Best Western Malmö Arena Hotel
Four minutes from Malmö's real water park
About this hotel
Best Western Malmö Arena Hotel holds a genuinely unique position in this guide: four minutes' walk from Malmö Hyllie Vattenpark, the city's actual working public water park, rather than the historic but now visitor-closed Regementsgatan swimming hall the wider neighbourhood is named for. A hip, four-star high-rise property, it pairs free breakfast with a restaurant, a bar and a gym, and its Hyllie district position sits a shorter 22-minute taxi from the airport than most central hotels in this guide. Families building their trip specifically around a water-park day should treat this as the practical base, with central Malmö's Lilla Torg and the historic swimming hall a short taxi or transit ride away instead. Pet-friendly and kid-friendly throughout.
- Near Hyllie Vattenpark
- Four-star rating
- Restaurant, bar, gym
Our take
This suits families whose trip centers on an actual water-park day, since it is the only hotel in this guide within easy walking distance of Hyllie Vattenpark itself, a meaningful difference from the central hotels near the historic but closed Regementsgatan hall. It is further from Lilla Torg and the old town than most hotels here, so a family splitting time evenly between the water park and central sightseeing should weigh the trade-off.
- ✓Book this if a Hyllie Vattenpark day is the trip's centerpiece; the four-minute walk saves a taxi or transit connection.
- ✓Use the included breakfast to fuel an early start at the water park before it gets busy with other families.
- ✓Plan a separate transit trip into central Malmö for Lilla Torg and the historic swimming hall neighbourhood.
Why we love it
- Four minutes from Hyllie Vattenpark
- Four-star hip high-rise
- Free breakfast included
- Pet and kid-friendly
Why guests love itWe built our whole trip around a water-park day and this hotel made it effortless, four minutes on foot to Hyllie Vattenpark meant no taxi, no train timing to worry about, just a short walk with the kids already in swim gear. The included breakfast fueled us for a full day of slides, and coming back to a proper gym and restaurant afterward felt like the right trade for being further from central Malmö's old town.