We found an interior room here through Booking.com. I never would've guessed that a Clarion would…read morebe such a posh experience, but all the reviews said it was the place to be. We took the bus from the airport, and so arrived walking past the rainbow wall around the corner. It's a little confusing since there is an exit on the shopping street, but the entrance is across from Kulture Hus. The space is modern and bright, with orbs that light up different neon colors in time with the music, and electronic fireplaces. The staff at the desk is friendly and efficient, but they can get quite busy, especially when the lobby is full and people are ordering drinks. We got an interior room on the 2nd floor - down the stairs to the right of the desk. There was a lift, but it was only one flight of stairs so we managed. The room was no-nonsense. Two beds pushed together with plain white duvets, side reading lamps, backlit headboard. It also had two fold-down bunks with ladder, so you could've held a family (though not with American-sized luggage). The bath was small but clean and bright with hooks in the right places and towel heaters. There was a long shower glass that could fold out a little further to give you space, but I still managed to soak the bathroom. The TV had enough channels, even in English, but Jimmy managed to get it out of sync, so we ended up using the screen mirroring function and free wifi to watch Netflix instead. We'd asked in advance about spa treatments and were told to just go to the spa to book. When we arrived and did so, it was, of course, booked. The Skybar is the place to be on Friday nights. There is a velvet rope situation in the lobby to get in. On Thursday night, it was no problem to get a drink at the bar and watch the snow blow into drifts on the balcony. Breakfast is a nice spread - fresh bread, jams and jellies, eggs, fruit, tea, coffee, all with the same great view. The location can't be beat - just a short walk to the main bus stop, on the aisle of shopping, close to the top restaurants in town, and just across from the water and the Kulture Hus.

A nice small family hotel. I most often recommend it to friends and acquaintances visiting Luleå…read more Good service. Good price. Quiet and calm, but yet central, location. All rooms are unique, and they serve homemade bread for breakfast.

Let's start with the bad, and why I gave him five stars. First of all the TP is like sandpaper…read more Then, the shower is tiny and there is a big open space where in the bathroom floor gets wet. Swinging door is partial and these huge space open. Also, the room is very small. So why did I give him 5 stars! I'm glad you asked. Breakfast is majestic, yes Majestic. The room is very quiet, you sleeping piece. The mattress is more comfortable than my own mattress. Most importantly, the customer service is excellent, and everybody is always smiling

This isn't a review of the hotel per say, but on their lunch service. I was in Luleå for three days…read morefor a mandatory course in insurance medicine (yeah, I know, no fun at all), but being served a quality lunch, and enjoying the company of fellow colleagues that I see far to seldom these days is a welcomed change. I guess one out of two isn't that bad when I summarize it all. So yes, the colleagues were all there, but quality of food was nowhere to be found. Had a total of three lunches and not one of them impressed me even the slightest. The salads were quite dull, with some really weird combinations. I'd daresay that green olives with artichokes should never be put in the same salad bowl, those flavors have no chance of going together. Then just the standardized boring lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber etc. One lunch they served cod in egg sauce. I don't mind egg sauce, if done right it can be really tasty, but here the eggs were dry and overcooked along with a complete lack of spices (primarily salt). The cod itself was swimming around in the egg sauce, but surprisingly almost undercooked than over. Also, complete lack of seasoning and salt, resulting in literarily no taste of fish. Another day the lunch was advertised as roasted pork loin with roasted baby potatoes and jus, sounded nice, but for some reason we were served a beef stroganoff that had about the same texture as chewing on a piece of rubber band. And no roasted potatoes either, just dry rice. Sadly, none of the dishes served were even up to an acceptable standard even though the hotel dining room is very modern, contemporary and nice - suggesting an entirely different level of quality than the one presented. Frankly, if this is what paying hotel customers, or in this case course/congress participants are served on a daily basis - change location, it really is just that bad.

