Stayed in the Skoveien apartments: the company has several sites across the city. The room was essentially a hotel room with a small kitchen unit. All the facilities and the location were excellent. Very good value. The kitchen allowed us to save on the very expensive cost of meals in Norway. The reception was very friendly and helpful. We have stayed previously at the Arbinsgate Frogner House apartments which were adequate but not as good as these in Skoveien. Definitely recommend these apartments.

Had the 'pleasure' of staying at the Arbinsgate apartment building over a long period and would not recommend one to do the same.

For a shorter stay the apartment is adequate, but the kitchenette is well below par (why is it equipped with a heat-resistant tray when there is no oven in the appt? and there's only two glasses, plates, knives, etc..) and the refrigerator is absolutely unusable (I had to store medicine at 2-6°C so I keep a thermometer with me at all times, but the fridge temp. fluctuated immensely and rarely could be kept below 5-6°C - so beware of storing milk or other fresh products that need to be refrigerated). Also the freezer box is unusable.. after storing a box of ice cream over one night, the ice cream turned out to be cream soup!

Cleaning of the room was not included, but could be purchased at some 400 NOK if memory serves me right.. Way too expensive! For that money I could buy my own vacuum and mop.

The only nice thing about the stay at arbinsgate is the location. But for this price I'd much rather recommend a stay at the Hilton hotel..

My family of 4 (7&9 year old children) stayed here for a week in June. We made contact via email with the hotel prior to our arrival and researched the hotel quite a bit prior to booking, so we very much knew what to expect (no front desk, etc.).
We were warmly greeted upon arrival and driven to the Arbinsgate location from the main office at Skoveien. The room was very spacious and had all the essentials, linen, frig, small stove, etc. The street is very quiet and even though there was a party on a nearby balcony one night there was no sound in the room.
We had no issues with comfort in the room, it was warm, but not hot.
Ironing board and laundry facilities are free downstairs.
The building is ideally located, it's very easy to move around Oslo from almost anywhere but Arbinsgate is near Akr Brygge, Slottsparken, National Theater and multiple buses, trams and the metro.
If you are looking for a full service hotel obviously this is not for you but if you are a family spending a few days in Oslo this should be your first choice.

Stayed in the Skoveien apartments: the company has several sites across the city. The room was essentially a hotel room with a small kitchen unit, but this at least meant that I could use the 7-11 on the corner and microwave something to eat. In a city where a pizza and a beer can cost you £20 this is a consideration. There is a bakers near by to sort out breakfast. There is a tram line (number 12) outside the door and a lot of other stuff is within walking distance.