Oslo hotels near Museet for samtidskunst

Pros: Clean, comfortable, quiet room. Breakfast provided

Cons: Somewhat generic construction. Little atmosphere

Pros: Public areas good for meeting free coffee and water

Cons: Room modern but very small bed in strange location claustrophobic

Pros: Location

Cons: Very expensive and the service was not great. I would search for something else next time.

Pros: Locatio, next to central station

Cons: the concierge gave me wrong directions: number of underground train stops from the hotel to reach Majorstuen.

Pros: Breakfast buffet was excellent. Location was excellent. Staff good.

Cons: Price very high!

Pros: Very nice and cozy hotel in the heart of the city and near the central railway station

Cons: me and my husband liked it all

Pros: My room and the convenient situation of the hotel

Cons: The road works outside made access difficult but this is not the fault of the hotel.

Pros: Excellent breakfast!

Cons: The air conditioning system in the room was too noisy, it was like being on a ship.

Pros: free Wifi internet

Cons: The hotelroom was far too small for the price

Pros: The hotel is in a very central location. The staff was very helpful.

Pros: Itis central located

Pros: Loved it

Pros: The location

Cons: there has gone a lot of things wrong for us at the grand hotel unfortunately. there has not been room cleaning the whole weekend. the video system dind't work proper and this could not be solved. the spa we couldn't make use of with our 2 1/2 year old, because he should be 3 years. unfortunately they could only inform us about this after we were dressed in our bading suits. the hotel staff wasn't very cooperating.

Pros: Excellent Hotel and superb staff

Pros: This is a warm hotel which seems to appreciate its customers. The room was an elegant modern design filled with quality. It was attractive and stylish and contained a very comfortable bed. We really liked this hotel and will stay there again.

Pros: the service

Pros: Nothing. Not as represented. Old Hotel not kept up.

Pros: location

Cons: poor business center (only 1 computer, tiny) poor barkeeper in Grand Cafe: did not know his sherries nor acquavit: served both different sherries and aquavit than asked for. door to french balcony could not be closed properly letting in a lot of noice during the night.

Pros: I liked the location of the hotel it was very central and the staff we very friendly. The foo was good and the hotel was very clean

Pros: location was great.

Cons: breakfast was poor and needed to wait for the coffee very long. Rooms need renovation badly.

Pros: Comfort, breakfast

Cons: Noise during the night from outside.

Pros: The carpets in the lobby were lovely!

Cons: The staff at reception when I checked in were not very helpful. I was waiting to be attended to and they dealt with three other people who came in after me. There was also three fire alarms going off in the afternoon. Each time I followed the fire instructions and went downstairs but there were no staff there to advise me when it was safe to go back in or what had happened. When I was leaving via the stairs the third time, there was a workman vacuuming the staircase and he told me not to worry and that it was nothing. Not a very professional attitude from any of the staff.

Pros: Stig the Receptionist at front desk who tried to rectify the problems with our rooms

Cons: My wife and I arrived on the 17th August 2015, and on attempting to check-in we were told the "computer system" was not working and therefore we we not able to check in. We were told to either wait (they could not provide an estimate on how long it would take). After a 15-min wait we were checked in "manually". As an American Carlson member, I presented my Club Carlson Gold card, but it wasn't accepted because my trip was booked through Kayak! Nevertheless after a short delay we were in our room. Immediately we noticed that the carpet in the room was dirty, and there were 2-single beds (as opposed to a double as we booked) Credit to the front desk staff who promptly reassigned us to a "newly refurbished" room. The room was a marked improvement over the last, and we happily settled in; unpacking our suitcases and preparing for an afternoon of sightseeing. On return in the evening, we prepared for the night and around 20:00 we tried to lock the door. The door lock did not work. A call to the front desk and a couple of minutes later someone from maintenance was at our door. I explained that the door wouldn't lock from the inside and he insisted that the lock was working. I was a bit taken back by his curt response, but nevertheless invited him to try. What followed next had me flabbergasted! The maintenance employee closed the door, and using his body weight proceeded to to yank on the door handle until he could engage the lock. Curtly he replied, "There it is locked". I attempted to unlock door by turning the lock itself and when I couldn't he demonstrated how to unlock the door. Standing on his toes and again using all his body weight he pressed down on the door handle until the lock disengaged. Again the curt response, "There it is unlocked". I couldn't believe it! Visibility annoyed at this point, when I pointed out that locking the door in such a manner would be a fire hazard (not to mention my wife will never be able to unlock the door if I locked it), he suggested that I actually didn't need to lock the door as no one from the outside could get in without a key. In response I stated that any member of staff could enter if the door was unlocked, to which he acknowledged was true and said I could either call the front desk to arrange a new room, lock the door as he demonstrated, or leave the door unlocked; but there was nothing he could do to fix the lock. Another call to the front desk and we were offered a room on the 20th floor. So after repacking we moved to our 3-room for the day. From then on the only issues we faced were with our room keys. Every time we left our room, the room key would not let us back in. So we had to make our way to the front desk where they would make a new key. Every time without fail!

