This was the 4th Scandic hotel I stayed during my recent 2 week visits to Scandinavia. I was not familiar with the brand, but all appeared to provide affordable, clean, comfortable accommodations with reasonable breakfast buffet. I wasn't in love with their coffee selections.
This is rather new, and at the center of popular tourist district, and I was rather worried that I might have made a bad choice. (The key to my selection was the closeness to everywhere, including the historical spots and the central train station.) But, to my surprise, this was the most comfortable place with understated elegance among the Scandics I had stayed. Also, it is thoughtfully renovated and merged together old building with a height restriction. I am 80+ year old female, but managed to enjoy walking the central areas to visit historical sites, museums and shops myself, until I finally had to take acab to the airport. Love to come back here again.