This is my 500th Yelp Review! A memorable and exemplary stay at The Grand Hotel is deserving of my…read more500th Yelp review! A little history: The Grand Hotel was opened in 1874 by Julius Fritzner. It has a rich history, hosting international guests, celebrities, and even Nobel Peace Prize winners. Location: Grand Hotel is located in the city center of Oslo, Norway. You are literally within walking distance of many great attractions, restaurants, and shopping just outside its front entrance! Walk over or take a short ride to visit major attractions like the Royal Palace, Parliament, and Aker Brygge. It was a bit chilly when we visited in late May, however, with the brisk walking and a warm jacket we kept ourselves warm and comfortable. Accommodations: The hotel interior is stunning and exquisite in its design and decor. The rooms are suite sized and luxurious for your stay. Restaurants we dined in: During our stay, we were fortunate to experience dinner at the iconic Palmen restaurant. Entering the restaurant, your eyes are drawn to the most beautiful chandelier (see picture). The luxurious decor and expansive dining room sets the ambience for the culinary experience we were about to enjoy. The Palmen Restaurant is a renowned restaurant. The restaurant's innovative and dedicated Chefs have created an exquisite continental menu with a Nordic twist. We all enjoyed our dinner here. The service was 5 stars throughout our dinner service for 40! Attentive to everyone's needs and wants. The second location is the Grand Café: A historic cafe serving a rich breakfast buffet in beautiful surroundings. A little history: In 1874 Grand Café opened its doors. Back then, Oslo was called Kristiania. This is where it all started. Location: The Grand Café is located on the ground floor of the hotel. The new Grand Café is open and welcoming to it's guests. The kitchen is open with access to the chefs who prepare food with ingredients mainly from the Nordic countries, and with inspiration from other parts of the world. The decorative ceilings of Lars Backer have been unveiled and recreated, the original Thonet chairs have been renovated and the three famous Krohg paintings have been preserved. (Information is from its website). The fresh local fruits, Nordic cuisine, fresh local breads and so much more is a Foodie breakfast experience that I highly recommend when visiting Oslo. Do not miss your once in a lifetime opportunity to taste a 5 star culinary experience of local and international cuisine! The best way to see the food offerings is via the pictures posted for the restaurant! There is so much more that The Grand Hotel has to offer you! Check out its website for more details. Stay here if you can during your visit to Oslo, Norway. The Grand Hotel Oslo is a 5-star establishment I could not include all the food pictures in this review! You will need to look through the Yelp pictures to see all the pictures I posted. https://grand.no/en/content/unique-location-in-oslo

What a grand hotel! My stay was better than I could imagine! The room is large and spacious and the…read morebest is the most comfortable bed I've slept on! The water pressure is excellent and all the storage to hang and fold clothes. The do need better hairdryers as they're old and not very powerful. The hotel is just so beautiful with an awesome rooftop and lobby bar (both have the same menu). We paid extra for the breakfast, and it was pretty solid- meats and cheeses, eggs, bacon, sausage, lox, fruit, yogurt, cereal, pastries- you name it! Overall a wonderful hotel in a perfect location! We would definitely come back!

I'm in town for a conference and staying at the conference hotel. Everything has been fantastic!…read more Cozy clean food with a comfy bed. Delicious food throughout the hotel and impeccable service everywhere! Breakfast buffet is over the top! Close to the train station and easy to navigate getting here on foot. So happy to stay here!

The Clarion Hub hotel is smartly appointed and well located for tourists who want to be within…read morewalking distance of all major sightseeing areas. The lobby is beautiful, and the rooms are modern, spacious, and clean. The breakfast was excellent, with row after row of delicious fresh foods, and service was exceptional throughout our stay, with smiles and recognition upon return. A wonderful option for easy access to Oslo's main sights!

We stayed here for couple of night and it was fantastic from the moment we checked in and to the…read moremoment we checked out. The staff are friendly, kind, and very helpful. We got in abit early but they're very accommodated and we got the room fast. The hotel is nice, clean and elegant. The room is small but comfy and cozy. The beds are very warm and fluffy. The breakfast is just amazing, this is our first time trying the Nordic style, of course there is option of western breakfast since it a buffet style. The breakfast room is overlooking the street that has the opera house, trams run by and that was just picturesque . Our stay was great and memorable. The hotel is perfectly located right in the center of all the attractions and walking distance to the museums, castle, palace, shopping centers, train stations, parks, etc. just a perfect stay with great hospitality l.

