Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Oslo

My two-night stay at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel in Oslo was a pleasant overall experience that offered significant positives. The staff were consistently friendly, welcoming, and accommodating throughout my visit. Upon arrival, our room, booked for three people, was not fully prepared; we were short on towels and the third bed needed to be made up. However, the staff handled this perfectly and quickly, ensuring the room was ready for three guests without any fuss, which was highly appreciated. The room itself was well-kept and entirely satisfactory, and the fine views over the city of Oslo were a real highlight. Additionally, the breakfast served was perfectly acceptable, meeting standard expectations for a central city hotel. The primary drawback of the stay was the issue of noise on my floor. Staying on the 20th floor meant I experienced noticeable noise from (bar?) the 21st floor above. This included the sound of people moving around and minor music during the late evening, and the early morning preparation activities starting up again around 7:00 AM. While not constant, this proximity to the upper-floor venue did impact the overall tranquility of the room. Finally, a note on travel logistics: be prepared for the substantial cost of the underground parking. The charge of 990 NOK for two days is high, but this is a common expense when driving in central Oslo and not an issue specific to the hotel itself. Overall, the hotel is a decent option, though light sleepers should request a room well away from the top floors.

A very comfortable and convenient stay in the heart of Oslo! The rooms are modern, clean, and well-equipped with everything you need for a relaxing stay. The beds are comfortable, and the city views from higher floors are a nice bonus. The location is excellent - close to Oslo Central Station, Karl Johans gate, and many shops and restaurants, making it easy to explore the city on foot. Breakfast is varied and tasty, with plenty of options to start the day right. Staff are professional and helpful, though check-in can sometimes be a bit slow during busy periods. Overall, a reliable and pleasant hotel experience in Oslo, ideal for both business and leisure travelers.

We had a wonderful stay at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel in Oslo and would happily give them 5 stars!||Upon arrival, we were warmly welcomed at check-in and pleasantly surprised to find that we had been given a free room upgrade because my fiancé emailed them saying it was my birthday, such a thoughtful gesture from the hotel. When we got to our room, it was absolutely lovely, with a beautiful view of the sea. In the room, we found a plate full of little cakes and a handwritten note from the hotel manager, who also mentioned that there was a postcard we could send for free. I sent it to my parents, and they received it, which was such a personal and charming touch that really made us feel special.||Breakfast on the first morning (Sunday) was unfortunately a bit chaotic. It was very busy, and the staff seemed slightly overwhelmed. We struggled to find a table and, when we sat at one for four people (as it was the only one free), a staff member seemed a bit annoyed that we were only two. We explained politely that no other tables were available, and that was the end of it. The food selection was decent, but it could use a few more sweet options, perhaps larger croissants or pastries, as there were only small pains au chocolat.||However, the breakfast experience on Monday was much better, much calmer, better organised, and more enjoyable overall. It might just be worth improving the management of the busy Sunday breakfast rush.||We also had dinner at the hotel restaurant one evening, and it was excellent. Great food quality, lovely ambience, and attentive service. The cocktails were delicious, so we’d definitely recommend dining or having a drink there.||The checkout process was smooth, and although our room wasn’t tidied after the first night, as soon as we mentioned it to reception, the housekeeping team came immediately and had it all sorted within 10 minutes, which was very efficient. They also stored our luggage on our last day while we explored the city, which was a great help. We appreciated the free water and sweets available at the entrance, another small but thoughtful detail that made the stay even more pleasant.||Overall, we had a fantastic experience. The thoughtful birthday touches, the comfortable room, and the friendly service (especially at reception) made our stay really special. We’d definitely recommend staying there!

Horrible customer service experience. I had a group stay here and they have effectively stolen money from us. They required a 14 day deposit and promised it would be refunded when we checked in. That has been almost three months ago and every single person in my group is missing $3300 and now the hotel doesn’t answer my emails or phone calls. I will be contacting the corporate company and referring this to authorities as I have proof of everything. As a hotel the rooms are good, bathtubs dont drain very well but they are pretty well done rooms. The breakfast is delicious

Great location which is central enough but also far enough for the area to be nice and quiet. Nice rooms and great facilities for all your needs. Luggage storage was seamless. Rooms had both shower gel and body lotion so no need to carry for a short stay. Both check in and checkout was easy and quick. Would stay here again the next time I visit Oslo.

Great pkace great atmosphere, close to most of the aminities, transit bus just at front door. Metro just on the back of the hotel restaurant just suround the hotel. Staff very friendly and helpful. I was staying 3 days 3 nights and extended another 2 nights. Love it. I was staying at level 21, beautiful view. Very roomy and clean. Breakfast and dinner was great, Love it. Recomended...!

2 night stay on our trip from England. Good location with tram stop right outside. Good room and comfortable beds. Tea/coffee in room. Would stay again if I’m in Oslo in the future

Stayed there two nights, and it was a pleasant stay. At arrival I received an upgrade to a Premium room on a high floor with a very nice view because of my Radisson membership (see photo).|The hotel has a very good location, close to the royal castle. Very nice room, comfortable bed, breakfast was amazing.

Hot rooms. Bad air. Claustrophobic space in room. Awesome breakfast buffet!!!!! If you like to hole up like a dog in a hot cave then emerge to a feast, this is your hotel! Ok location for centrality and public transportation. In no way a "treat" except for the breakfast.

This was supposed to be a stop over for the night - before we headed back out of Norway. Our trip had some hiccups and it looked like we wouldn't be able to make it to the hotel on the day of, so we tried calling them and Expedia to cancel it. I am disappointed to say that they did not relent. We ended up having to rearrange for things to make it to Oslo - at 10pm at night. Which meant 8 hrs at the hotel which isn't cheap. Anyway, we made it, check-in was okay - front desk people could have been friendlier. You have to pay for parking - ~$45-50 per night. Also parking is around the whole block - so could ne slight challenge in finding it. Room was standard - like any other hotel. Carpet had stains. Ample towels and amenities were provided. Breakfast was additional ~$20USD. I feel like breakfast should have been included given the price of the hotel - the breakfast was good, plenty of selection for everyone from fresh vegetables, breads, plant based items, eggs, fresh smoothies, juices. This was my favorite part of this hotel. I do wish the hotel could have been more accommodating to our travel emergency.

Stayed in this hotel twice over a period of two weeks during our visit to Norway. Good cookie. Enjoyed the Norwegian. Sauna experience with a very nice pool. Also a very good breakfast. Do not mess. Location near the palace. Central enough location for me. Second stay we were on the 26th floor and it was an absolutely spectacular view. Friendly staff. Places to store your luggage. I would recommend.

Stayed at this hotel over Christmas vacation. Such a beautiful hotel and at a very reasonable price. Lobby is beautiful and they always have water, cookies, fruit and snacks out for guests. Customer service is great and very helpful. Oh and the breakfast is delicious with so many vegetarian options. The rooms are spacious, have a huge tv with capabilities to cast Netflix from your phone onto the tv. The shower is also huge! Love this hotel! However, the restaurant was good but way overpriced, but since we stayed over Christmas, nothing else was open close by. Even though, we had a great experience at this hotel!

We stayed here for 3 nights, while visiting Oslo, Norway. This hotel is centrally located with easy access to Central Area of Oslo- 1 block to the Historical Museum and Royal Palace. Check in with 'Lea' was mediocre - she wasn't welcoming with flat affect. Breakfast is very good- large amount of food items to choose from. Employees working in the dining area weren't very personable, other than 'Nelly' the hostess. She was very friendly each morning. The hotel has a restaurant on site, which has good food, but is expensive. The Sky Bar in top floor has amazing views of Oslo and is worth a visit. Employees there were very friendly. Rooms feel outdated (see photos), but bed was extremely comfortable. There was a refrigerator and safe. There was a grassy area outside of our room with a balcony where we saw people smoking (hotel is smoke free, but all of the tables on balcony have ashtrays). One VERY COOL Feature- they allow you to stream Netflix, etc. From your phone to the TV. This was awesome because there was only one channel in English Overall, very good stay! A final note: Henrietta checked us out and was extremely cordial

Worst hotel experience. Do not book here. While I was having a conversation beside my chair in the hotel lobby, after 2 minutes, my bag was stolen. Security told me that the camera is broken. The hotel workers did not care about my stolen bag at all, where the staff treated me unkindly, and the staff just told me to report it to the police and he cannot do anything about it, while being mad at me for making " a bag deal out if it". My passport, wallet, and all IDs were stolen, where I was subsequently stranded in Oslo for 3 days. After my incident was reported, no one asked whether I was okay or what happened afterwards, complete lack of regard. The staff was actually annoyed by my situation, ANNOYED! More about the quality of the hotel: The witless wifi did not work, it was slow and laggy, worse wifi I've ever experienced. The hotel is not properly cleaned, the rooms are dirty. I stayed for 4 nights, and 2/4 days were cleaned. And lastly, the staff, horrible, absolutely horrible. Gives no respect to the customers, unhelpful, and entitled!

No hot water in the shower and they were not able to fix it quick, so i was not able to take a shower before my 9am meeting!

I can only rate the conference rooms and the bar at 21th floor. I really like both. They had headsets for better sound and it was translated live to Norwegian or English. It was a nice big room and you didn't feel like you were sitting on each other; ) At lunch when someone took the last sandwich on a tray it was immediately replaced by a new one. The bar had a really great view and great wine. It was just not easy to be 30 people without splitting up, but all in all a good place to hold a conference.

The hotel really surprised me in a very positive way. Staff, rooms, location and prices are very good. Breakfast and Spa/Sports are nice, but the Sauna has been seperated for women and men. All in all I would recommend it and overlook my broken bathtub and the other damages in my bathroom (905).

Service is great, breakfast selection is very expansive. Good location within walking distance to the metro and sites. Decor is very outdated. Appears as if bathrooms have been updated but glass shower door would not close all the way. Minor problem. Sleeping area decor needs to be refreshed.

It was bad, then it became better! The room they had for me was straight out of the 1970s, but a very, very bad version of the 1970s! Ok, where to begin: the only thing room 2204 has going for it is the view, but since you can't open the large bay-type window and the heating and cooling system doesn't work, you could be taking your last breaths here in this room. The room decor had not been redone since the 1970s and the bathroom was not good:small and the toilet seat was attached by one screw!! Mini-bar fridge was hot and disgusting. So, a quick call to the front desk for a room change and walla! Down to room 304 for a modern room with a very nice balcony!! Oh, and since i was now in a VIP room, there was free coffee and tea. So the question is, why didn't the staff just out me in 304 in the first place? Breakfast was included and it was nice. The 21st floor bar has great views if Oslo, so do go up for a pint. So, 3 stars due to the original room and its myriad issues, but staff made it right. Thing is, I will be back in November so i hope i can avoid any issues.

I had quite an enjoyable time at this hotel. Very friendly staff. The best part: the breakfast. Wow. Norwegian caramel cheese, liver pate, sausages, salmon paste in tubes, in addition to everything you would normally expect from a breakfast. Booyah.

WARNING , there is major construction all day long, jack hammers rattle your room. Until this is done I would stay away unless the room rate is lowered. One star for location, very central location. One star for breakfast buffet, fresh fruit and good selection. Minus for room size, we had a "family room" and it barely fit the 4 of us. One star for lovely outdoor deck on 3rd floor rooms.

I found the staff working at this hotel to be very friendly and informative. The bar on the 21st floor offers an amazing view of the city that should not be missed.That said, this hotel is more Best Western than Westin. The drain in the shower was clogged when I took my first shower there. I guess Drain O max was too expensive. It took me going down to the front desk to ask before they gave me a wash cloth. The wifi connection was super slow. Like other reviewers have said, the lobby area is great but the rooms are meh. I really was expecting something better for the price but it was a very average hotel.

The staff was extremely friendly and accommodating to our needs. Room was clean and decent size however I found the restroom quite interesting since the shower and the toilet had no separation; reminded me of Vietnam. The breakfast was quite fantastic and the view is pretty spectacular. Overall a nice hotel serving it's purpose. Lovely added touch is the complimentary fruit choices in the lobby.

