Friends of ours over at White Line Hotels were recently at the opening of the new Hotel Skeppsholmen in Stockholm.  This new design hotel is an absolute must visit by all accounts.  Not only is it bang in the centre of Stockholm, but it is also isolated on an island - offering total tranquility just a 10 minute walk from the hustle and bustle.

Have a look at the White Line Hotels website for an alternative view of it (they do things a bit differently over there).  If that doesn’t flick your switch (which it quite frankly should), then check out the hotels own website.

Continuing our theme of Staycation tips, the option to stay in a hotel near your home may seem an obvious idea (and of course it’s what created the phrase Staycation), but doing it properly can still bring the feeling of a proper holiday.

The team at Metrotels.net focused their minds to come up with the second Tip in our series:

Credit Crunch Staycation Tips Part 2:  Stay in a local hotel to you.

Staycation - image courtesy of thisoldhouse.com

While thinking about our own Holiday season plans in the office recently, a number of us found we were all in a similar boat - plenty of time off, just no money to go anywhere with.

This has become a more prevalent occurrence since the credit crunch began to take hold of the world’s economy.  We got to thinking, how can we still enjoy our time off, but have the feeling we are still on holiday.

Over the next few days we thoughts we would share a few tips assembled from the Metrotels.net team, so here is Part 1: