Västra Götaland County · Sweden
Where to stay in Gothenburg
Gothenburg is a city in Västra Götaland County, Sweden, home to about 675,000 people. This guide covers 13 hotels in Gothenburg, with about 3,376 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 13
- Best months
- June and July
- Nearest airport
- GOT19 km · Göteborg Landvetter Airport
- Currency
- SEKSwedish krona
- Time zone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Language
- Finnish, Meänkieli, Romani
About
About Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden 400 km from the capital, it is the gubernatorial seat of Västra Götaland County, with a population of approximately 600,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area.
Gothenburg is a fairly green city with parks, which is divided by the Göta River. Built after being founded by royal decree in 1621 it was modelled after the Dutch city style, with plenty of canals. By far the largest non-capital city of the Nordic countries, the city has a strong local identity, and many nicknames that allude to its canals, such as "little London", "little Amsterdam", and "little Venice". Early, on Gothenburg was famous for its port and trade, has prominently hosted the Swedish East-India Company, and is one of few Swedish cities referred to by an English name.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Gothenburg
See
- Gothenburg Cathedral
- Christinæ Church
- Crown House
- Feskekôrka
- Haga
- Oscar Fredrik Church
- Gothenburg Synagogue
- Skansen Kronan
- Skanskaskrapan
- Karlatornet
- Aeroseum
- Gothenburg Art Museum
Do
- Liseberg
- Lisebergslinjen
- Ale Vikingagård
- Paddan
- Delsjön Canoeing
- Börjessons
- Göteborgs konserthus
- Göteborg Stadsteater
- GöteborgsOperan
- Lorensbergsteatern
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Gothenburg
13 places to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Avalon Hotel hotel | 101 |
| Clarion Hotel® Draken hotel | 474 |
| Clarion Hotel® Karlatornet hotel | 300 |
| Clarion Hotel® Post hotel | 539 |
| Clarion Hotel® The Pier hotel | 254 |
| Comfort Hotel™ City hotel | 102 |
| Comfort Hotel™ Göteborg hotel | 289 |
| Comfort Hotel™ Panorama hotel | 346 |
| Home Hotel Mektagonen hotel | 166 |
| Home Hotel Odin hotel | 180 |
| Quality Hotel™ 11 hotel | 259 |
| Quality Hotel™ The Book hotel | 215 |
Show all 13
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Quality Hotel™ Waterfront, Gothenburg hotel | 151 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Gothenburg to stay in
Many youth hostels only offer their lowest prices to members of STF or IYHF. The Tourist Bureau just off Avenyn organises an excellent private home B&B service.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Gothenburg
57 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata; the 40 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Gothia Towers | 1984 | 1.7 km |
| Elite Park Avenue Hotel | 1944 | 1.2 km |
| Elite Plaza Hotel | 0.4 km | |
| Fars hatt | 17.6 km | |
| First Hotel G | 0.3 km | |
| Hotel Eggers | 1859 | 0.3 km |
| Hotell Scandic Opalen | 1964 | 1.2 km |
| Liseberg Grand Curiosa Hotel | 2023 | 2.4 km |
| Radisson Blu Riverside Hotel | 1.6 km | |
| Scandic Europa | 0.2 km | |
| Hotel Lorensberg | 1.4 km | |
| Hotel Royal | 1851 | 0.3 km |
| Upper House | 1.7 km | |
| Apple Hotel & Konferens Göteborg | 4.4 km | |
| Arken Hotel & Art Garden Spa | 8.4 km | |
| Best Western Tidbloms Hotel | 2.3 km | |
| Dockyard Hotel | 5.0 km | |
| Dorsia Hotel & Restaurant | 0.4 km | |
| Euroway Hotel | 4.7 km | |
| Goteborgs Mini-Hotel | 1.6 km | |
| Hotel & Ristorante Bellora | 0.8 km | |
| Hotel Flora | 0.5 km | |
| Hotel Opera | 0.2 km | |
| Hotel Örgryte | 2.4 km | |
| Hotel Pigalle | 0.2 km | |
| Hotel Poseidon | 0.8 km | |
| Hotel Riverton | 0.8 km | |
| Hotel Surte | 12.9 km | |
| Hotel Vanilla | 0.3 km | |
| Hotel Vasa, Sure Hotel Collection by Best Western | 1.0 km | |
| Hotel Villan | 3.2 km | |
| Hotell Göta Avenyn | 0.9 km | |
| Hotell Kusten | 3.3 km | |
| Hotell Liseberg Heden | 1.1 km | |
| Hotell Onyxen | 1.4 km | |
| Hyatt Place Gothenburg Central Hyatt Hotels Corporation | 0.3 km | |
| Jacy'z Hotel & Resort | 2022 | 1.5 km |
| Kviberg Hostel and Cottages | 4.9 km | |
| Kviberg Park Hotel & Conference | 5.2 km | |
| Le Mat B&B Göteborg City | 1.0 km |
All 70 hotels in Gothenburg, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Gothenburg
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Gothenburg are June and July. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; October is the wettest, with about 96 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Gothenburg: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN, 71 km) and Halmstad Airport (HAD, 124 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
Public transportation within Gothenburg (and the west of Sweden) is operated by Västtrafik and consists of trams, buses and ferries. You can find more information about tickets and a journey planner on their homepage. Public transport in Gothenburg can be fairly slow: For example, to cross one side of the city to the other (20 km) can take up to an hour. It can be a good idea to look up alternative routes, with some of the express buses being considerably faster, and it sometimes being possible to save many minutes by walking a few hundred meters to a tram-stop located on a different line.
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GOT · Göteborg Landvetter Airport
THN · Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport
HAD · Halmstad Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Gothenburg
Eat
The main restaurant street in Gothenburg is Linnégatan running from Järntorget to Linnéplatsen. It has a high concentration of good restaurants of all kinds in the low to moderate price range. Most restaurants offer lunch menus in the range 90-130 kr. Mostly they are served between 11:30 and 14:00.
Drink
In the summertime there are outdoor serving along Avenyn and Linnégatan. You can pick up the free Nöjesguiden and Djungeltrumman magazines in various stores to read more about Gothenburg's nightlife. They are only available in Swedish though.
Stay safe
Most crimes against tourists are crimes of opportunity, such as pick-pocketing, bicycle theft, auto theft and auto vandalism. Pickpockets converge in Gothenburg during the summer months so beware. As always, do not leave valuable items in your car or in a cloakroom, and watch your bag in crowded places. Take special care of your belongings at the central train station and the bus terminal. Most shops and all major taxi companies accept credit and debit cards, so there is no need to carry a lot of cash. Downtown Gothenburg is plagued by illegal taxis by night, and they are considered very unsafe, especially for women.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Gothenburg
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Questions
Gothenburg: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Gothenburg?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Gothenburg are June and July. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; October is the wettest, with about 96 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Gothenburg?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN, 71 km) and Halmstad Airport (HAD, 124 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Gothenburg?
12 places in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Gothenburg?
Swedish krona (SEK).
Nearby
Destinations near Gothenburg
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.