Name: Kastellet Bed & Breakfast
Address: Vaxholms Kastell, Vaxholm, Vaxholm, Vaxholm, 185 99, Sweden
Rating: 8

Smoke-free property

Gift shop

Garden

Television in lobby

Terrace

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

Outdoor furniture

No elevators

Reception desk

General

Non-smoking rooms

Family room

Rooms

Breakfast

Vending machine

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

English

Multi-language staff

Languages Spoken

Picnic area

Recreation

No parking

Parking

Event facilities

Business

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Extra decontamination measures

Personal protection equipment for guests

Contactless check-in and/or check-out

Additional measures against COVID-19

Health and Safety Measures

Location

At the hotel

Millesgarden

Kaknas Tower

Swedish History Museum

Nordic Museum

Skansen

ABBA The Museum

Vasa Museum

Junibacken

Ostermalms Saluhall Food Market

Fotografiska

King's Garden

Royal Swedish Opera

Museum of Medieval Stockholm

Sergels Torg

Nobel Museum

Riddarholmen Church

Haga Park

Stockholm City Hall

Bromma Airport

Drottningholm Palace

Stockholm Arlanda Airport

Kastellet Bed & Breakfast

Vaxholm

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

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9-beds

king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Its a unique opportunity to live in a castle! In a castle on its own island! The idea and the satisfaction you feel in there is just enough. It was our first time in a hostel and the experience was pretty great. Cleaning in room was average tbh but not bad! Its a good and value for money option

Best opportunity to live in a castle

The images are very misleading for this property, it is old, in need of a good clean and refurbisment, there are no staff available.   When we arrived for a four night stay in late June, in the midst of COVID,  our key was left on a desk for collection, when we went to the room, I realised there were shared bathroom and shower facilities.  I didn't feel safe to stay.   There are no staff on site, so I cancelled online on the evening of arrival.  The following morning the shared toilets were not clean, bins overflowing and drains clogged with hair, totally unacceptable in any instance but particularly with COVID.   I explained the reason for cancelling booking in the morning to only member of staff I had seen, there was no reaction, or understanding.  When I checked my bank the full amount for four nights stay had been taken from my account.    When I contacted the customer service, they were curt and asked if I had photo evidence of cleanliness.  I have read of other reviews from travellers who have been treated similarly and this property needs to be called out on how they are treating customers, and putting thier health at risk because of lack of cleanliness.

Terrible experience, not clean, no staff, no customer service.

I stayed one night with my family in a room, which was cozy and had very comfortable beds, but it didn't feel well ventilated. I opened the window and right outside it was full of birds feces, which made it worse. 
The toilet was shared and we had no problem about that, but there was no soap in the shower,  not either a little sample in the room.
We had a good silent night, and enjoyed breakfast.


Nice place with some details to improve

Arrived and no persons in the reception-tried to phone twice with no result. 

Missing information about taxi boat next morning (300 SE KR) first ordinary ferry at 10.00 am

Toilets and bathrooms in the corridor. Cold room with no heat and no equipments.

Best thing was the bed- soft and cozy!

No recommendations from me

Nice B&B, smooth check in, nice room. We really enjoyed the breakfast. 

Don’t forget to walk the 130 steps up the tower at the Kastell, you’ll get a marvelous view of the surroundings from there. 

Free transfer on the ferry to the island when you live at the B&B.

Really nice B&B

We took the boat from Vaxholm at 1800 and the key for our room were in the reception waiting for us. We had a family room just close to a common bathroom. It was a bit noisy, so maybe a room away from the bathroom would have been better for us. Also, some guests were yelling and shouting outside at midnight. Not sure if there is any staff during nighttime. The room was large and cozy and the breakfast was delicious! Asked the reception about the history of our room, but they did not know.

Family trip with sleepover at the Kastellet

We stayed in Kastellet for one night on a way out to the archipelago. 
Large and very comfortable beds, beautiful furniture. 
Spacious and clean WC and shower rooms, the front one overlooks the sea.
Excellent breakfast with wide choice of food, served in a beautiful room downstairs. 
In July when we stayed, the food was refilled during the breakfast open hours (I.e. not just at the opening).

Excellent combo of old castle and modern cafes

The concept is nice clean and central to Vaxholm but when we wrote to their reception requesting for one out of our two rooms to be sea facing, we got a curt reply. Whatever be the reason, a more customer friendly language can be used? 

//Thank you for your email, we don´t have any rooms with sea view available so it is not possible to change the room type.

Med vänliga hälsningar/Best regards
//


Customer Communication lacking 

For the first time I slept in a castle and in one that is located on an Island...
As much as possible I guess it was clean. there was no real interaction with the staff except breakfast and the only surprise for me is this was room only. Toilets and showers are shared.

First time in a castle

Kastellet BnB is inside the Vaxholm castle, which is in its own island just off Vaxholm proper.

The place is clean and comfortable. Although all the rooms share toilets, we never had any trouble getting a free one when needed, and they were always clean.

Breakfast buffet was a wonderful selection of continental fare with freshly baked bread, cold cuts, fruit and cereal. Tea, coffee and juice were also available.

Our stay gave us the opportunity to explore the castle uninterrupted in the morning, since the first ferry from Vaxholm was only at 10am.

Overall, a wonderful experience I would recommend,

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