Location. Opened in 1982, the First Hotel Linne is housed in a contemporary five-storey building located next to the Linnaeus Garden in the centre of the Swedish city of Uppsala. The railway station is 500 metres from the hotel. Stockholm Arlanda Airport is 20 kilometres away, with an approximate driving time of 30 minutes.
Hotel Features. The hotel, which is a smoke-free property, serves a buffet breakfast each morning and offers a sauna for relaxation. Complimentary newspapers are available in the lobby, and multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can offer express check-in/out and the complimentary loan of a laptop computer equipped with wireless Internet access. Active guests benefit from discounted access to a local fitness centre. Other amenities include room service (limited hours) a cash machine, dry-cleaning services and airport transfers (surcharge).

The Elephant Bar serves a wide range of drinks, accompanied by a bar menu, in an Oriental-style setting, and offers al fresco dining during summer. Open from Monday to Saturday, the Orange Bar & Restaurant serves Caribbean specialities in a minimalist dining room.

Guestrooms. The 115 guestrooms over six floors feature individually styled Swedish decor and simple furnishings. All are equipped with satellite television, wireless Internet access, telephones and bathrooms with showers.

Expert Tip. The Linnaeus Garden is a reconstruction of the Uppsala University Botanical Garden as it was when Carolus Linnaeus, one of history's foremost botanists, was in charge during the 18th century. The 13th-century Uppsala Cathedral is 200 metres from the hotel and the Fyris River is 400 metres away.