Digital rendering av en hotellobby med bar, soffor, bord och växter i varm belysning.

A digital rendering shows a hotel lobby with a bar, seating areas and plants in connection with Scandic’s planned underground hotel at Hötorget.

Illustration: Scandic

Scandic opens underground hotel on Drottninggatan

Scandic is taking the budget accommodation concept one step further. Together with property owner Axfast, the hotel chain will open its first underground hotel in Stockholm - right beneath Drottninggatan.

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Published 2 June 2026 - 09:00

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