I was pleasantly surprised by my stay here! First off staying on a boat is just something I really love, the slight rocking is just a wonderfully peaceful experience! I didn’t know what to expect at the time and this was one of the only places available when I booked - the staff were really friendly on arrival and I went to my room which consisted of bunk beds which with the room being so small, I’m not quite sure how two people would easily fit in there but for just me it was pretty perfect. I will say however it was very warm when I stayed with no air conditioning and the corridor was quite loud on a night! Shared showers always scared me however this boat was completely fine, there were shower curtains and the bathroom had a great water view! There was a metro stop about a 5 minute walk along the water which was very pleasant each morning! 😊 I would stay here again but if the price was a little lower next time ✨

Not for everyone, but I had an amazing experience. The boat was beautiful and the staff super friendly. My first room had an issue but they moved me straight away to another room and we're so nice. Food was good as well and cheap.

Wir können nur Gutes berichten. Das Schiff (bzw. gibt es mindestens zwei Schiffe mit Zimmern direkt nebeneinander) ist nicht mehr ganz neu, aber gut in Schuss. Wir hatten ein Zimmer zur Straße und es war nicht sehr laut. Die Zimmer und Sanitäranlagen auf dem Gang waren super sauber. Die Mitarbeiter waren sehr freundlich und das Frühstück gut und ausreichend. Das Schiff kann durchaus ein wenig schaukeln, das sollte man Wissen. Der Blick von Deck auf die Altstadt ist eine super Sache und es gibt hier sogar ein paar Sitzgelegenheiten. Wir können das Schiff nur empfehlen.

Great location, friendly service, but I couldn't sleep the night there. I twisted and turned on a bed that was too small to fit me, and with sheets that felt scratchy/itchy. Location is great and it's a cozy old boat, but I didn't get one minute's sleep and had to find a different hotel in the morning.

Cool option for lodging that is super budget friendly and in a great location. We got a room with private bathroom and it was adorable and clean. Not large but who spends all day in your room in a new city. The staff was helpful. And the luggage storage really helped since our flights were at strange times. The also offer a nice breakfast option for a small fee. This funky boat hotel is a great option if you enjoy staying in a place with character and need a good location to explore Stockholm by foot.

We stayed in a small (tiny) room with bunk beds. We only stayed here for 1 night, and we were more than happy with the room, which was surprisingly comfortable, and the service we received was great, especially for the price that we paid. It was a great location and close to everything that we wanted to do that evening. The staff at the hotel was happy to give us advice on getting back to the airport in the morning, and offered to pre book us a taxi. But we opted to book through Uber ourselves as it was a lot cheaper.

Looking at the price / quality ratio the place was honestly awesome, cozy atmosphere, nice staff and everything well suited for a comfortable stay. Heating in the winter is good except one of the shower rooms where a window was seemingly left open.

Not worth the novelty value of staying on a boat, or the reasonable price, and I would not recommend unless you are a heavy sleeper. I booked for 2 nights and checked out a night early. I was in Room 33 which faced the road rather than the harbour; only half the rooms have the harbour view and I did not know when I booked whether I would get the view. The room was small and dated but functional. The road outside was busy and noisy and I could even hear the ticking of the traffic lights. The blinds at the window let in a lot of light. The bed was narrow and the mattress thin. I can imagine feeling claustrophobic in the room if I were taller. There is no internal route to the showers/toilets from the top deck. There are no locks on the individual showers so you have to lock the entire bathroom if you want privacy, preventing other guests from using it. The walls were thin and there was a mechanical sounding noise in the evening which disturbed my sleep and I could feel the vibrations through the bed. The noise happened every few seconds for multiple hours. The night staff couldn't explain the noise and said nobody had complained about it before. I checked out a night early and explained to the receptionist that this was because of the noise. I asked whether they would consider a partial refund or discount and he said he would speak to his manager the next day and be in contact. I never heard from them.

Wir waren 3 Nächte im weißen Boot, zwei Einzelbetten, Zi. 42. Unbedingt immer sea view buchen, dann ist es ruhig. Die beiden Gemeinschafts-Bäder sind okay, eines davon extrem klein. Beim anderen Waschbecken mini. Meistens sauber. FlipFlops! Frühstück gut und günstig. Man kann vom Hauptbahnhof über die Insel auch hinlaufen, ca. 30 min. Personal fast alle sehr nett. Unbedingt auf den Hügel hinter dem Boot rauf zum Sunset. Eine witzige Location, ein bisschen wie Camping. Das Bett schmal, Bettzeug hat gepasst. Im Fotomuseum gibt es oben ein cooles Restaurant mit genialer Aussicht, 10 min zu Fuß.

