 
numbers!

\bob

The Stockholm Hotel rate for winter is 840:- (US$152) weeknights and 590:- 
(US$107) weekend nights - and for staying 7 days they threw in Sunday night 
at the low rate.  This is the single room rate.  They were helpful, and gave
me clear directions from the airport.  However at those rates I will definitely 
be trying to switch hotels once I'm there.

Sprint was rude to me.  First, the instructions for dialling direct from home
include the prefix 011, but using the calling card it's just 01.  The voice menu
customer "service" system only told me to use 011.  The human agent I then got
somewhat snootily told me RTFM (the back of my card, which I never carry) when I
suggested they should make the prefixes identical.

\bob

    
    
    	Hi,
    
    	I suggest you go to the "SVERIGE HUSET" (Sweden House)
    	down Hamngatan (it's opposite the department store NK)
    	and ask for a Hotel guide.
    
    	An american friend of mine was in Stockholm last spring,
    	and she managed to get a hotel in the middle of town
    	for about 400 Skr.
    
    	Lena

    ...and their phone number is +46 8 789 20 00
    
    P
    

    
    
    I think the name of the hotel she stayed in was "Queens hotel".
    It's down Drottninggatan (Queensstreet). I'm afraid I can't help
    you with a telephonenumber since I'm in Munich and the phone book
    is in Stockholm :-)
    
    It's not a luxury hotel, but nice enough. They've turned old flats
    into rooms. She stayed in a doubleroom, but didn't have a bathroom.
    It was right outside in the hall, but very nice.
    
    I do believe there were rooms with a bath though. 
    
    Lena

    Queen's Hotel
    Drottninggatan 71 A
    Phone 46 8 24 94 60
    
    Hans

This last weekend I stayed in the Hotel Stockholm. The rate was 590 SEK,
inclusive of a pretty reasonable buffet breakfast. The room was smallish and
the bathroom very small - practically had to stand over the loo to use the
basin - but with the hotel's ideal location I would say it was quite good
value.

Roger

    Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
    From: [email protected] (Mats Winberg)
    Subject: Re: Housing in Stockholm
    Sender: [email protected]
    Organization: Ericsson Telecom, Stockholm, Sweden
    Date: Fri, 11 Feb 1994 11:45:50 GMT
  
  Contact 
  
  Stockholms Studentbost�der
  UTHYRNING Box 19608, 104 32 Stockholm
  Visiting address: Valhallav�gen 45, tel.no: (46-8) 15 04 75
  (Tel. hours: mon,wed,thu,fri 13-14.30)
  Ordering of application papers: tel.no (46-8) 674 54 86
  SUMMER RENT   1/5 - 31/8
  Box 19608, 104 32 Stockholm Tel.no 674 54 00
  same visiting address as above,
  tel hours is mon-thu 9-11, 13-16 fri 9-11
  
  I don't know anything about their prices, i just looked
  them up in the phone book.
  
  Good Luck !
  
  Mats Winberg
  Sthlm, Sweden
  

  From: [email protected]
  Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
  Subject: Re: Housing in Stockholm
  Date: Fri, 11 Feb 1994 18:00:11 GMT
  Organization: Science Applications Int'l, Corp. - Computer systems operation
 
    I have stayed at the Hotel Jerum [spelling] as a tourist.  The hotel is
    actually student housing during the school year and it rents rooms to 
    (at least) tourists during the summer season.  It is nice, well
    located, inexpensive (compared to other hotels in the area), and serves
    a breakfast.
 
    They *may* have some arrangements for longer stays for students and
    others. I have no more information than this, but perhaps one of the
    locals there can follow up on this.
 
  Richard Corovessis
  San Diego, California
  [email protected]
  My opinions, not thiers ----->>>>                       Saic.Com
 

    To: International Swedish Interest discussion list
    From: Roland Johansson <[email protected]>
    Subj:   Re: Stockholm accommodation
    
    >The name of the hostel on the ship is...
    ..."Af Chapman", and the address is:
    Af Chapman
    Vaestra Brobaenken
    S-111 49 Stockholm
    Tel +46-8-679 50 15
    Fax +46-8-611 98 75
    
    Another way to find accommodation is to call "Hotellcentralen" at the
    Central Railroad station: +46-8-24 08 80. They are open every day of
    the week 8.00 - 17.00 local time (UTC +2)
    
    /Roland
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