Everywhere you stay in Norway will seem expensive for what you get, and this hotel is no different. However, you couldn't have a better location downtown and the breakfast was really worth it, including make your own waffles. The room was the typical spare Nordic style without beauty (although I thought the curtains were pretty). The bathroom was clean. Free parking came with the room but it was a fight to get a spot because the hotel was full.

Hmm, yeah I might be a bit harsh, but seriously, the room I had was incredibly tiny... True it was cheap for Norway (110 Euros), but it does not make it acceptable.

Positive thing though... I had actually forgot some valuables in the room, the hotel called to confirm my address, and send them back to me. Very nice gesture for which I am thankful, but I would not have expected less of the staff. And it still does not make up for the tiny room...

Me and my two kids spent the christmas holiday on rica victoria. Also my mother, hers wheelchair bounded partner and my brother visited the hotel in the same time. We absolutely loved the whole atmosphere. Beautiful building, nice food, nice staff and the best general manager you could ask for.

The Rica Victoria hotel offers a great value for it's money, where it is priced to really attract people, I stayed 2 nights in a budget double room, it made me love the city.
Rooms are old fashioned as the building is as well; it is mostly a communist block that has been converted into such a nice place.
The breakfast is large and well stocked offering hot, cold, restaurant staff will do their best to make your breakfast experience pleasant, either those seniors with great experience that they can read your taste from the moment you open your mouth to mid-age staff those are very dynamic and helpful.
Location is central and perfectly situated, room service and internet are excellent, front desk are young and do their best to make your experience at their hotel a memorable one..
Nearby almost everything apart form the Olympic park. The main shopping street is right around the corner.
Unless you are looking for a special treatment in an elite 5 stars hotel, nothing you can complain about but the size of the room.