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9 picks in Sweden

Where to stay with kids in Sweden

We list areas and property types rather than single hotels: family-room availability changes constantly, and the area plus the room requirement is what survives contact with a booking engine.
Sweden with Kids: Where to Stay, Costs & When to Go

Family hotel picks in Sweden

  • Stockholm — apartments in Norrmalm and Vasastan
    Norrmalm / VasastanMid-range

    Stockholm — apartments in Norrmalm and Vasastan

    A flat with a kitchen near Central Station solves the two things that make Stockholm expensive and tiring with children: restaurant bills and the journey back at the end of a long day.

    • Kitchen and washing machine
    • Walk to Central Station and the airport trains
    • Every metro line within a few minutes
    • Supermarkets rather than tourist cafés

    Fitting a family in

    Two-bedroom apartments sleeping four to five are widely available and cost less than two hotel rooms in the same district.

    Watch out. Blocks in the older streets around Odenplan often have a small lift or a half-flight of steps to the entrance, which matters with a pram. Check-in is frequently a key code rather than a desk, so a late or delayed arrival needs arranging in advance.

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  • Stockholm — family rooms near Djurgården
    Östermalm / DjurgårdsbronHigher-end

    Stockholm — family rooms near Djurgården

    Being a short walk from the museum island means a day can be split in two — attraction, rest at the hotel, attraction again — which is what makes two big museums in one day possible with young children.

    • Shortest walk to the island's museums and funfair
    • Quiet residential streets and waterfront paths
    • Breakfast included at most properties
    • Tram and ferry to the centre on the doorstep

    Fitting a family in

    Family rooms for four exist but often mean a sofa bed; connecting rooms are the more reliable way to sleep five, and worth requesting rather than assuming.

    Watch out. This is the most expensive part of the city to sleep in and the quietest after dark — restaurants near the museums wind down early and cheaper food is a tram ride away.

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  • Stockholm — apartments on Södermalm
    SödermalmMid-range

    Stockholm — apartments on Södermalm

    A residential island one stop from the centre, with larger flats, playgrounds in every other block and restaurants priced for people who live there rather than visit.

    • Bigger apartments for the same money as the centre
    • Playgrounds, parks and a lido within walking distance
    • One metro stop from the old town
    • Neighbourhood supermarkets and bakeries

    Fitting a family in

    Two- and three-bedroom flats sleeping four to six are common, which suits a larger family in one booking.

    Watch out. Södermalm is a cliff island: several routes up from the water are stairways, and a wrong turn with a pram means a long detour. The streets around Götgatan are noisy late into summer nights.

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  • Gothenburg — family rooms around Korsvägen
    Korsvägen / LisebergMid-range

    Gothenburg — family rooms around Korsvägen

    The park gate, the science centre and a tram interchange all sit within a few hundred metres, so a theme-park day can be broken in the middle and picked up again — the difference between one exhausting day and two manageable ones.

    • Walk to the theme-park entrance
    • Science centre next door for a wet day
    • Tram interchange for the rest of the city
    • Breakfast included at most properties

    Fitting a family in

    Rooms for four are common but often mean two adults and two children in bunks; connecting rooms or apartment-style units are the dependable way to sleep five.

    Watch out. This is an events and transport district: concert and match nights are loud and push room rates up sharply, and there is little to eat nearby that is not aimed at visitors.

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  • Gothenburg — apartments in Majorna and Linnéstaden
    Majorna / LinnéstadenMid-range

    Gothenburg — apartments in Majorna and Linnéstaden

    Residential districts on the tram line that runs out to the archipelago ferries, with bigger flats, ordinary supermarkets and restaurants priced for residents rather than for a weekend.

    • Kitchen and laundry
    • Direct tram to the island ferry terminal
    • Neighbourhood restaurants and supermarkets
    • Parks and playgrounds within a few streets

    Fitting a family in

    Two- and three-bedroom flats sleep four to six comfortably, which is rare in the city centre at the same price.

    Watch out. Older buildings in Majorna frequently have no lift and steep stairwells — a real problem with a pram and luggage. The tram into the centre takes ten to fifteen minutes, so this is not a walk-everywhere base.

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  • Swedish Lapland — Kiruna town hotels and apartments
    KirunaMid-range

    Swedish Lapland — Kiruna town hotels and apartments

    Staying in the town means a supermarket, restaurants within walking distance in the dark, and being on the pick-up list for nearly every operator — which is what removes the need to drive a hire car at −25 °C.

    • Operator pick-up and drop-off from reception
    • Shops and restaurants on foot
    • Airport and railway station a short transfer away
    • Heated or block-heater parking where a hire car is involved

    Fitting a family in

    Hotel rooms for four exist but are limited in number; two-bedroom apartments are the more reliable way to sleep four or five in a single booking.

    Watch out. Kiruna is a working mining town in the middle of relocating its centre, so construction sites and diversions are part of the picture. Winter high-season beds sell out months ahead, and the town itself is not the reason anyone comes.

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  • Swedish Lapland — riverside lodges and wilderness cabins
    Jukkasjärvi / Torne river / AbiskoHigher-end

    Swedish Lapland — riverside lodges and wilderness cabins

    Lodges outside the town put the activities and a dark sky at the door, which matters when a child's patience for a minibus is short and an aurora attempt means stepping outside rather than driving for an hour.

    • Activities based on site or a few minutes away
    • Dark skies without a night drive
    • Half or full board at most properties
    • Wood-fired sauna is common

    Fitting a family in

    Cabins typically sleep four to six across two rooms; the smaller lodge rooms often take only three, so a family of five should confirm the sleeping arrangement rather than assume one room covers it.

    Watch out. There is usually nothing within walking distance, so every meal and every forgotten item depends on the property or a car. Snow-and-ice accommodation is marketed heavily in this region — as a category it is a novelty worth at most one night with children, and a poor idea with a toddler; a warm room for the rest of the stay is not optional.

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  • Skåne — apartments in central Malmö
    Malmö centre / Västra HamnenMid-range

    Skåne — apartments in central Malmö

    A flat with a kitchen within walking distance of the station puts the whole region — and Copenhagen — on a train from the door, which is what takes the hire car out of a Skåne trip.

    • Kitchen and laundry
    • Walk to Malmö Central for regional and Öresund trains
    • City beach and a long seafront path nearby
    • Bike hire, including child seats and trailers

    Fitting a family in

    Two-bedroom apartments sleeping four to five are common and cost well under two hotel rooms.

    Watch out. Västra Hamnen is modern, exposed and short of cheap places to eat, while the streets immediately around the station are noisy. Neither is a fault, but they make for quite different stays, so the address matters more here than the description.

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  • Skåne — Österlen cottages and farm stays
    Simrishamn / Kivik / YstadMid-range

    Skåne — Österlen cottages and farm stays

    Cottages and converted farm buildings on the south-east coast sleep a whole family in one booking, come with a garden and a kitchen, and sit within cycling distance of the sand rather than a drive from it.

    • Kitchen and outdoor space
    • Beaches reachable by bike
    • Often a farm shop, orchard or bakery attached
    • Parking included

    Fitting a family in

    Cottages typically sleep four to six across two or three bedrooms; single-room guesthouse options in the same villages are a poor fit for a family.

    Watch out. Österlen is strongly seasonal — many restaurants, galleries and shops open only from roughly June to August, and outside that window the area is very quiet. Bus services are thin, so a car is effectively required unless the cottage is inside one of the towns.

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