Family holiday to Stockholm

[whirlygirlie]

Has anybody had a family holiday in Sweden, perhaps Stockholm? What was it like? When's the best time to go and how to get there?

Thanks!

Dh and I went to Stockholm with ds3 a couple of years ago when he was ~8mo. We had an absolutely fabulous time, sooooo child friendly and spent the whole time saying wouldn't ds1 and 2 have liked this, that or the other. We stayed in a very reasonable apartment hotel which meant having kitchen, bathroom and bedroom come living room with loads of space, cleaned every day and breakfast left for us in the fridge. It was fantastic and in the very trendy area within walking distance of all the main Stockholm stuff. Absolutely loved it and plan to take all 3 sooner rather than later.

Thank you Hannahsaunt, that sounds great! I don't suppose you can remember where you stayed?

Is it a very expensive place to holiday? We've been looking into holidays to Italy but have been surprised by the cost of flights from our local airport and are concerned about the strength of the Euro. Do you think Stockholm would be better value? (Our children will be 5 and 1)

Will look back and check on the name of the hotel. It really was lovely and in a fab area with really good restaurants. It was incredibly child friendly - restaurants didn't bat an eyelid at accommodating (yet another) buggy for dinner even at 8/9/10pm and all the train/subways had lifts to make them completely accessible. It was expensive but you did get what you paid for so in that sense very good value. When we were there, they didn't use the Euro, it was Swedish kroner so outwith that system. Flights were BA; we flew from our local airport to Heathrow and on from there. Don't know what you are hoping to pay but places like ebookers are good on prices.

Italy (last time we were there which was 10 years ago) was ridiculously cheap for eating, drinking and accomodation. Really don't know how it would compare. It does get wonderfully hot - what weather are you looking for? Stockholm was 25 degrees one day and 7 the next in May so very unpredictable.

Lots for kids in Stockholm - a big warship (Vassa?), a big park/ farm thing on the outskirts, lovely markets and cycling too. Expensive, yes, but good.

We had a great time when ours were 4 and 2.5. Check out Skansen and the Pippi Longstocking 'museum' (the latter is all in Swedish but the DCs didn't seem to notice!).

We also went to a fab children's science museum called Tom Tits Experiment. An hours drive from Stockholm. The best museum I have been to.

All food was delicious. There was a lovely restaurant on Djurgarden (the island with Skansen and Pippi and the fairground) - the Blue Door (Bla Porten).

We went in August and the weather was lovely and hot but not sticky like it was in England that summer.

July is probably the best time to go for the weather
We stayed in a hotel close to the central station - it might have been the Scandic but I'm not sure

Loads to see and do
Eating out and drinks can be expensive

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We stayed at the Rival - loved it too!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

hannahsaunt - any chance of the apartment name