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SLEEPING

THE URBAN EDIT

NOTNOBEL

In 1912,tortured

geniusAugust

Strindbergwas awarded

an ‘Anti-Nobelprize’

(fundedby manySwedes)

as compensationfor

not receivingthe

NobelPrizefor

Literature.

LIKEA LOCAL

Ifuniqueinteriordecor

andunusualsouvenirs

areyourthing,

Stockholm’santiques

scenewillnotdisappoint.

Forextravagantrarities,

I’d recommendchecking

outWigerdalsVärld,

whichcarriesa selection

of glassandceramics,

as wellas furnituresuch

as antiquesofas,easy

chairs and coffee tables.

BYSTOCKHOLM

RESIDENT

LOLAAKINMADE

ÅKERSTRÖM

FAMOUS
STOCKHOLMERS

ABBA,GretaGarbo,Henning
Mankell,Robyn,Ingrid
Bergman, Björn Borg, Avicii

BUDGET

LÅNGHOLMEN

langholmen.com

Guestsat thishotel-hostel,in

a formerprisononLångholmen

island,sleeponbunksin a cell,

witheithersharedor private

baths(it’smuchnicerthanthat

sounds,witha playfulvibe

throughout).Hotel-standard

roomsarealsoin cells,but

sprucedupwithtexturedwall

coveringsandmodernfixtures.

There’sa popularbathing spot

atowel-flickaway.

MID-RANGE

BIRGERJARLHOTEL

birgerjarl.se

Oneof Stockholm’soriginal

designhotels,theBirgerJarlhas

a widevarietyof roomchoices.

Standard rooms are done up in

modernSwedishstyle,andthe

superiorroomsareshowpieces,

someof thembybig-name

Swedishdesigners.Studentsof

vintageinteriordesignshould

booktheRetroRoom,whichwas

‘forgotten’duringa major

renovationandhencehasbeen

preservedin all its 1974 glory. 

TOPEND

RIVALHOTEL

rival.se

OwnedbyABBA’sBenny

Anderssonandoverlooking

leafyMariatorgetsquare,the

RivalhasDecoaccents,and

stylishroomsthatcomewith

pillowmenus,downduvetsand

speakersin thesmartbathrooms.

In summer,considerbookinga

deluxeroomwitha balcony for

superlative views.

WHILEYOU’REHERE

AFTERDARKparty

onwarship-turned-

restaurant/nightclub

LadyPatricia

(patriciastockholm.se/

om-patricia).

EATclassichusmanskost

(homecooking)at

DenGyldeneFreden

(gyldenefreden.se).

DRINKat historic Pelikan

(pelikan.se).

MORE INFO...Pocket Stockholm (£7.99)//Stockholm City Map (£4.99) // lonelyplanet.com/sweden/stockholm

ILLUSTRATION: STELLA ISAAC

MAPKEY

SIGHTS

BergianskaTrädgården

EvertTaubesTerrass

Skansen

ACTIVITIES

Fjäderholmarna

Långholmen Kajak

EATING

CafeJärntorget

RosendalsTrädgårdskafe

DRINKING

SnapsBar& Bistro

SHOPPING

Svenskt Tenn

SLEEPING

BirgerJarlHotel

LångholmenHotell

&Vandrarhem

Rival Hotel