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Hotel Rival, dog-friendly hotel in Stockholm
Daisy CuratedResearched & Verified4 Star · Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden

Hotel Rival

Small dogs stay and are welcome in the ground floor bar

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Daisy's Assessment
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Hotel Rival is a 99-room hotel on Mariatorget built into a 1937 cinema, which still runs as a theatre and screening room, with Watson's Bar and the Tavernan restaurant on the ground floor. It was Sweden's first boutique hotel and is owned by the Ulvaeus family. It suits travellers who want Södermalm with a bit of showbusiness. The bar is named after the owners' dog.

What we've verified

Pet fee Unknown
Weight limit 10 kg
4.4 from 3,441 reviews
Why it's in the collection

Mariatorget's square with its fountain and lime trees is directly outside, and Monteliusvägen's cliff path above Riddarfjärden is about ten minutes north for the view over the water.

Best suited for

Dogs up to 10 kilos stay in the rooms, and small dogs are welcome in Watson's Bar.

The open question

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Pet pricing

Unknown, Unknown

Verified Experience Snapshot

What we've confirmed, at a glance.

Pet fee
Unknown
Weight limit
10 kg
Max dogs
Unknown
Restaurant
To verify
Bar
To verify
Breakfast
To verify
Beach
None here
Pool
To verify
Garden / terrace
To verify
Spa / wellness
To verify
Lobby
To verify
Hotel photography

The property.

Where dogs can go

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RestaurantTo verify
BarTo verify
Breakfast buffetTo verify
LobbyTo verify
Spa / wellnessTo verify
Main poolTo verify
Garden / terraceTo verify
BeachNone here
Unattended in roomTo verify

Dogs under 10 kilos can stay in the room, and small dogs may visit Watson's Bar on the entrance floor. Other kinds of pet are not taken.

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Practical details

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Pet policy & fees+

Pet fee: Unknown, Unknown

Weight limit: 10 kg. Maximum dogs: Unknown.

Dogs up to 10 kilos stay in the rooms, and small dogs are welcome in Watson's Bar.

In-room amenities+

None published.

Contact+

Address: Mariatorget 3, 118 48 Stockholm, Sweden

Phone: +46 8 545 789 00

Website: rival.se · Google 4.4 from 3,441 reviews

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How it measures up.

Against two other stays in Stockholm, on the things that actually decide a trip.

Hotel RivalStockholmAt SixStockholmClarion Hotel SignStockholm
Dogs at breakfastunknownunknown
Dogs at dinnerunknownunknown
Barlimitedunknownunknown
Beach accessNoneNoneNone
Pool for dogsunknownunknownNo
Garden / terraceunknownunknownunknown
Pet feeUnknownSEK 275Unknown
Stars4 Star5 Star4 Star
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Information last verified 2026-09-20