Stockholm
Surrounded by forested trails and open fields in quiet Gärdet, this efficient hostel works more like a no-frills hotel. Rooms are tiny but well planned,…
Must-see hotels in Scandinavia
Iceland
The Old Hut sleeps about 30 in dorm beds (linen available for 2000kr) with cooking facilities. The New Hut has private rooms (28,500kr) with shared…
Southeast Iceland
Snowmobiles litter this Ring Road property, HQ of Glacier Jeeps. There's a small, bunk-heavy hostel with a sunny enclosed dining area, plus additional six…
The Finnish Lakeland
Set among peaceful pine trees on the lake, this romantic 19th-century wooden hotel was once the gamekeeper’s lodge for the Russian royal hunting estates,…
The Finnish Lakeland
Near Retretti train station, this enormous lakeside resort has a whole town’s worth of campsites, solid cabins, cottages and apartments. Facilities…
The Western Fjords
This lovely old guesthouse is so quaint it almost looks like a museum exhibit. Clad in white wood, and with a glorious spot right beside the fjord, it's a…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
An attractive option if being by the fjord is what matters. With its slate-topped gables and clapboard exterior, it looks every inch the traditional…
Central Norway
Roughly halfway between Dombås and Hjerkinn, this lodge complex makes a good Dovrefjell base. There are 28 wood-clad cabins spread out across the site,…
Zealand
Next door to the Karen Blixen Museet, this large conference-centre hotel sits on extensive sea-facing lawns and is built around the former house of Karen…
East Iceland
Álfheimar has 32 motel-style units in long annexes (the only rooms in town with private bathrooms!). The timber-lined rooms have more atmosphere than the…
Odense
The most photogenic wings of this midrange business hotel occupy part-timbered, red-tiled farm buildings around a pretty cobbled courtyard. Rooms are less…
Central Norway
Located in a historic 17th-century inn on the main pedestrian thoroughfare, the Vertshuset Røros is a wonderful choice. The wood-clad rooms are generously…
Odense
Very handy for the HCA Quarter, this light, bright 43-room hotel has comfortable, very clean if unremarkable rooms with slightly faded art prints off…
Gotland
If it weren't for the smokestack just north of the property (that you don't see in any of the promotional material), this place, located on the island's…
North Iceland
Just south of Hvítserkur, or 30km north of the Ring Road on gravel, is Ósar, one of Iceland’s most serene farm hostels thanks to friendly owner Knútur,…
Odense
Right at the train station, this functional budget-bed chain has four categories of compact en-suite rooms, all with wet-room and mini-kettle; mint-green…
Iceland
Has three well-appointed huts on or just off Kjölur route, for drivers, hikers and horse riders. From south to north: Fremstaver, on the south slopes of…
Helsinki
An excellent alternative to staying in central Helsinki is near the ferry pier on Suomenlinna. Once a Russian primary school, then a barracks, the red…
Northern Lapland
On the shores of one of the region’s most beautiful lakes, 3.5km northeast of the Lemmenjoki turn-off from Rd 955, this remote wilderness lodge has…
The Western Fjords
This remote lighthouse lies at the end of a spectacular 42km drive from Maløy, and it's a place which takes getting away from it all to another level…
Visby
This hostel offers beds year-round in the small converted cells of an old prison. It’s in a handy location, between the ferry dock and the harbour…
Zealand
Set in a picture-perfect garden with vine-shaded terrace, this 17th-century farmhouse pension is a delightfully cosy mix of antiques and cottage-style…
Rovaniemi
On Lehtojärvi's lakeshore, this place offers the complete snow-hotel experience and also has a snow restaurant as well as warmer eating choices. Alongside…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
With flags flying outside, an impressive, multi-windowed frontage and a fine aerial view over Hardangerfjord, this big hostel makes a good budget base…
The South
Básar is the choice base for Icelanders, largely due to its beautiful position in the trees. There’s hut (mattress only) accommodation for 83 people…
Northern Lapland
Right at Kiilopää's trailheads 17km south of Saariselkä, this excellent facility has outlying buildings with simple, comfortable hotel rooms, a hostel …
Turku & Finland's South Coast
On the island of Mussalo, Santalahti has a huge range of cottages and conifer-shaded campsites. Shoreline and forest nature trails (each 2.5km long) weave…
Southern Norway
Surrounded on all sides by water, this attractive, well-run campground has plenty of activities for children, lots of shady pitches for tents and quaint…
Southeast Iceland
Most visitors bring a tent (or campervan) to this large, gravelly, panoramic campsite (with laundry facilities, and hot showers for 500kr). It gets very…
The South
Sixteen kilometres west of Vík and 1.5km north of the Ring Road on a dirt track, sweet Guesthouse Steig is a simple farm building filled with 12…
The Finnish Lakeland
Located in adjoining buildings in the city centre, Jyväskylä's newest hotel has plenty of pizzazz. Standard rooms are comfortable and well equipped, but…
The Finnish Lakeland
Owner Marja operates both a guesthouse and a hostel in characterful wooden 19th-century barracks buildings right by the Jalkaväkimuseo (Infantry Museum)…
The Westfjords
It's worth detouring 11km off Rte 61 to hunt out Heydalur, tucked away at the head of Mjóifjörður. Here cabins cluster around a converted barn, the…
Oslo
While the lobby and downstairs restaurant brim with period character, the Grand's rooms are pared back, with a soothing simple elegance. Luxury touches…
Helsingør
Right on its own little sandy beach with fireplace, lawns and kayak hire, this remarkable hostel is based around a count's 1907 summer mansion. Only five…
Helsinki
Finnish students live well, so take advantage of this summer residence: a clean, busy, environmentally sound spot with neat rooms, a sauna and draft…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
Opposite the quay, this handsome house dates from 1887, and it's straight off a Norwegian postcard – all gables, balconies and clapboard cladding, framed…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
This lovingly refurbished fjordside farmhouse makes a cosy night's sleep. Clad in wood and dotted with little white windows, it's cute as a button, and…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
You could do way worse than this simple but proper hotel, which offers a full room range: dorms, singles, doubles and triples, all attractively finished…
Helsingør
Combining hotel, restaurant, cafe and DJ-lounge-bar, this characterful family place manages a clever melange of traditional and modern elements, including…
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