Långholmen Hotel Stockholm
A former prison turned relaxed three-star stay
About this hotel
Långholmen Hotel Stockholm occupies a genuinely distinctive setting, a former prison converted into a relaxed three-star hotel, with a restaurant and bar on site and free breakfast and free parking included in the rate. It sits a ten-minute taxi ride from the Fotografiska Museum and a minute's walk from Långholmens Wärdshus for dinner, with the taxi transfer to the airport running around thirty-nine minutes, longer than most Kista-based hotels. The pet-friendly policy welcomes the family dog, and room service rounds out the practical extras. Its island setting on Långholmen, surrounded by green space and water, offers a genuinely different Stockholm experience from the office-tower hotels of Kista, well suited to a family combining central sightseeing with a Husbybadet day trip rather than basing the whole visit around the pool.
- Free breakfast
- Free parking
- Pet-friendly
- Restaurant and bar
Our take
Långholmen Hotel Stockholm suits families wanting a genuinely memorable, character-filled stay, a former prison on a green island setting, with free breakfast and parking included as a practical bonus. The transfer to Husbybadet runs notably longer than from Kista, so it works best as part of a wider Stockholm trip rather than a pool-focused visit.
- ✓Plan extra transfer time to Husbybadet given the island setting's distance from the Kista cluster.
- ✓Explore Långholmen's green space and waterfront paths, a genuine bonus of this hotel's distinctive setting.
- ✓Book early, the novelty of a former-prison hotel makes rooms popular even outside peak Stockholm season.
Why we love it
- Distinctive former-prison setting
- Free breakfast and parking
- Island green space nearby
- Pet-friendly policy
Why guests love itWe stayed at Långholmen Hotel Stockholm mainly for the novelty, a former prison turned relaxed hotel on a green island, and it gave our trip a story to tell beyond the usual business-hotel stay. Free breakfast and parking kept costs simple, and the walks around the island were a nice change of pace between busier sightseeing days. The transfer out to Husbybadet took a good while longer than we expected, so we treated the pool as one day trip among several rather than the main event.