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Hotel Rival

Mariatorget 3
Rated 9.2 in 1967 reviews

Hotel Rival in Stockholm, Sweden, offers a distinctive blend of comfort and style in the heart of the city. Situated in the charming Södermalm district, a vibrant area known for its creative and cultural atmosphere, the hotel serves as an ideal base for both leisure and business travelers. Originally a cinema, Hotel Rival retains a unique connection to its cinematic roots, which adds character and a touch of history to its contemporary design.

As a boutique hotel, Hotel Rival emphasizes personalized service and an intimate atmosphere that sets it apart from larger chain hotels. Guests can enjoy an array of spacious, well-appointed rooms and suites, each thoughtfully designed with modern amenities that ensure a comfortable stay. The interior of the hotel exudes warmth, with tasteful décor blending classic and modern elements, creating an inviting ambiance.

The hotel's bistro and bar offer a relaxing setting with a menu that highlights local and seasonal ingredients, providing an authentic taste of Swedish cuisine. The adjoining café is perfect for morning coffee or a casual lunch. Hotel Rival also features a theatre that hosts various events, adding a vibrant cultural element to the guest experience.

Conveniently located, Hotel Rival is within walking distance of many popular attractions, such as the historic Old Town, Stockholm's Royal Palace, and a variety of shops and galleries. Its excellent location and attentive service make Hotel Rival a preferred choice for those seeking a memorable stay in Stockholm.

 Golf courses < 5 km
 Sea < 1 km

Climate and Weather

January
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 14
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February
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 15
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March
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 19
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April
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 22
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May
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June
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Michelin Restaurants in Stockholm and near Hotel Rival

