I stayed at Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel in December 2005 at room 919.
The hotel is hard to miss in downtown Oslo. With its 37 floors it is Norway's biggest hotels and one of the tallest building in Oslo (if not the tallest). The location is not bad at…if you arrive at Oslo Central Station ... Read review
The largest hotel in Norway has newly renovated rooms on 37 floors, combined with ... more
breathtaking views of Oslo and the Oslo Fjord. The Radisson SAS Plaza has 2 restaurants and 3 bars, to offer some of the best dining in Oslo. For the á la carte option, c...
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Recognized as the tallest hotel in northern Europe, the Radisson SAS Plaza Oslo is a ... more
modern complex situated in Oslo City Centre, 100 metres from Karl Johan Street. The 37 storey hotel features 673 guestrooms all of which have a bold Scandinavian decor and Jensen beds. All include climate control, minibars, bathroom telephones, in room safes and wireless Internet. The 34th floor of the hotel has a chic ambience and extraordinary views of Oslo with a Mediterranean Restaurant offering North African and Southern European specialities, while Spanish tapas snacks are served in the Tapas Lunch Bar, and snacks and drinks can be enjoyed in the Sky Bar. On the ground floor, there is the Galway Bay Bar where one can sample Irish drinks, snacks and specialities in the warm, lively ambience of a traditional Irish pub. A health and fitness centre is located on the 34th and 35th floors, offering swimming pool, sauna and gymnasium with stunning vistas over the city. A shop in the lobby offers souvenirs, snacks and newspapers. Business seminars can be hosted in any one of 30 conference rooms with audio visual facilities and space enough for up to 1000 delegates. A garage and valet are available for parking guests' vehicles. The beach, the Edvard Munch Museum, Akershus Fortress and the Royal Castle are all two kilometres from the hotel. Oslo Gardermoen Airport (OSL) is 40 minutes, 47 kilometres (29 miles) from the hotel.
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Recognized as the tallest hotel in northern Europe, the Radisson SAS Plaza Oslo is a ... more
modern complex situated in Oslo City Centre, 100 metres from Karl Johan Street. The 37 storey hotel features 673 guestrooms all of which have a bold Scandinavian decor and Jensen beds. All include climate control, minibars, bathroom telephones, in room safes and wireless Internet. The 34th floor of the hotel has a chic ambience and extraordinary views of Oslo with a Mediterranean Restaurant offering North African and Southern European specialities, while Spanish tapas snacks are served in the Tapas Lunch Bar, and snacks and drinks can be enjoyed in the Sky Bar. On the ground floor, there is the Galway Bay Bar where one can sample Irish drinks, snacks and specialities in the warm, lively ambience of a traditional Irish pub. A health and fitness centre is located on the 34th and 35th floors, offering swimming pool, sauna and gymnasium with stunning vistas over the city. A shop in the lobby offers souvenirs, snacks and newspapers. Business seminars can be hosted in any one of 30 conference rooms with audio visual facilities and space enough for up to 1000 delegates. A garage and valet are available for parking guests' vehicles. The beach, the Edvard Munch Museum, Akershus Fortress and the Royal Castle are all two kilometres from the hotel. Oslo Gardermoen Airport (OSL) is 40 minutes, 47 kilometres (29 miles) from the hotel.
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Comfortable bed, nice modern room, good location, close to airport transport Disadvantages: No safe in the room, the automatic mini bar, crowded breakfast area
I stayed at Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel in December 2005 at room 919.
The hotel is hard to miss in downtown Oslo. With its 37 floors it is Norway's biggest hotels and one of the tallest building in Oslo (if not the tallest). The location is not bad at…if you arrive at Oslo Central Station after taking the Airport Express train it only takes about 5 minutes walk to get to the hotel. I think it is the only Norwegian hotel that I have been ... ...the reception: there are bell boys in fancy red uniforms, flat screen TV's showing news, bars etc. The check in was fast when we were there even if the hotel was quite busy in connection with the Nobel Peace Price preparations. Remember that you have to use your card once you get into the elevator in order to be able to press the button to get to your floor.
Our room had a combination of white neutral walls and a blue wall behind the ... more
I stayed at Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel in December 2005 at room 919.
The hotel is hard to miss in downtown Oslo. With its 37 floors it is Norway's biggest hotels and one of the tallest building in Oslo (if not the tallest). The location is not bad at…if you arrive at Oslo Central Station after taking the Airport Express train it only takes about 5 minutes walk to get to the hotel. I think it is the only Norwegian hotel that I have been to that has a international feel when you walk into the reception: there are bell boys in fancy red uniforms, flat screen TV's showing news, bars etc. The check in was fast when we were there even if the hotel was quite busy in connection with the Nobel Peace Price preparations. Remember that you have to use your card once you get into the elevator in order to be able to press the button to get to your floor.
