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title: "Hotels in Karlstad: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 21 hotels in Karlstad, Sweden: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/sweden/karlstad/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-10
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# Where to stay in Karlstad

Karlstad has 21 places to stay in our index. 10 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.2.

- **places to stay:** 21

- **ranked by guests:** 10

- **average rating:** 8.2

- [Central hotels 9](https://stayversus.com/en/sweden/karlstad/central/)

## Good to know about hotels in Karlstad

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Elite Stadshotellet Karlstad](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/elite-stadshotellet-karlstad-karlstad/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Tingvallastaden

- **Average guest rating:** 8.2

- **Hotels with a pool:** 4

- **Average walk grade:** 66/100

## Areas of Karlstad

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Tingvallastaden** 5 hotels, 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/sweden/karlstad/?area=Tingvallastaden)
-    [**Tingvalla** 4 hotels, 8.0](https://stayversus.com/en/sweden/karlstad/?area=Tingvalla)

## All hotels in Karlstad

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

## Popular match-ups in Karlstad

-     [**Best Western Gustaf Froding Hotel & Konferens** *vs* **Elite Stadshotellet Karlstad** Karlstad, 7.7 / 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/best-western-gustaf-froding-hotel-konferens-karlstad-vs-elite-stadshotellet-karlstad-karlstad/)
-     [**Elite Stadshotellet Karlstad** *vs* **Scandic Winn** Karlstad, 8.7 / 8.2](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/elite-stadshotellet-karlstad-karlstad-vs-scandic-winn-karlstad/)
-     [**Elite Stadshotellet Karlstad** *vs* **First Hotel River C** Karlstad, 8.7 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/elite-stadshotellet-karlstad-karlstad-vs-first-hotel-river-c-karlstad/)
-     [**Elite Stadshotellet Karlstad** *vs* **Solsta Hotell** Karlstad, 8.7 / 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/elite-stadshotellet-karlstad-karlstad-vs-solsta-hotell-karlstad/)
-     [**Best Western Gustaf Froding Hotel & Konferens** *vs* **Scandic Winn** Karlstad, 7.7 / 8.2](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/best-western-gustaf-froding-hotel-konferens-karlstad-vs-scandic-winn-karlstad/)
-     [**Best Western Hotel Savoy** *vs* **Elite Stadshotellet Karlstad** Karlstad, 8.5 / 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/best-western-hotel-savoy-karlstad-vs-elite-stadshotellet-karlstad-karlstad/)
-     [**Elite Stadshotellet Karlstad** *vs* **Scandic Klaralven** Karlstad, 8.7 / 7.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/elite-stadshotellet-karlstad-karlstad-vs-scandic-klaralven-karlstad/)
-     [**Elite Stadshotellet Karlstad** *vs* **Scandic Karlstad City** Karlstad, 8.7 / 8.9](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/elite-stadshotellet-karlstad-karlstad-vs-scandic-karlstad-city-karlstad/)

## FAQ: Karlstad

### What is the best-rated hotel in Karlstad?

By StayVersus score, Elite Stadshotellet Karlstad is the best-rated hotel in Karlstad, with a guest rating of 8.7 from 75 reviews.

### Which area of Karlstad has the most hotels?

Tingvallastaden has the most, with 5 rated places to stay.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/sweden/karlstad/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/