There are many good things to say about this apartment, the location, the facilities and things you need to have a homely stay are all there. So first the good things – the location is in the heart of the Gamle Stan (Old Town), and is very (very…) close to many shops, restaurants and bars. The Royal Palace is a 7 minute walk away and for travelling further afield the Gamle Stan light railway station is just a few minutes walk away. This provides convenient transportation into Stockholm center and beyond. The apartment is as described, cosy, warm (the heating is efficient in the slight chill of October) and the kitchen is stocked with plenty of pots / pans and crockery, including plenty of cups (although no mugs which are my personal preference). The shower is a wonder, featuring one of the largest rain-shower discs I have ever seen, and the temperature was a delight! The washing machine is a combined dryer and was perfectly adequate for our needs.
Now the not so good things, which are not necessarily bad, just didn’t work for us! The closeness to the restaurants and bars meant late night noise (especially over the weekend). The heart of Gamle Stan is closed to vehicular traffic (although one or two taxis were spotted in the vicinity, our taxi wouldn’t enter and we had to drag our bags 100+ meters to the apartment). The sofa was not the most comfortable and the sides are plain cut hardboard – I scratched my arm on it so take care sitting down!
Finally I must say that Henrik is a delightful man, very helpful and easy to communicate with, and never slow to respond to messages.
Overall we had a very pleasant stay and would recommend the apartment with the advice to travel light!