Scandic Backadal Hotel

Clean and friendly hotel, rooms fairly standard although no wardrobes as such - just some hangers and a modern rail. We were there for a few days, cleaning of the room was on request only, no tea and coffee available in the room. There are chargeable faciiities in reception. The pool and sauna were fab, and i think new. The restuarant served a breakfast buffet which was of a high standard and there was also an evening buffet which is not advertised on the menu and that was lovely for our first night (lots of fresh salad options and a lovely soup). The restuarant is not opened on a Sunday. Visitors new to Sweden - Scandal is a well known chain across the country, they offer a decent standard offering at a good price - but if you are staying in the centre i would suggest chosing another Scandic hotel in the city iteself, as there is nothing of interest around this area. I have classed this as average, but more because of the ability to get in and out of the cit. Whilst it is marked down as not being far from the city, it is not a straighforward route back on public transport, getting into the town was easy enough - there is a bus stop just past the service stattion and across the crossing (X4) takes you into the centre. Getting back was a totally different story which we found to our peril - it can be done but make sure you get a map from the bus station. The bus drivers though were so friendly and helpful. Thatt all said -the staff were lovely and looked after us.

Nice hotel, a little warned out. Good food, and friendly staff. Only problem was that my room was missing a remote for the tv. I took 3 visits to the front desk, to get I fixed, a lot of promises and not a lot of action, a the 3 visits to the front desk…..after having been to the restaurant for dinner, so there were plenty of time to fix it. It was still not sorted, the new girl a the front desk went in the back office and found a remote in under a minute. A simple job as a missing remote, shoulder take 3 visits to the front desk and almost a hour and 15 minutes to fix. The bed was nice and it the room was clean

Good breakfast, nice playroom for children, room eh ok, poor reception at the restaurant and it took a long time to get loan iron (otherwise good service), ok gym.