Backstage Hotel

Style

Well-cast crashpad

Setting

Dynamic Djurgården

Lift the curtain on Swedish culture with a stay at Backstage Hotel — a boutique spot in the centre of Stockholm’s Djurgården. The staff here are all locals, waiting in the wings with insider recommendations to this leafy district’s many museums, venues and fika-friendly hangouts. There’s a revered restaurant back at base for post-show suppers, and your colourfully dressed rooms steal the scene with one-off artwork, striking sculptures and water-watching vantage points.

Facilities

Rooms

57, including five suites.

Checkout

11am, and check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.

More Details

Rates include breakfast (with lactose- and gluten-free options available), served daily at the Backstage Brasserie.

Also

The hotel has five wheelchair-adapted rooms (four Superior, one Deluxe) with adjustable beds, alarms and accessible bathrooms. There are spacious lifts to all floors, and all the hotel’s restaurants and communal areas are easily accessed for guests with limited mobility.

Fitness Center

Free Internet Access

Laundry

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

At the Hotel

Concierge, living areas, bikes to borrow and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV with Chromecast, Bluetooth speakers, minibar, tea- and coffee-making kit (Nespresso coffee machines in suites), bathrobes and Meraki bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

The Loft Rooms may be small, but their exposed beams and historic in-the-eaves setting make for a cosy choice. Alfresco space comes as standard in most picks here, but we’re laying all our love on the Roof Suite for its all-angle views and sprawling living space.

Packing Tips

All your energy for arena gigs and city roaming.

Also

Museum meandering is your classic workout, Stockholm style, but to boost the calorie-burn, there’s a small gym at the hotel, equipped with weights and a treadmill.

Children

Welcome; the Veranda Suite sleeps four; there are connecting Loft Rooms (subject to availability) and highchairs are available at the restaurant for tots. Cots, too, can be provided for free, on request and subject to availability.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

In a wine-red banquette to admire the Brasserie’s walls of one-off, vintage curios.

Dress Code

Silk headscarves and timeless silhouettes to fit in with these swish Swedes.

Hotel Restaurant

Backstage Brasserie is the hotel’s all-day diner, where candlelit interiors and moody hues may feel more Marais than Djurgården, but menus have an assuredly Swedish spin. There’s shrimp-topped toast skagen, tiered smörgåstårta and meatballs with lingonberries, of course. If you’d rather stick to the classics, melt-in-the-mouth cheeseburgers, garlic butter-dosed steaks and lemony grilled chicken are also on offer. For a caffeine boost between museum visits, or a mindful moment for fika, the laidback Backstage Café has trad treats, salads, soups and all sorts of sandwiches available during the day.

Hotel Bar

Start your sipping at Backstage Bar, where a lengthy list of craft cocktails, on-tap ales and vintage bottles set the tone for your evening out. There’s a karaoke bar, too, for those inspired to sing after seeing Cirkus Arena’s talented line-up.

Last Orders

Backstage Brasserie serves breakfast from 7am to 10am (10.30am at weekends); lunch between noon and 3pm, and dinner from 4pm till 8.30pm. The Café is open 9am to 8pm daily.

Room Service

You can order dishes to your door from a dedicated menu around the clock.

Planes

Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport is your nearest international option and sits around 40 minutes away from the hotel by car. There are taxi ranks at the airport, and transfers typically cost around SEK795.

Trains

Liljevalchs/Gröna Lund station is right outside the hotel and operates on the Tram 7 line, which has frequent direct routes into the city centre.

Automobiles

You won’t need a car in this cycling city; but if you are bringing one, the hotel has a private carpark for SEK695 a day — please note that there are only five spaces available, so it’s first come, first served.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Backstage Hotel is your behind-the-scenes look at Stockholm’s water-fringed Djurgården district, long-loved for its swathes of green space, canal-side setting and cultural events. There are 22 museums within wandering distance — including fan favourites such as the Vasa Museum, Skansen and, of course, ABBA The Museum, which connects to the hotel via an internal corridor.

For an inner-city sanctuary, walk over to the charity-owned Rosendals Trädgård, where over 100 species of roses grace the gardens and an on-site vineyard supplies the grapes for some of the city’s biodynamic bars. If your endorphins come courtesy of an adrenaline rush, rather than a bed of roses, Gröna Lund’s iconic rides could easily entertain for days. It’s worth checking their schedules, too, as live concerts and events are often held here throughout the year. And if their line-up doesn’t appeal to your taste, Cirkus Arena is just across the street.

Pick up a free-to-borrow bike and make like a local to Östermalm, where streets are filled with Scandi clothing shops and renowned restaurants. Gamla Stan — the city’s Old Town — is also only a 15-minute cycle away if you’re looking to snap some shots of Stockholm’s storied, ochre-hued buildings.

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This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .