RECEPTION: Remember to ask for your own kettle with paper cups, tea bags etc if you intend to boil water. Water in Norway is potable from the tap.

HOTEL FACILITIES: Bonus was buffet breakfast included in room rate, which really helps as eating in Oslo is really expensive about USD/EURO 20-30 per head.

ROOM: Decent, clean and functional. Good shower pressure. Beds comfy. TV Channels were the best of our trip, with English channels so we watched James Bond. Limited wardrobe space and hangers, open concept wardrobe


LOCATION: Quite a far walk from the central train station. About 15-20 min and you pass some dark streets on the way. Bus is about 40 NOK. Beside it is Anker Hostel which seems packed but decent enough.

OVERALL: Would say it's a comfy functional stopover hotel. Didn't have time explore Oslo but seems pretty much typical city feel.

I booked this hotel in a wholesaler website. It was one of the cheapest in Oslo.
The day receptionist were cold and not friendly, few instructions given. The entrance was nice and clean.
The room is "ok". New furniture but the mattress was very soft. I guess we got the old rooms... because there seems to be newer rooms in the other part of the corridor. The room was very clean.

There were two elevators that we were never aware of. Of course, we were given instructions to use the old one that was far away of our room.

The cleaning staff left garbage bags in the corridor all day long, even in front of our door. No body care if we had to jump them to walk to our room. The corridor needs painting and also the rooms (seems to be worn out)

The breakfast was good, plenty vegetables, fruits and there was also hot sausages & eggs.
The hotel is not far away from the center. I actually walk from the train station without getting lost.

Overall, the service was just "ok", the breakfast good, the room so so. Would I stay there again? only if I cannot find accommodation in another hotel. You get what you pay for!

I stayed here for 3 nights beginning of Dec 11 with two friends. The price was around 50 EUR pp and night incl. breakfast. The hotel is quiet big with 264 rooms of which 100 were only renewed in 2010. The hotel is located only 10 min by foot from the central station and there's a bus and metro station just 2 min away from the entrance. Additionally one of the party areas of Oslo "Grünerløkka" is only up to 10 min by foot behind the hotel!
They provide free wi-fi and 2 free computers in the lobby. Behind the reception is a small bar which sometimes sets up nice parties. Next to the bar and the lobby you will find a spacious breakfast room with a really great buffet offering everything you need for a good start into the day. Only the warm things like sausages and scrambled eggs were not that good but the offer of fresh fruits, different fish and a great variety of bread more than compesated this.
The wardrobe in our 3 bed-room was a little small for the 3 of us, but the beds were comfortable, the room itself was big enough as well as the bathroom. The latter one would require some more hangers for towels etc.
The staff at the reception was always very friendly and helpful. They also sell snacks, postcards, stamps and the Oslo pass. The staff in the breakfast room was not as friendly as the one from the reception.

I stayed a couple of days in the Norwegian capital. I chose this hotel because of other reviews as well as the location of the hotel. The very location of the Anker hotel is a big asset. You can easily get to the train station which connects you to the airport. Also, several shopping venues are easily accessible by foot if that is your thing. The breakfast assortment was good. However, because of its advertised strong points and the reasonably priced rooms the hotel seems to be quite full. So be prepared to enjoy your breakfast in a crowded hall and better be quick in grapping an empty table. Unfortunately, the cleanliness of the hotel room was beneath contempt. My business partner who stayed in another room complained about bed bugs and received an upgrade to another room on the same day. The internet connection broke down for one evening which was not so pleasant if you are dependend on constant communication with your company. However, the management fixed the problem during the night.