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Where to stay in Västra Götaland County
This guide covers 9 destinations in Västra Götaland County, a first-level administrative division of Sweden, with 139 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Gothenburg, Borås and Mölndal. Across its destinations, June and July are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN).
- Destinations in this guide
- 9
- Places to stay
- 139
- Comfortable in the most places
- June and July
- Main airport
- THNTrollhättan-Vänersborg Airport
- Currency
- SEKSwedish krona
- Time zone
- Europe/Stockholm
Destinations
Destinations in Västra Götaland County
Every destination in this guide in Västra Götaland County, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gothenburg | 674,529 | 70 | GOT · 19 km |
| Mölndal | 72,495 | 13 | GOT · 16 km |
| Skövde | 58,228 | 12 | JKG · 71 km |
| Uddevalla | 35,639 | 10 | THN · 24 km |
| Stenungsund | 14,381 | 9 | THN · 41 km |
| Trollhättan | 59,146 | 7 | THN · 5 km |
| Strömstad | 13,636 | 7 | TRF · 59 km |
| Borås | 75,565 | 6 | GOT · 40 km |
| Vänersborg | 24,731 | 5 | THN · 5 km |
Where to stay
Places to stay in Västra Götaland County
23 places to stay in Västra Götaland County from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Where | Rooms |
|---|---|---|
| Avalon Hotel hotel | Gothenburg | 101 |
| Clarion Hotel® Draken hotel | Gothenburg | 474 |
| Clarion Hotel® Karlatornet hotel | Gothenburg | 300 |
| Clarion Hotel® Post hotel | Gothenburg | 539 |
| Clarion Hotel® The Pier hotel | Gothenburg | 254 |
| Comfort Hotel™ City hotel | Gothenburg | 102 |
| Comfort Hotel™ Göteborg hotel | Gothenburg | 289 |
| Comfort Hotel™ Jazz hotel | Borås | 97 |
| Comfort Hotel™ Panorama hotel | Gothenburg | 346 |
| Home Hotel Kung Oscar hotel | Trollhättan | 82 |
| Home Hotel Majoren hotel | Skövde | 70 |
| Home Hotel Mektagonen hotel | Gothenburg | 166 |
| Home Hotel Odin hotel | Gothenburg | 180 |
| Quality Hotel™ 11 hotel | Gothenburg | 259 |
| Quality Hotel™ Carlia hotel | Uddevalla | 171 |
| Quality Hotel™ Grand, Borås hotel | Borås | 219 |
| Quality Hotel™ Prisma hotel | Skövde | 114 |
| Quality Hotel™ The Book hotel | Gothenburg | 215 |
| Quality Hotel™ The Weaver hotel | Mölndal | 370 |
| Quality Hotel™ Vänersborg hotel | Vänersborg | 126 |
| Quality Hotel™ Waterfront, Gothenburg hotel | Gothenburg | 151 |
| Stenungsbaden Yacht Club hotel | Stenungsund | 214 |
| Strömstad Spa & Resort resort | Strömstad | 232 |
Where to stay
More hotels in Västra Götaland County
116 hotels in Västra Götaland County recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Gothia Towers | Gothenburg | 1984 |
| Åh stiftsgård | Uddevalla | 1958 |
| Billingehus | Skövde | 1970 |
| Elite Park Avenue Hotel | Gothenburg | 1944 |
| Elite Plaza Hotel | Gothenburg | |
| Fars hatt | Gothenburg | |
| First Hotel G | Gothenburg | |
| Flämslätts stiftsgård | Skövde | |
| Hotel Billingen | Skövde | 1888 |
| Hotel Eggers | Gothenburg | 1859 |
| Hotell Scandic Opalen | Gothenburg | 1964 |
| Liseberg Grand Curiosa Hotel | Gothenburg | 2023 |
| Radisson Blu Riverside Hotel | Gothenburg | |
| Salt & Sill | Stenungsund | |
| Scandic Europa | Gothenburg | |
| Hotel Lorensberg | Gothenburg | |
| Hotel Royal | Gothenburg | 1851 |
| Marstrands Havshotell | Stenungsund | |
| Skara stadshotell | Skövde | |
| Tjörns Havspensionat | Stenungsund | |
| Upper House | Gothenburg | |
| Utsikten | Trollhättan | 1876 |
| Albert Kök Hotell & Konferens | Trollhättan | |
| Älgbergets Bed & Breakfast | Stenungsund | |
| Apple Hotel & Konferens Göteborg | Gothenburg | |
| Arken Hotel & Art Garden Spa | Gothenburg | |
| Best Western Arena Hotell | Vänersborg | |
| Best Western Hotel Halland | Mölndal | |
| Best Western Hotel Trollhattan | Trollhättan | |
| Best Western Plus Aby Hotel | Mölndal |
When to go
Best time to visit Västra Götaland County
From the climate of 9 destinations in Västra Götaland County with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: June and July.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 9 | 1 °C | 73 mm |
| February | 0 of 9 | 2 °C | 54 mm |
| March | 0 of 9 | 5 °C | 49 mm |
| April | 0 of 9 | 11 °C | 48 mm |
| May | 0 of 9 | 16 °C | 57 mm |
| June | 7 of 9 | 20 °C | 78 mm |
| July | 7 of 9 | 22 °C | 75 mm |
| August | 0 of 9 | 21 °C | 97 mm |
| September | 0 of 9 | 17 °C | 81 mm |
| October | 0 of 9 | 11 °C | 106 mm |
| November | 0 of 9 | 6 °C | 86 mm |
| December | 0 of 9 | 3 °C | 78 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Västra Götaland County
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Västra Götaland County name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
THN · Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport
GOT · Göteborg Landvetter Airport
JKG · Jönköping Airport
TRF · Sandefjord Airport, Torp
HAD · Halmstad Airport
LPI · Linköping City Airport
KSD · Karlstad Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Västra Götaland County, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).
Nationwide in Sweden
Nearby
Regions near Västra Götaland County
Other regions of Sweden with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.