Clarion Collection® Hotel Tapto

This Clarion Collection hotel is located in a pleasant residential area near the Stadion tunnelbana station. Notable establishments: a small Hemkop (grocery) literally a few steps from the hotel, together with a convenience store selling stamps and processing mail. Mailboxes are located outside the store for your convenience. There’s also a small bakery across the street called Ett Bageri. Location is a bit further from the city center, but you can walk to Norrmalm in around 20-30 minutes. Stadion tunnelbana station is just 3 stops away from Gamla Stan, and 2 stops from T-centralen. There are a few restaurants in the vicinity of Stadion. If you want a larger supermarket, it’s about a ten minute walk from the hotel. Visited last July 2018. There is an afternoon snack service with small, passable muffins together with the usual wasa and knackebrod available anytime. Available 3:00pm – 4:30pm. Superior room is a very spacious room with sufficiently sized beds for the price. Toiletries are in dispensers. Scant English language Swedish channels – in fact, there are no international channels at all. No air conditioning – but you can borrow an electric fan from the lobby. It was one of the warmest summers ever, said one of the hotel staff, although for us, it was moderately cool except for the times when the sunlight hits your skin. There’s a computer free for use near the reception, as well as free printing services (The printer is inside the reception area. Ask the staff to get the printed sheets of paper for you). Free coffee and tea anytime of the day (self-serve) at the lobby. Default breakfast spread, mostly organic (7-10am): o Cereals, dried fruits and spices: all-bran regular, Special K red berries, fruit muesli, cornflakes, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, raisins, dried apricots, banana chips, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, etc. o Oatmeal o Jams, cheeses and spreads: raspberry jam, lingonberry, hazelnut spread, cream cheese, apple compote, orange marmalade, strawberry compote, cottage cheese o Cold cuts: Kalles caviar (fish roe spread – really salty), pickled cucumber, liver spread, pickled onion herring and various hams o Fruits and vegetables o Beverages: green lemon tea, forest fruit tea, English breakfast tea, O’boy instant cocoa powder, apple and orange juice, coffee and hot milk o Non-dairy or lactose free products: Oat-ly, lactose free strawberry yogurt, soy milk, soygurt, lactose free mild yogurt, lactose free soured milk o Dairy: vanilla yogurt, plain yogurt, strawberry compote, mango yogurt, mixed berry compote, soured milk 3% (filmjolk) o Hot dishes: Hardboiled and softboiled eggs, scrambled eggs, sausages, bacon, pancakes (more like thick crepes) o Strawberry smoothie served in small shot glasses o Once, they served pork and beans. Dinner is served every night from 6-9pm. We stayed six nights, and here was the range of dishes served for readers to have an idea. There is always a salad bar. DAY 1 o Cauliflower soup o Roasted drumsticks with vegetable couscous, apple and curry o Once that had run out, they served barbecued chicken which was a tad salty but moist and tender o Salad bar (with fresh alfalfa!), bread station, tea and coffee section, and free flowing tap water o Butter DAY 2 o Carrot and peas soup o Spicy chili with beans, rice, corn, tortilla bread, cheese and sour cream DAY 3 o Vegetable soup o Creamy tomato chicken with basil pasta and parmesan, ruccula and onions DAY 4 o Pepper and chili soup o Saithe with herb sauce, peas, and lemon potatoes DAY 5 o Rutabaga soup with zucchini o Pork chop with bulgur and roasted vegetables with thyme and pepper sauce DAY 6 o There was an alternative menu for children and those who do not eat fish: Mincemeat sauce with pasta (lactose free and gluten free) o Soup with mushrooms, onions, parsley and red wine o Asian fish casserole with coriander, red curry and coconut cream (not gluten free!) I highly recommend this hotel due to the great value. Eating out can be expensive in Stockholm and this hotel helps you cut costs. If you want to try Swedish food in restaurants, lunch would be the best time to do so.

Great service and food. Breakfasts were appreciated by all family members. We arrived by car and it was easy to find parking lots nearby. During our stay we travelled with bus and subway located in same area.

Walking distance to the start/finish of Stockholm Marathon and the rate includes breakfast, dinner and afternoon tea. Food was well catered for runners and very fresh. Coffee and tea selection was fantastic and available any time of the day for free for the guests. Service was pleasant. Room was old and basic but clean.

We spent five nights here (room 411). The hotel is located at a reasonable distance from many of the touristic highlights of Stockholm. T-bana (the Stockholm metro) is a five minutes’ walk away (stop “Stadion”). We were welcomed by a very friendly front desk staff. Our clean room was of average city hotel size with mini-bar and refrigerator. The room lacked a safe. Beds were comfortable. The view through the window was on a supermarket. Our first night we kept the window open to allow some fresh air in. However, in the early morning the fresh air got accompanied by much noise when de supermarket received fresh stocks. The following nights we kept the window closed, which solved the problem. The clean and adequately sized bathroom had a good shower and everything else one would expect in a hotel bathroom. WiFi in the room worked perfectly. Breakfast was of good quality with sufficient choice. A point of attention might be the coffee. A fresh-brew machine with a number of choices would be an improvement over the current filter coffee. A good quality dinner buffet was included in the price. The composition varied from day to day. For us vegetarians the cook always made something special. Another specialty is the free afternoon coffee/tea with delicious cake and/or pie. All in all: great value.

Good and nice hotel, in a quiet area Everything within walking distance. T station close by, but it's only a 30 min walk to city center, ABBA museum, and other places to visit/see Can only recommend it Good service