Pros: Breakfast buffet was nice, good location

Cons: Didn't really have air conditioning -- our room was really hot which was disruptive

Pros: King-sized bed, which was hard to find in Oslo, or Europe for that matter. Comfortable, quiet room. Helpful staff. Great breakfast.

Cons: Carpet next to bed needed cleaning, and our daughters' shower did not drain. reported both.

Pros: The staff was excellent - they helped me recover my kindle when I accidentally left it on the airport shuttle. They also helped me with directions and provided assistance in finding my way around Oslo. The breakfast buffet was very good as well.

Cons: Room temperature was a bit warm for my taste - the ac was apparently not on yet (early spring), so I could not make the room cooler.

Pros: We don't know what we would have liked because our reservation was cancelled on the morning of our flight to Oslo because of a hotel workers strike.

Cons: Obviously, we didn't like the need to find another hotel at the very last minute.

Cons: Very slow/non-existant Room Service.

Pros: The roof bar and the location with a nice walk to the city center.

Pros: Very nice breakfast in nice room

Cons: The interior of the rooms is "dated"

Pros: exceptionally good was the breakfast, very wide variety of anything you can wish for and great service( michael from the brekfast service was very helpful and gave a great service!). also the view from the hotelbar is great!

Cons: the "business class" rooms were a little bit old fashioned and run down, but clean and everythign was there.

Pros: I stayed 2 nights for a city break and found the hotel fine in particular I found the sauna a welcome relief after touring the city all day. The breakfast buffet had everthing you would want with good quality ingredients. It was a good location just a 5 min walk to the main street karl johans.

Cons: my only fault was the room was a little small (twin queen were 2 single beds although comfortable) with no tea coffee making facility which is a pity especially when walking around the city all you look forward to is a warm cup of coffee to relax in your room, the hotel lobby was dated the chairs were quiet worn and the leisure facilities (pool) was freezing!!

Pros: The staff were extremely pleasant and helpful. The swimming pool and sauna had free lockers and plenty of fluffy white towels. The breakfast was absolutely amazing. I would definitely stay there again and recommend it to others. The booking details were totally correct. Thank you.

Cons: No.

Pros: Friendly staff,nice room and very clean.Good location.

Cons: We decided to have a meal on the night we arrived in the dining room,waiter said how good the food was,he took our order and we ordered a bottle of wine then he returned to say all that was available was a burger.Not good for first impression.

Pros: Breakfast

Cons: The room was old and not entirely clean, staying at this hotel was a true disappointment, not value for money at all!!

Pros: All the facilities, close to the city harbour and center, good breakfast, cleanliness of the room.

Cons: The room was very clean but you could notice that was old

Pros: Staff was very polite, very nice. They were always ready to answer to my questions about the city, and requests during my stay. Breakfast was great. I had a beautiful view and the room was very clean.

Pros: Staff was very friendly and helpful, room was clean, quiet, comfortable. Free laundry ( need your own detergent and a 20 kroner coin which you get back). Gym looked decent too. I would defibitely return.

Pros: The tortoise show.

Cons: One of the women at the front desk.

Pros: Terrific value in Oslo. Walking distance to Munch museum (very close), central station, as well as downtown and harborfront area. Good, affordable (for Oslo) restaurants nearby. Hotel's extensive breakfast was much appreciated given high prices for food in Oslo. Taxi stand right out front and very close tram service was extremely convenient. Our room was plain, clean, and provided everything we needed. We were surprised by how quiet the room was, even being right across from the elevator. I would definitely stay at the Anker again in the future.

Pros: The staff was helpful.

Cons: The rooms were very dated. The carpeting was worn and not vacuumed every day. The bathrooms were manageable if there were more towels. I don’t expect Air-Con, but the windows only open three inches. Hard to get air-flow in the unusual heat.

Pros: Breakfast

Pros: Breakfast selection good. Good value for.money

Pros: Very kind staff and great location next to the coolest neighborhood in Oslo, let us check in way early after arriving at 7am from the train, and only a 10-15 minute walk from train station.

Cons: Very basic feel, nothing romantic about it, kind of like a school dorm.

Pros: the staff are friendly, the rooms are clean

Cons: It was our first trip and first stop in Norway in our life, our expierence with parking by Anker Hotel was absolutely terrible and we will not recommend this place to anyone else we care and will never visit this hotel again. Ankel hotel has a parking place BELONGS to a private parking company. But on the entrance of the parking it's written clearly: Q-Park Anker Hotel. The parking lot welcomed us with a fine of 80 euro, while we were trying to pay the parking fee in the hotel, in about 10 minues before we returned to the hotel. Anker Hotel claimed they are seperated with the parking lot and asked us to complain to the parking company. How can a hotel list its name on the parking place without being responsible for the parking management? We have to pay this extra 80 euro for the 10 mins absence while Anker Hotel claims nothing to do with it. Therefore we regret our stay there and will never come back again.

Pros: Great Location, only 5-10min walk into town, also situated by a tram stop. Is in between a new trendy bar/restaurant area and town. Nice warm rooms for Cold Oslo! Breakfast was good and is served until 11am which is a bonus.

Pros: Efficient toaster available at breakfast - not always the case in Norway!

