Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-04-25
Sweden
Hotel Hints

Note: since the QeNaludtlOn VI
the krona last fall, prices in
Sweden have dropped about SOC
in terms of the dollars purchas-
ing power. Prices listed below
were in effect before the devalua-
ton.
To facilitate matters for foreign
tourists in the summer Of 1949
1000 rooms in As city hotels, 1000
rooms in 10 resort hotels were
set aside with priority for fore
igners.
City Hotels. Stockholm: Astoria,
Aston, Carlton, Centralhotellet,
Eden, Excelsior, Gillet, Gran
Park. Plaza Regina, Skandia, Ho-
tel Stockholm, Strand, Terminus.
Goteborg: Eggers, Haglund-Savoy,
Hotel Goteborg, Kung Karl, Palace
and Ritz. Malmo: Kramer, Savoy,
Tunneln. Falun: Grand. Gavle:
Grand-Central-hotellet. Halmstad:
Grand. Hotel Martensson. Hapa-
randa: Stadshotellea. Halsingborg:
Astoria. Grand Hotel Mollberg.
Jonkoping: Stora Hotellet. Kali
mar: Stadshotellet. Karlstad: Ritz,
Stsdshotellet. Linkoping: Frimura-
rehotellet, Stora Hotellet. Lund:
Grand. Motala: Stadshotellet.
Sundsvall: Knaust. Uppsala: Gillet.
Vadstena: Stadshotellet. Orebro:
Stora Hotellet.
Resort Hotels. Falsterbo: Falls
terbohus. Granna: Gyllene Uttern.
Riksgransen: Lapplanda. Rattvik:
Persborg. Siljansborg, Turisthotel-
let. Saltsjobaden: Grand. salem:
Hogfjallshotellet. Tylosand: HAYS
badet. Are: Mediterranean.
City hotels Go not include meals
in the price. Depending on comfort
room prices range from s210 to
$3.50; double rooms from $3.50 to
$3.50. Service charge for rooms
varies from II to 80 per cent,
depending on length of stay.
Ordinary meals cost from s1.10
TO $40. Meals at small restau-
rants from SIC. to S5c. Walters
are entitled to minimum tip of 10
per cent. Food is plentiful and not
rationed in restaurants. Hug e
smorgAsbord layouts are outlawed.
Resort hotels operate on full
board basis with room and three
meals included in the price. The
rate varies from s4.20 to s8.35 per
day. a service charge Of 10 to Is
per cent is added.
There are many other small
hotels and boarding houses Room
without breakfast S1.67 with full
board. $3.50 to SALT.
At many seaside resorts on the
West coast one often rents room
in a fisherman's house and takes
meals in the local restaurant
But visitors must remember that
domestic tourists use these facil-
tiles extensively, especially during
July.
Hikers, cyclists, cancers viii find
good lodging for 2sc in 250 youth
hostels operated by the Swedish
Touring Club.
Historical Castles
Easily accessible from Stock
holm are the castles Drottning-
holm where the King likes TO
lives; Skokloster with famous
weapon collection from 30 Years
War; Cppsala, residence Of the
early kings; Grpsholm, Swedens
Oldest castle with collection Of
historic paintings
Near Lake VAttern IS imposing
Vadstena castle; on an isle in the
lake IS LAcko castle. On the East
coast, opposite GLAND is Kalmar
castle.
Railroads
The Swedish railroad system is
quite up-to-date. carrying SIS per
cent OF its traffic by electric
trains. Ninety per cent are State
owned. as are a number Of bus
lines. The entire railroad network
covers some 1850 KIN or 1927
miles, Of which 1884 KIN or 1850
miles are state operated. The State
also runs % .5s7 KIN. or 1927 miles
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