We stayed at Scandic Karlshamn during the Sweden Rock Festival 2013…read more We were very pleased. This is a really small and almost intimate Scandic hotel - compared to big city hotels. The staff was super friendly - including all of them. I have stayed at many hotels within the Scandic chain - you know what you get. Room is small but clean, flat screen HD TV with good selection of channels and even some free film and sports channels. We had a room on street level which was a bit annoying when getting dressed - so we had the curtains closed at all times. Bathroom is small and if your are supersupersized you will probably have difficulties getting into the shower. No towels for the floor which makes the floor very wet and you have to use one of the ordinary towels. I do not know if this is always the case, but I guess they had adjusted hours for breakfast to the fact that all (?) guests were there for the rock festival. Breakfast was served until 11 every morning, not only weekends. This was very much appreciated! Buffet is as any Scandic buffet - you will recognize it. maybe a bit smaller than at larger Scandics. They did not have both sausages AND meatballs - they had either or which is a downer. The scrambled eggs were creamy and good every morning. Beds are firm (too firm for me) but pillows are soft! A bit sensitive to room above, I don't know if it is the wooden floors - I've had the same experience at other Scandic hotels similar to this. Also late night they had hot dogs for SEK20 when coming back from the festivals - which I think was a nice service. Beer selection in the lobby is OK - they had Bulldog pale ale. They have outdoor seatings which was nice these sunny days. Free wifi. If you are looking for accommodations for the SRF I certainly recommend this hotel. Buses to the festival is just 5-10 minutes walk from here. Unfortunately this Scandic will turn Best Western from Jan 2014 - so for all you Scandic loyalty members there will no longer be a Scandic in Blekinge for your next Sweden Rock festival. They accept AMEX.

I'm giving this a 5 because it was a bargain. Really amazing and courteous service, I stayed in…read morethe old section, the brand new hotel will be ready with in the next few months. I came to stay here so that I could visit the IKEA Museum The rooms are furnished with IKEA furniture. They look out on a Courtyard and garden also furniture with items from IKEA. The garden furniture and plant accessory product line is much more extensive than what's available in the US. I presume that's because IKEA would be competing with Home Depot and the other big box store. The Ikea Hotel will eventually have conference rooms, a nice business center and many other amenities. It will house IKEA co-workers who come for training from all over the world.

Great value for the price in otherwise expensive Sweden. . Good restaurant as well (not the same…read moremenu as an IKEA store, more upscale). Free laundry machines and bicycles. Extremely clean facility. Staff was very friendly and helpful to this American tourist.

We stayed here for my cousin's wedding; they were sweet and let us check in early. The room is…read morelovely; the beds are super comfortable. The real star is the hotel breakfast though - it comes free - and it's an amazing luxurious spread with many options (gluten free too, which was surprising).

I can't vouch for the camp site or their cabins because I haven't stayed there but it is a…read morebeautiful location at the lake Halen. There is wonderful nature all around, including a lit cross country trail and numerous other hiking trails. The restaurant on site serves decent lunch options. It is not spectacular food, but ok. It includes a salad buffet and coffee/tea and store bought cookies. Generally there are two options for a main course. When I was there it was spaghetti with meat sauce and a chicken stew. I found it a bit odd that the chicken stew contained pieces of hot dogs though..

We had a three course meal and it was fantastic. We had wild mushrooms for an appetizer, smoked…read morecod whipped cod soup, and braised pork with potatoes. I also tried the Ursula wine rondo regent red wine which was also good.