Barken Viking by Dialog Hotels

3.5 star property

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Exterior
Standard Room, Multiple Beds | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Lobby sitting area
Lobby
2 bars/lounges

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
Lilla Bommens Torg 10, Gullbergskajen, Gothenburg, 411 04
  • Nordstan Shopping Center
    6 min walk
  • Gothenburg Opera
    6 min walk
  • Kungsgatan
    13 min walk
  • Gothenburg (GOT-Landvetter)
    28 min drive

Room options

Economy Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Economy Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 5 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Economy Single Room (Without windows)

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Family Room, Multiple Beds

  • 25 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Single Bunk Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Economy Double Room (Without windows)

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, Multiple Beds

  • 15 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Room

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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About this property

Barken Viking by Dialog Hotels

Pet-friendly hotel connected to a shopping centre in Gothenburg with free breakfast
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has 2 bars/lounges and a snack bar/deli. Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Other amenities include a rooftop terrace, a conference centre and coffee/tea in a common area. Change of towels is available on request
Barken Viking by Dialog Hotels offers 36 accommodations with free toiletries. 31-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include a shower. This Gothenburg hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. An iron/ironing board, hairdryers and change of towels can be requested.

The free breakfast at Barken Viking by Dialog Hotels gets good marks from our customers. During your stay, you'll be connected to a shopping centre and just a quick walk from Nordstan Shopping Center. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus 2 bars and a restaurant.
  • Free buffet breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at the restaurant
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, tour or ticket assistance and luggage storage
  • Within a 15-minute walk of Nordstan Shopping Center and The Avenue
  • Pets welcome for a fee
Along with a restaurant, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can unwind with a drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges. Free breakfast is available daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

A business centre and 4 meeting rooms are available. A rooftop terrace, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at Barken Viking by Dialog Hotels.

This 3.5-star Gothenburg hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free buffet breakfast on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM and at the weekend from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Barken Viking by Dialog Hotels has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English, Swedish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 4 meeting rooms
  • Business centre
  • Conference centre

Outdoors

  • On a river
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1906
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 31-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 9 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 9 PM
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and an access code; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed from 1 September to 31 December:
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Dining venue

Access methods

Access code, front desk (limited hours), private entrance

Pets

  • Pets: SEK 250 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! One child 6 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

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 pet, per day
  • 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

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
The front desk at this property is open daily from 7 AM - 9 PM.
To arrange for check-in, guests must contact the property in advance of arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests arriving after 9:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in information and an access code. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • One child aged 6 years old or younger stays free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

Property is also known as

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Barken Viking by Dialog Hotels Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 86 out of 1001 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Sabine

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unusual hotel in great location
Very nice hotel, simple but comfy rooms, friendly staff, breakfast has all you need. Very quiet unless there is an event on board in the evening, which just happened once in the 5 nights I stayed there. Great location, right in the old harbour, just 15 min walk from city center. Sightseeing tours by boat are close-by. There was only one issue during my stay - reception is supposed to be open from 7 am to 9 pm, but in reality, mostly it only seems to be staffed in the afternoons when new guests arrive. Also, my keycard did not work for the main entrance which was an issue when reception was closed. Same was the case for other guests. There was a number that you could call so somebody would open the door for you, not it's not ideal of course. However, I am sure this is just a temporary issue and will be fixed soon. Otherwise it was a very comfortable and charming place, well definitely stay there again when I come to Gothenburg.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Salomon-Ivan

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Our light in our bathroom didn't work, the shower head also kept falling off because it wasn't the right size for the holder. Cool to say in the ship worth what we paid for the fun experience.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Gina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Nice big room and bathroom, and breakfast was included. Not a bad walk to central station, but navigation helped, a lot of construction. Not much going on around it, probably because it was Monday
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Dan

Business traveller
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value in the centre of Gothenburg
Amazing venue. View was stunning and really easy to find. A very useful landmark when slightly inebriated. Good breakfast selection. Could do with a bit of updating in the public areas, eg carpets are torn and frayed. Don't stay over public holidays as telephone check in system is rubbish
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Sandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Reception sign pointed in the wrong direction, there was no one there and you had to call to get your key done. Couldn't store my luggage as no staff were on board. I loved the hotel but they need staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
The registration is brilliant but so unique that it is non-intuitive. Fortunately another guest was smoking outside as I arrived and registered for me. I recommend instructions sent to the guest the morning of arrival. I did email them that morning but no response.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Jeffrey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Was expecting so much more based on the rating. Like other reviews, the check in process is an issue. There are multiple signs that tell you to do different things and none of them are correct. The bar/restaurant is closed and there is no access to any exterior portion of the ship so that really takes away from the overall experience. Based on that this could have been any average to bad hotel and it doesn’t help that you get none of the good ship experience.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Eddie