Frantzén in Stockholm
Frantzén
3 Stars - Exceptional cuisine3 Stars - Exceptional cuisine3 Stars - Exceptional cuisine
1.8km / 1.1mi
AIRA in Stockholm
AIRA
2 Stars - Excellent cooking2 Stars - Excellent cooking
3.4km / 2.1mi
Aloë in Stockholm
Aloë
2 Stars - Excellent cooking2 Stars - Excellent cooking
5.8km / 3.6mi
Celeste in Stockholm
Celeste
1 Star - High quality cooking
420m / 460yd
ADAM ALBIN in Stockholm
ADAM ALBIN
1 Star - High quality cooking
1.3km / 0.83mi
Operakällaren in Stockholm
Operakällaren
1 Star - High quality cooking
1.4km / 0.85mi
Seafood Gastro in Stockholm
Seafood Gastro
1 Star - High quality cooking
1.4km / 0.89mi
ergo. in Stockholm
ergo.
1 Star - High quality cooking
2km / 1.2mi
Nour in Stockholm
Nour
1 Star - High quality cooking
2km / 1.3mi
Ekstedt in Stockholm
Ekstedt
1 Star - High quality cooking
2.2km / 1.4mi
National Museum of Fine Arts
National Museum of Fine Arts
Art museum in Stockholm, Sweden
1.4km / 0.86mi
Modern Art Museum
Modern Art Museum
Modern and contemporary art museum in Stockholm, Sweden
1.5km / 0.92mi
Royal Palace
Royal Palace
Official residence of the Swedish monarch
1km / 0.61mi
Stockholm City Museum
Stockholm City Museum
Museum in Stockholm, Sweden
460m / 0.29mi
Stockholm City Hall
Stockholm City Hall
Building of the Municipal Council for the City of Stockholm with the luxury restaurant Stadshuskällaren inside, wherein is the venue of the Nobel Prize banquet
1.1km / 0.68mi
Parliament House of Sweden (Riksdagshuset)
Parliament House of Sweden (Riksdagshuset)
Parliament House of Sweden
1km / 0.63mi
King's Garden
King's Garden
Park in central Stockholm, Sweden
1.3km / 0.84mi
Great Church
Great Church
Lutheran cathedral in Stockholm
0.9km / 0.56mi
Gröna Lund
Gröna Lund
Amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden
1.8km / 1.1mi
House of Nobility
House of Nobility
Palace built in 1641–1674, which is owned and managed by Sweden's knights and nobility.
0.8km / 0.53mi
Riddarholm Church
Riddarholm Church
Burial church of the Swedish kings and was opened approximately in 1300
0.7km / 0.44mi
Mary Magdalene Church
Mary Magdalene Church
Church building on Södermalm in central Stockholm, Sweden
200m / 220yd
Hallwyl Museum
Hallwyl Museum
Historic house museum in Stockholm, Sweden
1.8km / 1.1mi
Royal Armoury
Royal Armoury
Swedish state historical museum with exhibits of Swedish military history
1.1km / 0.67mi
Tessin Palace
Tessin Palace
Palace
0.9km / 0.59mi
Vasa Museum
Vasa Museum
Museum in Stockholm, Sweden
1.9km / 1.2mi
Nobel Museum
Nobel Museum
Museum about Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prize
0.9km / 0.55mi
Post Museum
Post Museum
Museum in Stockholm, Sweden
0.7km / 0.44mi
Bonde Palace
Bonde Palace
Palace in central Stockholm, Sweden, designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder and Jean De la Vallée as the private residence of Gustaf Bonde (1620–1667), currently used by the Swedish Supreme Court
0.9km / 0.55mi
Wrangel Palace
Wrangel Palace
Has a long history. The southern tower used to be part of Gustav Vasa's defence fortifications from the 1530s
0.7km / 0.46mi
Saint Eric's Cathedral
Saint Eric's Cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral in Stockholm, Sweden
0.7km / 0.42mi
Björns trädgård
Björns trädgård
Park in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden
0.6km / 0.4mi
Strömparterren
Strömparterren
Park on Helgeandsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden
1.1km / 0.71mi
Black Friars' Monastery of Stockholm
Black Friars' Monastery of Stockholm
Building in Sweden
0.8km / 0.49mi
Lightship Finngrundet
Lightship Finngrundet
Working life museum in Stockholm Municipality, Sweden
1.8km / 1.1mi
Af Chapman
Af Chapman
Full-rigged steel ship
1.2km / 0.75mi
Katarina Church Stockholm
Katarina Church Stockholm
Church building on Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden
0.8km / 0.5mi
German Church
German Church
Church building in Stockholm, Sweden
0.8km / 0.49mi
Culture Centre
Culture Centre
Culture center in central Stockholm, Sweden (1974)
1.5km / 0.94mi
Finnish Church
Finnish Church
Church of Sweden church building in Gamla stan, Stockholm, Sweden
1km / 0.59mi
Klara Church
Klara Church
Church in central Stockholm, Sweden
1.4km / 0.89mi
Fatbursparken
Fatbursparken
Park in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden
420m / 460yd
Swedish Museum of Performing Arts
Swedish Museum of Performing Arts
Museum in Stockholm, Sweden
1.9km / 1.2mi
Saint James's Church
Saint James's Church
Church of Sweden church building in Stockholm, Sweden
1.4km / 0.87mi
St. Eugenia's Church
St. Eugenia's Church
Church building in Stockholm Municipality, Sweden
1.6km / 0.99mi
Statue for Gustav III
Statue for Gustav III
Bronze statue of the Swedish king Gustav III in Stockholm.
1.2km / 0.72mi
Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities
Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities
Museum in Stockholm, Sweden
1.5km / 0.9mi
Högalid Church
Högalid Church
Church of Sweden church building at Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden
1.5km / 0.91mi
Kungsholmen Church
Kungsholmen Church
Church of Sweden church building on the island of Kungsholmen, Sweden
1.4km / 0.9mi
Junibacken
Junibacken
Museum in Stockholm, Sweden
1.9km / 1.2mi
HSwMS Spica
HSwMS Spica
1966 Spica-class torpedo boat
1.8km / 1.1mi
Sankt Erik
Sankt Erik
1915 icebreaker
1.8km / 1.2mi
Fotografiska
Fotografiska
Photographic art gallery in Stockholm, Sweden
1.2km / 0.75mi
Pålsundsparken
Pålsundsparken
Park on Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden
1.2km / 0.72mi
The Great Synagogue
The Great Synagogue
Synagogue in Stockholm, Sweden
1.6km / 0.99mi

