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Three included meals per day make this one of the best-value hotels in one of Europe's most expensive cities.

Three meals a day are included in the room rate. Breakfast, afternoon cake, and a light evening buffet with soup, salad, and a hot dish. In a city where a bowl of ramen costs 200 NOK, that´s value. For two people, the savings add up to somewhere around 600-1000 NOK per day.

The building is a 1930s Art Deco theater complex, and the hotel leans into it. Dark velvet, brass accents, a moody lobby with a fireplace. The gym is styled after a vintage New York boxing club, complete with punch bags and speed balls. It looks better than it needs to.

The entrance is the weak spot. You walk through the Folketeaterpassasjen, a slightly tired shopping arcade, to find the lobby. At night it can feel confusing. Not exactly the arrival you'd expect.

Room selection matters here. Many rooms face an internal atrium, which means limited natural light and a view of a wall. Street-facing rooms get tram noise running late into the evening. Ask for a high floor, courtyard-facing room and you'll sleep better. The building also houses a theater, bars, and a nightclub, so lower floors near the passage pick up weekend crowd noise.

Location is excellent. Three to five minutes on foot to Oslo S, steps from Karl Johans gate, and the Youngstorget neighborhood puts you close to Grünerløkka without being in the thick of tourist territory. Plenty of restaurants and bars nearby.


Ask for a high floor courtyard-facing room. Street-facing rooms get tram noise, lower atrium rooms get bar and theater noise on weekends.


Star rating
3

Hotel category
Mid-Range

Neighbourhood vibe


Youngstorget area, right between Oslo Central Station and the Grünerløkka district. Busy, urban, well-connected, with plenty of bars and restaurants.

What to do nearby


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Inner-Oslo island where substantial 12th-century Cistercian monastery ruins sit alongside visible quarry geology and 19th-century military remains, all reachable by a short ferry from the city.

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