Reasons to Stay at the Elite Grand Hotel Gävle, Sweden

Price

We booked one night in the family room that sleeps up to 4 (they didn’t count the baby as #5) for about 140 USD per night in October 2021. That’s on par for what we would expect to pay in Sweden for this size room and quality.

Large rooms

We booked the family room for our family of five (three small children, two adults). 

We were pleasantly surprised to find robes and slippers waiting for us in our room. The bathroom was finished in a dark green tile that make you feel like you were surrounded by jade stones. The overall effect was very relaxing in combination with a hot shower. 

One-of-a-kind upgrades

The “cherry on the top” was finding a complimentary pillow menu to help you have your best night sleep – the menu catered to all sleeping styles: side, stomach, back, hard & firm. Ingrid ordered the ‘Ceasar’ pillow and slept very well on the comfortable bed!

I’ll let the pictures do the talking!

Central location in Gävle

The Elite Grand Hotel Gävle is a short 2-minute walk from the central station. It doesn’t get better than that! At the time that we booked, my husband was on crutches with a fractured leg and we have three little kids. Booking something close to the train station and buses was really important to us due to our limited mobility. 

We loved that we could look out of our window to the downtown area. There was a lot for us to explore very close to the hotel.

Check out this blog about what we recommend you do when you visit Gävle!

Handicap accessible

We were very happy to see that the hotel offered the following for its disabled guests:

• Self-opening doors
• Elevator(s)
• Even walking surfaces
• Carpeted floors (good traction)
• Easy-entry shower

Good food

We ordered room service during our stay, and really enjoyed the quality and taste of the meals. I’ll be honest that I cannot remember exactly what I ordered, but I seem to recall it was a traditional Swedish meal with a new twist. Our kids are picky eaters so they nibbled a bit, which is better than nothing!

They have a full dining room with breakfast in the mornings.

Lovely architecture

The beautiful building of the Elite Grand Hotel Gävle was built in the early 1900’s. Though it has been renovated since that time with modern finishes, it still retains the old charm with sweeping archways and large windows that let in a lot of natural light.

Friendly staff

We were warmly welcomed when we arrived, and the staff was very accommodating to our needs. Since my husband was on crutches, it was difficult to manage the kids and our luggage, and the staff quickly offered to help us in any way.

Fast WiFi

I would expect an Elite Hotel to have fast WiFi, and this hotel did. It was wonderful!