Scandic Gamla Stan

We stayed 4 nights here in October '24 and loved it. Nice old building, our room was really good. Great bed. Loved the breakfast. Special mention for the chef for the delicious food and for being so friendly, charming and obliging. All the staff were really nice and said "Hej" :) Location is amazing, really easy to get to and close to everything. The area is lively on a Saturday night, but wouldn't put me off. We'd love to stay here again.

A brilliant hotel on the Old Town island close to everything. The single room I had was comfortable and small but perfect for my needs. My friends had larger rooms and were very happy though there was a bit of street noise which you can’t avoid. The staff are friendly and the buffet breakfast is one of the best I’ve had in Europe and has a dedicated vegan section and gluten free items. Top quality and great variety and FINALLY some good coffee! Can’t rate this hotel highly enough.

Super sweet hotel with cozy rooms and very nice staff! Me and my work buddy stayed for one night only but I would stan there longer - easy!Awesome breakfast and the chef made the moring more manageble with his nice persona. Thank you!Nice bed, nice room. Nice everything! I will be back!

A central hotel, cosy room with character, high ceiling and a view of Old Town roofs. Lovely breakfast buffet, and a cosy breakfast room that was very quiet, despite it being almost full (probably depends on the guests but it was quiet when we were there). Nice personel in the breakfast room/kitchen. ||||We loved the room, but a few downsides: the ventilation was directly above our bed and it felt quite cold. Would’ve been ok only for us but we had a baby in the bed and she felt cold during the night. We didn’t ask the staff, but couldn’t find any controls in the room. We would’ve also felt more comfortable had the beds been fastened together (we slept in twin beds that were put together as a big double, but could glide apart, so we were a bit anxious for the baby). ||||All in all, great value for the money and we would stay there again, but next time we’ll double check the bed type. ||||We could also borrow a water cooker at the reception, that was great for preparing baby food.

Lovely quaint hotel right in the old town. Can walk everywhere from here. The staff were wonderful. Room was small but adorable. Breakfast was a wonderful treat. The only negatives were that there were no usb ports or US outlets and that there is no free coffee or even water in the lobby ( you could get it for a fee) and no coffee maker or hot water for tea in the room. Otherwise a great experience.

Very nice and cosy centrally located in Old Town. No bar or restaurant, but those are everywhere around the hotel anyway. Smallest elevator ever, worth a visit by itself.||Good breakfast although a bit crowdy at peak hours||Located in a street with almost no traffic, so silent area

Friendly staff, great location and there are vegan options for the included breakfast. The hotel is a few minutes walk from the Gamla Stan metro station, which is only one stop from the Central Station. The room was small, but big enough for me travelling solo. I would stay again. This is the second Scandic hotel I have stayed at, the other one was in Helsinki and the experience has always been great.

We've stayed in hotels throughout Europe and none were better than the Scandic Gamla Stan...the cost was reasonable, the room size and bathroom size very good. But the best quality was the staff. They were very helpful, courteous, and always cheerful. I highly recommend Scandic Gamla Stan.

We have loved our stay here: Magnus, Kamil (sp?), and all the staff go above and beyond to be helpful. The shower in our room is, no kidding, the best I've used in my 64 yrs. Our first morning, we anticipated a basic continental breakfast. Instead we got love: Chef Oscar and his staff prepare a buffet with eggs cooked in marvelous ways, meats, cheeses, yogurts, cereals, vegetables, fruits -- and more than I can recall now -- plus many delicious options for every kind of eater (regular, vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free). With such a good start, you can easily go without eating again until supper, giving you more time, feeling great, to see and do everything you want. Our room is small by US standards, but it has and does everything we need. We can exercise, get work done, and have slept beautifully. Everything important for a beautiful stay is in this historic building, located IN Gamla Stan and modernized enough to be squeaky clean and efficient.More

My wife and I stayed here for five nights. The front desk staff is excellent. However the room is small and the bathroom is tiny. It is in great need of an upgrade. Even a new coat of paint in the bedroom would make a big difference. In the bathroom it is hard to move without bumping into either the tub, the toilet, or the sink. The floor has a pronounced slope so if you drop a marble at one end it will roll to the door in no time. The futon mattress was not comfortable and any movement in the bed would shake the entire frame. One morning we had no hot water and had to take cold showers. The breakfast buffet was good but nowhere near as lavish as what we found in Norway for a comparable cost. The breakfast chef was excellent and very accommodating. Since the dining room was small you must make a reservation for your 45 minute time slot for every breakfast. The elevator was only large enough for baggage. The tightly wound steep stone stairs to our 3rd floor room were probably original from the 17th century. Although the hotel was rather full, our room was quiet at night.

Great location in Gamla Stan! The hotel is in an historic & charming building within walking distance of shopping, restaurants & bars. The desk attendant was friendly & helpful with recommendations & for calling taxis. A very nice breakfast was included in our package. We enjoyed our stay very much & would return.

We'd booked at a different hotel through Booking.com, but when we arrived, they explained that they had a couple arrive who they couldn't turn away, so they'd gotten us a room here instead. We handled all the payment at the original hotel, and the owner of that hotel walked us down to Scandic to confirm the arrangement. The desk clerk when we checked in was very friendly, checking our IDs, explaining the wifi and breakfast. He apologized that there wasn't a bar as the hotel is owned by the Salvation Army. The room was small, but clean and well-decorated. The bathroom was one of the nicest of the trip in that the shower doors fully isolated it from the rest of the bathroom (seriously, I'm the ugly American who soaked every other bathroom, no matter how hard I tried to aim the handle only at myself). Breakfast was delicious, though the spacing and alignment of the buffet made for some cozying up to strangers. The morning clerk wasn't quite as friendly, but unlocked the luggage closet for storage. All in all, a well-appointed, well-located, clean space in Gamla Stan.

The Rica Hotel in Gamla Stan is great if you are visiting Stockholm for the first time. The rooms are very cute, the beds are comfortable as well! The breakfast is great as well; so many types of foods which includes Swedish specialties. My only complaint is that the sink was clogged; we informed the staff but it was not fixed during the stay. You can walk to anywhere in the Old Town, and can also walk to the other islands as well. I didn't have to take public transportation. The hotel is also close to the Central Train Station. If you don't like to walk a lot, the subway station is 2 blocks away. I would stay here again!