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Originally built as spartan accommodation for athletes taking part in the 1952 Winter Olympics, this 14-storey hotel has evolved into a modern luxury hotel—Norway’s second largest, in fact. Visitors are delighted by its prices and location close by Oslo S station which, though it may not be beautiful, is ideally central. Bedrooms have been feng-shuied into submission, emerging with white walls and modern furnishings that manage to border on bland without being soulless. Staff are friendly and helpful and there’s a good late-night bar. In short, a sky-high building without prices to match.
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The bill for this West End hotel won’t do too much damage to your wallet, although the fatal blow may be struck as soon as you walk out the front door. Situated on Bogstadveien, Oslo’s Regent Street, the Rainbow is surrounded by designer stores and tempting delis and is a stroll from the Viegland Sculpture Park at Frogner. It’s part of the Scandinavian Rainbow Hotels chain and has all the attributes that entails: a pleasant, peaceful atmosphere, an unremarkable decor that merely hints at contemporary style (rooms are currently undergoing renovation) and efficient staff. A value-for-money choice in a great location.
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Quite a charmer, this is the smallest hotel in the Rica chain—which owns the Grand—and caters almost entirely to business travellers. A mellow yellow townhouse jostled by the cafés and restaurants of one of the West End’s most bustling streets, it’s also close to the open spaces of Frogner Park. Personal service and rooms adapted around towers and gables give a boutique feel, but the decor (in mushroom, blue and lemon) is rather conservative. On paper it’s short on facilities, but 'friendly relationships’ with the lovely Mediterranean Magma restaurant on the ground floor and a nearby gym will provide you with all that you could possibly need.
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