My husband and I stayed at this hotel in September and had great expectations after reading all the wonderful reviews. We booked a standard room which was very small and quiet expensive. The breakfast was disappointing, very poor choice of hot food to order, my husband tried omellette, bacon and sausage (yuk!) on various mornings of our stay and it... more

I booked the lowest price category and the room was perfect. Tasty interior useful features (dvd, a TRS connector to connnect you laptop to the stereo, a playstation plug, dimmed lights lin the bathroom, ironing board in the closet etc) and a teddy on your bed (see photo). Young and very kind staff ecc. Would always come back. more

We stayed here on a recent trip to Stockholm and really loved it. It's in a really trendy part of town, Sodermalm, and is convenient to the Metro. The hotel itself seems very young and hip (although we are neither, LOL). The bar was really packed in the evening. The room was average sized, but decorated really nicely. The staff... more

My sister and I went to Stockholm for the Red Wings hockey game at the Globen. We chose this hotel from previous reviews. We could not have been happier. It's close to the subway, very clean, friendly staff, comfortable beds, great surrounding area, good restaurant, quiet. I would highly recommend this Hotel Rival. more

This hotel has taken a *major* fall. I've stayed here 4 times and will not return. The rooms are funky and a tad awkward, which is OK if everything else is good. The courtyard rooms can be very noisy. The bathrooms could not be smaller. A large pigeon would be claustrophobic. The restaurant/bar has become unfriendly and quite hostile to... more

Great hotel, location in a trendy neighborhood near to restaurants and convenient to the metro. The staff was very nice and helpful and the breakfast was outstanding. The room was rather small but was very quiet and lacked no ammentities. A nice business center with free internet. It was a great experience. more

I recently stayed at this smaller boutique hotel with my sister, and together we had a wonderful experience at Rival. The hotel has only 7 floors and very trendy hotel lobby with a very popular bar and bistro next door. The desk staff is extremely helpful and were able to give us our room when we arrived at 9am after... more

The hotel itself, the amenities, and the restaurant was very good. Service and atmosphere couldn't be better. Also the location was close to Gamla Stan and was near a train station, which was convenient. My only complaint was badly laid out rooms. While the rooms weren't that small there was very little space for the luggage. Also a twin room... more

Stayed at the Hotel Rival for the first time in August. Despite the hotel being slightly out of the main bit of Stockholm it's in an interesting part of town with lots of restaurants and little shops near by. The hotel itself is rather funky, and the rooms are spacious with good bathrooms. The staff is very helpful, although at... more