81%The Red Boat Mälaren

the breakfast was a little too expensive for what we got

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by k-lunz – posted on Aug 19, 2008

1

No airflow - which made it far too hot. they really need to do something about the four man dorm re heat and airflow.

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by rickey4302 – posted on Aug 11, 2008

1

A very chilled out place and with great character....i stayed at two other boats in the area and this was certainly the best one!

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by mattfole – posted on Aug 9, 2008

13

not too bad, but not a whole lota fun either, lots of older people not so keen on having a good time.nice enough rooms,hot showers,staff are a bit boring and u get the feeling they are just there because they have to be.. id stay again maybe, but with friends.

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by duntee – posted on Aug 8, 2008

4

Wow. Never stayed on a hostel boat before but would definitely come back to this one as it was very quirky and in a great location!

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by hbird2 – posted on Jul 27, 2008

11

Rooms are generally pretty cramped, in conjunction with windows that don't open it makes for hot, stuffy sleeping conditions. Nice view tho, and close to everything important

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by cailancollet5712 – posted on Jul 25, 2008

10

I would stay in the red boat again, but please staff: YOU must learn to smille to the guests...Life is beatiful, I don´t understand why you are so close and bad face when we are in the desk reception...Haribol.

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by drica – posted on Jul 24, 2008

1

the boat was really nice. even the room was lovely but we were in 4 and was impossible to open the windows so it was too hot. the staff has been horrible:extremely rude and useless!I wouldn't go there again and I wouldn't reccomend this hostel just for the people who work there!

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by sdilena6712 – posted on Jul 15, 2008

1

The rooms were incredibly hot, and could do with more ventilation - only 1 small porthole window could open, & the taps in the bathroom only had hot water. But the view was great & its a bit of a novelty being on a boat. Also (not the hostels fault), but everyone in our room had to wake... more The rooms were incredibly hot, and could do with more ventilation - only 1 small porthole window could open, & the taps in the bathroom only had hot water. But the view was great & its a bit of a novelty being on a boat. Also (not the hostels fault), but everyone in our room had to wake up with the view of an italian fella sleeping completely naked, no blankets haha.close

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by harlsmitchell5000 – posted on Jul 14, 2008

18

I only stayed one night. The staff was great and the place has character. It was clean but the room I was in had no lockers nor were they available elsewhere. This place may be one of the best hostels in Stockholm!

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by JohnnyBoy6156 – posted on Jul 12, 2008

1

The location of the Red boat was GREAT! Easy walking distance to Old Town, the railway station and Solderman. Downstarirs rooms smelled a bit "funky" at times, but smell went away in a few hours. Food at hostel was expensive, but it's Stockholm, right? All-in-all a GREAT place to... more The location of the Red boat was GREAT! Easy walking distance to Old Town, the railway station and Solderman. Downstarirs rooms smelled a bit "funky" at times, but smell went away in a few hours. Food at hostel was expensive, but it's Stockholm, right? All-in-all a GREAT place to stay and we would definitely stay there again.close

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by kcochrane2109 – posted on Jul 10, 2008

1

good location, but extremely small rooms!

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by ryanbalch2599 – posted on Jul 7, 2008

3

The cabin was smelling very hard of mould. The showers didn.t work properly & hadn`t worked ok for several days. The restaurant OASIS(mentioned on their home page)was gone!(no explenation) The only toilet was dirty & disguisting early the first afternoon and was like that till the... more The cabin was smelling very hard of mould. The showers didn.t work properly & hadn`t worked ok for several days. The restaurant OASIS(mentioned on their home page)was gone!(no explenation) The only toilet was dirty & disguisting early the first afternoon and was like that till the mid-day after. This was on the boat named RAN,and I rreccommand guests in the furure to stay away.I had a much better impression of the Red boat(toilets & showers),but was not inside the cabins.close

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by tetoft – posted on Jun 30, 2008

1

absolutely fantastic experience... excellent location, great people, wonderful to wake up and look out on the water in the middle of stockholm!!!! cheers guys - puss och kram

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by girlie5281 – posted on Jun 25, 2008

15

Liked the place very much - anytime again!

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by stephaniekotalla3093 – posted on Jun 23, 2008

1

Living on a boat is really cool! you can view the city hall just oppoaite to the boat!The inner decoartion of the boat is lovely and stylish. But it's a bit far away from transport i think, like walk 10 mins to the bus/ferry/metro.

