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Hotel Kärnan

3.5 star property
3.5-star hotel near Ferry Terminal

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Exterior
Reception
Family Room (6 people)
Meeting facility
Standard Double Room

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Järnvägsgatan 17, Helsingborg, 252 24
  • Ferry Terminal
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Karnan
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Helsingborg North Harbor
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Helsingborg (AGH-Angelholm)
    ‪29 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Single Room

Standard Single Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(26 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room (6 people)

Family Room (6 people)

  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 2 Twin Sofa Beds

About the area

Helsingborg

Seaside stay .With a stay at this Helsingborg hotel, you'll be steps from Ferry Terminal and within a 10-minute walk of Helsingborg North Harbor. Also, Karnan is within half a mile (1 km) and Olympiastadion is within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Ferry Terminal - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Karnan - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Helsingborg North Harbor - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Olympiastadion - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Sofiero Castle - 8 min drive - 5.8 km

Getting around

  • Helsingborg (XYH-Helsingborg Central Train Station) - 1 min walk
  • Helsingborg (AGH-Angelholm) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Espresso House - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Pub Nessie - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Das Backhaus - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Zushi Helsingborg - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Hotel Kärnan

3.5-star hotel near Ferry Terminal
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have WiFi for a fee.

There are 3 meeting rooms available. A sauna, a library, and a terrace are also featured at Hotel Kärnan.

This 3.5-star Helsingborg hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 52 guestrooms or units
  • 6 levels
  • Buffet breakfast (free)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Library
  • Terrace
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Hotel Kärnan offers 52 accommodations with hair dryers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Languages

Danish, English, Swedish

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (surcharge)

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Library
  • Sauna

Accessibility

  • Elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets: SEK 250 per accommodation, per stay
  • Only dogs and cats are allowed
  • Certain rooms only
  • You can request a pet-friendly room by reaching out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children 6 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: SEK 250 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds and rollaway/extra beds
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds and rollaway/extra beds. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Eurocard. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

We should mention

  • Children 6 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Pets are welcome in specific rooms only, which can be requested by contacting the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation (please see the Fees section for related charges).

Property is also known as

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Hotel Kärnan Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 201 out of 915 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 430 out of 915 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 214 out of 915 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 54 out of 915 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 915 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel was the perfect place for me to stay, as a solo traveller passing through town. Staff provided a friendly welcome and treated me like a regular. Breakfast was plentiful and the scrambled eggs delicious and perfectly cooked. Highly recommend staying here
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Helene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Torsten

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Beau

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great simple hotel , great price and great breakfast. Super location
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Dr. Hooman

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Booking and reality are different

In Hotels.com, there were 2 bed options for a single room: single bed or semi double bed. I chose the last one, but at check-in I got a single bed (90cm). The receptionist said she had never heard of Semi Double Bed in this hotel and showed a FAX from Hotels.com written only the words "Standard Room" and nothing about the bed! So my choice had stayed in Hotels.com site and not forwarded to the hotel. Regardless the hotel didn't posses such a bed type at all. The kind receptionist upgraded me free of charge to a double bed, but the confusion and irritation at check-in and the misinformation at booking site is not pleasant. This is not the first time that an internet booking at Hotels.com is not aligned with reality in hotels!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

6/10 Okay

Marie

Disliked: Staff & service

mer att önska

Hittade gammal hundmat i ett skåp, tv fungerade inte, vilket receptionen var medveten om när jag påtalade det. Renligheten vid frukosten var inte Corona säker. Matborden inte avtorkade. Hotellets parkering var fullbelagd. Tråkig service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is very well situated and offered a nice breakfast buffet. For us a major drawback: Even though the wifi connection was good in the public parts of the hotel, we couldnt connect in our room
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Richard

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Convenient location, hotel is a bit dated
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Milind

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing hotel and service staff.

