Stockholm Hotels with Spa & Wellness Facilities

The Grand Hôtel Stockholm is the reference for a classic spa stay. It stands on the waterfront opposite the Royal Palace and Gamla Stan, with rooms facing the city or the water, fine dining and a spa with an indoor pool, and guests rate it 9.0. I would choose it for a short winter break, when the indoor pool and the view of the palace across the harbour make the most of the early dusk. Its location also puts the National Museum, the ferries to Djurgården and the Old Town within a short walk, so treatments fit easily between visits.

Elite Hotel Marina Tower, Spa & Resort is the option for travellers who want the bay rather than the centre. It sits directly on Saltsjö Bay, with contemporary rooms, an outdoor seating area with views across the water, a restaurant serving Swedish and international cuisine and a spa and wellness area. Guests rate it 8.8 from nearly 3,000 reviews. Close by, Home Hotel Tapetfabriken, rated 9.1 across more than 6,000 reviews, has a sauna and a fitness centre and sits five minutes from Sickla beach, which makes this eastern side of the city the best choice for combining a swim with a sauna in summer.

On Djurgården, the green island of museums and parks, Hotel Hasselbacken offers a gym, a sauna and a cold pool next to the Skansen open-air museum, in a historic building known for its buffet breakfast. The cold pool after the sauna is the Nordic routine in its simplest form, and the island's paths along the water are ideal for a morning walk before it. In the north of the city, Elite Hotel Carolina Tower places its gym, sauna and relaxation area on the 16th floor, with views over Stockholm, a rare combination in a city where most saunas are in the basement.

For a central base, two boutique hotels add a spa to a city break. Villa Dahlia, rated 9.0, overlooks Tegnérlunden park with a spa, a gym and a rooftop bar, a short walk from the shopping streets and the metro. Bank Hotel, a Small Luxury Hotels member set in a former bank building, offers a spa and wellness area alongside a fitness centre, rated 9.0 as well. If a sauna is all you need, Best Western Plus Time Hotel by Vanadislunden park and Elite Eden Park Hotel facing Humlegården both include one. My advice: choose by the water you want to see, the harbour, the bay or a park.