We have so enjoyed our stay at the Hotel Continental, Oslo. Hands down the friendliest staff,…read moreparticularly Nathaniel who has been so accommodating during our stay. The rooms are spacious and well appointed. We particularly enjoyed our spacious bathroom to which we will likely emulate in our New York home. Both restaurants were simply decadent. Breakfast which was included was excellent. Perfectly located. This hotel has made my our trip to Oslo very memorable. Will definitely make this a regular stop in our future travels.

We've been here in november 2010. Nice rooms. Kind owners. Great prices. And it is not far away…read more(1-2 min.) from the train station "Montebello". Next time I'm in Oslo, I'll visit this guesthouse again.

We had a brief but lovely stay here before heading to our next location - super conveniently…read morelocated, easy for sightseeing, shopping (necessary when the airline loses your luggage as it turns out) and train departures. The breakfast was one of the better spreads we experienced in Norway during our 9 day trip. Lots of clean fluffy towels, great water pressure, nice hotel robes (I am a basic B!). Windows opened, thankfully, as they were having a heat wave and there is no A/C here so that was not ideal but at least they provided a fan which did help a bit.

We stayed for two nights in July at this bustling boutique hotel across from the central train…read morestation. The location couldn't have been better and we had only a short walk for our onward exploration in Norway. It was also close to the MUNCH museum as well as the opera house and very central for using the public transport to get around Oslo. The hotel itself is very up to date and our suite had all the expected amenities from power access to big modern bathroom. One complaint and I've seen this elsewhere in Europe, is your inability to control the temperature in your room. If you want it cooler you have to make a request to the front desk. Our room on the 6th floor was fairly large (by European standards) and was comfortable with a nice view to the train station. Our rate included the lavish breakfast buffet with loads of choices as well as a few made to order items like eggs Benedict and something I've never seen in Europe-bagels! A lovely stay except for the warm and stuffy room. Oddly they keep the hallways and other public spaces cooler. Be sure also to check out the fantastic hip cocktail bar-pier 42-in the lobby. Recommended

This is a nice Thon hotel located in a quieter part of Oslo. They were great at communicating…read morethrough email as my flight got delayed. I got a superior room but the first room I was put in felt very cramped and the staff were really accommodating with changing me to a different room which was really nice. Overall the rooms were clean and I loved the heated bathroom floors. The shining star was the breakfast. They have anything and everything you could ever want for breakfast and it was delicious!

This is an amazing hotel experience if you are looking for a stay in Oslo. It's very close to a lot…read moreof activities and right across from The Royal Castle, which you must view if you are visiting. My favorite part was the breakfast they serve. I am from the United States and the breakfast was better than most restaurants. All of the staff we encountered were very nice and helpful.

I love love loved Thon and will 100% stay here in the future. The room was nice and spacious, the…read moreheating took a little bit to figure out but worked. The bathroom floor was heated which I loved. Not the biggest fan of the shower but it was fine. The staff were super friendly. My favorite thing about this hotel was their breakfast. They have anything and everything you could want for breakfast. Fruit and smoothie station, cereal, pastries, charcuterie, bread station, immunity boosters, and the hot food which had meat, eggs and veggies. They also had a nespresso machine that made delicious lattes.

This hotel is in a great location if you are visiting Oslo. Everything you need for essentials is…read morewithin walking distance and if you need to travel anywhere there is a transportation hub very close. The hotel itself is very nice, it can get a bit cold during the winter, but the duvets are quite warm. The breakfast here is top notch, it's a buffet style and it's 100x better than any hotel in the USA.

We had such an amazing stay! The hotel is beautiful, but what really made the experience special…read morewas Stella at the front desk. This was my first time visiting Norway, and she made us feel so welcome from the moment we arrived. She gave us great recommendations, was always so kind, and even made my birthday feel extra special. It's the little things like that I'll always remember. Thank you to Stella and the entire team for such a wonderful stay. We can't wait to come back!

Great hotel. We stayed at the Hotel Christiana Teater for two nights in August. Check-in was easy,…read moreand our room was clean. The water pressure of the shower was great although the design of the bathroom made it difficult to avoid spilling a lot of water on the floor. The breakfast spread was excellent, and every dietary preference can be accommodated easily. Overall, I would highly recommend staying at the Hotel Christiana Teater in Oslo.