Scandic Uppsala Nord

Pleasant stay, friendly and helpful staff. Room was comfortable and quiet. Breakfast could have been a little more exciting but there was plenty to choose from.

Nice bed, nice size and very clean. Good breakfast too, easy to park. All good!

Hotel is a a few kms out of town. Taxis were quite expensive for the distance, but there is a regular bus service very near the hotel. Check-in was fine. Choice at breakfast could have been improved, but generally ok. Would have been nice to have a mini bar and coffee making facilities in the room. But there is a bar in the hotel.

I was very disappointed. I have stayed at many Scandic before and enjoyed their high standards.This Scandic was simply lacking. What I found most disturbing was being ignored by one receptionist for quite a while (the other one was on the phone). When two male guests suddenly appeared she suddenly became available for duty for them even though I had been waiting before them. When I pointed this out I was told that the two men were part of a conference group and this receptionist specialized with conference guests. The other receptionists were fine. The one with the Afro curly hair was particularly friendly and helpful. The room was below average standard (no tea /coffee making facilities, no frig or air conditioning - which I would have expected from a 3.5 Scandic). Also note there is no cleaning unless requested. I have no issues with not having towels changed daily for the sake of the environment but I think cleaning is part of a normal hotel service. I did not like coming back to rubbish bins full from the previous day. Breakfast: The juice tasted cheap from a carton and there are no smoothies or pastries. The scrambled eggs were good as was the fresh pineapple/melon.There is only regular coffee. I asked for a cappuccino and was directed to the receptionist area where it costs to buy a coffee. Last but not least I wanted to rent a bike. Unfortunately they had only one available the one with a horizontal bar style suitable for (tallish)males! So no go for me there.

Good

We had a great 4 day’s stay in Uppsala. We initially thought that the Scandic North was too far out of town but we were proved wrong very quickly. The no 2 bus stops virtually outside the hotel and runs very frequently plus the hotel was very quiet with no street noise. The breakfast was excellent. We would certainly revisit the area and stay again in this hotel. Great staff too!