expert reviews of cheap hotels in Stockholm

Its 60 rooms are charmingly quirky, with surprising little figurines, ultramodern lounge furniture and porcelain fireplaces scattered throughout.

A cobblestone courtyard, lined with greenery and patio furniture, forms the entrance to the serene, 40-room Columbus Hotell, which offers standard en suite rooms, as well as budget options.

We loved Hotel Tre Sma Rum, a privately owned guesthouse in a relaxed, residential part of Sodermalm.

The 47-room Red Boat Malaren, or Den Roda Batan Malaren, is a floating hotel on the northern edge of Sodermalm that offers rooms in -- you guessed it -- a red boat.

Very possibly Stockholm's most unusual hotel, Vanadis Hotell och Bad is a converted bathing facility turned hotel.

Wasa Park Hotel, a 17-room pension perched above St. Eriksplan square has been in operation since the 1950s. Housed in a 1920s building with a massive curved arcade, simple Wasa Park is one of Stockholm's most relaxed and quaint little hotels.