Västmanland County · Sweden
Where to stay in Västerås
Västerås is a city in Västmanland County, Sweden, home to about 132,000 people. This guide covers 2 hotels in Västerås, with about 242 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 2
- Best months
- June to August
- Nearest airport
- VST6 km · Stockholm Västerås Airport
- Currency
- SEKSwedish krona
- Time zone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Language
- Finnish, Meänkieli, Romani
About
About Västerås
Västerås is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, 110 kilometres (68 miles) west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 127,799 at the end of 2019, out of the municipal total of 158,653, over 100,000 more than the next largest of the 17 localities included in the Västerås Municipality.
Västerås is by Swedish standards a quite large city, with 107,000 inhabitants in the city proper, which makes it Sweden's fifth largest, and a total of about 134,000 inhabitants in the municipality as a whole. Once in Västerås, almost every attraction is well within walking distance or can be reached in no time by public transportation. This is one of the larger industrial cities in provincial Sweden, 110 km to the west of the capital. Västerås is also one of Sweden's oldest cities, having been established in the year 990.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Västerås
See
- Anundshög
- The Turbine House
- Vallby Open Air Museum
- Västerås Castle
- Västerås Cathedral
- Västmanland County Museum & Västerås Museum of Art
Do
- Kristiansborgsbadet
- Lögarängsbadet
- Prison Island
- Västerås Concert hall
- Västerås Summer Meet
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Västerås
2 places to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Comfort Hotel™ Västerås hotel | 149 |
| Home Hotel Etage hotel | 93 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Västerås to stay in
If you are planning on staying the night and want to experience something slightly different, one of the special hotels by the artist Mikael Genberg is recommended: The Hotel Woodpecker is a single room tree house in the middle of the Wasa Park. The cost per night is around 1000 kr. The same artist is also responsible for a unique one-room hotel in the lake! The bedroom is underwater.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Västerås
17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Hotel | 1.8 km | |
| Utter Inn | 2016 | 2.8 km |
| Abrins Hotel | 0.7 km | |
| Best Western Plus Hotel Plaza | 0.8 km | |
| Best Western Ta Inn Hotel | 1.2 km | |
| Elite Stadshotellet Västerås | 0.7 km | |
| First Camp Västerås Mälaren | 5.6 km | |
| Good Morning Västerås | 2.2 km | |
| HEM Till Gården | 2.1 km | |
| Hotell Arkad | 0.7 km | |
| Hotell Valsaren | 1.0 km | |
| Hotell Västerås | 0.7 km | |
| Kolbäcks Gästgivaregård | 18.1 km | |
| Orresta Golf & Konferens | 17.5 km | |
| Scandic Västerås | 1.5 km | |
| Skultuna Brukshotell | 13.1 km | |
| Sure Hotel Studio by Best Western Esplanade | 0.6 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Västerås
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Västerås are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; August is the wettest, with about 76 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 Västerås: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST), about 6.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN, 78 km) and Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA, 84 km) are also within reach.
VST · Stockholm Västerås Airport
ARN · Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
BMA · Stockholm-Bromma Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Västerås
Eat
If you have a tight travel budget and also want to avoid famous hamburger chains, try to grab a Kebab on a plate at either Hemdals or Sippan. Otherwise choose the vegetarian lasagna at Cafe Gränden, Sturegatan in the city centre. Some of the city's most classic and oldest restaurants are restaurant Stadskällaren at the Stora Torget square and Piazza di Spagna on Vasagatan. The latter is worth a visit just to meet the always friendly staff.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Västerås
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Questions
Västerås: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Västerås?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Västerås are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; August is the wettest, with about 76 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Västerås?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST), about 6.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN, 78 km) and Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA, 84 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Västerås?
1 place in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Västerås?
Swedish krona (SEK).
Nearby
Destinations near Västerås
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.