Hotel managers, chains in particular, always focus on how to make the enterprise a profitable one. That's an understandable, even acceptable notion, but it is also a tricky one. Because if they, as in this instance, only keep the focus on putting a maximum number of single beds into miniscule rooms without a trace of hospitality or athmosphere, the guests may tend to forget their night(s), or want to, rather than remembering the hotel for their next stay in town. This is one of this hotels, a bed, a room and nothing more. That they even have the gumption to charge extra for a "Double room", which I asked for, is bad. The worst part is that not even in their socalled Suites (the sole exemption being their Bridal Suite), they had a double bed, but rather two single beds put side by side. Not much of a bed, if you're two and if you get my drift!

Besides this, Rica Travel is just an ordinary, forgettable hotel. Their young Swedish receptionist was nice and service minded, their morning one the opposite. Their kitchen staff started clearing the (better than average) breakfast buffet away before 10 AM, which really ticked me off.

Single room was tiny with no view, but actually had almost everything I needed, including free wifi and a very comfortable bed. Only thing I missed was aircon.

The location can't be beaten, being just a few metres from Karl Johans Gata, ten minutes from the waterfront, tourist information office, hop on hop off bus stop and a few metres from the airport shuttle bus stop.

Breakfast buffet was good, hotel very clean and staff helpful.

The location is excellent being close to the city centre. Being so close does have its downsides. Saturday ight very very noisy with the nightclub and bar next door. The other nights were fine. We had a family room which was a very good size. Breakfast was very good for the class of hotel.
The rooms was clean and bed very comfortable. Wifi was excellent
Take plenty of money as Oslo is expensive!

I was there in the beginning of June 2011 for 1 night, the hotel is small but clean with friendly staff, nice small-size breakfast , free wifi and it's close- 1 min walk to Karl Johan Gate and the restaurants and bars in central Oslo. I liked Oslo so much that if i come back for pleasure i'd stay there again.