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Tripadvisor Traveller RatingBased on 1344 Reviews
Traveller ReviewsRanked #37 of 106 hotels in Oslo
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SusanE2763 said...
May have been great in the past, not in 2026
Travelled on 06/2026
Be aware there is no air conditioning system that works. You think it isnt necessary in a Nordic country but summer temps are hot! It is an old tired hotel with a glamorous lobby and CBD location but really nothing works and rooms are very small and hot. It is a conference hotel not a leisure tourism place. Nothing special or modern here....
Galaxy T said...
Great location, needs some upgrades
Travelled on 05/2026
We enjoyed our stay here despite the hotel workers striking. Our room was spacious for Europe but the carpet needed upgrading. The hotel is old but Grand, the restaurant has a wonderful breakfast brunch. Location is excellent and a short walk to the train station....
Discover01006253096 said...
READ THIS BEFORE YOU BOOK !!!
Travelled on 05/2026
Our room was very hot . The next morning we asked to have our air conditioner checked .. we were told that our room , as were many
In the hotel are not air conditioned. Quite shocked for a 5 star hotel . We checked the web site and under room selection this was not mentioned . We asked to change our room
and the woman at the front desk said none were available. And no consideration was offered from the hotel !! Yes ...
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jyplingen82 said...
Scam alert!
Travelled on 05/2026
During the strike Scandic overbooked the hotel by selling full price stays. They then moved everyone to their cheapest budget hotels hours before check in, and demanded the full price, no compensation. This way they could exploit the situation and double their rates while blaming force majeure. Was ghosted for a week when trying to complain
Be aware that you can be moved to a cheap hotel without compensation or even...
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Suzanne B said...
Worst experience
Travelled on 05/2026
My friend and I arrived in Oslo at the Grand Hotel and we were told that we were not able to check into our rooms because there was a hotel strike and they were not checking guests in. They offered us a room at another Scandic hotel and which was far from the center of town and not what we paid for. There was no prior notification that there is an issue and we had booked these rooms and paid for them months in advanc...
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