Clarion Hotel® Amaranten

One of our first choices in Stockholm. Reasonably priced for the category & situation, just 10 minutes walk from central station, and a subway station right in the corner of the same building. From time to time you can catch offers that makes it unbeatable (even more if you enroll in their loyalty program, like us this time, who were using an autumn weekend offer at 800 sek or so per night, a bargain in this city).  The breakfast is awesome, now with the pandemic you have to choose a time to avoid crowding (only in weekends) but other than that, it is nearly like before. A suggestion about the breakfast is that the hotel could have the waffle machines back again, which have been removed in the new setup during the pandemic. There used to be 2 or 3 if a remember well, but many of us would be glad if you bring back at least one ;) Another suggestion is to have Swedish meatballs for breakfast. A purely personal suggestion (that we've found in another hotels, even of the chain) A great bar & restaurant where you can use your vouchers if, like us, you are a silver or upper member of their loyalty program. Now the bar is closed due to the pandemic but the staff make an excellent effort in offering a short selection of drinks and food that you can get at reception. On Sunday this is not available, maybe because is the day with less customers? We were allowed to use the voucher in the minibar of the room that day, instead ;) We stayed in room 142 and let us say that this room shouldn't exist, it could be used it as storage or other, but not like a room. All rooms of this hotel have windows, but 142 is the first room of the floor, so the window gives to a tiny corridor that leads to a courtyard. This makes it virtually like a no-window room, since the natural light entering is minimal, and the "view" is a metal wall at 1.5m from the window. Other hotels (including this chain) have windowless rooms and you know it when booking, specially in the city centre where estate space is more scarce and pricey (I guess), but not this hotel.  We'll definitely keep coming back again, indeed we already have booked our next long weekend for November. Let's see if the waffle machine is back by then ;) By the way, we felt more than safe as regards the hygienic measures taken at the premises, which are followed to the letter. 

Unpleasant staff, seemed unhappy with their job. Our room was not cleaned during our stay and when we ask them they just came and fix the beds without changing the sheets. Poor and low quality breakfast.

Stayed one night during business trip. Really nice hotel located close to everything. Walking distance from city centre, old town and train station. Been going through renovations so all furnitures seem new. Great beds, lovely products in the bathroom and happy hour in the bar before 6pm. Recommendable.

Spent one night in February and on the whole it was a disapointment. The temperature was way to high in the room and the air conditioning did not work. Also as a preferred memebr in the chain we didn't receive any upgrade. The breakfast in the morning was so crowded that everything in the buffet was empty and no place to sit down.

Breakfast is much too crowded so be early in the weekend.... Our room had too much noise from the music downstairs. The door was poorly adjusted and was slamming every time another door in the hallway was opened. A huge plus for the parking garage with EV charging. Remember too book in advance. There is also a subway station just outside.