The rooms are definitely on the small side and modestly adorned, but with an amazing view of the city. Though less convenient, it is quite nice to be away from the mire of tourists at Sentralstasjon. The wifi was fast and reliable and breakfast is definitely better when attended early, as it becomes a bit of a zoo once all of the other Radisson patrons wake up.

Cleanliness of room/hotel: The maid would not always replace the empty toiletry products, but the room and common areas were kept clean, bathroom smelled a bit Quality of service: allowed us to store our bags when we arrived early and left late, which was really nice. They also looked up tourist information for us. Recommended a sight an hour away that had been closed for 9 years, not so nice. They did tell us about their penthouse bar and basement pool, but forgot to mention their free sauna. Hotel amenities: amazing breakfast totally worth it took 3 days to try it all, wifi, sauna, pool, bar, luggage storage, Narvesen store in hotel, basic room amenities like shampoo, soap, body wash, lotion, shower cap, big screen tv, desk, chairs, big comfy beds, in room and behind the desk safes, non smoking rooms, A/C, elevator, windows that open, umbrellas for borrowing Hotel location: 7 minutes from a central train, tram, and bus station, 5 minutes from the royal palace at the top of the pedestrian shopping street running through town, next to a tram station and next to the airport shuttle bus Overall: undergoing renovations, so it's going to be much nicer, I would stay there again, although it was expensive

i've stayed at many radisson blu hotels throughout europe and in my experience they are all outdated and dingy. this Oslo Raddison blu is no exception to that rule. the lobby area is decent, but the rooms are equivalent to a motel 6. the bath tubs have cigarette burns in the ceramic. the bright spot of this hotel is the convenience store located inside of the lobby. and there is a nice view from the 21st floor bar. that's it. not impressed with this chain at all. they really need to take more pride in their brand.

The best I can say about this hotel is that there were so many problems that as new ones arose it got to be funny. If you find these adventures amusing you may wish to consider a visit. You will not be disappointed. Here is an excerpt from the letter that I sent to them which they didn't even acknowledge. In it I did not mention the rude manner of our receptionist, the leaking shower stalls, single bathrobe they offered for our three rooms, the endlessly failing wifi connections, the missing coffee pot in one room and missing coffee in another, and the large and but sub-par breakfast buffet. To the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel: I am very unhappy about the service I received during my stay at your Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Oslo on June 24 an 25. I booked three rooms for six people through Authentic Scandinavia, one with a double bed and the others with twin beds. We arrived late morning, June 24, and went to one of the three manned reception desks. The receptionist initially demanded that those requesting different rooms each go to a different receptionist even though I had made and prepaid all of the reservations. She also refused to accept the prepayment voucher from Authentic Scandinavia. She finally agreed to handle our group after demanding that all six of us present her with our passports. Because she continued to deny the validity of the voucher, I gave her my credit card and asked her to check and confirm with me that my payment had been received. She never did so despite several requests during our stay. Happily we were not charged again. This was only the beginning of our problems. Two of the rooms were very hot without air conditioning. The other had air conditioning and was comfortable. I asked a different receptionist if she could correct the problem. She kindly offered us cooler rooms but we discovered that both had double beds. After another complaint we changed rooms again, this time with a satisfactory result although one of the rooms had a telephone that did not work and the other had a safe with a non-working battery. We were unable to get either repaired. The next day things got worse. My daughter's sink overflow delivered water onto the floor, not into the drain. Since her phone didn't work she visited my other daughter's room to report the problem. She returned to her room in her bathrobe only to find that the hotel had cancelled access to all of our rooms and she was stranded in the hall. I explained the problem to a receptionist who promptly gave me new key cards for the three rooms. He never asked for identification and I had to correct him after he programmed one of the cards for another guest's room. He corrected the problem but I was appalled at his disregard for proper security. Other guests told me that they also had been locked out of their rooms although not in such an embarrassing manner. Caveat emptor!