Etienne A
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The hotel is fairly small, but is very welcoming with its 'ship themed' interior design. Furthermore, the girl who works at the front desk, Alva, is such a dear! Apart from always taking time for a pleasant chat and giving us advice on what to do, she also prepared us a few sandwiches on the day we left. Breakfast offers a variation of mainly cold dishes, but there is hot coffee and tea! ||||Hotel Stenugnen is located within the city walls of Visby's old town. So, all the sights, restaurants and bars are no more than a ten-minute walk away. If you arrive (or leave) by ferry, the hotel is merely at a two-minute drive or ten-minute walk from the 'Destination Gotland' ferry terminal. Parking isn't an issue either, as there are numerous parking lots in the vicinity of the hotel (the closest being no more than 50 meters away). If parking gets crowded, you can always leave the car at the long-term parking of the ferry terminal, which - I guess - is always available and no more than a five-minute walk away. ||||One of the few downsides of this hotel is the fact that the walls are relatively thin. At one point, I did hear someone snoring in the room, next door. Having the window face the back of the hotel, makes it very quiet from the outside, though. The other thing that is in desperate need of refurbishment is the bathroom. I understand that it wouldn't be a "quick fix" to re-do all bathrooms, but sadly they stand in sharp contrast to the rest of the hotel. ||||||All in all, Hotel Stenugnen is a cozy hotel in the center of Visby and definitely contributed to my positive overall impression that I took with me from the island of Gotland.