Raise your hand if you've had that terrible dream where you are back in school and suddenly have to take an exam for a class you've never attended. (Um, hi.)
But good dreams can exist in school settings — well, former ones at least. Meet Miss Clara, a 92-room Stockholm hotel housed in a 1910 building that was once a girls school. (Its name even pays homage to the institution's headmistress.)
Video of the Day
Video of the Day
Architect Gert Wingårdh had good bones to work with when overhauling the art nouveau building: high ceilings, stone floors, tall arched windows, and a spiral staircase were unaltered. This all contributes to a sense of history that isn't stuffy. "Miss Clara is a symbiotic study in modern day art nouveau and timeless Scandinavian design," says Gustavo Catenacci, the hotel's managing director. The rooms offer minimalist decor that still feels Scandi in nature: think classic wood herringbone floors, bentwood furniture by Swedish company Gemla, and neutral-toned linens.
You'll find Miss Clara smack-dab in the middle of Stockholm's Norrmalm neighborhood, a bustling central area that's also home to the city's greatest cultural institutions. As such, it's become a popular spot for locals who laze the weekends away during all-day brunches or to meet up for cocktails and live DJs on Fridays.