A Trip to Sweden - Day 1 (26 Nov 2014, Wednesday)

So the first day in Stockholm was a new experience for  me. We took a bus from Arlanda Airport to our hotel, HTL Hotel at down town by bus. Which was at least 50% cheaper than taking a fast train. Needless to say, it was very much cheaper than taking a cab. 

Well the bus ride took about 44min. I like this type of arrangement as I got to see more things on the way to the hotel.  The bus took us to a couple of stations.  I enjoyed the sight seeing on the bus all the way to down town. 

So when we arrived at the city, we got to ask around for directions to get to our hotel. It wasn't too hard to locate it. 

HTL Hotel, emphasises much on design and functionality.

So the best part happened when we arrived at the hotel. We were looking high and low for the reception counter and we  couldn't find one. So just as we were thinking of how to check in, we suddenly realised that we were actually standing next to a reception counter. No one was there to serve us to check in. 

So the reception counter was just a  small desk. On the desk, there is a small touch screen, some keycards, some hotel cards and a pen. All we needed to do was to key in our booking number at the screen, place a key card on the respective slot and the room number will be displayed on the screen. We can use the pen to jot down our room number on the hotel cards and off we went to our room. So simple. So quick and so efficient. Hassle free! All DIY. 

DIY check in counter

The room was small. I guess space is a constraint here in Stockholm. However the room comes in a clever design to make our stay a pleasant one. 

The bed - it's pretty much taken the whole space of the room, except for the bathroom. It is also a little on the higher side so that we can put our baggages under it 

The art - just a big piece of sticker on the wall to minimise the space taken up by the frame. 

Toilet- is small but functional. A cubicle for shower with hair shampoo and bath gel in dispensers. This cubicle has a tempered glass door without a knob. They made a hole for us place our fingers to open and close the door. A toilet bowl and a sink that comes with a dispenser of hand soap. Under the sink is a small shelf and beside the shelf was a pull out dustbin. 

The pull out drawer

Oh I forgot to mention that there's no cabinet for clothes in the room. So the hotel puts up many hooks around the room for us to hang our clothes. I just thought that was a brilliant idea to save space and cost.