Stockholm County · Sweden
Where to stay in Södertälje
Södertälje is a city in Stockholm County, Sweden, home to about 78,000 people. This guide covers 2 hotels in Södertälje, with about 390 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 2
- Best months
- June to August
- Nearest airport
- BMA26 km · Stockholm-Bromma Airport
- Currency
- SEKSwedish krona
- Time zone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Language
- Finnish, Meänkieli, Romani
About
About Södertälje
Södertälje is a city in Stockholm County, Sweden and seat of Södertälje Municipality. It is also a part of Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area.
Around 1500 - 400 BC, the strait between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea narrowed due to the post-glacial rebound. That boats henceforth had to be towed over the sand ridge created job opportunities. Trade and service emerged. The first time Södertälje is mentioned in historical sources was in 1070 when Adam of Bremen mentions the town in a description of the road between Skara and Birka in his work Gesta Hammaburgensis Ecclesiae pontificum. Södertälje received city privileges in the 1300s. The castle Telge Hus was built at Slottsholmen during the 1300s.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Södertälje
See
During the period from the 1800s to 1945, Södertälje was a popular seaside resort town. Many old bath villas and summer houses still exist. The grandest building that still stands is the old Bath Hotel Badhotellet. It was built 1899, drawn by architect Edward Ohlsson. One of the most noticeable private villas is Villa Bellevue. It was built in 1871 by the royal pastry chef Davidsson, after drawings by architect Ernst Jacobsson. Villa Bellevue is located on the border between the city centre and the centrally located neighbourhood of Mariekälla, which is named after one of the city's water springs.
- Torekällbergets museum
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Södertälje
2 places to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Quality Hotel™ Park Södertälje hotel | 207 |
| The Dock hotel | 183 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Södertälje
10 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Marielund | 1920 | 11.5 km |
| Gripsholms BnB | 23.1 km | |
| Gripsholms Värdshus | 22.5 km | |
| Hotel Vindeus | 1.3 km | |
| Hotell Kringelstaden | 1.6 km | |
| Hotell Torpa Pensionat - Sweden Hotels | 4.9 km | |
| Scandic Skogshöjd | 1.1 km | |
| Scandic Södertälje | 3.4 km | |
| Skytteholm | 14.4 km | |
| Turinge Hotel | 8.7 km |
All 12 hotels in Södertälje, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Södertälje
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Södertälje are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; August is the wettest, with about 65 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 Södertälje: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA), about 26 km from the city centre in a straight line; Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN, 54 km) and Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO, 60 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
There are plenty of opportunities to get to Södertälje. The city is a railway hub, and the motorways E4 and E20 pass through the city. Södertälje does not have an airport of its own. It is however easy to get to the city from the airports that serve Stockholm.
Getting around
There are plenty of ways to make your way around Södertälje. Due to Södertälje's location close to a county border, both SL and Sörmlandstrafiken operate buses in the city. The city bus network consists of around fifteen bus lines. They use Södertälje C (the Central Railway Station) as hub. Before Järnagatan street became pedestrian buses generally used that route through the city centre. Most now take Nygatan street. Köpmangatan is also a useful bus hub in the city centre.
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BMA · Stockholm-Bromma Airport
ARN · Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
NYO · Stockholm Skavsta Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Södertälje
Eat
Södertälje has a wide array of restaurants to suit any palate. During the summer months locals flock at restaurants with outdoor patios; especially around Lake Maren.
Drink
The areas around Järnagatan, Marenplan, and the whole town centre have plenty of drinking opportunities. Swedish alcohol laws stipulate that all places serving alcohol must also serve food. Hence, these venues are also restaurants. Places listed here are especially good for drinking.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Södertälje
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Questions
Södertälje: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Södertälje?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Södertälje are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; August is the wettest, with about 65 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Södertälje?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA), about 26 km from the city centre in a straight line; Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN, 54 km) and Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO, 60 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Södertälje?
1 place in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Södertälje?
Swedish krona (SEK).
Nearby
Destinations near Södertälje
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.