Located in Stockholm's Sodermalm district, the Alexandra Hotel Stockholm is a three-storey hotel with light green brickwork, one kilometre from Gamla Stan. Guestrooms are decorated in bright, warm colours with dark wood furniture and offer free wireless Internet access, direct-dial telephones, work desks and minibars. Terrestrial television is offered with pay movies available and rooms all have bathrooms.
Guests can start the day with Scandinavian buffet breakfast, make use of complimentary wi-fi throughout the hotel, or relax in the lobby bar, which serves drinks and snacks until late. Those wishing to organize trips around the city can ask staff at the 24-hour front desk for recommendations on attractions and restaurants, directions and reservations. Guests can enjoy the hotel's traditional Swedish sauna, by arrangement with the staff at reception. Practical amenities include laundry and dry cleaning services and secure parking garage. The sights of Stockholm's Old Town and the main shopping district can be found within one kilometre. From the hotel it is also possible to organise boat tours of the archipelagos, or visit the Royal Island of Djurgarden, which is around two kilometres away. Stockholm Arlanda Airport is 60 kilometres away, and the approximate driving time is 60 minutes. The airport has three railway stations: one for long- distance destinations and two for frequent express trains to Stockholm. Guests should alight at the Central Train Station and take the subway three stops to Medborgarplatsen (green line) which is five minutes walk from the hotel. Taxis run from directly outside the terminals. When taking a taxi, passengers should speak to a taxi coordinator, found outside the terminal building.