Kleine Räume. Gemeinschaftsbad. Aber sauber. Alles alt . Es war eine Erfahrung wert. Der Service und das Frühstück waren super.

Not sure why anyone would give this place anything but 5 stars! The location is amazing, the accommodation is cute and cosy and the staff are really friendly. Yes it’s small but it’s on a boat so it all part of the experience and the value for the money you spend is fantastic! We will definitely be returning to the lovely red boat

Wer sich Komfort erwartet ist hier an der falschen Adresse. Für mich war die Lage überzeugend. Den Rest habe ich in Kauf genommen. Allerdings ein Hochbett ohne Fallschutz fand ich dann doch abenteuerlich. Zumal die Matratzen sehr schmal sind. Sauberkeit und Frühstück waren gut.

They were really nice and for the price and the good location a very good catch. The look of it was so cute and our rooms spacious. The only thing was that you couldn't open the windows for safety reasons, so the air was a bit bad. We didnt have breakfast, so i cant judge that but we could leave our logage in a shed for the day which was perfect!

Great affordable place close to everything. Much bang for the buck 🙌 Good 👍 breakfast View of City Hall, home of Nobel Prize party.

Really happy of my experience at Den Röda Båten! Handy location, fantastic views, friendly and helpful staff and of course... it's a boat! 🤩😁 Good price too

I doubt you can get a better place for the prices paid here. Sure it's still a boat with all the related inconveniences of noise and small spaces. But other than that, it was a nice stay! The staff is friendly, beds were decent as well. And if you are lucky you have amazing view of the city as well. Breakfast is worth the money, simple but also not expensive.

If you really know what you are up to, it is a great value for the money you spend. Otherwise, I would recommend looking for a different place; it is worth paying extra for the comfort. The rooms are pretty small, and tall people may have problems with this, even when just going through the boat. Another problem in these modern times is the fact that some rooms have only 2 power sockets. In a group of 3 people, this becomes a problem when you need to charge multiple devices. But that is only a tiny negative. There are only two shared toilets, and they might get quite busy. Showers are literally shared; if you like privacy, you will definitely dislike this. Just curtains and a little steel plate on the sides. Breakfast is one of the positives. Just for a little fee, you get a few options to choose from; cornflakes, toasts, bread, cheese, ... you name it. The staff was also very nice and helpful.

We stayed in the captain's cabin aboard the White Boat (behind the red boat) and it was perfect. The room was small compared to a normal hotel room but we had our own bathroom and amazing views of the city over the water. It was only a short walk to the old-town and nearest subway station. The staff were friendly and helpful. The whole hotel could do with being tidied up a bit there was a bit of wear and tear in our room but for the price we paid I cannot grumble at all. I would rebook in a heartbeat.

I booked this place accidentally from website bit this can be a small treasure for the people who want to have quick slip place with different feelings. Yeah, its a boat 😊. Another feelings another atmosphere. Staff is Ok, place is clean, price is super.

The Red Boat is a fantastic place to stay in Stockholm, closeby to transport links and with good views across the water to the city. The room was clean although a little worn out. The toilets and showers were easily accessible even during the busy morning period.

This is great for a top off point. Be aware the cabins are small and have bunk beds. Toilets and showers are shared but clean and with adequate privacy. This hotel is a little worn around the edges but pleasent enough. It has character and the bar and dining area are quaint.

Did it satisfy a novelty need to stay on a boat? Yes. Would I do it again? No. Would I recommend it? No. We has the biggest room according to the boat map. Small, over toilet (think caravan) shower, no bath mat so splashes made the floor (and indeed everything else) sopping wet, no hand towel or anything to use as a substitute, just one towel each for two nights so we couldn't use those. Noisy from outside and from other guests slamming the gates, walking past and above. Terrifying to see people walking past the windows when the curtains were open but it was dark if they were closed! Wobbly, little in the way of amenities, and no proper novelty porthole but normal windows which is the silliest irk.

