Expert reviews
“Guests at this hotel-hostel, in a former prison on Långholmen island, sleep on bunks in a cell, with either shared or private baths. Hotel-standard rooms are also in cells but spruced up with textured wall coverings and mod fixtures.”
“This former prison morphed into a combined hotel and hostel when the inmates were moved elsewhere in 1975. Hjalmar Branting, Sweden’s first working-class prime minister, spent three months behind bars here in 1889 for denying God and the afterlife.”
Featured as Frommer’s Exceptional Choice in Stockholm.
What guests liked
- Great food
- Great experience
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
This three-star hospitality center is situated on 20 Langholmsmuren in the Sodermalm district of Stockholm where it offers luxury and style to its guests. The hotel is located in an excellent location; it is situated right next to a beach which makes it the perfect romantic getaway for couples in the city or the ideal summer vacation spot.
The hotel is set in a former 19th-century prison building which has seen numerous renovations and refurbishment to become the modern beauty of the hotel is today. The hotel still retains some of the old prison features which are most evident in the unique cell-like rooms available in the hotel.
The Langholmen Hotell offers chic room options such as Economy Room, Single Room, and Double Room. The hotel is family-friendly which is why family accommodation option such as Family Room is available in the hotel.
An attractive and unique atrium gallery is situated right in the center of the hotel premises. This atrium dates back to the 19th century.
Vesterbro is about 400 m away from the hotel while the popular Stockholm City Hall is about 2 km away from the hotel.
The rooms of the hotel are fitted with standard amenities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and air conditioning. The rooms also come with a private bathroom with thoughtful touches such as free toiletries, bathrobes and bathroom slippers.
The hotel provides other services, facilities, and amenities such as luggage storage, 24-hour front desk, daily maid service and room service.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
12 November 2024
Exceptional
A pleasantful and relaxing stay. Food is excellent
11 November 2024
bargain
Room was very clean. And we enjoyed their great breakfast with many varieties and everything was delicious.
The long walking distances make it a bit difficult for people with large luggage. Room for improvement in bedding.
11 November 2024
a great place to stay for a few days in Stockholm
excellent location of the hotel, very tasty breakfasts and a special atmosphere. I liked that the hotel was made in the format of a museum and the owners were able to preserve the spirit of the place.
one bed was not made (a room with two separate beds) and since we arrived late (somewhere at 11-11:15 p.m.), we were given bed linen and a towel at the reception. I had to make the upper bed myself. If this is such a joke in the theme of the hotel, then it is not very successful.
3 November 2024
Greatest prisn stay ever! ;-)
Special beautiful historical place with comfortable cells, wonderful staff and great breakfast. Lovely surroundings on an island, beach straight across from the building.
You need to be aware that it is not in the centre and it is not that convenient to get around from there.
1 November 2024
Exceptional
Nice, comfy and very clean rooms. Very good experience staying in a hotel with historical meaning, friendly and very kind staff, excelen breakfast. Enviroment, perfect park by the lake. ❤❤❤❤❤
31 October 2024
Informal atmosphere
Handicapfriendly, can you reserve them before arrival? Friendly serviceoriented staff, important after a long journey
Used it twice and my Google Drive app struggled a bit to find it, not so easy in the dark, but this has nothing to do with the hotel 😀
25 October 2024
Good stay
Very pleasant stay
It’s a bit far away from the center
23 October 2024
Very good
Breakfast was amazing.
21 October 2024
Exceptional
This hotel is really a fun experience! It is modern, clean and the beds were super comfortable. Yes, you feel like you are in prison, but that made it really fun. Having never been in prison, I'm sure the rooms are way more luxe than the real thing, but our room had bunk beds that were very nice. They really have thought of everything, comfort-wise, and the breakfast was quite good. We thoroughly enjoyed our 2 night stay.
17 October 2024
Excellent stuff and very good value for the money, I'd stay there again with the whole family!
Breakfast is amazing, all possible topings and spreads for your bread, also a few different sorts of bread, including reshly baked. Granola and different flakes for your yoghurt. But most of all the stuff are extremely friendly and helpful. The prison theme was a surprise but a nice exotic touch, doesn't express swedish hospitality very well ;-) highly recommended!
