Clarion Collection® Hotel Plaza

We stayed in a two room suite with a spacious bathroom which has a double sink and two showers. Everything was very clean and quiet with blackout curtains and very good air conditioning. A great breakfast buffet is included and they will make an egg white omelet if requested. Also included is an afternoon coffee/tea with small cakes and cookies PLUS dinner! Yes, that's right, dinner is included which has a vegetarian soup, main course (fish or chicken or meat) with a potato side dish and a salad bar which includes pasta salad, cole slaw, olives, beet salad, green bean salad and generous toppings like croutons and bacon bits. They will make a vegan main course upon request. The coffee/tea bar is included for this meal as well. Parking is just across the street and the town's pedestrian area begins right next to the hotel. The service people are fabulous and go above and beyond to satisfy any need!

I visited this hotel with my wife in June. The first room we checked into was incredibly warm, and smelled like a wet towel. There was no ventilation at all, not even a fan in the bathroom. The window which looked out over the indoor restaurant could not be opened. The girl in the reception was new on the job and it took 45 minutes to see another room. The new room was exactly the same. The room already cost 140EUR and she made us pay 20EUR to upgrade to a room with a window which could open. The new room was also extremely damp and warm which made it impossible to sleep. After an evening shower, the mirror in the bathroom was still foggy the following morning. Surprised this is even legal, as there must certainly be mould in the rooms. Otherwise the bed was comfy and clean. Dinner was nothing special but breakfast was very good. Generally in need of renovation, not nearly the standard one would expect at other Clarion hotels, or any hotel at that price. Would not recommend and would not go back.

Visited from Friday to Saturday, had booked a superior room for around 1700 SEK. Did the booking at Clarion's home page, in hope of a good room.. Room was ok, nothing more. No AC, only heating, had the window open all night to keep the temperature down, but it is a lot of traffic and noise outside. Spots on the wall, unidentifiable.. Old carrots (!) in the fridge, took them out in the hallway, couldn't find a trash can..Put them in the staircase to get rid of them. Bed comfy, shower ok. Breakfast... "Plaza" 1700SEK.. Maybe spend some of that money on a better breakfast? "Scrambled eggs" from powder. Milk, only 1 kind, low fat, tasting funny. Bacon cooked in a strange way; half burnt, hard, in small lumps, not slices, never seen anything quite like it. Liver paste not very tasty. Soft boiled eggs had a strange consistence, even though kept in a fancy warm water container. (Or maybe because of that) It is a general problem with hotels in Karlstad, they all charge a lot for average to bad rooms and services. I guess they have a sort of agreement between them to keep the prices high.

Centrally located, very near the railway station. A supprisingly well equipped gym, we hadn´t time to try the sauna that overlooks the rooftops. God breakfast, as expected crowded during peak hours sat and sun.

The hotel is located across the road from the railway station and that makes the conveyance a breeze. Coming to the hotel, we reached a bit early and were charged for early check-in though many hotels write off the early check in charges if you are with an infant baby. The last at the reception in the evening, Eva was great in her duties and did all to make the stay pleasant for us including vegetarian option in the dinner. Overall great location and awesome EVA.