Lydmar Hotel

Stylish 46-room boutique hotel next door to the National Museum on Stockholm’s harborside promenade, in a five-story 1829-vintage structure that once housed part of the museum’s archive. The property is near Old Town, the Royal Palace and the island of Skeppsholmen (home of the Museum of Modern Art), as well as other museums, galleries, restaurants and shops. Guest rooms are grouped around engaging living- room-like landings, equipped with flat-screen televisions and stocked with art books and magazines. Individually decorated accommodations offer views of city, waterfront or park and vary considerably in size. Attractively furnished in modern Swedish design, lodgings include king beds, built-in cabinetry, leather chairs and velvet curtains on tall windows. Spacious tiled baths have tub/showers and toiletries from Byredo Parfums. Amenities include animated bar and inviting restaurant; no spa or fitness facility; frequent art shows and small concerts.