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2.5 out of 5
Kastellet Bed & Breakfast
Vaxholms Kastell, Vaxholm

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 99 out of 259 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 105 out of 259 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 33 out of 259 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 259 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 259 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Elin

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Daniela

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Boris

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Louise, Evesham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A unique spot! Bit odd to have to get a ferry at the set times to the island but I loved it for that. Lovely to wander around the fort on an evening. Breakfast was not fine-dining but perfectly adequate for my needs.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patti

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wow, staying in a real castle is very cool! My son and I really enjoyed the view from our room, the great breakfast and the peace and quiet. The museum was really well done and made us appreciate the unique history of the castle and where we were staying. The ferry stopped at 7:40 p.m., so if we wanted to stay later in town that might have been an issue, but it wasn't for us and we loved staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fun place to stay in Vaxholm. It isn't luxurious but it was perfectly comfortable and the breakfast was excellent. Definitely worth arranging to be dropped off at Kastellet by the ferry company (we didn't buy it saves time and money). You need to get to grips with the ferry to and from the main island. We had a very nice family room in the annex overlooking the sea but it wasn't en suite.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Madelene

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Fredrik

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Åsa

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

John-Greger

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Magdalena

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Historisk miljö
Kul att bo i delar av historisk byggnad. Charmigt och välrenoverat. Helt ok frukost. Bad och dusch i korridoren och lite knöligt med middag. Dyrt att åka linjefärja in till Vaxholm för middag.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Jorgen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice room, great location, good breakfast. As an old property, sounds carry so you can hear noise of neighbors and kitchen. Otherwise, really comfortable place to stay and plenty to explore in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kaveh

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Hanna

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Fredrik

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Love

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Thomas

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Wenjing

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
it was a comfortable hotel, clean and calm. It will be better if some instant coffee powder and tea bag can be prepared especially in the evening.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Anthony, Carson

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Interesting and unique opportunity to spend the night in a centuries-old military citadel. The breakfast is fine. Our biggest complaint/recommendation has to do with the things NOT provided. Be aware that the shower rooms are communal and we were surprised to find that no soap or shampoo is provided. Also, there is a ferry (3 minute ride) that you must use each time you want to leave the island to shop or explore and it can become quite costly if you need to make many trips (about $10USD roundtrip). It would be very good if the b&b provided some sort of complimentary pass or two. Also, there is a small museum on the island and again, a complimentary pass for hotel guests would be a nice amenity.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Praveen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unique stay in Vaxholm
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Dongli

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Short one night stay
It's good value. It was a surprise that the hotel is part of the barracks in the fortress now open as bed & breakfast, we got to explore the entire fortress. Unmanned ferry boat every 15 minutes to Växholm is convenient. Shared shower and bathrooms are clean and not bad if hotel guests are only 50% of the capacity like during our stay. Breakfast is excellent especially the fresh baked bread.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Adebola

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Inspiring environment.
Amazingly beautifully inspiring environment and service.... value for money at every standpoint.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Nusra

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
First adventure self
Location is beautiful but one thing that my friend was not happy is toilets stay outside.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Annette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mysigt men dyrt
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

2/10 Terrible

Elizabeth

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020
Response from JB on 15 Jul 2020
Gäst som inte anländer och som vill slippa betala avbokningsavgift men som ändå har möjlighet att sätta betyg, Konstigt system men inte något som vi kan påverka.

6/10 Okay

K-O, Stockholm

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Floors in the room very dirty. Barefoot walks not recommended..
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Torbjörn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

8/10 Good

Vijay

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2020

8/10 Good

KINA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Mikael

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Rick, Texas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place and friendly staff. The fiery ride was very quick as well
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It's a hostel, not a B&B
The room was damp with paint coming off the walls and the bathroom / toilet / shower down the hall shared with other guests does not make for comfortable living. There was a queue for the shower in the morning and my partner found faeces on the floor left by another guest. This is more like a hostel than a B&B and if we could have found availability in another hotel would have moved.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Consolata

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very nice place
Out stay was very nice. Easily accessible, Breakfast was good. Rooms were nice and clean. Friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The castle atmosphere was very cool and unique. The boat back to vaxholm was sometimes a bit late
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Anders

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice atmosphere
Building and surroundings with atmosphere. Breakfast has room for improvement.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Hamilton, Austin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice original, special experience. Loved it!!!
My family loved this unique experience. It was like traveling back in time. We had a great time. You should definitely put on your calendar to explore this place!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Fortress with a Remarkable B&B
We have stayed twice at Kastellet/Vaxholm during our visits to Sweden. We are accustomed to comfortable and well-run accommodations, but this one takes the prize. It is unique, comfortable, historic and the lady who runs it (I believe her name is Eva) is delightful. Her breakfast with home baked breads and a beautiful spread of delectable and fresh foods was a highlight for us. We love this B&B!
Stayed 1 night in May 2017

8/10 Good

Sarah, London

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unique experience in lovely surroundings
This was a really interesting and unique experience. The rooms were a good size and the shared bedrooms were nice and clean. The only downside was that there was no staff anywhere when we arrived. There weren't any issues it just felt a bit strange letting ourselves in and taking the keys. That aside, I don't have anything bad to say. I probably wouldn't stay here more than 1 night but I would definitely recommend giving it a go!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

M C, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great B&B with lots of history
Lovely B&B. We were hesitant about the shared toilet facilities but it was all really clean, near our room and almost never occupied so it for like 'ours' anyway. Great stay.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Adventure in both a good and bad way
This is a B and B that is part of an island fortress about 1/2 drive north east of Stockholm. The ferry to it runs every 15 minutes from about 10 am to 9:30 pm at the height of the tourist season. If you miss it you will have to hire a private water taxi for an exorbitant amount of money. Then you will have to traverse a long extent of loose gravel that will not allow you to roll your suitcase. Then you will have to haul the suitcases up and down steep stone steps. There is staff only in the morning to serve breakfast, which as is a mentioned in most reviews, includes delicious bread. There is no other place to get food on the island but the town of Vaxholm is right across the very narrow strait. The washrooms are separate from the rooms and are communal, though they do afford privacy. They get pretty messy after a few people have had showers and used the toilets. The bedrooms have no tv and poor wifi so there is nothing to do but enjoy the scenery which is beautiful. The rooms are large and the beds are comfortable. If you can put up with all the inconveniences for the experience of sleeping in a fortress on an island in the middle of some spectacular scenery then it is worth it. If you prefer creature comfort this is not the place for you.

8/10 Good

fiona, leeds uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very different B and B
didn't really know what to expect. My husband was particularly excited about being in a castle on an island. As we visited in low season a lot of things were closed but that added to the peace. Room spacious and clean. Breakfast ample.

2/10 Terrible

Robert, NEW YORK

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
WORST PLACE, TOO DANGEROUS TO STAY
RUN AWAY, DONT STAY HERE!!!!!!!! THERE IS NO SECURITY, NO ONE AT THE CASTLE, NO BATHROOM, NO TELEPHONE, NO TV, NO INTERNET

8/10 Good

Michelle, Portland, OR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Island stay
It was a great experience, only problem we had was getting to the island as the ferry had stopped running for the season so we had to hire a taxibat. Over all it was beautiful and secluded and a great starting point to see the other islands!

10/10 Excellent

Sofia, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay in an old fortress
Having a chance to stay in a 1500s fortress was awesome!