Two Hotels, Almost the Same Name: Giving the Driver the Right One
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Several international and Swedish hotel chains operate more than one Stockholm property, and the names often differ by a single word — "City", "Central", "Station" or a neighbourhood tacked on the end. Book a transfer using just the chain's name, and there's a real chance a driver ends up at the wrong building, sometimes on the other side of the city.
It's an easy mistake to avoid entirely, and it takes one extra look at your own booking confirmation to fix.
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Why this happens
Large hotel groups often place several properties across a city under the same brand, distinguished by a short qualifier — and travellers booking a transfer sometimes type the brand name from memory without the qualifier, or misremember which one they booked. A driver working from an incomplete name has no reliable way to know which of two or three similarly named hotels you mean, and the wrong guess can add a genuinely long detour to your trip.
The fix: use the street address, not just the name
Your hotel booking confirmation has the exact street address, and that's what actually resolves the ambiguity — a street name and number points to one building, where a hotel brand name alone might point to several. When you book your transfer, enter that address rather than typing the hotel's name from memory.
It takes thirty seconds to open your hotel confirmation email alongside your transfer booking and copy the address across, and it removes the entire risk of a mix-up rather than hoping you remembered the right property.
If you're not sure which one you booked
If you've lost track of which property in a chain you actually reserved, your hotel confirmation email is the definitive source — search your inbox for the booking reference rather than guessing from the hotel's general name. A booking platform's app or account page, if you used one, will also show the exact address under "my bookings".
If genuine doubt remains once you've checked, a quick message to the hotel with your reservation number settles it before you fly, which is far easier than resolving a mix-up once a car is already en route to the wrong building.
What we do with the address you give us
The fixed price we quote you is for the exact address you enter, and your driver is briefed on that specific destination — not a general area or a brand name. Get the address right at booking and the rest follows: a driver who knows precisely where they're taking you, and a price that's already settled for that trip.
What every Förare booking includes
The fixed price you see before booking is the price on your receipt — 6% VAT included, whole car, not per person.
- Flight tracked — pickup follows your live arrival
- 45 minutes free waiting, from your driver's confirmed arrival
- No terminal fee
- No surge pricing, ever
- Free cancellation up to 12 hours
Questions people ask before booking
Why would a driver go to the wrong hotel?
Some hotel chains run several Stockholm properties with names that differ by only a word — booking a transfer with just the brand name, and not the specific address, leaves room for ambiguity a driver can't resolve on their own.
What should I enter when booking a transfer to my hotel?
The exact street address from your hotel confirmation, not just the hotel's brand name. That's what removes any chance of confusion between similarly named properties.
Where do I find my hotel's exact address?
Your booking confirmation email, or your account on whichever platform you booked through — both show the specific street address for the property you reserved.
Does using the full address change the price?
The fixed price reflects the actual route to the address you enter, agreed before you book — there's no extra charge for being precise about where you're going.
What if I realise after booking that I entered the wrong hotel?
Contact us as soon as you notice — changing an address means we re-quote the route, and if the new price differs we settle the difference either way, well before pickup.
Book your Arlanda pickup
Enter the address and you will see the price for the whole car before anything is paid. No account needed.
- One fixed price for the whole car, 6% VAT included, shown before you pay.
- Your driver's name, number and registration plate arrive before pickup.
- Cancel free of charge more than 12 hours before pickup, refunded in full.
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