Haymarket by Scandic

Breakfast was marvellous. There was everything you could want. You can get an omelette made to order, or pancakes or Belgian waffles.

We booked a room overlooking the inner courtyard. You cannot open the window, so the temperature rises during the night. The only option is to run the air conditioning all day and night. And this was despite us visiting Stockholm in May.

Central location, very walkable to many landmarks/museums etc for first time visitors like myself. Clean rooms, not too loud. Lots of choices of places to eat nearby (at different price points). Check out time is 12pm which is also a bonus.

Main downside was communication. 2 issues that arose 1. I was told at check-in that cleaning services are by request (which is fine) however we were NOT told that there would be routine safety checks (something to do with ?power outlets etc given it's an old building). I was not aware of this and did not hear someone knocking when using a hairdryer and only as I had turned it off that I heard the door opening. I was half dressed so this was very alarming as I had no idea why someone would be coming in unannounced as I had not requested cleaning that day - ans they quickly closed the door again and left. When I checked with the front desk later they told me about the checks so I informed of the situation so they said they will remind staff to make sure people are aware of these safety checks 2. After the incident above I left the do not disturb card on my door for the rest of my stay. However on the morning of checkout, another staff member opened my room door unannounced and when confronted they said they thought the room had been checked out already (despite the do not disturb card still clearly being on the door). There should have been better communication between the front desk and cleaning staff to ensure they know which rooms are free or not. Whilst the actual property/room/location were good - these interactions unfortunately caused quite a bit of unease.