For over 30 years, jazz music has captivated Stockholm and given way to the city’s annual Jazz Festival. The event has gained international recognition and every year thousands of Swedes and visitors alike gather to listen to the music’s soulful sounds.
Those staying in Stockholm boutique hotels this autumn might well find their stay coinciding with a real party in the Swedish capital, as the locals celebrate the opening of the new national stadium – the Friends Arena – with a huge party.
When visiting the Swedish capital there’s no better place to stay than Stockholm luxury hotels. From a well appointed hotel room with the best facilities on the doorstep, you’ll be perfectly positioned to explore everything the city has to offer to your heart’s content.
There are plenty of brilliant reasons to travel to Stockholm. Luxury hotels for accommodation, clean streets, high quality public transport and some of the friendliest residents you could hope to meet. Perhaps they’re happy because of one of the city’s great exports – vodka.
Feeling on top of the world while you’re experiencing a different country is quite natural, but in Stockholm the meaning has just gone to a whole new level. Visitors can take rooftop hikes across tiled buildings to get a totally different perspective of the city.
Imagine a world without electricity. Struggling? So were the inhabitants of Stockholm when they were asked to vote for their favourite 100 innovations. Surprisingly though, electricity wasn’t the top ‘necessity’. The National Museum of Science and Technology has a full lowdown on the city’s most wanted items.
The Ice Bar Vasaplan 4, 111 20 Stockholm
Given how busy our modern day lives are, I thought I would highlight an energetic event which after watching, you may well want to go back to your hotel in Yokohama and have a lie down! The wonderful Yamashita Park in the Japanese city on May 11-12 will be hosting one of the legs of [...]
Fancy appreciating one of the most influential art figures of her generation while staying at your boutique city hotel? Frankfurt, then, is the place to be for a special exhibition celebrating the life of Yoko Ono. Famous for her relationship with Beatles’ John Lennon, Ono is an artist in her own right and I am [...]
From coast to coast the US is putting its best foot forward to dominate the technology industry and start-up tech firms.
An untimely death robbed the world of famed American artist Mike Kelley in early 2012; however his memory will live on forever through his brilliant works of art. From 15 December, 2012 the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam will present a retrospect of his work spanning from the beginning of his career in the 1970s all [...]
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Fleming’s Hotel Frankfurt-Hamburger Allee is an ambient hotel located in the popular Bockenheim district, very close to the Frankfurt exhibition grounds, making it one of the best Frankfurt city hotels for exhibition visitors as well as other business and leisure travelers.
Fleming’s Conference Hotel Frankfurt is one of the top located city hotels. Frankfurt is an international financial centre, and the hotel puts business visitors conveniently close to the action with the new Stock Exchange a stone’s throw away.
The Einstein St Gallen is a jewel among St Gallen hotels. A luxurious retreat by Lake Constance with the historic cathedral and monastery nearby, the Einstein St Gallen hotel is your gateway to the charms of St Gallen, celebrated for its fine textiles.
With a history dating back to its construction in 1346 as monastery, the Grand Hotel Karel V Utrecht offers a luxury experience in historic buildings. Set in beautiful gardens in the city centre, a stone’s throw from Utrecht Centraal railway station, it is a truly unique Utrecht hotel.
Just 30 minutes from Shanghai city centre, Le Camélia Hotel is nestled in the seaside Fengxian District. Close to the port of Ningbo, Le Camélia offers a soft Mediterranean ambience in the most breathtaking luxury hotel Shanghai has to offer.

At Worldhotels we understand that life is busy and your weekends are too valuable to waste. Our unbeatable rates for weekend breaks during Spring allow you to enjoy downtime with a loved one, discover a new city or indulge in unforgettable cultural events.
Why not browse our weekend rates and see which new cities you might explore next.