Rival Hotel, gay-friendly hotel in Stockholm
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Rival Hotel

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Visitors frequently praise the Rival Hotel for its excellent location, cleanliness, and friendly, helpful staff who offer good advice. The breakfast is also a common highlight, with many appreciating the wide selection and a la carte options. There are no common complaints mentioned in these reviews.

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Mariatorget 3, 118 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Website
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About this place Rival Hotel

Rival is a boutique design hotel on Mariatorget square in Södermalm, owned by ABBA's Benny Andersson. The building includes the restored 1930s Rival theatre, used for concerts and shows, plus a bistro and bar that locals use too. It's a mainstream hotel listed as gay-friendly, not a gay hotel. Södermalm is Stockholm's most relaxed district for LGBTQ+ visitors, and some of the city's queer bars and clubs are a short walk or a couple of metro stops away. Mariatorget metro station is on the doorstep, and Gamla Stan is one stop north. Reviews average 4.4 from over 3,000 ratings.

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Gay-friendly (straight venue) Air conditioning Card payments accepted Walk-ins welcome Reservation required WiFi Year-round

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4.4
★★★★★
3,362 reviews

Based on 3,362 Google reviews.

Dino Halilović Jun 2026
★★★★★

Nice and clean hotel with best location.

Mia Karlsson Jun 2026
★★★★★
Jay Jun 2026
★★★★★

Excellent stay, lovely staff, great breakfast

Maria Paz Jun 2026
★★★★★

We celebrated my friend's birthday and the staff did everything they could to make us feel welcome. The food was good and the service professional.

Elzbieta Chrostek Jun 2026
★★★★★
Ben Ostrander Jun 2026
★★★★★

My stay at the Rival was excellent. The staff was amazingly helpful, sharing good insights and suggestions regarding restaurants and activities to enjoy. Lovely ambiance at the numerous dining establishments in the hotel, and an excellent breakfast buffet with à la carte offerings at no additional cost. Rival also had the best shower water pressure and the softest pillows among the handful of hotels I visited in Sweden. I highly recommend this hotel to anyone planning to visit Stockholm.

Doni Ilyaev Jun 2026
★★★★★

Perfect location with clean and cool rooms. The staff was so kind

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