Good for a short stay, good location and ok breakfast. Small cabin but ok.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Anne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Overall, this was a fun and quirky place to stay. It was very inexpensive, so it's hard to complain about not having bath toiletries or an actively staffed front desk. We arrived around 10pm and were able to get into the 'ship' only because someone was exiting when we got there. Once inside, it was not clear where to go or what to do to get our key. After 5 minutes of waltzing around the place, we finally found a phone with instructions for dialing the property manager. He indicated the key was made and in an open lockbox by the front door. Problem solved. My biggest gripes were the lack of information shared before we arrived regarding how to get into the property and our room. There was also no information in the room on breakfast timing or location, etc. From a service perspective, it's insane that we stayed dour nights and NEVER saw anyone at the front desk. Would I stay here again? Probably. The location is great and the room was very inexpensive. They have a ways to go on spiffing up the property though. Lots of random things laying about in the communal areas and the upstairs deck was closed off to guests. Weird.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Great once you get checked in
Everything about the stay was great once we were checked in. The problem is the check-in process, and we heard the same complaint from two other guests. They mention that the reception desk is staffed limited hours. I never saw anyone there, and i must have passed by 10-12 times at various times of the day. If the front door is locked when you arrive and you don't have a phone, there is a way to get in, but we figured it out by trial and error. The instructions on the front door were not helpful. Then, once you are in, signs point to reception, but it is unstaffed. Eventually we found a phone near reception and we were able to call someone who made a key (remotely) so we could access our room. The company who runs the hotel needs to revise their check-in instructions with the assumption that the guest has never been there before and may not have a phone with them. Put themselves in the guests' shoes.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A good value stay close to where the cruise ships depart. I would stay again :)
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

gary

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Kian

Liked: Staff & service
Decent hotel in walking distance of central Gothenburg. A little dated but relatively well cleaned and staff are friendly. Breakfast is also good and included. Hotel is what you expect for the low price.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

fiona

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a fabulous tall ship very close to the town centre. We had an amazing stay 😊
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Experience
Really unique experience staying on a barque docked on the river in Gothenburg. Self check in is straight forward although it’s worth noting that Hotel.com customers must use the phone at the property to call the remote reception as the reference number needed for check in doesn’t get emailed to you. Room was good, everything worked and was clean. Breakfast was great and the staff were very friendly and professional. There’s a small museum to look around on the lower deck for free. It’s interesting just having a walk around and exploring the vessel. Stayed for one night but would have been more than happy to stay for longer. Cool experience.
Outside
Hallway
Single room
Single room
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Frank

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Visiting Gottenberg
A lovely sailing boat converted to a hotel but kept authentic l. No reception staff on board and check in done via computer - efficient but impersonal. Very quiet overall with people only seen at breakfast. Breakfast itself was buffet style and catered for different tastes
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Jake

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Thomas

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Lukas

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Sam

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Helge Andreas

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Careless service
When the info (also at the door entrance) says the reception should be manned, and it isn´t... And I had to be in a telephone que to check, as I was standing outside the door, it didn´t make me happy. Next morning unfriendly staff at breakfast, and still nobody at the reception, then I can´t say it was a happy stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
The 'hotel' is certainly a different experience, near to the city centre and is great to look at from the outside. The included breakfast was also good for the price. BUT it is not like a hotel, as there was little or no reception or room service (eg although reception was advertised as being open from 7am -9pm it was closed almost all the time of my 3 day stay- even when I went to check out at 11 am on my last morning. The only time I found someone there - at 1 p.m. on the 2nd day - to ask for help with my TV which I couldn't get to work - she indicated she was busy and asked for my room number (which was only a few doors down from reception). I waited c3 hours: no-one came and she has left when I then went to find out what was happening! No-one came to the room to fix or service it in the whole of my stay. The room/cabin was also very stuffy with no means of controlling the temperature/air flow. Out of hours check-in/access was also unnecessarily complicated.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

GRAZYNA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Botel
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023