Best Western Arlanda Hotellby

My room was in one of the little cluster of buildings around the property. The room smelled a little weird and was the smallest hotel room that I’ve ever seen. Also it was super hot in the room. I had to prop the door open for about an hour to try and cool it down a little. Then I closed up the door and laid in the little bed. There was sand or something on the bed. And it was still hot. I had a very bad night of sleep. The people however were very nice. less

After traveling to Tallinn and Helsinki, we arrived back in the Arlanda airport. We easily found the bus map outside the bus exit which showed us which slot our bus would be, #13. At the bus stop there is a sign with the times of the pickups. The bus was right on time. We boarded with our luggage. There was plenty of room and the access to the bus was one simple step. The bus makes three stops, First Hotel, BW Park hotel, then BW arlanda Hotelby. We had prepaid reservations. We walked in to reception, told the desk clerk our last name, and he handed us a key. We were back out the door to our room in less than one minute! Our room was down a slight incline behind the central check in/ reception area. The rooms are in separate cottage type buildings. We took our luggage to our room. The room was perfect for us for an overnight stay. We were on the first floor. If one had large luggage and a second floor room assignment, then one might want to leave some luggage with reception. The second floor is accessed by metal circular stairs. In our room, there were two twin beds, a night stand, a small desk, 2 barrel chairs, a wall mounted TV, and a large bathroom with a shower. There were tea and coffee makings with a hotpot and a small refrigerator. They even had umbrellas by the door. We went back to reception to check on dinner and look for a beer. The owner's daughter was the bartender and she was a delight. We fortunately had time to chat with her and we found out the front desk person was her older brother. Both of them were great people. We ordered dinner. It was excellent. I had the char which was done in a light white sauce with lovely vegetables and potatoes. My husband had the prawn starter and the bbq ribs. He was very happy with his meal, too. Both meals were large portions. After dinner we chatted with other guests. I went back to our room to check in for our flight. The wifi worked great. The beds were very comfortable. We slept with the windows open. There was very little road noise during the night. In the morning, breakfast was superb. There was everything one could ask for from a full English breakfast(eggs, bacon, sausages, beans) to cold cuts, cheese, vegetables, fruits, cereals and more. I can't think of any thing missing. Our cHeck out was as simple as check in. We boarded the BW bus and returned to the airport for our next WOW flight. If in Arlanda again, we would definitely stay here again. less

We stayed here right before our flight out the next morning. It was quite handy to the airport, nice beds, and very clean with an excellent spread for breakfast. We would definitely recommend this hotel. less

Not much to like about this hotel. It's biggest problem is design. The rooms are in 2 story clusters, and all of the second floor rooms can only be accessed by a very narrow circular staircase - actually more of a winding ladder than a staircase. I am not sure how anyone with heavy luggage (It does serve an international airport after all) could schlep their luggage. All rooms are accessed from outside, and some have a little walk. Not a problem when the weather was good (as ours was), but I can imagine that it might be a little less enjoyable for the 9 months a year when the weather is less temperate and there is more darkness. Not far behind are the beds. Our twin beds were unbelievably soft and sagged in the middle making for a terrible nights sleep. The hotel is in the middle of nowhere. The clerk told us it was a 30 minute unpleasant walk to the nearest restaurants and that there were no local taxis. Yes, the hotel had a restaurant, but I am sad to report that it is a ripoff. I ordered the fish "special". Two minutes later the waitress came back and said they were out of it (it was 6:20pm and the restaurant just opened at 6pm), and suggested I order a different fish dish, without any explanation or giving me the menu. I was just a little surprised that that the cost was 100+ krona more than the 'special'. On the plus side, there is a very nice breakfast spread, both hot and cold, that is included in the price and started at 4am which is great for travelers with early flights. The price we paid, around US$175 was by US standards exorbitant for what you got, but is typical, if not a bargain for Scandinavia. less

Nice property, close to Arlanda airport. They provide free shuttle bus to the airport. Clean room but small, even the bathroom is small but it doesn’t really matter if you are staying there for an overnight sleep. You can call the hotel and request for a shuttle if you arrive after midnight because there is no service between 23:00 and 04:00. My flight arrived just after midnight, I called them and they sent a coach. The rooms are a bit away from the reception. I had one large suitcase and a hand carry and my room was in first floor, it was a bit difficult to take them to the room through a spiral staircase, also to bring it down to checkout. Otherwise, everything was fine. It’s great value for money! In the end you get what you pay for! I used the shuttle bus to go to the airport and from there I took a coach to go to Stockholm city, it was so easy. The staff in this hotel were very friendly. The lady coach driver, looked like an Indian, was very kind and helpful. This property is just perfect for an overnight stay! less