i spent three nights in karlaplan.
the pictures of the hotel were very impressive and the location seemed ok, so i decided to book it.
well, unfortunately it was not the best one. it was trendy, fashionable etc. for the first sight, but not for the second...
the room wasn't clean enough and the furnitures were very used.
the stuff was ok, but the guy at the reception tried to rip me off for almost 60 euros or he was just totally deconcentrated.
anyway, the location of this hotel is good, and it is in a good neighborhood (as far as i was able to judge).
overall, it's deffo not a 4 star hotel. i would say 3, but if it's a very-very expensive 3...

We originally planned to stay here for 4 nights - we’re glad we didn’t. We spent one overpriced night at this hotel and felt that was enough. Whilst I’ve stayed in worse hotels, this hotel doesn’t offer value for money - it is not a cheap hotel, and certainly not worthy of 4 stars. The rooms are small, the furniture cheap feeling and the whole hotel lacks atmosphere.

On a positive note, the hotel was clean, the location was good and the staff were pleasant - it just didn’t have a wow-factor or offer value for money.

Definitely not 4 stars hotel! Booked directly with hotel paying a fortune for a very small room wth TV hanging above my head and plastic mugs in the toilet. No coffee or ironing facilities in the room. No English papers in the morning. Breakfast is below normal Swedish standard one can expect from 4* hotel ( I travel to Stockhom quite regularly and have stayed in several hotels). Cantine ( or coffeteria) is far away from being cousy. I started to wonder how this hotel ever got 4* ranking. Definetely not 4* and definitely overpriced!!!

booked this hotel through the website of choicehotels.se, the chain of this hotel. did got good rates, but it was summer (and low season). asked & got upgraded from superior room to superior plus room (other room got upgraded from standard to superior), which was nice! based on what i've read from previous reviews (small standard rooms etc...), i think it is advisable to book a superior room (which was of good size). these rooms were of good size. room interior a bit basic, not a lot of atmosphere or character (just my opinion). breakfast room : a bit of a "cantine" feeling. lacked atmosphere. evening light meal is a definate plus and saves a lot of money when travelling to stockholm!! (but do not expect culinary excesses).
personel are 'correct', no more, no less. did not feel very "welcome" (compared to an other clarion collection hotel i've visited in sweden). front desk personnel in this hotel could be friendlier. actually, i think this bothered me the most during my 3 nights stay.