Pros: Location close to city centre and River Aker. Good public transport. Filling breakfast. As expected much less noisy than in recent reviews during refurbishment which was largely complete.

Cons: Cooked breakfast options disappointing especially rubbery scrambled eggs.

Pros: clean hotel. helpful staff. very nice brekfast selection. easy access to city centre

Cons: asked for a jug of ice water at nite time, receptionist was only able to provide a glass of water and no ice. ice is a fairly basic thing to provide, day or nite.

Pros: Everything is as advertised or even better.

Cons: Some of the staff members look inexperienced. Their English is not very good and they apparently don't know all procedures very well. Note that other staff members are very experienced and were very helpful with everything.

Cons: There was alot of renovationg happening so the hotel was constantly extreemely noisy. Plus they began with the drilling and Jack Hammering at 9am on a Saturday morning! We were very annoyed by this and would not stay there again.

Pros: Good breakfast and location

Cons: Rebuilding work in hotel was noisy and outside the advertised hours of 11-1600 (0745-2100 on one occasion)

Pros: A nice 3 star hotel central to downtown oslo good breakfast,and staff friendly.

Cons: No bad points that come to mind.

Pros: close to the city center

Pros: comfortable bed! bloke at reception desk extremely helpful

Cons: food at breakfast not over the top

Pros: Great location and wonderful rich breakfast, nice staff

Pros: The hotel is in an excellent central location for exploring and experiencing the city of Oslo.

Pros: Comfortable room and helpful staff

Cons: Noisy tram lines outside

Pros: the bed is very nice. location is so closed to oslo university college and not far from the other famous places. breakfast is goooood.

Cons: the room is a liitle small for two persons..

Pros: excellent breakfast, nice and big enough room, warm and pleasant, in the city centre

Pros: Good location - near Central Station, clean and large room, perfect bathroom, friendly attitude.

Pros: Large room and bathroom, breakfast

Cons: Noisy air conditioner in the rooms which cannot be adjusted or switched off.

Pros: Free Wi-Fi that works. Rooms are small but cozy.

Pros: friendly staff, great breakfast, good bed

Cons: it was actually quite freezing in the room because of the air-conditioning (but because it was central air-conditioning, it couldn´t be put down)

Pros: Breakfast

Pros: I liked the low price and the location. The staff were nice and their internet was efficient. I felt safe.

Cons: There were children playing soccer in the hallways until late at night. They were loud but that's not really the hotel's fault. You have to have a different password for each device that you connect to WIFI which was different.

Pros: We used the hotel as a one night stopover prior to flying out of Oslo. Convenient location - It's on the same block as the tube. It's also walking distance to various tourist sights. Very polite staff and free coffee were also nice.

Cons: A little dingy - but acceptable.

Pros: Service was top notch and staff were very friendly and helpful

Pros: close to the downtown

Cons: the big surprise was the breakfast, a oneslice ham sandwich with a strange drink maybe orange

Pros: staff was good

Cons: this is a budget hotel, may be half a step above a hostel. place is run down and room was stripped-to-the-bones basic. it looked clean, though. i checked in, saw the room and moved to a different hotel immediately

Pros: Very conveniently located to the pedestrian zone, palace, and waterfront. Except for check in, all of our interactions with the staff were pleasant. Food left outside rooms every morning was convenient.

Cons: We arrived after 11pm, and the man who checked us in was hostile and rude. The shower was setup in the corner of the bathroom with only a curtain, so water got everywhere. Though parking was listed as an amenity, they don't have parking or any association with local lots. We were directed to a nearby public lot. Breakfast consisted of a very thin, bland ham and cheese sandwich on regular, sliced wheat bread and a tiny, watered down juice.

Pros: Nice location in Oslo city centre. Clean room and friendly staff.

Pros: Location is perferct! Kind and helfpul staff. It is nice that they offer hotel discount for parking services.

Cons: No complaints.

Pros: In the middle of Oslo, very close to the subway and other communications. Convenient for business traveling and close to shopping. The employees at the hotel were very helpful and nice. The breakfast (in a little bag by the door) was tasty - very convenient to be able to just grab the breakfast bag and bring it to the conference. :)

Cons: The room was a little bit worn down and cold.

Pros: The location

Pros: Confortable

Cons: unsafe - the electronic keys are un ilusion . desparear my two mobiles

Pros: The clerk made a special effort to locate for me a pillow that was not stuffed with feathers/down, to which I am allergic, along with providing a quieter room on the eve of the national holiday.. Coffee, tea, and free internet computers were conveniently located in the lounge. I enjoyed the packaged breakfast delivered to the room as well as the coffee making facility in the room.

Pros: I liked the hotel stuff, the service was very good.

Cons: I didn't like the breakfast. It consisted of a cold sandwich, one fruit and juice. However, you could make as much tea or coffee as you want in your room, so it was not so bad.

Pros: Good location

Cons: Breakfast bag

Pros: Central location Value for money

Cons: Broken hair-dryer breakfast bag rather than proper breakfast

Pros: - Central location. - Good value for money. - Good beds.

Cons: - Bad maintenance of the room, old furniture. Small room for 3 people.