Scandic Europa
Upscale rooms with an indoor pool downtown
About this hotel
Scandic Europa pairs an upscale, central address with its own indoor pool, a rarer combination among the higher-end hotels on this list, useful for a family wanting a genuine swim away from Oceana's crowds without leaving the property. Its position near Trädgårdsföreningen garden and Nordstan keeps a family close to central Gothenburg's own shopping and green spaces. Pet-friendly status is a genuine advantage here, since it makes this one of the few upscale options in Gothenburg where a dog does not mean trading down to a standard hotel. Included breakfast covers an early start toward Liseberg, reached by a short tram ride from this central address. That rarity is worth weighing seriously against a plainer, non-luxury hotel that happens to sit a few minutes closer to the park.
- Indoor pool
- Luxury
- Pet-friendly
- Breakfast included
Our take
This hotel suits a family wanting an upscale, central stay with its own indoor pool and genuine pet-friendly status. Families without a dog, or prioritising a shorter walk to Liseberg itself, may find better value at a more park-adjacent property. For the right kind of trip, that combination beats chasing a slightly shorter walk to the gates.
- ✓Use the in-house indoor pool as a rainy-day alternative to Oceana rather than only during arrival and departure days.
- ✓Book pet-friendly rooms directly when travelling with a dog, since this upscale tier makes that combination genuinely rare in Gothenburg.
- ✓Walk to Nordstan for shopping or a rainy-day break, since it sits only a short walk from the hotel.
Why we love it
- Own indoor pool at an upscale hotel
- Genuinely pet-friendly luxury tier
- Included breakfast
- Near Nordstan and the garden
Why guests love itWe travelled with our dog and did not want to give up an upscale stay to do it, and Scandic Europa let us have both. The in-house indoor pool became a real bonus on a grey afternoon, and being close to Nordstan gave us an easy non-water-park outing too. That is the kind of detail that only shows up once you are actually staying there.