Clarion Hotel Wisby

Staff is polite, rooms are clean and a bit old timey which is a thing this hotel has. I have stayed here once before and honestly reason I booked again is really nice breakfast, location and fact room was clean really well. One thing I did not like is bathtub in the room. My dislike for bathtubs in hotels is huge and I am super scared to use them fearing I would slip. However, I think if I only mentioned something to front desk they would change my room, so can’t remove any starts for that it would not be fair.

I stayed at the Clarion Hotel Wisby on the 4th floor and had the most incredible view of the water and parts of Visby’s old city wall—absolutely postcard-worthy! I even shared some of the views on my blog, Swedish Wanderlust.||The location is fantastic, and the restaurant next door was amazing. We ate there our first night, and the staff could not have been friendlier—it set the tone for a wonderful trip.||Our room was unique and charming, with two floors: a cozy living room with a sofa and TV downstairs, and a bedroom with another TV upstairs. If you have mobility challenges, I’d recommend calling ahead to request a single-level room, as I’m sure the hotel can accommodate that. The bathroom was older but in a way that matched the historic theme of the hotel, and the space was spotless. I appreciated that they provided a fan and that the air conditioning worked perfectly—rare in many European hotels!||The only downside was that our refrigerator didn’t work, and although we reported it twice, it was never fixed during our stay. Everything else, however, was perfect.||Oh, and a fun fact—our room may have had a mysterious “visitor.” One night I woke up to what looked like a glowing figure by the bed reaching out toward me. Maybe it was a dream… maybe not! 😂 Either way, I slept with the TV on after that.||All in all, this was a fantastic experience in a beautiful, historic hotel. I would absolutely stay here again and recommend it to anyone visiting Visby.

I booked Clarion at the last minute when Fängelse Hostel messed up my booking and I couldn’t check-in there. Yes, this is much more expensive for my budget but it was well worth it after a few hours& stress dealing with the other place. ||It is a historic building and has very lovely atmosphere. My last-minute is “single” but the bed is big enough for two people. The room is relatively spacious and has a lot of light. ||The breakfast is quite good, with many different juices and smoothies, though coffee is mediocre (well, Sweden is not famed for their coffee). There are some typical Swedish spreads and pickled fish I don’t easily get in other European countries’ breakfast buffet, so u enjoyed it very much. ||The location is very centrally located but not too close to get busy restaurant/ bar areas uphills from here. Overall I highly recommend them and thanks them for saving my day (and my whole stay in Visby and Gotland Island)

Great, except: I could not enjoy my usual coffee or bowl of cereal because only lactose-free or fake milk was available. (That might increase lactose intolerance.) Even cheap hotels offer normal milk. The room lighting was way too dark for me to sort my things. Maybe use timers for the bright lighting? The lack of drawers made it even more difficult to sort. And there was no drain plug to save water and avoid losing my contact lenses. Everything else was great.

An outstanding stay from start to finish. The front desk team was exceptional, warm, helpful, and full of local insight. They made everything seamless, from arranging a bike rental to storing it safely during my visit. A special thanks to the night staff who handled my early checkout with care and arranged an airport cab effortlessly, a true gift when catching a dawn flight. Already looking forward to returning next year.

This hotel is within the old city wall. It has cozy rooms, a cheerful staff and good Nordic style food. Breakfast can be a bit crowded if you're late, but that is to be expected. Getting here from the harbor is very easy and having this hotel as a starting point for exploring Visby would work for anyone, young and old. (If you stay here and have your own car you are allowed to drive your luggage here even if this is inside the old town.) Going to Visby? Stay here.

The location of this hotel is wonderful as is the front desk staff - but their housekeeper needs to find themselves another job. ||We checked into a Junior Suite today - which has cobwebs by the bedside, spiders near the bathroom and on the curtains and an overall dirty feel - as if the room has not been cleaned in decades leave alone in the morning as mentioned by front desk when I went to bring this to their attention. ||For the price paid - the room is basic and dirty. ||There are no amenities in the bathroom save for the soap/shampoo. I understand the need to be sustainable/environmentally conscious but this cannot come at the expense of hygiene. If this is an ecological property that does not believe in cleaning or providing basic amenities like cotton wool and shower caps then reduce your prices to fit that label - you cannot have it both ways - charging luxury prices and giving your customers a camping experience!!!! ||A huge thank you to Caroline from the front desk for coming in and cheerfully doing what her housekeeping team should have done in the first place so that we did not have to move rooms and could have a somewhat comfortable night without spiders to keep us company. ||The point of this review is to bring to the attention of future customers to check your room as soon as you check in so that any hygiene issues can be addressed before you’re comfortable. Or you may find yourself taking home a spider or two as a present from the Clarion Visby.

Lovely clean and luxurious bnb. The location is wonderful and it has everything you could ever need with excellent comfortable beds and plenty of space. The perfect bnb. Emma, the host, is simply wonderful. She will help you with all you need

Good staff, but way too expensive for what they offer. If you dont catch dinner or lunch at the restaurant at their hours, you can not order anything. Boring breakfast.

We had very nice accommodations with sea views to watch the ferries and sailboats go by. The room was very nice. Breakfast was excellent, I did not try the lactose free eggs. Nice dining area for the breakfast. Staff was helpful, friendly and multi-lingual. Will come again!

Rooms were small, which is not unusual for Europe. Ours had an upstairs, and the A/C and fan didn't really work; but it wasn't too hot that week, so the open window was fine. Hotel breakfast buffet was ok. Front desk people were nice. Big TV at the bar with the Olympics on, when we were there. The hotel bar, though, had pretty terrible service, and no food. You need reservations for the few restaurants around there, or you're doing take-away. (They didn't understand the concept of delivering a pizza there; the app/site we were pointed to didn't work, and neither did calling them.) There's no Systembolaget (to buy alcohol outside of hotels and restaurants) inside of Visby's city walls; so B.Y.O.B. before you arrive. There's an Avis car rental (not well run) right across the street, but if you want a car, you need to reserve one early. The next closest one is about a mile walk toward the water. It's a nice drive around the island, but looking for the Viking's 8th century picture stones can be a fool's errand; some on the brochure no longer existed, and the one we found was tiny. We didn't get the sense that *anyone* ever goes looking for these Viking sites, even though it seems to be the main attraction of the island, according to brochures. The Visby tourist center said there was no organized tour or bus to take you to those places -- they were puzzled why we even asked -- which is why we had to rent a car. Medieval Festival was that week, and it was ok -- no beer, no alcohol, and only some food. A lot of vendors selling axes, sword, animal pelts, and the same kinds of stuff. But there was a blacksmith stall that was banging out stuff old-school style. A ton of people walking around in costume, incl. a group of chanting monks. Basically, this was a Renaissance Fair, but since Vikings and other medieval things actually did happen here, that makes it ok. Be prepared to do a lot of walking. It's hard to drive inside the city walls, because of super-narrow streets and little parking. The hotel spa/pool has very limited hours for kids.