The bed was comfy but a bit narrow after all, maybe I just should loose a few pounds :-/
16 October 2024
Exceptional
The staff was great and the bed was comfortable. Breakfast was wonderful too.
It's a little bit far away from the main Stockholm attractions we were there to do.
7 October 2024
Original prison stay in Stockholm
Very original, quiet in the middle of nature, with a lake nearby
Nothing
4 October 2024
Very good
Breakfast buffet was excellent. Appreciated the free parking.
2 October 2024
A very cosy stay
Breakfast was excellent.
24 September 2024
Great prison stay!
The jail theme is quirky and everything is of a high standard. The buffet breakfast was excellent and staff even gave us a takeout breakfast when we checked out at 6am for the ferry. Also their recycling policy is excellent with separate bins. Very nice bathroom.
The room is a tad narrow so one person is by the wall when in bed but I understand, it's the cell size.
21 September 2024
Special but still comfortable accomodation
Very special accomodation in historic setting surrounded by quiet and green island still in the middle of the city. Metro nearby. Very good breakfast.
Cell door didn‘t close 100% so light and sounds from the corridor drifted in at night time. Hair dryer quite old, gave off a burnt smell. Shower handle loose.
19 September 2024
Great find in Stockholm
Staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful. The parkland setting and water front were very restful. The history of the former prison added a special element
The location was lovely although almost an hours walk from the centre. The walk along the waters edge is enjoyable if you are fit to walk (after a day walking in city!) Metro stop was just 15mins away in Honstull Room small but interesting...a former cell!
14 September 2024
Don't hesitate. The idea is a little weird but it's great, especially if you are driving.
Interesting place to stay, the island itself is great to explore. More parking than at first appears (the staff direct you to more). Fantastic breakfast. Short walk to metro to get elsewhere. Good options for dinner locally.
It's a little weird sleeping in a building that is is also an attractions itself but this was never an issue
10 September 2024
Fabulous
Quiet location and great breakfast
9 September 2024
Comfortable overnight stay in former penitentiary
Originality of the facility (former penitentiary). Comfort even if in small rooms. Cleanliness. Free parking available.
Nothing in particular.
9 September 2024
It was a quirky, fun, one night adventure.
The location is great. We just booked one night as a break from the tiny apartment we were sharing for our stay. It was a lot of fun, our kids in particular enjoyed the quirky decor and the prison features. We also enjoyed the museum with information about the history.
There wasn't much that could have been better. We were very comfortable for our whole overnight visit.
8 September 2024
An evocative place
It is an evocative place. It preserves the architecture of an ancient prison and is emotionally engaging.
I miss espresso coffee in the breakfast
6 September 2024
Very good
The difference
4 September 2024
Great breakfast & amazing location!
Great breakfast & amazing location! Honestly think the Island is the best place to stay when visiting Stockholm as it is so easy to get into all areas but quiet & peaceful in the evenings. We loved the little swimming beach and walking/running trails. Would also recommend the Wärdshus restaurant - which was lovely!
Complimentary tea & coffee availability prior to breakfast starting at 7/7.30am would have been nice - only an issue for early risers though & it is available to buy still!
1 September 2024
Very good
Excellent breakfast, and the location was unique and gave an opportunity for quiet surroundings that are still pretty close to the city center.
The rooms were to the smaller side, but that is really to be expected for a hotel in an old prison, so wasn't that much of an issue, but just something to keep in mind.
1 September 2024
Fab accommodation & beautiful location
The novelty of the prison rooms
Earlier check in, although good service to hold luggage
1 September 2024
Fun novel hotel quite location great for kayaking
On an island so quiet and good value for Sweden. Beach area was a real bonus
Evening food was poor and service lacking
1 September 2024
Great place to stay in Stockholm in a green an beautiful area. Swimming place just outside the door. Great breakfast. Cl
The location is amazing! The facilities great and clean.
There wasn’t anything I didn’t like.
30 August 2024
Excellent renovation in a welcoming hotel
Structure excellently converted into a hotel. Clean, modern and charming. Friendly and helpful staff. Very stocked breakfast buffet.
We were a bit disappointed by the restaurant
29 August 2024
Exceptional
Unique and interesting hotel converted from a former prison, with a small museum inside. Parking is convenient, and the breakfast is plentiful. Although the rooms are not large, they are well-equipped and surprisingly comfortable. Also, the reception staff were very friendly. The surroundings of the hotel are beautiful.