Our room had a combination of white neutral walls and a blue wall behind the bed. The floor had a blue carpet by the way. We got a HUGE bed, a small table with two comfortable chairs on each side, a little desk with another comfortable chair, a TV column with a TV and a mini bar (with snacks and water boiler), a closet with hangers etc. The TV had the regular options of Norwegian, Swedish etc channels but I think we also had access to CNN, BBC, Travel, Discovery etc. And there was also a pay TV option.
The bed is normally what I have a problem with at hotels. The mattresses are normally too hard for my likings. But in our room we had Jensen mattresses which is a well known brand here in Norway (http://www.jensen.no/) and there were even a little brochure with information about the mattress. According to the hotel web page the rooms were refurbished in 2004 and 2005 and I think it shows.
The bathroom was also very nice. The walls and floor is covered with grayish white tiles and there is a huge mirror over the sink area. The bathtub was large and it had two different shower options and a curtain kept the water in place :-) The towels were hung up on warmers and that was nice when getting out of the shower…the floor also have heating of course. When it comes to amenities in the bath: shower cap, soap, different soaps to have in the bath (apple, lemon, orange), body lotion, nail file, a couple of sanitary pads (I don't think I have seen that before), a hair dryer mounted on the wall etc.
It was nice to have an iron in the room so that I could iron my shirt before going to the Christmas party that I was attending. But I didn't like the mini bar that was installed in the room. It is automatic so once you remove something from it, it automatically gets charged to the room.
The breakfast in the morning at the hotel was excellent. The breakfast is served at the restaurant Gaio on the second floor and there was a nice selection of standard warm dishes like bacon, eggs, mushrooms, sausages etc. But you can also get lots of different types of bread and spread to put on it (remember to try the Norwegian brunost, sweet brown goat cheese) and of course different types of cereal and fruits. Even if the place is huge we still had a problem finding a table when we were there but I assume that it is because the hotel was fully booked in connection with the Nobel Peace Price.
I didn't get to use much of the other hotel facilities this time but there is a sauna, fitness center and a little swimming pool on the 34th or 35th floor and there is also a bar on top where you get a nice view. I think there is also wireless internet connection available put I didn't bring my laptop so I didn't get to try it out.
I said that the location was quite good if you are arriving on the airport express train. But the location of the hotel compared to Oslo itself is not bad either. There is a "subway" station near by so that you can take the trams to e.g. Vigeland park area. It is also located right next to Oslo Spektrum where many of the concerts are held in Oslo. And if you just want to walk it only takes a couple of minutes to get to Oslo City (the shopping mall) and about 5 minutes to get to Karl Johans Gate…the main street of Oslo.
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Advantages: Beautiful sculptures, a break from the city life Disadvantages: Can be quite crowded in the summer time
This is not really a review of Oslo...but a review of the amazing Vigeland Park located in Oslo :-)
Prelude
My wife and I have had the pleasure of stopping by Oslo on a few occasions. The last time we went there was in connection with Nikki?s annual Christmas party in mid December 2004. We spent a few hours taking a look at the beautiful Vigeland Park located in the Frogner park area. We stayed at RadissonSASPlazahotel near the main train station in Oslo by the way. We were there during the Nobel Peace Prize award by the way so we did spot celebrities like the peace prize winner Wangari Maathai, the artist Joss Stone etc. But I would like to share a bit of the experience when it comes to a trip in the Vigeland Park. We took the underground from the hotel (a westbound line to Majorstuen station) but we could have walked because it ...
gard 29.01.2005
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Product details
Rating
4 Stars
Rooms
673
Type
Hotel
Address
Sonja Henies Plass 3, 0134 Oslo
City
Oslo
Country
Norway
County
Oslo
Manufacturer's product description
Radisson Sas Plaza Hotel Oslo is located right in the city centre and offers 37 floors, giving breathtaking views of Oslo and the Oslo Fjord. This is truly an international hotel, combining high levels of luxury with traditional Scandinavian hospitality and efficiency. The hotel can offer 673 brand new rooms, 2 restaurants and 3 bars, and a delicate and comfortable lobby area. Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel received the Nordic eco label, The Swan Label, in 2003. The hotel meets the world\\\'s strictest environmental requirements on energy, water, chemicals and waste. Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel is the largest hotel in Scandinavia and the first Radisson SAS hotel to receive this recognition. The lobby shop at ground level offers newspapers, magazines, chocolates and souvenirs.
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