Finished my third visit to Stockholm last week. The first two trips we stayed at the Grand, but opted for the Bank Hotel this trip as I had my college age son with me. The Bank did not disappoint and I prefer it over the Grand. As noted previously, the location is excellent, but the staff, quietness of the room and roof-top bar really made our stay. Everyone we encountered from housekeeping, breakfast staff to bartenders went beyond to make us feel welcome and recommended restaurants and sights to see. The staff truly wanted us to enjoy their Stockholm!

I booked a basic room for our 7 night stay and when I requested a rollaway bed, they offered to upgrade us for 60 Euros to an Elegant Exceptional room. The upgrade was certainly worth the money and we had plenty of space given the rollaway. The room had a large bank of windows (no pun intended) in the historical part of the hotel facing the street. Though it was a bit warm during our visit, with the windows open and fan on we managed to be comfortable at night. I was also pleasantly surprised we never once heard any noise from the adjoining rooms and given we abutted the elevator there was no notice of it.

The rooftop bar is simply stunning both in view and decor. We found if you sat outside you were too low to enjoy the view. However, if you sat inside at the bar you had sweeping vistas to enjoy. The other nice thing about the roof-top bar is that the locals frequent it and are often eager to engage with visitors.