Stockholm Family Hotels with Game Rooms

A games room gives children somewhere to play inside the hotel when the weather or the daylight turns against an outdoor plan. These five hotels pair that with family rooms, a spa or a pool, so the same building covers the quiet evening and the rainy afternoon. They are spread across Djurgården, Norrmalm, Solna and Bromma, so location matters as much as the equipment.

Hotel Hasselbacken is the best fit for a family that wants museums and play in the same place. This four-star, rated 8.9, stands on Djurgården next to Skansen, the open-air museum, and the listing places it within walking distance of the Vasa Museum and Junibacken. It has family rooms with table tennis and a board games library on the ground floor, plus a sauna and spa lounge, a historic garden and a 15-minute walk to Rosendal beach. I would choose it for families who want to be on Djurgården for a day trip pace and who like having a garden for the children to run in.

At Six and Downtown Camper by Scandic stand side by side on Brunkebergstorg in central Norrmalm. At Six, a five-star design hotel rated 8.8, has a lobby billiards room next to the lounge bar, open 24 hours, and offers babysitting on request, kids' meals from the restaurant and a spa floor with sauna and massage. Downtown Camper, a four-star rated 8.7, has a wellness floor on level six called The Nest, with a rooftop pool, sauna, table tennis and board games, and family rooms for four with separate beds. Both suit families who want a central base on foot or by metro.

Elite Hotel Carolina Tower is the choice for a spa-oriented family stay in Solna. This four-star, rated 8.9, stands beside the Karolinska University Hospital, six metro stops from the city centre. The listing describes a top-floor spa with table tennis, a sauna and a relaxation lounge, and family rooms that sleep four, with kids' meals available at the Carolinas restaurant. It is quieter and less central than Norrmalm, so I would recommend it to parents who do not mind the metro ride and prefer a calmer evening after a day in the city.

Ulfsunda Slott is the most unusual option. It is a 17th-century castle hotel in Bromma, about twelve kilometres west of central Stockholm, rated 8.6, with a real games room that contains a billiards table, board games, a chess set and books. It also has a spa and outdoor grounds, and family suites in the main building. The distance from the centre is the trade-off, so I would choose it for a longer, slower stay where the hotel is part of the holiday, and for families who are happy to travel into town for the museums.