What to do in Stockholm and near Hotel Rival

National Museum of Fine Arts
National Museum of Fine Arts
Art museum in Stockholm, Sweden
1.4km / 0.86mi
Modern Art Museum
Modern Art Museum
Modern and contemporary art museum in Stockholm, Sweden
1.5km / 0.92mi
Royal Palace
Royal Palace
Official residence of the Swedish monarch
1km / 0.61mi
Stockholm City Museum
Stockholm City Museum
Museum in Stockholm, Sweden
460m / 0.29mi
Stockholm City Hall
Stockholm City Hall
Building of the Municipal Council for the City of Stockholm with the luxury restaurant Stadshuskällaren inside, wherein is the venue of the Nobel Prize banquet
1.1km / 0.68mi
Parliament House of Sweden (Riksdagshuset)
Parliament House of Sweden (Riksdagshuset)
Parliament House of Sweden
1km / 0.63mi
King's Garden
King's Garden
Park in central Stockholm, Sweden
1.3km / 0.84mi
Great Church
Great Church
Lutheran cathedral in Stockholm
0.9km / 0.56mi
Gröna Lund
Gröna Lund
Amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden
1.8km / 1.1mi
House of Nobility
House of Nobility
Palace built in 1641–1674, which is owned and managed by Sweden's knights and nobility.
0.8km / 0.53mi
Riddarholm Church
Riddarholm Church
Burial church of the Swedish kings and was opened approximately in 1300
0.7km / 0.44mi
Mary Magdalene Church
Mary Magdalene Church
Church building on Södermalm in central Stockholm, Sweden
200m / 220yd
Hallwyl Museum
Hallwyl Museum
Historic house museum in Stockholm, Sweden
1.8km / 1.1mi
Royal Armoury
Royal Armoury
Swedish state historical museum with exhibits of Swedish military history
1.1km / 0.67mi
Tessin Palace
Tessin Palace
Palace
0.9km / 0.59mi
Vasa Museum
Vasa Museum
Museum in Stockholm, Sweden
1.9km / 1.2mi
Nobel Museum
Nobel Museum
Museum about Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prize
0.9km / 0.55mi
Post Museum
Post Museum
Museum in Stockholm, Sweden
0.7km / 0.44mi
Bonde Palace
Bonde Palace
Palace in central Stockholm, Sweden, designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder and Jean De la Vallée as the private residence of Gustaf Bonde (1620–1667), currently used by the Swedish Supreme Court
0.9km / 0.55mi
Wrangel Palace
Wrangel Palace
Has a long history. The southern tower used to be part of Gustav Vasa's defence fortifications from the 1530s
0.7km / 0.46mi
Saint Eric's Cathedral
Saint Eric's Cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral in Stockholm, Sweden
0.7km / 0.42mi
Björns trädgård
Björns trädgård
Park in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden
0.6km / 0.4mi
Strömparterren
Strömparterren
Park on Helgeandsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden
1.1km / 0.71mi
Black Friars' Monastery of Stockholm
Black Friars' Monastery of Stockholm
Building in Sweden
0.8km / 0.49mi
Lightship Finngrundet
Lightship Finngrundet
Working life museum in Stockholm Municipality, Sweden
1.8km / 1.1mi
Af Chapman
Af Chapman
Full-rigged steel ship
1.2km / 0.75mi
Katarina Church Stockholm
Katarina Church Stockholm
Church building on Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden
0.8km / 0.5mi
German Church
German Church
Church building in Stockholm, Sweden
0.8km / 0.49mi
Culture Centre
Culture Centre
Culture center in central Stockholm, Sweden (1974)
1.5km / 0.94mi
Finnish Church
Finnish Church
Church of Sweden church building in Gamla stan, Stockholm, Sweden
1km / 0.59mi