Amazing hotel and just in front of the central station. You cross the street and you are there at Helsingborg Central train station. Also very near to the Helsingborg port, jetty to Helsigoer in Denmark. The beach is just 5 min walk from the hotel and you can also find good restaurants near the hotel. The staff at the reception is really very cooperative and helpful. They had arranged takeaway breakfast for me early in the morning at 5 : 30am. Very clean and hygienic rooms and comfortable and cosy too. I enjoyed my stay here and would stay again the next time I am in Helsingborg.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

4/10 Poor

Martin

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Outdated and overpriced.

Very very dated hote. If your just looking for somewhere to sleep it can be ok but for the overall feling/standard you pay way to much. The area is nice and the service on the hotel and from the front desk I have nothing but good to say. They were very helpful!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Location of hotel was great ( just opposite the train station and very central) and perfect for the centre of Helsingborg. Hotel was basic but perfectly adequate.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Per

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very ols style hotel. Needs to be upgraded. Traffic outside was somewhat disturbing.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Struggling to bring itself into the 21st century!

I booked in for 3 days on a business trip to Helsingborg and had been looking forward to staying in this hotel considering it's central location. As soon as you step through the front doors, you're made to feel very welcome by the brilliant, friendly and helpful front-desk staff, unfortunately the 'positive' experience ends there. It feels a little like the 1970s in this hotel, the decor, the furnishings and lack of modern features that you expect from a city center hotel. I booked a 'Queen Bed Room' and ended up in a room so small that I could barely find a space to unpack my suitcase (room 302). The window in the room faces the main-road and due to only single-glazed windows, you can hear every bus arriving, departing and waiting at the bus stop outside the hotel. After a very sleepless first night, I asked to be moved and this was done very quickly by the front-desk staff resulting in me moving to room 509. This was a more pleasant room, larger but still in dire need of renovation/modernisation. But on a positive, this new room faces the rear of the hotel and was far quieter although suffers from extractor-fan noise from neighbouring buildings, again primarily due to single-glazed windows. Overall, the only two positive elements of this hotel are the location and the brilliant front-desk staff, together they make this hotel a nice place to stay. Unfortunately the rest of the experience is truly struggling and in need of some money to be spent.

8/10 Good

Lenny, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good location/Good Value

A relatively small room and twin-size bed but what I ordered (and paid for). Convenient location near the train-station and with many restaurants and shops within easy walking distance. About a third of the cost of "fancier" hotels nearby.

8/10 Good

Oska, New York, NY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Cozy hotel in prime location

Right across the street from Helsingborg Centralstation, this hotel was cozy and accommodating. Small and old, but a great stay for a night when other options were sold out.

8/10 Good

Yesilcay, Edinburgh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Decent stay.

Friendly staff happy to help. Was allocated room at front if hotel, which is on main road across from train and bus station, with scaffolding at front of hotel. Asked to be moved to back/courtyard of building, which was quiet. Perfectly reasonable stay for one or two nights on business trip.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic value

Location was perfect, small welcoming hotel. Great staff fantastic value.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Helen Douglas, London

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Great service but property in poor phsyical condition

Located right next door to a Chinese restaurant. The arrival experience is below standard. In the lobby the carpet is dismal to look at and for whatever reason there are 2 plastic goldfish that look like dead fish in a water fountain. I was not pleased that I was checked into an unrennovated room -- the agent was brilliant and arranged to move me the following day. Rennovated rooms are in 'good' condition and very comfortable. Unrennovated rooms are below standard. Horrible to be exact. The saving grace is that the cleaning of the rooms are superb so you don't feel grossed out. Breakfast is pretty good and there is a good outdoor area that is tastefully done. Staff save this place; they are really hospitable. The only worry is they are not observant on not calling out your room number and when a friend visited they just gave her my room number and she walked up. What if it was not a friend? I hope they do rennovations works to the rest of the rooms and the lobby/bar area to bring this hotel up to a level like Hotel Maria! Cheers,

8/10 Good

Christel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024