This hotel has an enviable location in the very centre of Stockholm. Once a department store famed by Greta Garbo. You can pretty much walk to most central locations from here. The central station is a 7 min walk away, the famous shopping street Drottning gatan is a minutes walk away. One of the first Signature hotels by Scandic with a 1920's Art Deco feel to it. All bedrooms are individually designed, if you are traveling on your own, the classic single or the preferably classic double are fine but very cosy or small. As a couple you will probably do well to upgrade to a spacious double. The rooms are perfectly designed to make the most of the space and have all mod cons. The bed is very comfortable although the pillows not so much. The mini bar is well stocked and the bathroom is small but the shower is great. The bar is very busy in the evening, excellent atmosphere. The restaurant serve a lovely and plentiful Swedish breakfast buffet with hot options as well as cold and healthy options as well as not so healthy options. I did not have lunch here but was told by a friend who frequent the restaurant that the lunch is excellent. The meeting spaces are excellent if you are looking to host small meetings. Service is friendly and attentive. Highly recommended for corporate travelers.

The location of Haymarket by Scandic is brilliant, with most of the city centre shopping and travel within a few minutes walk. Pretty location just by a colourful and lively market square. The rooms are quite small, and the ones facing Kungsgatan (a busy street 24/7) quite noisy. ' The beds are very good quality and very comfortable. There was a small wardrobe with room for 6-7 hangers for clothes but no shelves or drawers to unpack suitcases. In a small room it was a bit awkward to have to have your suitcases open on the floor to access your clothes. Overall decor quite nice but quite a few loose fittings and bits & pieces in the room (skirting boards, curtain rails) so maintenance seems to have been a bit neglected. Room cleaning was OK, and when you are asked at check-in if you want your room cleaned, remember that you need to ask for this even if you just want the (very small) bins emptied every day. No cleaning means nothing is done to your room at all, which doesn't really work. There should be an option to just to get bins emptied, mini-bar and coffee/tea stocked up. Very good breakfast buffet, with plenty of choice. Prompt service during the week for breakfast but very crowded and busy during the weekend with with empty buffet trays and bowls waiting to be refilled, and guests directed to "overflow" tables outside the restaurant area far from the buffet. The rack rate is a bit high, I think, unless you are willing to pay just for the location and convenience of being so near everything. A 50% discount via an airline booking was very good value though! I'll happily return, but will try and get a quieter room away from the main street.

Initially we had been given a tiny room with a single bed upon check-in, but after we quickly pointed out there were two of us and a double had been booked, we were moved to a more appropriate room. The room was fairly sized and although it had no windows, it had been cleverly decorated with curtains to give the impression there were windows and to not feel claustrophobic. The bathroom carried on the retro theme very well and the shower was a decent size. Breakfast had a good spread with omelettes available on request. The bar was always very busy with alot of non-staying guests also coming and going which is always good to see. Location was good for most places, we walked everywhere, Gamla Stan was roughly a 20 minute walk.