Forenom Aparthotel Malmö Varvsstaden

What went well: There is a luggage room, and one of the security gentlemen was very helpful. Guests can stay in the lounge area on departure day if the flight is later, which is convenient. The location is practical: close to a bus stop, bike rentals, shops, and a Lidl about a 10-minute walk away; the seafront is nearby. TV works well and supports casting from a phone. What went wrong: Room and especially bathroom were not properly cleaned on arrival; dusty window area with cobwebs, and soap was not replaced despite being nearly empty. Was initially accommodated in a basement room that did not match the photos of the rooms shown online; only after two days was a room change possible. In-room temperature can’t be adjusted by guests, which made the stay uncomfortable at times. Housekeeping does not clean proactively; guests must request service or replacements explicitly—even over a longer stay. When cleaning was requested, it was refused and vacuuming had to be done personally due to my increasing allergy symptoms. Bathroom has a floor-level shower; water easily spreads across the bathroom floor after showering. Kitchen equipment needs replacing: the frying pan was extremely worn and the base was coming off, which made basic cooking difficult. Tips for future guests: If something needs cleaning or replacing (soap, towels, cookware), inform the front desk/customer support; it won’t be done by default. If assigned a basement room, confirm it matches the listing photos or ask about changing options before the trip, if possible! Overall: Decent location and basic conveniences, but overall felt like the bare minimum for the price due to cleanliness, maintenance, and service gaps.

Terrible experience. No wifi (we were told it was “out of order”), a constant bad smell in the bathroom, and very inconvenient check-in (4 PM) and check-out (11 AM). Guests are even asked to take their own trash to a garbage room, which is unacceptable for a hotel. When we came back to pick up our luggage from the storage room, we asked to use a restroom and were told there was none available for guests. How can a hotel operate like this? Absolutely not recommended.

Very clean; lots of room; fully stocked with kitchen stuff such as fridge/freezer; microwave; cutlery; easy check-in/out process with code; clean towels; shower gel, shampoo; very quiet and private with no need to interact with reception nor neighboring rooms; location very close to Central Station and downtown (about 12 minutes walk); ICA Maxi Supermarket and Subway restaurant few minutes walk; easy Amazon delivery to box 5 minutes away; best to use Copenhagen Airport (less than than 30 minutes by train to from airport premises directly to Central station). Just practice how to use the staircase to and from the bed area!

The kitchen was not clean upon arrival. The fridge, microwave, drawers, and cupboards had not been properly cleaned.||In the bathroom, the shower drain did not work, which caused flooding in the toilet area.||Additionally, the kitchen hood was not functioning. It smelled strongly of old food, and the exhaust vented directly into the room. Because of this, everything smelled unpleasant, and when cooking, the fire alarm went off even though the windows were open.||I also need to mention that I suffer from PTSD, and the fire alarm going off made me very unwell.

This hotel is really cute and have good location. Room and bathroom were clean, kithen has everything. We had great time.

When I checked in the room was obviously not cleaned after the previous guest. I remember reading the reviews on my way to this hotel and thought “no way they actually do not clean the rooms”. Well to my surprise it indeed was uncleaned. The guard at the reception was very helpful so he quickly changed my room, shoutout to him. This room was clean. But an issue was the soundproofing, you can hear the person above you walk around, open cabinets and etc. hard to sleep.

We booked two rooms well in advance for a business trip. Upon arrival, one room was in a very poor state of cleanliness. When I called the hotel, they suggested I move to their other location in Lund, which was not a feasible option. Their argument was that the hotel in Malmö, as well as nearby hotels, were fully booked. They then proposed that I change the bedsheets myself and stay in the room, not fully grasping the extent of the cleanliness issue. Ultimately, I had to share a room with my business partner, which was not ideal. We expected both rooms to be reimbursed, but only received a refund for one. My partner, who anticipated having a room to himself, did not receive any compensation for the inconvenience. The service was disappointing, and I cannot recommend this hotel. They did not handle the situation well. I have attached photos of the room for reference.

Stayed in a room for one night. It’s a nice, clean room for good price. Convenient location with parking nearby. Comfortable bed - though my room had a somewhat challenging climb up a ladder 😊 (my friends’ room didn’t). |There’s a kitchenette area, sofa and decent sized bathroom. Plus lots of natural light from the windows. You access via a PIN code rather than normal hotel check in. |It was quiet and it felt like they pay attention to guest safety. |The only downside really was the repeated requests for validation of passport from the automated system.