The hotel is a bit difficult to reach via public transport.
25 August 2024
Great!
Really cute rooms that might be small (former cells) but which are also comfy and had all that you need. The bed was super nice and the breakfast great!
The rooms are small (!), but they have done their best considering they have transformed former prison cells into hotel rooms. And it adds to the charm of the hotel.
25 August 2024
Clean, good value, great staff in reception. Unique and with beautiful art on the walls!
Unique, nice art! Good exhibit, nice staff!
The bed is not big enough for me and my husband side by side. I asked for sheets and slept on the top bed. (The breakfast staff was pretty harsh when we came late. It’s possible to explain about the closing time, and still be nice.)
21 August 2024
Wonderful
Everything. It's an amazing place to stay
Absolutely nothing to dislike here. It's beautiful
20 August 2024
Great place overall
The place was great. Theme was fantastic and all the small touches were great. Lots of authenticity while still being really modern and comfortable. The breakfast was delicious also.
It would have been nice if there was an outlet near the bed. There was a lamp but no outlet except across the room which made phone charging hard especially from the top bunk. Location is also a little hard from public transport but Uber is pretty cheap. Only a few euros more than the two train tickets we were considering buying to get there from the main station.
19 August 2024
Locked up in a cosy cell
The breakfast was amazing and the beds were really comfortable. The tap water was also the best I've ever tasted.
They didn't have a sauna or a pool
18 August 2024
Exceptional
The hotel was very clean and the staff was friendly and helpful. They serve an amazing breakfast!
15 August 2024
Fabulous
special and interesting location, museum inclusive free parking nice breakfast
more sockets would be nice
15 August 2024
Exceeeded my expectations
The place is great, loved the idea of staying in a former prison
Liked everything
13 August 2024
Very good
Very nice hotel located in old prison, interesting experience.
The room is really small. No place to put clothes in. It is fine for a couple of days. I had an impression that the best choice of food during breakfast is in the begging
10 August 2024
Fabulous
Breakfast, Location, Good value for money, nice way to use an old building with a lot of history. A lot of activities are possible there.
Nothing
6 August 2024
Fabulous
Very nice re-use of an hold prison, with recalls to what it was
Rooms are a bit small, anyway it was a prison, but of course the cells were designed not to be comfortable
6 August 2024
Very untypical hotel experience at great value
Breakfast is good value, lots of local food, you can sit outside to enjoy the morning sun
Heavy "cell doors" are loud when closing (also the ones from your cell neighbours coming home at night)
2 August 2024
Exceptional
We had a great time. Super nice hotel, well located in a peaceful island.
2 August 2024
Charming hotel in a quiet and beautiful island.
Great location. Good breakfast. The room was clean. This time around it wasn't so hot in general, so I didn't miss the AC. Towels were fluffy and the pillow was also very comfortable.
It is quite annoying to roll the suitcase in a road with the little stones. It would be nice if you could upgrade the road leading to the hotel to have a sidewalk clean of stones.
1 August 2024
Amazing experience- you won’t regret staying here.
Decor was so clever and prison theme touches. Absolutely loved it! Breakfast buffet was great. Bunkbeds were comfortable staff friendly would definitely recommend and definitely come back.
Would have liked a kettle in the room and bigger pillows!
30 July 2024
Fabulous
Breakfast Location
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26 July 2024
Excellent, pleasant stay!
Very original location on a quiet green island
25 July 2024
Fabulous
Great atmosphere, nice building. Tasty breakfast.
23 July 2024
Unusual hotel in a calm location
Silence and calmness of the location, unexpected comfort of a cell-room, delicious and plentiful breakfast.
No complaints.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Invoice provided
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Outdoor furniture
- - Picnic area
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Designated smoking area
- - Shared lounge/TV area
- - Pet bowls
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Activities
- - Canoeing (additional charge)
- - Hiking
- - Cycling
- - Beachfront
- - Public Bath
- - Beach
- - Temporary art galleries
- - Bicycle rental (additional charge)
Kitchen
- - Shared kitchen
Entertainment and family services
- - Board games/puzzles
Parking
- - Electric vehicle charging station
- - Accessible parking
Miscellaneous
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
24 November 2024
Quirky, clean and different in the best way!