Clarion Hotel Savoy has got mixed reviews, but our 3-night stay was really pleasant and I would definitely book it again. The hotel has old-time charm, and though the standard room is quite small (compared to the huge bed, which occupied most of the room), it was functional with a beautiful bathroom. The location of Hotel Savoy in the city centre is excellent and unless you want to explore Oslo on foot, you can easily do it by tram or bus. The best part of the stay was the delicious high-quality breakfast and ”light” dinner, which turned out to be a 3-course meal (warm main, soup and various salads). I don’t eat meat so I just asked the staff member in passing if there was any vegetarian warm-dish option and the next night they had prepared delicious chickpea curry as an extra dish for me. That’s what I call real customer service!😀 Also, the afternoon final (coffee and cake) was a plus in this expensive city. The only (tiny) minuses were a very small selection of TV channels and (in my personal opinion) uncomfy pillows (one gigantic, the other flat and lumpy). But after strolling around Oslo for many hours and enjoying the evening meal, those issues didn’t prevent us from sleeping well in our quiet room facing the inner yard.
Such a gorgeous place to stay! We stayed here for 4 nights for our time in oslo. We pre ordered early check in (subject to availability) and just phoned the day before to see if it was available- luckily it was. The apartments are beautiful, all mod cons and wonderfully clean. Our 11 year old daughter slept on the sofa bed and said it was fine. One of the nicest showers I've ever had! Close to the tram, a lovely Bakery (Baker hansen) super market (kiwi) and fab Italian restaurant (olivia) as well as many other shops. We made use of the washing machine and tumble dryer which were very useful (we took a couple of fairy washing capsules with us). On the last day they were happy for us to leave our bags. I cannot recommend The Sweet enough, a beautiful place to stay in a great location with helpful staff. 5 stars!
Καλό ξενοδοχείο που βρισκόταν στο κέντρο της πόλης. Είχε ανέσεις, όπως είδη υγεινής κ.λπ. Αυτό που μου άρεσε ήταν ότι διέθετε και μπαλκόνι στον όγδοο όροφο, όπου μπορούσα να αγνανεύω την πόλη και τον ουρανό από ψηλά (αν και την πρώτη ημέρα δεν το είχαν καθαρήσει και είχε φτερά από πουλιά και σκόνη). Το ξενοδοχείο βρισκόταν κοντά σε εστιατόρια και μπαρ και σχετικά κοντά με το ιστορικό κέντρο της πόλης και το λιμάνι της. Ήταν εξυπηρετικοί στο μπαρ του ξενοδοχείου.
AAmitIt was a really excellent hostel. Clean. Has all facilities and in the perfect location. The only thing I can suggest hostel improvement is to ask guests what they plan on doing at the hostel as, I stayed in a 12 bed mixed dorm and only met 2 people my age who wanted to meet and become friends and hang out etc.
The rest were boring 50+ and even one 72 year old who was living there and was a let down as they kept complaining that we were talking after 11pm.
If the young ones and old ones, or the quiet ones and the meet friends and go out ones are seperated, this hostel could be 5**