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by jeanie2228466 – posted on Jun 20, 2008

3

Made the mistake of choosing a 4 bed room. Very pokey and didn't feel nice and we had a bad experience with the other room mate. To the hostels credit they were able to shift us to someting much better when we made our prolem known ( for a price of course.)

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by malcmac405 – posted on Jun 18, 2008

1

a really cute hostel in a good spot.. the rooms were very small which is ok but there was no ventilation. just a tiny window. the whole bottom floor smells like poo because there is no door to separate the toilets!

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by riina-rahnel164 – posted on Jun 12, 2008

2

Too small and narrow in the room. And it is too low to sit on the second floor bed. One toilet, and a few bathroom, it is very inconvenient.

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by ascend – posted on Jun 2, 2008

3

It would be usefull to have lockers for luggage, but in this small place it is not possible, only if you would use a room for it...

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by vainel – posted on May 28, 2008

1

The accommodation my sister and I stayed at was very close to the station and also in Old Town. I recommend this accommodation as it is something different staying in a boat adds character!

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by mariamasa1701 – posted on May 13, 2008

1

This was a really cool hostel. It's in a great location and staying on the water in Stockholm is definitely the way to go. The view from the deck at night was quite good. The only negatives are that is only has a small common area outside and no lockers in the rooms. The staff was great and...

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by rediger28658 – posted on May 6, 2008

3

The water in the showers it TOO hot and taking a shower is difficult because there is not space to put the things.

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by lilimelgar8183 – posted on Apr 29, 2008

1

The rooms where small but for what you have to do there is really quite allright.

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by ariannawynne6186 – posted on Apr 29, 2008

2

Something different. No cooking facilities.

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by rstam241728 – posted on Apr 23, 2008

7

Linda, so sweet! :)

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by magnus-olsson8483 – posted on Apr 21, 2008

1

A unique experience! Great for a day or two, but after that the lack of cooking facilities in an expensive city is annoying. The showers allo required you to turn them on every three seconds, with varying water temperature from freezing to scalding! But generally a very cute hostel, located...

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by j-u-s-evans6729 – posted on Apr 20, 2008

1

Very good location, just 5 minutes from Old Town. Interesting and historical ship inside. But rooms are very small and you can hear everything from upstairs and neighbours. Shower facilities are not very good, male showers and toilets was used by females.

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by miramix – posted on Apr 16, 2008

8

The all you can eat breakfast is great value for an expensive country like Sweden.

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by johncrompton862008781 – posted on Apr 14, 2008

3

water was cold, it was far from city and staff very unfriendly. go to af chapman

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by bbdan – posted on Apr 10, 2008

1

This is a unique spot to stay in a great location. The staff were friendly and helpful and we enjoyed our two nights here.

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by rlrennie9676 – posted on Apr 9, 2008

2

Stepping aboard the boat felt like stepping back in time. There is no other place that I would have rather stayed. The bunks in the rooms and the decor give visitors a nice sea-faring welcome. Opt in for the breakfast. It is quite large with many choices and worth the extra krones.

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by charmingshannon1176 – posted on Apr 8, 2008

2

Seinät hieman ohuet ja naapurit herätti yöllä tullessaan ja linnut, mutta muuten kiva paikka yöpyä. Aamupala ei kokeiltu. Näytti olevan buffeepöytä.

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by teresa6237 – posted on Apr 7, 2008

1

could do with better shower facilities

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by katebur – posted on Apr 6, 2008

1

Would have got a safe-like box where i could let worthy things. But in the whole it was a very nice journey and hostel too, so i will keep it in good mind and a opportunity to revisit "you".

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by nokia6 – posted on Apr 2, 2008

1

Great place to stay.

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by knexo105100 – posted on Mar 29, 2008

4

A great place to stay, very close to Gamla Stan (old town) and the center of Stockholm and most interesting staying on a boat hostel

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by Sphear – posted on Mar 27, 2008

1

It was little bit colder in the room.

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by robertschnierer1130 – posted on Mar 26, 2008

3

nice place. will revisit when in stockholm. 10 minutes to gamla stan stn. rustic boats and nice atmosphere. nice way to meet ppl

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by narsimhanc8639 – posted on Mar 24, 2008

2

very nice place.interesting experience living in the boat. basicly liked it

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by lena-gud67 – posted on Mar 22, 2008

2