If you are aware about what you're choosing, it's quite alright! It is after all a boat so: The rooms are small of course. Hardly two people can be in the room at the same time and if you sleep in the upper bunk bed, be careful with your head because the ceiling is right above you. Literally. The environment smells a little weird sometimes and it's moving because it's swimming on the river obviously. The bathrooms are not clean because everyone is using the same two ones. There can be long queues in front of them as well in order to brush teeth, shower etc. Slippers or flip-flops are highly recommended. So, if you've never slept on a boat, it's quite the experience, but maybe try it out for a night or two first before committing to a longer stay!

Very lovely staff, comfy bed, clean showers. Breakfast is great and in a very lovely atmosphere old wooden boat dining room. What you have to understand though, that is still a boat, so do not expect house sized rooms and soundproofing. We love boats, so for us it was great and added to the overall experience of staying in Stockholm.

There are two boats. We expected to stay on the red one and were disappointed to learn we had a room on another simple one. Other than that it was OK and a fun stay on a boat.

We should be in the red one boat, but we were in the white one (uglier). Old small room, but very warm. The corridor between our room and the bathroom was very cold. In the bathroom was mildew, we were scared about some diseases.

It was a great experience to stay in this boat. I really liked the atmosphere of an old wiiden boat in the restaurant area, girls at the reception are extremely nice and helpful and even though it is a hostel- I really can recommend it! Everything is clean and beds were very comfy:)

(My gf and I stayed in the hostel part) All in all I would recommend staying here. The staff is really nice and speaks English, the breakfast is great (albeit a bit costly), there are vegan options, and the overall atmosphere on the red boat is amazing, especially if you love historic boats as much as I do. Our room was a bit small, but it worked for the six days we stayed here, and the view out of the windows is phenomenal, especially at night. The shared bathrooms are as clean as shared bathrooms can be. It takes about five minutes to the nearest metro station (and another five minutes to argue with the ticket machine) but a very beautiful part of Stockholm, including multiple restaurants, supermarkets, bakeries and shops can be reached by foot in under ten minutes. If the weather is very windy, it can be that the boat rocks a little, but it didn't affect my girlfriend who usually gets sea sick real fast so I'd say you're fine (unless you're reaaaally sensitive).

If you're looking for an experience over luxury you're at the right address if you choose to stay on the red boat. The rooms are affordable and the proximity to the water makes the sleeping experience really special. While the rooms could be cleaner they're not dirty and the bed sheets smell amd look freshly washed. My only real criticism are the showers in the double bed rooms, which are extremely small and smell like old wet clothes after showering. I can also recommend paying extra for breakfast, which is just around 90Kr per person. There is a nice variety of swedish bread and deli meats as well as different kinds of jam and mueslis. The staff is very polite and genuinely friendly. :) The boat is also very close to the subway, as well as the city centre, which is about 15 minutes of walking away. I would recommend checking out the Red Boat for sure!

For the price this is really good stay. Our molded mattras went previously unnotified by staff, but they already started fixing the situation. It's bit cramped in a small boat, but there is also the boat athmosphere.

There are actually two boats: a red one and a white one. The red one is a vintage boat and the white is a modern vessel. We had our rooms booked in the red one but they moved us to the white one. And I think it was a good move. The red one's rooms are a bit bigger housing less people but they need to be renovated. Everything is just old and not looking and smelling clean. The white boat has two decks and its rooms look cleaner, fresher. However, most of these rooms have 4 beds and it is impossible to move around with everyone in it. Baths are kept clean. Breakfast is pretty good, with a solid menu offering a big variety of breads, toasts, deli meats, eggs, cheeses and so on. There is a bar on the red boat that is open until 11:00 pm with a large drink menu (wine, beer) and a couple dinner items. Boats are located about 20 mins of walking distance from the Royal Palace and about 10 mins from the closest metro station. There aren't too many stores/restaurants in close vicinity. On the other side of the main road, there is a hill with an observation point offering a beautiful view of north Stockholm. The staff is very friendly and helpful.

If you're searching for a special accommodation in Stockholm this is the one. It's affordable, clean, maybe a bit old fashioned but the staff is super nice and the breakfast is really good. I remember reading things about bed bugs but we checked (as we do in every hotel we stay) and we didn't find anything so maybe those people were just unlucky at the time. It's only a few minute walk away from the city center and the metro station. The only thing we didn't really like was the shower in the room. We specially got a room with a shower (because most of them have a common shower) and it had cracks in the wall, gave off a kinda weird smell and everytime we used it the whole bath was soaked. Eventually we tried the communal shower and if you don't have a problem with that I'd actually recommend that one.

