This is not an awful hotel, but it isn't fantastic either. We had just come from Finland, where we…read morestayed at another (newer) Scandic property, and the comparison made the Foresta suffer.
Pros:
Amazing view. The hotel is on an ~100 ft cliff, overlooking a bridge to the main Stockholm area.
Scandinavian design furnishings, including iconic lights from two Swedish designers.
Nearby transit points. The nearest light rail is down a switchback path to the bottom of the cliff, or a bus stop at the front of the hotel.
Nearby grocery store. There is a Coop just a couple blocks down the road, so if you just want to grab something simple for dinner you can be in and out quickly.
Breakfast is free and has okay variety.
There are bikes to borrow for free. We walked or used public transit for the whole trip, but the bikes were sitting right outside the entrance.
Cons:
The staff is nice, but are understaffed and somewhat lazy. We had some issues with dropping off luggage in the morning because there was only one person on duty and he could only buzz the luggage door open (which meant we needed to run from the front desk to the baggage room). We then had issues picking up our luggage in the afternoon because none of the 3 people at the front desk wanted to leave the front desk, forcing us to run again.
The floors are engineered wood instead of being actual wood.
There were some maintenance issues in the bathroom. The grout was moldy, there was no conditioner (though there was a place for the conditioner bottle), and part of the shower fixture came apart. None of these were a huge deal, but I was expecting better after the previous Scandic property.
Likely due to the relatively high vacancy while we were there, the breakfast food was not as fresh as I would have liked. The first day, the bread was somewhat stale, the crepes tasted reheated, and the grapes needed to be washed. This was better on the other two days we ate at the hotel.
