Villa Foresta

Upon check-in, the receptionist informed me she was new and asked me to be patient with her. There was no other staff member in sight. After briefly visiting the room, I returned immediately to reception. The room was not the category I booked. I booked sea view and it was facing the back of the house with an intersection. To my disbelief, the receptionist told me I would need to wait at least an hour (this was at 6 p.m.) because she didn’t know how to process a room change. Her manager was on the phone with her, assisting with another room change, while a line of waiting guests began to form. The manager, I was told, was “busy with other important matters.” The receptionist was clearly overwhelmed, and I genuinely felt sorry for her — she was trying her best. But the real issue here is the complete failure of management. What kind of management leaves an untrained employee alone at the front desk during check-in hours — someone who can’t even perform basic functions? What if there had been an emergency? The lack of supervision is not only unprofessional, it’s a serious liability. This is not just poor planning — it's irresponsible.

Review for the brunch at the Lilla Verandan restaurant only. Very poor service and poor quality food. We waited 5 minutes at the entrance to confirm a booking, multiple staff members walked past without saying a word. Eventually had to ask if we should just take an empty table, it was not busy and yet nobody came to ask about drinks or even mention what was offered. There was no menu or information indicating what the meals were and the chef was disinterested at best and actually seemed unsure of what he had cooked. The food is essentially just leftovers from the hotel breakfast (bread, cheeses, fruit slices and small cakes) which were fine enough, plus a very small selection of poor quality warm dishes (one of two vegetarian options was soggy gnocchi, plain tomato sauce and salt...). Not even close to worth the 395kr per person, which does not even include coffee/tea/juice; a single coffee was an extra 40kr. It's a shame as the hotel bar area and lounge are both nice.

Great location, great service, great rooms, friendly stuff! The beds are really comfortable, really clean rooms and the stuff are awesome! Me and my team highly recommend Scandic Foresta! Just be the way as you are!

Hotel was just ok but very worn. Smoking below hotel windows. Warning to all: parking is not free and can be fined even if you pay. Only small paper from reception helps. Do not expect any help from reception or scandic in case youre fined even though you paid and not been told to put up the paper in car. Aimo Park will ticket you - so you pay for parking and for being fined. Very very bad experience - will not come back

We stayed 4 nights in June 2023, choosing a "Superior Room". It's a solid 4 star choice - not outstanding but perfectly satisfactory. The room was large. with an absolutely amazing view of the bridge and the water. The beds were very comfortable. There is no air conditioning so the room got very hot. The shower was good (no bath). The location is good near a bus stop giving easy access around the island or back to Stockholm. Journey to Stockholm Central is only 20 minutes despite requiring a bus and train. Breakfast was about the standard I expected, though a smarter hotel would have had fresh croissants instead of leathery ones. It had the same wonderful view as our room but a lot of noise (at this season at least) from children running around and screaming. Special mention goes to the lifts which were fast and smooth and never made us wait. Facilities were a bit basic. No fridge or safe, tiny wardrobe. Tea and coffee in the room was so-so - a decent range for making instant but, mysteriously, nothing to stir with. The table tennis was excellent with good bats and balls available to use with no fuss. (There were other games I didn't use). Overall a good choice both for Lidingo and as a value offer for seeing Stockholm. Service was attentive. When I pointed out that the bedside lights had stopped working, they got it fixed within the day.

A very nice hotel in a fantastic location with a fantastic view over Stockholm’s skyline. Not least during the night. Lidingö is also a very nice part of Stockholm with a small town feeling almost in the middle of a big city.