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Reviews of Waterside Mariestad

5 Oxvägen, 542 45 Mariestad, Sweden

#14 of 16 hotels in Mariestad

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 76 hotel reviews

7.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.6

  • Comfort

    7.6

  • Location

    8.9

  • Facilities

    6.7

  • Staff

    7.9

  • Value for money

    7.8

  • Free WiFi

    8.4

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  • Reviewed: 18 July 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice and central location and it was interesting stay in an old prison

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 June 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom and Lake View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not much.

    Old prison converted to a hotel. Real cool with a lot of history to it. Breakfast was real good, and beds were comfortable. Good view from our window.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 September 2024

    8.0
    A special place
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Een waterkoker en wat theezakjes op de kamer.

    Very special building. I liked it a lot. Noise from the other guests talking and laughing in hallways was a bit annoying but forgivable because the old metal doors had so much charm that I understand that replacing them was no option at all. Breakfast was included in the price and offered a lot. I was a bit afraid about sharing toilets and showers with other guests but it turned out that everything was clean.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 August 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Rather shabby looking and rundown

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 July 2024

    6.0
    Fun idea but a bit overprized
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    You could hear everything, people leaving their doors open and an alarm would go off several times, extremely annoying. The museum was hot and needed to be aired. The breakfirst was lacking

    Fun idea, comfortable beds, nice and clean

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 November 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Small but very good breakfast. Nice family room. Interesting house with museum and spooky cellars

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 September 2023

    6.0
    It's good for a short layover, maybe not for a longer stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Very small and simple equipped room with shared bathrooms. Loud buzzing outside the whole night (maybe from an ventilating system or something like that).

    It was a special experience to stay in a former prison cell. The breakfast was not very substantial but good and appropriate for the price. The position of the hotel was nice and central. Free parking infront of the hotel.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2023

    8.0
    Definitely worth a stay on the inside.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    I always pack too much luggage and there wasn't access to an elevator.

    This hotel was a bit of a surprise. Converted from a prison, you definitely felt safe on the inside. it's been tastefully redecorated with clean, crisp decor; but you still get the sense of the bigness and intensity of the prison. Architecturally it was a bit confronting at first, but the service was outstanding, the people staying there were friendly and chatty. The rooms were clean and quiet and beds super comfortable. Breakfast was delicious. Great value for money.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 August 2023

    6.0
    Was probably nice once
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom and Lake View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Seems like it has been taken over by people who don't really care for the guests or service towards them, unfortunately. Could have been a great place! The room wasn't very clean, with also hairs on the mattress cover. The room smelled quite a bit like sweat too, which was very unpleasant. Moreover, as I was with a friend, we specifically asked for separate beds, which was accepted upon booking. However, when we arrived in the afternoon (around 17:05), we found that there was only a double bed that could not be separated. This was very awkward and unfortunately there was no staff to be found anymore and the phone was not answered either. Also the email and message via Booking we sent (about the bed and the cleanliness) went unanswered until check-out 2 days later. Hardly an apology when we checked out, which was even more disappointing. Also the shared bathrooms seemed rarely cleaned, maybe just twice a day, while it was shared by over 20 booked rooms. Maybe also good to realise that even though the walls are very thick, it is still extremely noisy through the door, so bring earplugs! And if you are staying here in summer, an eyemask is also recommended, as the curtains are not blinding out the light (and the sun rises 03:30).

    Location is in an old prison and you can feel the history. Also interesting that you could just wonder around in the building, even into the creepy basement and chapel, as well as deserted hallways and rooms were (weirdly) open... Breakfast was decent and changed a bit both days. Don't expect to get anything that is finished from the buffet though (eventhough there is still half an hour time): the staff was very reluctant to help or fetch anything more. Coffee was not great and we were not allowed to use the coffee machine with fresh beans that was near the buffet, for some unclear reason. Beds were quite comfortable and showers in the shared bathrooms were good too (although not always so clean).

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 August 2023

    6.0
    Interesting
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    I´m an arkitect and I could do more with the room furniture in our room.

    Breakfast was good. The styling was a bit odd, Pubstyle dekor/ prisonheritage. The accomodation was in an old prison. Not very cosy, but very vell preserved and interesting :-)

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 August 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It could have been quieter. There was a large party of not very sober women making a lot of noise

    Nice breakfast

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Without any staff, the place felt a bit deserted. The first night we didn’t see any kind of staff (nor guests) Door lock very difficult to use. Door had no security chain on the inside, which was a bit uncomfortable for the night.

    Nice property, located next to the river. Nice walking/ bicycle paths.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 August 2023

    7.0
    Simple staying in a prison with water and bread!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The cars of the other guest were parked in that way that in total three places were gone as a wast.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2023

    7.0
    It was a nice location good breakfast
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I would offer one room and make a shower and a toilet for each room

    Breakfast ok , it was a pity there wasn,t a lift and no toilet and shower of your own

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 July 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Family Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A little bedside table and a few shelves in the bathroom would be useful. And a shower mat too.

    The room is really big and comfortable. Location is nice. Good breakfast. It was interesting to stay in a place full of historical background.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 July 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom and Lake View
    • Stayed 1 night

    Hangers in the bathroom.

    Good situated.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2023

    8.0
    Nice experience
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was little cold in the room and bathroom.

    Location is very nice. Room was quite big, comfortable bed.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 December 2022

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was no lift in he building and the room doors was quite unique. Check-in was ok but not the best per instructions. The cafe area has a camera directly positioned above the dining table. If the hotel provides bicycles to roam around it would be perfect. The bed was a bit firm.

    The hotel was located near the waterside and quite scenic. The room was quite clean and breakfast was ok. Staff are quite friendly.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 17 December 2022

    8.0
    funky expletive to stay in a jail for leisure!
    • Business trip
    • People with friends
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom and Lake View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    our room was nice and cozy.. but I just say - the bed sheet was dirty, I don’t know what it was but it was unpleasant , so I just slept on another bed.

    it’s pretty central and funky experience, most things were clean.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 7 December 2022

    8.0
    Great place to stay for overnight or to visit the city but not a lot to enjoy inside.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night

    The coffee Machine on the upper floor was not clean and there were no mugs available or a place to get water. Didn't feel nice to fill it from the common bathroom nearby. Breakfast was decent, but few options, and the bread could have been fresher. It felt more like a hostel than a hotel but nothing bad. Some sausages or scrambled eggs would have definitely made it better.

    The room was huge but the spiral stairs 2 floors up were not very fun. The fact that it's an old prison gave it a special charm and a very unique feeling. The place was near the water and it was a quiet neighbourhood with private parking just across the entrance.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 18 October 2022

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Reception was open only during the day. It felt overall very quiet and empty, the hallways and shared facilities were much drearier than the room.

    The room was small but cozy and had a nice view. The shared facilities were clean.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 22 September 2022

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom and Lake View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    the heaters were out of work. The showers and toilets are shared.

    Breakfast

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 19 September 2022

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathroom facilities, busy and small breakfast area

    Nice location

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2025

    10
    Awesome experience!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom and Lake View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Really special place, old prison. Luckily kept in such condition that you can see&feel how it was as a prison. Don’t expect luxury, as you wouldn’t in a prison also.

    Stayed in August 2025

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