Alexandra Hotel

A good experience for the low price, my stay there was exactly what I expected.
The breakfast that is included is good, with a standard assortment of choices.

This hotel is terrible. We were staying our last night of a European tour here. We were told our gear could be kept safe in a storage room. We later found the room wide open, unguarded, with a bright light turned on. When we asked if they would be willing to close the door at least, we got a flat «no.» We stayed on the third floor, no elevator, small windy staircase, and needed to take all our gear into our rooms in the middle of the night. The next morning, to put the icing on the cake, they were militantly protective when I looked like I might walk out of the dining area with my coffee cup. Don’t stay here.

My friends and I stayed here on the last night of our European vacation 2015. Here’s the download on my experience:
Location– decent however not anywhere near the old town or the center of the action. We found it to be a bit out of the way from hot spots however, the cab drivers loved it because we had to pay their expensive fares anytime we wanted to go somewhere.
Service– this hotel doesn’t understand customer service. On a number of occasions they were rude and sarcastic about simple requests that should be a part of the customer service culture. They truly exhibit an attitude as if they are doing you a favor in renting you a room as opposed to you being a paying customer and then needing your business.
Room– our room was old, carpet was dirty, the shower leaked.
All in all, I do not recommend this place because of its less than favorable service, location and what they offer for $ 200.00 USD per night. The Mini Micro that we stayed at earlier was a much cheaper and cleaner find.

As long as you aren’t comparing the rooms or expecting it to be that of 4 or 5 star hotels you’ll do just fine here. What we were needing was just a place to sleep at night with our own bathroom/​showers. Alexandra Hotel did exactly that.
We chose this hotel as a back up due to a bad AirBnb. We literally stepped inside the apartment, looked around, scowled at the creaky bed with nasty looking pillows and immediately turned towards the door. We went in a desperate search for a hotel with last minute availabilities. We wanted to stay within the Södermalm neighborhood and found Alexandra was within walking distance. We took a chance since we thought anything is better than that filthy AirBnb room and we were so glad we did.
Not sure if they’ll accept requests but if you’re getting a basic room try to see if they’ll assign you an odd numbered room. The rooms were listed to not have a window but our’s (#45) ended up having one. We reckon it’s because the odd numbered rooms are alongside the edge of the hotel but I’m not certain of the hotel’s entire layout so it may only be a certain range of the rooms that are situated this way.
The rooms were surprisingly very clean and sans the stale odor. Clean, white, crisp sheets lined the bed and pillows. The bathrooms (en suite) are spacious and walls weren’t grimey but squeaky clean, including the glass shower stalls. A flat screen television with several functioning channels is provided in each room including a wardrobe to hang your coats/​jackets. Wifi is free. Granted, they work for only three days but they’ll give you a new username/​password should your stay exceed beyond this.
They also offer free continental breakfast and a sauna. We didn’t eat in nor did we have a chance to try the sauna so I can’t elaborate on these features.
At first glance the location may look sterile as it appears it is on a residential area in modern buildings. However we found the location was perfect. Public transport is easy as there are several bus lines including subway stations in the area. There are also several nearby restaurants, a movie theater within a few blocks and a small grocery store literally across the street. At night it was very quiet so despite having a room near the sidewalk we were able to get a good night’s sleep.
The rooms certainly have no bells or whistles. If you want «nicer» you’re gonna need to pony up some more cash. But I thought it is worth noting the carpets and curtains have seen MUCH better days. They appear to be older than I was. The plus side, there was no odor to them.

Alexandra Hotel was a good hotel in terms of price and location. The rooms were fairly minimalistic, has all the basic items: bed, tv, bathroom. The best part was definitely the location since it’s within walking distance to several train stations that would take you right into old town, central station, and the conference center. The basic rooms are quite small though, probably would not recommend single room for someone who prefers more space. Also, the room I got had no windows, which made the 10-​hour time change from California very difficult to get used to.
The service was good, I’ve had good experiences with most of the front desk receptionist except for a few random unexpected less-​than-​ideal encounters: (1) wifi access cards only last 48 hours and even though I was there for 6 nights, one of the receptionist refused to give me more than one access card. (2) I asked if I can pay to get an upgraded room since my room was so small and has no windows, the receptionist looked annoyed and just said «no, all full».
Good things about the hotel:
(1) Breakfast was nice, better than most standard american continental breakfast
(2) Sauna was really really nice, but needs to be reserved ahead of time.
Overall, nice location, good price, and works well if you’re just looking for an affordable and convenient place to sleep and shower.