The hotel is located at the center of town in the shopping area. It is what I would consider a…read moreboutique hotel. Relatively modern and with a contemporary, yet trendy interior design. The hotel had all the amenities we needed, it also has a small (yet sufficient) spa and gym on the bottom floor. Our room was well lit, and roomy. At first look the beds seem a bit hard, but they were surprisingly comfortable. I was more than satisfied with the breakfast spread. They also have live jazz and dancing on weekends. However what made my stay so exceptional, was the always smiling staff. We were always made to feel very welcome. They went way above and beyond my expectations, making sure our stay at the hotel was as comfortable and pleasant as possible. While being professional, they made me feel like I was staying at a friends home. All the staff were lovely, the front desk/ cafeteria staff Moa, Lisalotte, and the always energetic David were always there catering to our needs, Linn took care of us at the restaurant/bar, but special thanks goes to Frida, who personally handled all our logistics, room arrangements, and promptly provided solutions to any issues. Overall, I was really happy with my experience staying at this hotel and I am definitely looking forward to my next stay here.

I was invited to the restaurant of the Savoy Hotel as part of a yearly gala involving the Swedish…read moremedical union (yes, I'm a doctor). The invitation was +1 so of course I brought my wife along so we could have a nice evening out both with colleagues and friends, but foremost with each other and no kids tugging in our pants or yelling in our ears. Of course, Serving for over a hundred people at the same time must be taken into consideration when rating, but overall it didn't really fascinate me that much. The place itself is nice with a fairly modern approach to style and furnishing. Especially the bar section is quite cool with an oval shape with the bar being able to serve all 360 degrees. Clever and cool. Also an open kitchen is pleasant if done properly, showing the finishing touches without showing all the sweat and hard work in the back. And this is where this particular house of card starts to falter. The kitchen is too open, shows too much, leaving nothing for the imagination or expectation. Furthermore, the bartenders seemed less confident about making drinks and/or cocktails than your average 5 year-old going bananas in a kitchen. I asked for a simple Gin Fizz and they had never even heard of it. Come on, it's a classic cocktail every bartender should now! Every bartender may not make a really excellent Gin Fizz (almost no one does), but they should at least have an idea. For my wife I ordered a special drink I usually make at home, but even though I explained the recipe it was an utter disaster. Shaking with ice doesn''t mean pouring the spirits over ice, pouring that mix into the shaker and then pouring it back into the glass. I was flabbergasted on how bad it was. Not to forget that my Gin Fizz was like dishwater against my palate. The dinner itself was, well, under par for the most part. And yes, I have taken into consideration the amount of people being served at the same time. The starter was a seafood ceviche, meaning a raw seafood salad that is served with a decent amount of spices, salt, pepper, chili and citrus such as lemon. It lacked everything. Seasoning, chili, sour, herbs. Bland is the nicest word I can conjure up. The main was a small up-swing with fillet of beef nicely cooked, however under-seasoned both on salt and pepper. It was supposed to have whole roasted baby potatoes, but they were more boiled with absolutely no char on them whatsoever. Some small pieces of roasted paprikas and a red wine sauce that was too sweet (red wine sauce with sugar is an absolute NO) to an almost sickling degree. The dessert was some sort of vanilla pannacotta with sour strawberry gel, berries, crumble and strawberry sorbet. Definitely best of the night paired with coffee and a good 12 YO whiskey. Also, on the positive side, they did have decent wine-selections to the food although they could have picked a bit of a sharper wine for the ceviche starter. One thing that also kept disturbing me the entire evening was the in-your-face, obtrusive, and declamatory attitude of the serving staff. Their attitude really annoyed me. In all honesty, some of them were undoubtedly not qualified for the job. However, boiled down to the essentials, this place is worth neither the time nor the money. Luckily for me someone else payed the bill, otherwise I would have left feeling both unsatisfied and robbed. No I only left feeling unsatisfied. Two weak knives out of five.