Hotel Esplanade in Stockholm - nice on Strandvägen

Hotel Esplanade in Stockholm is a historic hotel with a beautiful and central location on Strandvägen in Östermalm. Here you can stay nice and cosy during a visit to Stockholm.

Hotel Esplanade in Stockholm

Housed in a beautiful Art Nouveau building from 1910, Hotel Esplanade is perfectly located for those who want to discover Stockholm. What about us living in Stockholm? We went to a hotel for one night to avoid the storm in our houseboat, and in return we got to experience a hotel night in our own city.

Hotel Esplanade is located on Strandvägen, overlooking Nybroviken. It is less than a 10-minute walk to Kungsträdgården, 15 minutes to Sergels torg and about the same distance to Djurgården.

An ancient hotel

Hotel Esplanade is an old-fashioned hotel, once known as "Grand Pensionat Dehn". Back then, you could book full board for five kronor, and if you were lucky (or an important person) you could be seated near Mrs Dehn herself during dinner.

The hotel changed names and owners in 1954, but the original Art Nouveau environment is still preserved and the original birch furniture remains.

Nice hotel

The hotel is, with its 34 rooms, relatively small and thus also feels personal and homely. We were very well received and the woman at the reception offered coffee and cake, and wondered if we wanted her to start the sauna. Then we went up the winding little staircase, and through the beautiful corridors to our room.

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Our room

We booked the simplest kind of room, a standard double room, as it was more than enough for us. The room was indeed small, but charming and nice. There was a safety box, minibar and other things you might need. The only downside was that the bathroom fan started in the middle of the night, with a rather loud humming, but luckily we managed to calm it down.

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Work and coffee in the lounge

The price includes coffee and cake, which is available around the clock, and if you want, you can take the coffee to the lounge. What does it matter that the room is a bit small when you can sit and work in the lounge overlooking Nybroviken in a peaceful environment?

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breakfast

The price also includes breakfast, which we were very happy with. Good bread, scrambled eggs, bacon, salmon, fresh vegetables, fruit, yoghurt, chia pudding, granola, croissants... No, we didn't miss anything!

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So, what did we think of the Hotel Esplanade in Stockholm?

All in all, it was a very nice hotel stay. We liked the ancient environment, the quiet atmosphere, the central location and the nice reception. The price, 1200 SEK for us together, we thought felt reasonable considering everything that was included.

More to see and do in the neighbourhood

Hotel Esplanade is centrally located in Östermalm, close to Kungsträdgården, but also to the Royal Palace, Old Town, Skeppsholmen and Djurgården. Nearby museums include the Historical Museum, Hallwylska Palace and the Nordic Museum.

Have you ever stayed at Hotel Esplanade in Stockholm? Or do you have another favourite hotel you can tell us about?

Facts about Hotel Esplanade in Stockholm

• Address: Strandvägen 7A
• Municipality: Stockholm
• County: Stockholm County
• Landscape: Uppland
• Read more: You can find more information at hotel website.

Accommodation and services

• Rum: Standard Single Room, Superior Single Room, Moderate Double Room, Standard Double Room, Superior Double Room and Deluxe Double Room.
• Food service: A breakfast room is available, as well as coffee and cake. You can also order wine and some meals.
• Sauna: A sauna can be booked.
• Training: The hotel's gym partner, Homie Fitness, is about 400 metres from the hotel at Skeppargatan 28.
• Parking: Hotel Esplanade does not have its own car park. Parking spaces can be found on the quayside along Strandvägen.
• Offers: On the hotel's website you can find various packages and offers, such as senior packages or booking champagne, fruit and chocolate for the room.
• Conference and meetings: The hotel has conference and meeting rooms and the possibility of organising weekly workshops, dinners, mingling, afterwork etc.