Pros: We got upgraded to a suite upon check-​in bc none of the double rooms were available. That part was nice. We had a large suite with a living room and separate bedroom. The breakfast in the morning was nice, lots of choices and friendly staff working the breakfast. The front desk staff was mostly nice except they could afford to smile once in awhile. The tv had newer English-​speaking movies which was nice. Good location to subways and a grocery store is right across the street.
Cons: The hotel is dated and that’s ok but they can afford to re-​calk the tub or at least bleach the tiles once in awhile so they aren’t obviously brown. There is a smell of vinegar in the towels/​bathroom so they must use a generic cleaner (it’s just didn’t feel very clean). On our first evening, we were resting on the couch and noticed something smelled quite awful. We discovered it was coming from a pipe between the tub and the sink. Every time someone flushed somewhere above us, we would smell horrible sewage for a couple minutes in our bathroom and living room. In the morning while getting ready in the bathroom, I got hit with a debilitating stink bomb and ran out holding my nose. It was gross. Luckily the bedroom was spared of bad smells. Their wifi internet is fast but each user/​password expires in 36hours which means staying 4 days we needed 3 different user/​passwords. Too many!

Alexandra Hotel is located in a nice neighborhood in the Sodermalm section (island) of Stockholm (a city of islands). The hotel is a little worn and only occupies the first floor of the building. It is comfortable nonetheless and very affordable for those of you who are on a budget and only intend to stay in this City for three days. It is also accessible to public transport; the subway stop at Maria-​torget and the local commuter train station, known as South Stockholm Station or Storna. You can take this train directly to Arlanta International Airport at half of the $ 40 cost for the express train from Stockholm Central Station. The ride is 40 minutes, not 20 minutes via Express, but if you are on a budget, its a bet. (train from Storna, leaves about every 30 minutes until late evening). The only odd apple here is the front desk receptionist, who works the morning shift (blond hair, muffin top — pants, about 40), not friendly, curt, at times brusque and never quacks a smile…

This hotel got the job done. The staff was reasonably helpful, there was a private bathroom, it wasn’t horribly expensive. The staircase to go up to the second floor was a spiral and a bit of a nightmare. The rooms were small and sparse, but the breakfast in the morning was pretty awesome. The location is great, I enjoyed the Sodermalm a lot!

Alojarse en Estocolmo no es moco de pavo. Vamos, es CARÍSIMO, y aunque sus hoteles y hostales están pulcramente limpios y acondicionados, lo normal es compartir el baño y tener una habitación que es poco más que un sarcófago por unos 50 por persona y por noche. Pues este hotel ha sido toda una sorpresa para nosotros ya que por unos 35 – 40 por noche (es mejor reservar en la propia web del hotel, sale mejor que con agencias) teníamos una habitación bastante grande, un baño privado también grandecito y desayuno incluído. Todo ello a un barrio a 3 paradas del centro-​centro de Estocolmo, y con bares, restaurantes y todo tipo de servicios alrededor.
Eso sí, sin lujos; una toalla por persona, un desayuno normalito de calidades pero abundante, una habitación con una escasa decoración… Pero ¿qué más necesitas? Además, las habitaciones estaban muy muy bien aisladas del ruido, de manera que si el de al lado estaba gritando lo oías como en la lejanía. Vamos, igualito que las paredes de papel de fumar de casi todos los hoteles…
El personal era bastante correcto, no excesivamente amable pero para nada borde.
Después de otras experiencias pagando un pastón por otros sitios que tampoco le daban mis vueltas, sin duda el Alexandra es mi hotel de referencia para próximas ocasiones.