Golf courses

Tantogårdens Bangolf
Tantogårdens Bangolf
1.5km / 0.96mi
Äventyrsgolf / Adventure golf
Äventyrsgolf / Adventure golf
2.8km / 1.7mi
Årsta Golf
Årsta Golf
3.2km / 2mi
Golfbaren
Golfbaren
3.8km / 2.3mi
Aspuddens bangolf
Aspuddens bangolf
4.1km / 2.5mi
Björkhagens Golfklubb
Björkhagens Golfklubb
9 hole, par 33
5.3km / 3.3mi
Stockholms Bangolfklubb
Stockholms Bangolfklubb
5.4km / 3.4mi
Hellasgårdens fotbollsgolf
Hellasgårdens fotbollsgolf
5.8km / 3.6mi
Solna minigolf
Solna minigolf
6.9km / 4.3mi
Lidingö Golfklubb
Lidingö Golfklubb
7.3km / 4.5mi
Bromma Golf
Bromma Golf
7.6km / 4.7mi
Filtbana / Feltgolf
Filtbana / Feltgolf
7.6km / 4.7mi
Äventyrsgolf / Adventure golf
Äventyrsgolf / Adventure golf
7.7km / 4.8mi
Ekholmnäs Golf
Ekholmnäs Golf
9 hole
8km / 5mi
Bredängs minigolf
Bredängs minigolf
8.1km / 5.1mi
Ulriksdals GK
Ulriksdals GK
9 hole, par 30
8.1km / 5.1mi
Stockholms Golfklubb
Stockholms Golfklubb
18 hole, par 69
8.5km / 5.3mi
Ågesta Golfklubb
Ågesta Golfklubb
27 hole, par 71 + 30
10.2km / 6.4mi
Saltsjöbadens Golfklubb
Saltsjöbadens Golfklubb
10.3km / 6.4mi
Djursholms Golfklubb
Djursholms Golfklubb
27 hole, par 71 + 34
10.5km / 6.5mi

About Stockholm

Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, offers a variety of experiences that reflect its rich history and vibrant culture. A visit to Gamla Stan, the old town, is essential for anyone wanting to explore narrow cobblestone streets, historic buildings, and charming cafes. This area is home to the Royal Palace, where visitors can witness the changing of the guard and explore various museums that detail Sweden's royal history.

Another important site is Vasa Museum, which houses the well-preserved 17th-century warship Vasa. The museum provides insights into maritime history and the ship's tragic maiden voyage. For those interested in art, the Moderna Museet showcases modern and contemporary works, featuring both Swedish and international artists.

A stroll through Djurgården offers a blend of nature and culture. This island park is perfect for leisurely walks and is home to several attractions, including the ABBA Museum and Skansen, an open-air museum that depicts Swedish life through the ages with traditional buildings and live demonstrations.

Exploring Stockholm's archipelago is also worthwhile, with numerous islands easily accessible by ferry. Each island presents unique landscapes and opportunities for outdoor activities, such as hiking or kayaking.

For a taste of local life, visiting Östermalm Market Hall provides a chance to sample Swedish delicacies, from cured herring to artisanal cheeses. Meanwhile, Södermalm offers a more bohemian atmosphere, with trendy shops, cafes, and a vibrant nightlife scene.

Finally, taking a cruise through the waterways can provide a different perspective of the city and its beautiful architecture. This experience highlights Stockholm's unique position on water, showcasing its many bridges and islands. Overall, Stockholm presents a well-rounded mix of historical, cultural, and natural attractions that cater to a variety of interests.




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