Very inexpensive. Small rooms, but clean and comfy..... Beautiful nostalgic and antique-ish houseboat within walking distance to downtown and train station. Beautiful views of downtown, water, etc. Bathrooms and shower are shared but very clean.

Bait and switch. The reservation option was for “city view” or “ocean view”. Don’t opt for “city” as these boats are faced by a large road and then a cliff and you see nothing. It’s a ten minute walk to get anywhere because there’s nothing around it and the rooms could be generously called quirky if it weren’t for the fact that they’re just uncomfortable. Not worth it.

I had a nice experience of sleeping in a boat. It is clean, comfortable and well designed. The only thing is that it was a little bit far from restaurants and stores.

It is really DEN---with sharply going down steps (no for anyone with arthritis) but ideally clean amenities, beneficial position to centre of Stockholm (oh so beautiful!) and friendly people working there.

great location, close to the center of Stockholm. The cabin (pretty small) was clean and cozy, the beds were ok. For the price and location, i guess, you wont find many better places to stay in the center. But, if you have higher expectations of comfort, take a real hotel. It's still a boat. But if you're on a budget it's perfect.

I decided to make a boat trip thru Nordics in October 2022 and thought that staying 2 nights in Stockholm on a boat will be fun and a special experience. I read positive reviews about this ho(s)tel (?) and the price was attractive at the time of booking. This was my first experience sleeping on a boat. The location is very good - the boat is really close to the center (Gamla Stan), it is just five metro stations away from a ferry terminal. However, to get from the metro station to the boat you will need to take stairs to go up to a bridge and then down, this may be a challenge if you have heavy luggage. I was staying on the red boat. The top floor which incorporates a restaurant and a rest area (I think) is nicely decorated with plenty of artifacts. Rooms are one level below (mostly under the water line), mine was with two bunk beds. Depending on your expectations, you may like your room or hate it. Mine was really small and dark (it had a very small window and light was dim) with very limited head space at the top level. Beds were not very comfortable - too hard to my taste. Power sockets (quantity 2) were in an unusual place - somewhere above a cabinet shelf. However, they were operational. The room itself required renovation since a long time. But maybe this was intentional - to create a special atmosphere... I do not know. My main frustration was the bathroom (douch). I could not convince myself to take a douch there. It did not look comfortable to me. Toilets were sometimes both occupied. Breakfast was good - with many things to chose from. Besides going in the direction of Gamla Stan, there is not much interesting around and there is also a steep hill across the street, so you would need to travel rather long distance to climb up. After spending two nights on this boat I was happy to take a Silja Line ferry to Helsinki where my standard room felt like a 5 star hotel compared to my room on the boat. The fist thing I did was taking a douche. It may be not a bad option to stay for one night, especially if you are jong and /or on a budget. However, I would consider spending a bit extra for more comfort.

Nice experience on a boat, location is really close to historic center, underground. Staff was lovely. I recommend!

I really liked it here, but you shouldn't have high expectations. The walls are as thin as paper, so you're able to here literally everything. Luckily there's a night rest at 11pm but some people didn't seem to care which is really rude. The accomodation is not really clean, but not exactly dirty either. It's as clean as I would expect an old boat to be. The breakfast is really good and the location couldn't be better. The staff is really nice. All in all I'm quite satisfied.

You sleep on a boat so the rooms are for sure not big and luxury but very nice and clean and original. It is also mostly quiet on board and service people are very friendly. The breakfast room is beautiful but there could be more vegetarian and much more vegan options at the breakfast buffet.

Only positive note I have is that the staff was super friendly but all things considered I had 2 horrible nights. First of all the rooms, showers and toilets were not clean. It was all moisty, especially the showers. It felt like it wasn't cleaned since the start of the pandemic. Breakfast was okay but a bit pricy for what you'd get. The bedroom itself was small (which is okay because it's a boat) but it wasn't really decorated smartly (there's a table in every room which I'd replace with a folding table to generate some more space etc.) We also saw a waterline running through our room that was made of asbestos, didn't really want to brush my teeth amymore after seeing that.

The hostel was absolutely lovely. The check in was easy and the person at the front desk was such a nice person. He was light hearted and so kind. The room itself wasn't too shabby. Maybe a little cold but otherwise great. The bathroom was ok but the stairs to the rooms on the bottom of the boat were kind of slippery. The location was also great, such a litlle walk to anywhere. But overall had a lovely time! Tack!