Kungens Kurva means "The King's Bend", named after a sharp bend in the old road where the royal chauffeur managed to land the aging King Gustav V in the ditch back in the 1940´s. Today, there is a straight six lane highway leading north towards central Stockholm and a huge shopping area, including IKEA and the new Heron City.
The hotel is situated 15 km from Stockholm's city centre, 55 km from Arlanda International Airport, 15 km from the railway station, and 7 km from the Älvsjö exhibition centre.
The Scandic Hotel Kungens Kurva offers 257 guest rooms, of which some are handicap accessible, and others are reserved for non-smokers.
The Hotel offers a pleasant restaurant, and numerous attractions nearby include Kungens Kurvas shopping centre with over 30 stores including Toy's R Us, Asko-huset a Finnish furniture store, 5 golf courses, Sydpoolen adventure bath and spa, and Tom Tit's experimental park for kids.
The hotel also provides 5 conference rooms, 5 meeting rooms, and 5 syndicate rooms, with a maximum capacity of 32 persons in the conference room.
